Edinburgh's newest restaurant - 'Barry Fish' in Leith - video Dailymotion

Top Scottish chef Barry Bryson opens Barry Fish at the Shore in Leith on Wednesday, February 12. We took a look inside ahead of the opening.

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00:00I headed along to Edinburgh's newest restaurant down by the shore in Leith in the former extension

00:06of Mimi's Bakehouse next door.

00:09Top Scottish chef Barry Bryson has now made his permanent home in Edinburgh with the launch

00:13of Barry Fish where he is showcasing the best fish and shellfish from Scotland.

00:19Diners at the 34 cover restaurant can get views directly into the open plan working

00:23kitchen as well as out over the water of Leith.

00:27Barry told me about his hopes for the new restaurant.

00:30For it to find its place in a city that I'm very proud to cook in, it's not designed for

00:36a year or two, it's designed as a permanent space for me to come and cook for the people

00:41that I work with to showcase producers and suppliers that I've been working for for years

00:46so it's finding a home for them really and a home for people to come and eat, relax and

00:49enjoy.

00:50And are you happy with the location of it?

00:52I mean Barry Fish was always about Leith, from the very beginning it started on an industrial

00:58estate five minutes walk from here, it had to be Leith, I didn't think we'd be on the

01:03shore but that's only a bonus.

01:06Ahead of the official opening on Wednesday February 12th, Barry told me what diners can

01:11expect at Edinburgh's newest restaurant.

01:17I think ultimately hospitality, good cooking, warmth, generosity and hopefully some nice

01:23nuances make it a little bit different I hope from some of the other fish restaurants, we're

01:28looking for injecting a little bit of personality, ultimately good produce, good cooking.