Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Nearest good coffee shop
6 locals recommend
Artisan Coffee Edinburgh
1 Wolseley Crescent
6 locals recommend
Nearest good coffee shop
Amazing Sushi, great value and beautifully presented
13 locals recommend
Kenji Sushi
24 Deanhaugh Street
13 locals recommend
Amazing Sushi, great value and beautifully presented
Excellent authentic Spanish Tapas - small cosy restaurant
13 locals recommend
Lasal
22 Union Pl
13 locals recommend
Excellent authentic Spanish Tapas - small cosy restaurant
Excellent Pizza place
250 locals recommend
Origano pizzeria
236 Leith Walk
250 locals recommend
Excellent Pizza place
Excellent Italian food, very reasonable prices
101 locals recommend
Vittoria on the Walk
113 Brunswick St
101 locals recommend
Excellent Italian food, very reasonable prices
Excellent steakhouse. Bit on the pricey side.
27 locals recommend
Chop House
Arch 15 E Market St
27 locals recommend
Excellent steakhouse. Bit on the pricey side.
Small taco restaurant. Food is first class. Bring your own wine
134 locals recommend
Bodega
62 Elm Row
134 locals recommend
Small taco restaurant. Food is first class. Bring your own wine
My favourite Indian restaurant in Edinburgh
115 locals recommend
Mother India's Cafe
3-5 Infirmary St
115 locals recommend
My favourite Indian restaurant in Edinburgh
Probably the best coffee in Edinburgh. Quite a hipster place
101 locals recommend
Brew Lab Coffee
6-8 S College St
101 locals recommend
Probably the best coffee in Edinburgh. Quite a hipster place
Excellent coffeeshop
42 locals recommend
Machina Espresso
38 W Tollcross
42 locals recommend
Excellent coffeeshop
Great sushi and ramen
32 locals recommend
Maki Ramen
13 W Richmond St
32 locals recommend
Great sushi and ramen
Lovely cosy French restaurant. The early bird menu is great value
51 locals recommend
Petit Paris
38-40 Grassmarket
51 locals recommend
Lovely cosy French restaurant. The early bird menu is great value
Lovely contemporary restaurant
92 locals recommend
Under The Stairs
3A Merchant St
92 locals recommend
Lovely contemporary restaurant
Modern Scottish food. Good value
11 locals recommend
The Cellar Door Scottish Restaurant
44-46 George IV Bridge
11 locals recommend
Modern Scottish food. Good value
My favourite breakfast spot in Edinburgh. Good coffee & food
80 locals recommend
Kilimanjaro Coffee
104 Nicolson St
80 locals recommend
My favourite breakfast spot in Edinburgh. Good coffee & food
Great coffee and cake
119 locals recommend
Lovecrumbs West Port
155 West Port
119 locals recommend
Great coffee and cake
Lovely little Italian café - good for a cheap tasty lunch
126 locals recommend
Polentoni
38 Easter Rd
126 locals recommend
Lovely little Italian café - good for a cheap tasty lunch
Good coffee and lunch options
107 locals recommend
Red Kite Cafe
7-8 Cadzow Pl
107 locals recommend
Good coffee and lunch options
Excellent spot in the old town for lunch
55 locals recommend
The Edinburgh Larder
15 Blackfriars St
55 locals recommend
Excellent spot in the old town for lunch
Nice bar/restaurant hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile
86 locals recommend
Monteiths
61 High St
86 locals recommend
Nice bar/restaurant hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile
Excellent Gastropub. Food is outstanding
47 locals recommend
Guild of Foresters
40 Portobello High St
47 locals recommend
Excellent Gastropub. Food is outstanding
Bar/restaurant - good drinks and excellent food
47 locals recommend
Skylark
243 Portobello High St
47 locals recommend
Bar/restaurant - good drinks and excellent food
Excellent sourdoughs, pastries and coffee
171 locals recommend
Twelve Triangles
90 Brunswick St
171 locals recommend
Excellent sourdoughs, pastries and coffee
Excellent coffee shop
23 locals recommend
Filament Coffee
40 Clerk St
23 locals recommend
Excellent coffee shop
Good vegetarian Indian restaurant
41 locals recommend
Kalpna
2-3 St Patrick Square
41 locals recommend
Good vegetarian Indian restaurant
Good vegetarian food
22 locals recommend
Hendersons
67 Holyrood Rd
22 locals recommend
Good vegetarian food
Vegetarian fine dining
117 locals recommend
David Bann Restaurant
56-58 St Mary's St
117 locals recommend
Vegetarian fine dining
Restaurant / Bar - good food and craft beer
35 locals recommend
St Andrews Brewing Co. Potterrow
32-34 Potterrow
35 locals recommend
Restaurant / Bar - good food and craft beer
A fine selection of teas served properly to your table!
16 locals recommend
eteaket Tea Room
41 Frederick St
16 locals recommend
A fine selection of teas served properly to your table!
Excellent coffee and Swedish pastries & savoury options
81 locals recommend
Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton St
81 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and Swedish pastries & savoury options
Great coffee and snacks on the edge of the Meadows park
25 locals recommend
Cult Espresso
104 Buccleuch St
25 locals recommend
Great coffee and snacks on the edge of the Meadows park
Small French café with wonderful breads, savoury treats and pastries. Their almond croissants are amazing!
22 locals recommend
The Wee Boulangerie
67 Clerk St
22 locals recommend
Small French café with wonderful breads, savoury treats and pastries. Their almond croissants are amazing!
Tasty Indian food on the Southside. Bring your own beer/wine
36 locals recommend
Tanjore
6-8 Clerk St
36 locals recommend
Tasty Indian food on the Southside. Bring your own beer/wine
Lovely bar/restaurant beside the beach.
275 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
275 locals recommend
Lovely bar/restaurant beside the beach.
Legendary Edinburgh gastropub serving top quality food.
378 locals recommend
The Scran and Scallie
1 Comely Bank Rd
378 locals recommend
Legendary Edinburgh gastropub serving top quality food.
Swedish coffee shop & bakery. Buy your treats here and enjoy them in the Meadows!
81 locals recommend
Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton St
81 locals recommend
Swedish coffee shop & bakery. Buy your treats here and enjoy them in the Meadows!
On the edge of the Meadows - good for coffee, cake and deli foodstuffs
75 locals recommend
Victor Hugo Deli
26/27 Melville Terrace
75 locals recommend
On the edge of the Meadows - good for coffee, cake and deli foodstuffs

