Stuart Ralston’s Lyla to open bedrooms as it pursues second Michelin star

Stuart Ralston is to open four overnight bedrooms and a private dining room at his Edinburgh restaurant Lyla as he aims to win a second Michelin star.

 

The chef has bought up the other floors of the Georgian townhouse which houses the restaurant on the city’s Royal Terrace.

 

Ralston, who won the Catey for Restaurateur of the Year – Independent this summer, opened Lyla in 2023, and it won its first Michelin star in February.

 

Its first bedrooms will open from mid-February, featuring high ceilings, sash windows and Scottish fabric designs. An overnight stay with dinner for two will cost £650 including breakfast, while a stay without the dining experience will be £310 with breakfast.

 

Lyla’s new private dining room will launch in late April, with space for 12 diners to sit around a solid central oak table.

 

Ralston said: “This next chapter means we can give guests the fullest expression of Lyla. The expansion of Lyla allows for another layer to offer our guests. This experience is something I have always wanted us to move towards and is also us moving into a pursuit of a second star, an opportunity to refine every detail and push ourselves further.”

 

Overnight guests will be greeted with apéritifs, charcuterie and snacks before being shown to their rooms, where mini bars will be stocked with Lyla’s batched cocktails, Champagne and caviar.

 

Their evening meal will start with welcome snacks in the drawing room, before they move into the 28-cover dining room and open kitchen space for Lyla’s £165, 10-course tasting menu with dishes including Scottish langoustine with burnt apple and sorrel; Chawanmushi, North Sea crab, kombu; and dry-aged duck, fig and XO finished tableside.

 

A breakfast of Lyla’s pastries, charcuteries, compotes, fresh cheeses, eggs and home-cured bacon will be served in the morning.

 

Earlier this year Ralston also created Aizle Hospitality Group – named after his first restaurant – alongside Jade Johnston. They opened Parisian bar à vin Vivien and cocktail bar Vinette in October 2025, joining their two Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning restaurants, izakaya-inspired Noto and pasta-focused Tipo.

 

Ralston closed his original Aizle restaurant in September after 11 years of trading to focus on the wider business.