Ichiban - Edinburgh EH9 1QF: Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Edinburgh

Before talking about any other aspect of the food, I 100% recommend people come to try the cheung fun (steamed rice noodles) and the lamb skewers!! Their Chinese menu is so good and we came out of our way from Manchester for this place. I came here on a recommendation from Chinese social media (red little book) for their Chinese menu and their steamed noodles. They have prawn, egg, beef, char siu, and corn options and we tried the prawn, beef and char siu. The steamed noodles are very soft and are made fresh for the order. They use a soy sauce with a special seasoning (I recommend asking about allergens if you have those) and it was genuinely the best steamed rice noodles I’ve had in the U.K. so far. The lamb skewers has a lovely taste with Chinese BBQ seasoning. The portions are generous and the taste was incredible, I recommend people to try this at least once if you’re in Edinburgh! The service was impeccable and our host was so friendly

Food was delicious, service was very friendly and was made to feel at home. Prices were very reasonable given quality and portion size, only downside was the toilet was dirty and in need of a little TLC. Would highly recommend Ichiban, and won't hesitate to go back next time I am in the area

Absolutely lovely restaurant. I came with my partner and my mum. The chips were amazing, but the real speciality seemed to be the noodles. My chicken udon was brilliant and my partners beef raven was also really good. The meat on both was so tender. We had such lovely service from the waitress who explained it was a family run restaurant.

Lovely family run restaurant with delicious food and friendly servers. I had the spicy ramen accompanied with some jasmine tea and it both arrived so hot, it was obviously made fresh to order. The pricing is also very decent with generous helpings.

Delicious food! We ordered the cheung fun (rice noodles) - one with prawn and one with beef and it was amazing. We also ordered the lamb cumin skewers, which were very juicy and well spiced. I believe the options we ordered were from the Chinese menu rather than the Japanese menu. The woman who provided our service was very lovely! Definitely recommend here for lunch!

So happy to find this little gem, everything we ordered was so good! The rice rolls deserve a shoutout and paired well with their homemade chilli oil! Service was fantastic and the owner was so helpful and lovely, definitely will be returning

Very welcoming family run restaurant. Menu has a good variety and choice. The service is so good and friendly, we have been a few times and we always get recognised. Nice casual atmosphere, very reasonably priced. A family favourite.