Edinburgh's Ricks bar and hotel to reopen after refurbishment

Summarised from The Herald's report · Updated 23 Oct, 14:02 · Archive

Edinburgh's Ricks bar and boutique hotel will reopen on Frederick Street on October 31, 2026, following a major refurbishment.

Edinburgh cocktail bar and boutique hotel Ricks will reopen on Frederick Street on October 31, 2026, following a major refurbishment. The venue, which first opened in 2000, has been redesigned by Malcolm Duffin Design, with interiors that aim to acknowledge Ricks' history while keeping it relevant for today.

The food menu will focus on seasonal British ingredients from producers across the British Isles. Ricks will operate daily from 7.30am to 1am, serving breakfast from 7.30am to 11.30am, lunch from noon to 4.30pm and dinner from 5pm to 10pm, with the bar open until 1am. Sarah Duffin, lead designer, said the refurbishment was about 'reintroducing the Ricks brand while keeping that wonderfully relaxed, informal quality'. Sean Weeraratna, managing director of Montpeliers, described the comeback as 'less about reinvention and more about remembering what Ricks always was'.

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• Edinburgh’s Ricks bar and boutique hotel to reopen after major refurbishmentEdinburgh cocktail bar and boutique hotel Ricks will reopen on October 31, 2026, after a Montpeliers refurbishment with seasonal British food and cocktails.The Herald · 23 Oct, 13:48

In this story: Ricks · Edinburgh · Frederick Street · Montpeliers Group · Malcolm Duffin Design · Sarah Duffin · Sean Weeraratna · Condé Nast Traveller

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