Guidebook for Edinburgh

Eileen
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Victorian gantry, malt whiskies and real ales. Good pub grub to try haggis, neeps and tatties?
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Bennets Bar
8 Leven St
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Great Victorian gantry, malt whiskies and real ales. Good pub grub to try haggis, neeps and tatties?
Good art house cinema.
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Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
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Good art house cinema.
Wonderful Victorian circle gantry bar with oysters and mussels and real ales. An Edinburgh institution!
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Cafe Royal
19 W Register St
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Wonderful Victorian circle gantry bar with oysters and mussels and real ales. An Edinburgh institution!
Interesting menu with a nice local feel. Seafood and other sharing platters.
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Three Birds
3-5 Viewforth
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Interesting menu with a nice local feel. Seafood and other sharing platters.
Best-kept ales and new bar food menu comprising quality burgers and seafood. No music but newspapers and varied clientele. A favourite after a night out.
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Cloisters Bar
26 Brougham St
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Best-kept ales and new bar food menu comprising quality burgers and seafood. No music but newspapers and varied clientele. A favourite after a night out.
No music just good beer and whisky and chat! From there head down to The Grassmarket on a meander home?!
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Coopers Bar
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No music just good beer and whisky and chat! From there head down to The Grassmarket on a meander home?!
Comedy Club year round.
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The Stand Comedy Club
5 York Place
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Comedy Club year round.
Another great spot for real-ales and whiskies! Victoria Street has lovely shops and eateries and the Terrace at a higher level takes you up to the Royal Mile.
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The Bow Bar
80 W Bow
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Another great spot for real-ales and whiskies! Victoria Street has lovely shops and eateries and the Terrace at a higher level takes you up to the Royal Mile.
A respite after walking up Arthur's Seat. Swan loch nearby. Skittle yard at the back of the inn and good pub grub.
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The Sheep Heid Inn
43-45 The Causeway
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A respite after walking up Arthur's Seat. Swan loch nearby. Skittle yard at the back of the inn and good pub grub.

Everything Else

World class classical concerts and world music. Cheap seats in the upper circle are £12.
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Usher Hall
Lothian Road
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World class classical concerts and world music. Cheap seats in the upper circle are £12.
Good plays.
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The Lyceum
30b Grindlay St
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Good plays.
Best Foreign films and decent café/bar.
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Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
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Best Foreign films and decent café/bar.
Fab Victorian pool, gym and sauna.
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Warrender Swim Centre
55 Thirlestane Rd
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Fab Victorian pool, gym and sauna.
Lovely parkland for chilling, jogging or pitch and putt! Bollywood police box for coffee, dhal and more? Peter's Yard Café is at Middle Meadow Walk for a pit-stop for Swedish buns, soups and coffee
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The Meadows
Melville Drive
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Lovely parkland for chilling, jogging or pitch and putt! Bollywood police box for coffee, dhal and more? Peter's Yard Café is at Middle Meadow Walk for a pit-stop for Swedish buns, soups and coffee
Great views, chapel, great hall and war museum. Hear the 1 o'clock gun!
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Kastilyo ng Edinburgh
Castlehill
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Great views, chapel, great hall and war museum. Hear the 1 o'clock gun!
Fabulous Victorian atrium and Scottish history relics. Start in the basement and make sure you go up to the roof terrace.
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National Museum of Scotland
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Fabulous Victorian atrium and Scottish history relics. Start in the basement and make sure you go up to the roof terrace.
Super whisky shop opposite St. Giles Cathedral.
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Royal Mile Whiskies
379 High St
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Super whisky shop opposite St. Giles Cathedral.
Good for tastings and good food too.
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Whiski Rooms
4-7 N Bank St
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Good for tastings and good food too.
Great traditional music pub. Live music after 9.30 every night in the back room area. Ask to see the whisky list.
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Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest Rd
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Great traditional music pub. Live music after 9.30 every night in the back room area. Ask to see the whisky list.
Fabulous dosas which are lentil flour stuffed pancakes. Near Cloisters bar too!
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Mezbaan
14-14A West Tollcross
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Fabulous dosas which are lentil flour stuffed pancakes. Near Cloisters bar too!
Great chaotic arts venue with a good bar and café. Interesting exhibitions. Pickerings Gin Distillery and Barney's microbrewery on site.
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Summerhall
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Great chaotic arts venue with a good bar and café. Interesting exhibitions. Pickerings Gin Distillery and Barney's microbrewery on site.
Wonderful space, sculpture park and café with terrace. Modern Art 2 across the road houses Surrealist art.
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Scottish National Gallery ng Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
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Wonderful space, sculpture park and café with terrace. Modern Art 2 across the road houses Surrealist art.
Great chocolate bar flavours including haggis and hot chocolate if you are need a fix.
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COCO Chocolatier
20 Raeburn Pl
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Great chocolate bar flavours including haggis and hot chocolate if you are need a fix.
Fantastic sculpture parkland and great café in summer to early autumn. Lovely woodland walk with fascinating art.
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Jupiter Artland
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Fantastic sculpture parkland and great café in summer to early autumn. Lovely woodland walk with fascinating art.
Nice coastal town with Steampunk cafe, Lobster Shak seafood and Seabird Centre. Boat trip to Bass Rock good for birdies! Twenty minutes on the train from Waverley or walk along the coast at Aberlady.
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North Berwick
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Nice coastal town with Steampunk cafe, Lobster Shak seafood and Seabird Centre. Boat trip to Bass Rock good for birdies! Twenty minutes on the train from Waverley or walk along the coast at Aberlady.
Great day out to see the rail and road bridges. Boat trip to Inchcolm Island. Nice cafes and bars with Orkney ice cream at The Forth Bridge Café. You can walk over the road bridge to North Queensferry
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Queensferry
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Great day out to see the rail and road bridges. Boat trip to Inchcolm Island. Nice cafes and bars with Orkney ice cream at The Forth Bridge Café. You can walk over the road bridge to North Queensferry
Lovely promenade with Victorian Baths and Turkish steam room. Two nice cafes are The Beach House and The Espy. You can get to Musselburgh along the coast and the No 15 takes you there from the flat.
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Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
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Lovely promenade with Victorian Baths and Turkish steam room. Two nice cafes are The Beach House and The Espy. You can get to Musselburgh along the coast and the No 15 takes you there from the flat.
Secret ghostie street beneath the Royal Mile - fun and can book ahead.
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The Real Mary King's Close
2 High St
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Secret ghostie street beneath the Royal Mile - fun and can book ahead.
Late night and Sunday basement jazz. Brilliant Jazz festival in July.
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The Jazz Bar
1a Chambers St
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Late night and Sunday basement jazz. Brilliant Jazz festival in July.
You can lose yourself here on a sunny day. Ape House, meerkats, penguin parade and zebras are must-sees. Number 26 bus from Princes Street.
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Zoo ng Edinburgh
134 Corstorphine Rd
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You can lose yourself here on a sunny day. Ape House, meerkats, penguin parade and zebras are must-sees. Number 26 bus from Princes Street.
Swedish Café to stop at in the Meadows. Outside seating, lovely soups, pizzas, cakes and Swedish buns. Young vibe as near the university.
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Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson Loan
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Swedish Café to stop at in the Meadows. Outside seating, lovely soups, pizzas, cakes and Swedish buns. Young vibe as near the university.
My daughter tells me this is fun but I have yet to try but maybe good for a wet day?
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Camera Obscura at Mundo ng Mga Illusion
549 Castlehill
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My daughter tells me this is fun but I have yet to try but maybe good for a wet day?
A great place to view the cityscape and this was where the first inhabitants of Edinburgh settled in round houses thousands of years ago. Stroll down to Duddingston, the pond and the Sheep's Heid Bar.
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Arthur's Seat
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A great place to view the cityscape and this was where the first inhabitants of Edinburgh settled in round houses thousands of years ago. Stroll down to Duddingston, the pond and the Sheep's Heid Bar.
A local whisky and therefore worth trying?!
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Glenkinchie Distillery
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A local whisky and therefore worth trying?!
Great new delicatessen with mini café at the back.
151 Bruntsfield Pl
151 Bruntsfield Place
Great new delicatessen with mini café at the back.

