Patatino, a modern Italian trattoria, has opened at The Hoxton, Edinburgh.

The new Haymarket restaurant takes its name from an Italian term of endearment, literally ‘little potato’, and is inspired by the traditional trattorias and lemon grove-lined streets of Sorrento.

The concept aims to bring the energy of long meals with friends on the Amalfi coast to Scotland’s capital, with a menu of hearty, Italian dishes using local Scottish produce. Think antipasti, house-made pastas, sourdough pizzas, beef and seafood cooked over hot coals in the Josper, and classic Italian desserts.

Starters include deep fried spaghetti squares with tomato and spicy basil pesto; arancini with slow-cooked brisket, pea and smoked tomato and charcoal focaccia.

Next comes linguine with shellfish bisque, eyemouth crab and Amalfi lemon and bucatini cacio e pepe, as well as sourdough pizzas topped with Scottish buffalo mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto or, for the more adventurous, ‘nduja, haggis, jalapeño, hot honey and Fior di Latte.

Seafood – including lobster and Scottish langoustines – is sourced from John Vallance fishmongers, while meat comes from third generation family butcher John Gilmour, which sources grass-fed beef from sustainable farms in Scotland.

Desserts include a traditional tiramisù, a recipe shared by the Hoxton’s chef in Florence and Rome, and a panettone pudding, an Italian take on a bread and butter pudding.

The drinks list offers creative spins on quintessential Italian cocktails, including spritzes – from the classic Aperol and Hugo serves to a refreshing grapefruit and olive spritz – as well as house-special negronis, finished tableside with a choice of peach, strawberry or Amalfi lemon mist garnishes.

These sit alongside a signature selection of ‘Made in Italia’ serves created for Patatino by The Hoxton’s bar teams in Rome and Florence, including a Pata-tini with gin, Cocchi Rosa and RinQuinQuin, and the Solemn Pomace with strawberry-infused grappa, lime and sugar.

An all-Italian wine list is split by region, mixing bottles from Italy’s most respected winemakers with wines from up-and-coming artisan producers.

Accessible via the hotel lobby, Patatino welcomes guests with its own dedicated street entrance in the style of an Italian trattoria with a scalloped striped awning and dramatic florals.

At its heart of the restaurant, a bite-sized interpretation of a Baroque-style Italian fountain is surrounded by banquettes upholstered in rich tones of mid-blue velvet, navy leather and dark-stained timber.

Throughout the space, soft green pendant lampshades, trellised columns and forest green corduroy booths with delicate fl oral prints balance dusky pink and striped walls.