What Happened to La Garrigue After Best Restaurant? (Edinburgh, UK)
Ramsay's Best Restaurant, Season 1 Edinburgh, Scotland
Current status
As of October 2026, La Garrigue has closed — confirmed via scottishfinancialnews.com, March 4, 2026.
What the source shows: Scottish Financial News reported on 2026-03-04 that La Garrigue on Jeffrey Street had ceased trading after about 25 years, and a Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-19 marks it permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 6
- Aired
- Address 31 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DH
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Ramsay's Best Restaurant?
La Garrigue, a French restaurant on Jeffrey Street in Edinburgh, met Winteringham Fields, near the Humber Bridge, in the French category of Ramsay's Best Restaurant (Channel 4), in the episode "French Restaurants" aired 2010-10-19. According to The Scotsman (2012-05-08), the original La Garrigue on Jeffrey Street opened in 2001, and owner Jean-Michel Gauffre had just closed a separate branch on Eyre Place, saying the move would let him concentrate on his other businesses. Scottish Financial News reported on 2026-03-04 that the Jeffrey Street bistro had served Edinburgh diners for 25 years, was founded by Jean Michel Gauffre, and had ceased trading; the article also noted its place in Ramsay's Best Restaurant and cited the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce describing it as one of the city's most celebrated French restaurants. A Google Maps listing for 31 Jeffrey Street, checked on 2026-10-19, marks La Garrigue permanently closed.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : La Garrigue in Edinburgh takes on Winteringham Fields near the Humber Bridge in the French category.
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Ep 7Momo
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Sources we checked
- scotsman.com https://www.scotsman.com/news/au-revoir-as-french-restaurant-closes-1629238
- scottishfinancialnews.com https://www.scottishfinancialnews.com/articles/bdo-appointed-to-liquidate-acclaimed-edinburgh-restaurant-la-garrigue
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=La+Garrigue+31+Jeffrey+St+Edinburgh+EH1+1DH
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Record rbr-011 · checked by Cal Marchetti.