Drinks & Nightlife

Great whisky selection and craft beer
79 locals recommend
The Bow Bar
80 W Bow
79 locals recommend
Great whisky selection and craft beer
Good for food and drinks
191 locals recommend
The Safari Lounge
21 Cadzow Pl
191 locals recommend
Good for food and drinks
Excellent choice of craft beers and spirits. Excellent burgers
146 locals recommend
The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood Rd
146 locals recommend
Excellent choice of craft beers and spirits. Excellent burgers
Great selection of craft beers and gins. Serves good food until 2am!
27 locals recommend
OX184
184-186 Cowgate
27 locals recommend
Great selection of craft beers and gins. Serves good food until 2am!
Bar serving beers by the iconic Scottish brewery!
82 locals recommend
BrewDog Edinburgh
143 Cowgate
82 locals recommend
Bar serving beers by the iconic Scottish brewery!
Great for craft beer
12 locals recommend
Andrew Usher & Co.
32b W Nicolson St
12 locals recommend
Great for craft beer
Excellent craft beers. Small bar but one of the best in Edinburgh for craft beer
37 locals recommend
Salt Horse Beer Shop & Bar
57-61 Blackfriars St
37 locals recommend
Excellent craft beers. Small bar but one of the best in Edinburgh for craft beer
40 beers on tap! Belgian inspired food
10 locals recommend
Six Degrees North
24 Howe St
10 locals recommend
40 beers on tap! Belgian inspired food
Iconic traditional Edinburgh pub
7 locals recommend
Guildford Arms
7 locals recommend
Iconic traditional Edinburgh pub
Bar with nice beer garden overlooking the beach
41 locals recommend
Dalriada
41 locals recommend
Bar with nice beer garden overlooking the beach
Excellent traditional Edinburgh pub
38 locals recommend
Blue Blazer
2 Spittal St
38 locals recommend
Excellent traditional Edinburgh pub
Excellent traditional Edinburgh pub
65 locals recommend
Cloisters Bar
26 Brougham St
65 locals recommend
Excellent traditional Edinburgh pub
Cool dive bar on the up and coming Leith Walk
111 locals recommend
Victoria Bar
265 Leith Walk
111 locals recommend
Cool dive bar on the up and coming Leith Walk
A temple to craft beer!
169 locals recommend
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian Rd
169 locals recommend
A temple to craft beer!
Quality bar with large range of craft beers, wines and spirits. Well known for its burgers. Delicious!
63 locals recommend
The Southern Bar
22-26 S Clerk St
63 locals recommend
Quality bar with large range of craft beers, wines and spirits. Well known for its burgers. Delicious!
Cute, small traditional Edinburgh pub close to the Meadows. Perfect for a quiet afternoon drink
20 locals recommend
The Dagda Bar
93-95 Buccleuch St
20 locals recommend
Cute, small traditional Edinburgh pub close to the Meadows. Perfect for a quiet afternoon drink
This bar is a hidden gem, located in the courtyard of the old vet school. It serves food and has beer by Barney's brewery and Pickering's gin which are both made onsite in the old vet school. Nice outside seating area which is sheltered and catches the sun in summertime.
26 locals recommend
The Royal Dick Bar
26 locals recommend
This bar is a hidden gem, located in the courtyard of the old vet school. It serves food and has beer by Barney's brewery and Pickering's gin which are both made onsite in the old vet school. Nice outside seating area which is sheltered and catches the sun in summertime.
Studenty bar with a large beer garden which gets very busy on sunny days :)
66 locals recommend
The Peartree
38 W Nicolson St
66 locals recommend
Studenty bar with a large beer garden which gets very busy on sunny days :)
Lively bar with quirky decor
73 locals recommend
Paradise Palms
41 Lothian St
73 locals recommend
Lively bar with quirky decor
Quirky & cosy bar in the up and coming Leith Walk area
140 locals recommend
Abode Bar
229 Leith Walk
140 locals recommend
Quirky & cosy bar in the up and coming Leith Walk area
Traditional pub with a large range of beers and whiskies and an outdoor seating area.
203 locals recommend
Teuchters Landing
1c Dock Pl
203 locals recommend
Traditional pub with a large range of beers and whiskies and an outdoor seating area.
Alternative music bar with a goth / metal jukebox and the biggest plates of nachos in Edinburgh!
45 locals recommend
The Auld Hoose
19 Forth St
45 locals recommend
Alternative music bar with a goth / metal jukebox and the biggest plates of nachos in Edinburgh!
Good for live music
10 locals recommend
Bannerman's Bar
212 Cowgate
10 locals recommend
Good for live music
Good bar for beer and whisky with traditional Scottish folk music
144 locals recommend
Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest Rd
144 locals recommend
Good bar for beer and whisky with traditional Scottish folk music
Good venue for live music
32 locals recommend
Stramash Live Music Bar
207 Cowgate
32 locals recommend
Good venue for live music
Excellent bar in the heart of Stockbridge
150 locals recommend
The Stockbridge Tap
2-6 Raeburn Pl
150 locals recommend
Excellent bar in the heart of Stockbridge
Gay-friendly bar with good drinks and food at reasonable prices.
98 locals recommend
Regent Bar
2 Montrose Terrace
98 locals recommend
Gay-friendly bar with good drinks and food at reasonable prices.

