A fire has ripped through an Italian bar and restaurant.

The blaze happened at Badabing in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, shortly after 2am on Tuesday.

Around 30 firefighters battled the flames at the popular venue.

The restaurant was empty during the blaze.

Crews remained at the scene for more than seven hours before leaving at 9.45am.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "We were alerted at 2.10am to reports of a building fire in Edinburgh.

"Operations control mobilised a number of appliances and 30 firefighters were called to tackle the fire.

"We don't know exactly where the fire started but it was in the bar and restaurant.

"It doesn't look like any other properties were affected."