Parks & Nature

A steep climb but amazing views of Edinburgh and across the Firth of Forth
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
A steep climb but amazing views of Edinburgh and across the Firth of Forth
Lovely Park in the middle of the city
280 locals recommend
Holyrood Park
Queen's Drive
280 locals recommend
Lovely Park in the middle of the city
A popular park on sunny days. Near the university
615 locals recommend
The Meadows
Melville Drive
615 locals recommend
A popular park on sunny days. Near the university
Lovely stretch of beach with a promenade and several bars and cafes along the way
447 locals recommend
Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
447 locals recommend
Lovely stretch of beach with a promenade and several bars and cafes along the way

Sightseeing

A picturesque historic section of Edinburgh
268 locals recommend
Dean Village
Dean Path
268 locals recommend
A picturesque historic section of Edinburgh
See the underground streets which run off the Royal Mile. Fascinating!
373 locals recommend
The Real Mary King's Close
2 High St
373 locals recommend
See the underground streets which run off the Royal Mile. Fascinating!
The iconic Edinburgh Castle!
1961 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill
1961 locals recommend
The iconic Edinburgh Castle!
The heart of the old town
337 locals recommend
Royal Mile
337 locals recommend
The heart of the old town
Quite a touristy street with many bars and restaurants
58 locals recommend
Rose Street
Rose Street
58 locals recommend
Quite a touristy street with many bars and restaurants
Where Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family live when they are in residence in Edinburgh
329 locals recommend
Palace of Holyrood
Canongate
329 locals recommend
Where Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family live when they are in residence in Edinburgh
Scottish Parliament where the devolved Scottish government sits.
314 locals recommend
Scottish Parliament Building
314 locals recommend
Scottish Parliament where the devolved Scottish government sits.
Great views of Edinburgh from Calton Hill as well as an eclectic mix of buildings & architecture on the Hill itself. There is a small coffee shop at the top.
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton Hill
1098 locals recommend
Great views of Edinburgh from Calton Hill as well as an eclectic mix of buildings & architecture on the Hill itself. There is a small coffee shop at the top.

Arts & Culture

Excellent Museum
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
1378 locals recommend
Excellent Museum
Interesting spoken word performances
32 locals recommend
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High St
32 locals recommend
Interesting spoken word performances

Entertainment & Activities

Old family run cinema with comfortable reclining seats and sofas
161 locals recommend
Dominion Cinema
Newbattle Terrace
161 locals recommend
Old family run cinema with comfortable reclining seats and sofas
Multiplex cinema
147 locals recommend
Vue Cinemas
61/11 Leith St
147 locals recommend
Multiplex cinema
Arthouse Cinema
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 locals recommend
Arthouse Cinema
Arthouse cinema
184 locals recommend
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
184 locals recommend
Arthouse cinema

Shopping

Excellent selection of DVDs, CDs, Vinyl records & Books at very good prices
FOPP
42 Rose St
Excellent selection of DVDs, CDs, Vinyl records & Books at very good prices
Good wine shop
23 locals recommend
Vino
30 Broughton St
23 locals recommend
Good wine shop
Italian delicatessen with a huge array of fine foods. Good to look at but expensive. Small café at the back
189 locals recommend
Valvona Crolla
19 Elm Row
189 locals recommend
Italian delicatessen with a huge array of fine foods. Good to look at but expensive. Small café at the back