Food Scene

New play writing and cool bar in this modern theatre. Check out a Play, a Pie and a Pint at lunchtimes in autumn?
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Traverse Theatre
10 Cambridge St
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New play writing and cool bar in this modern theatre. Check out a Play, a Pie and a Pint at lunchtimes in autumn?
Really well-sourced food for a special meal. Superb express lunch menu is a brilliant bargain!
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Cafe St Honorė
34 Thistle St N W Ln
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Really well-sourced food for a special meal. Superb express lunch menu is a brilliant bargain!
Local Japanese bistro with good sushi.
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Harajuku Kitchen - Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
10 Gillespie Pl
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Local Japanese bistro with good sushi.
Very good service and meat barbecue at the table which you have to book. Very good lunchtime deals with soup, kimchi and main dish at about £11
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Ong Gie Korean Restaurant
22 Brougham Place
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Very good service and meat barbecue at the table which you have to book. Very good lunchtime deals with soup, kimchi and main dish at about £11
Relaxed Thai with food cooked from scratch. Sharing tables and no bookings so you might have to queue a bit but def. should be on your hit list with Sandy Bell's Bar nearby for music afterwards.
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TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot Pl
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Relaxed Thai with food cooked from scratch. Sharing tables and no bookings so you might have to queue a bit but def. should be on your hit list with Sandy Bell's Bar nearby for music afterwards.
A local newcomer with small tasty dishes. Go on a Monday and you can roll a di and if you get a six then your meal is free! BYOB at no corkage and Scotmid is a few doors away for beer or wine.
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Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food
1 Leven St
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A local newcomer with small tasty dishes. Go on a Monday and you can roll a di and if you get a six then your meal is free! BYOB at no corkage and Scotmid is a few doors away for beer or wine.
Great value set lunch or early supper and young, friendly staff!
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Osteria del Tempo Perso
208 Bruntsfield Pl
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Great value set lunch or early supper and young, friendly staff!
Good variety of hot breakfasts!
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Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield Pl
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Good variety of hot breakfasts!

Shopping

The Queen stays here when visiting. Beautiful cornices and portrait hall. Mary Queen of Scots room is the most interesting part.
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Palasyo ng Holyroodhouse
Canongate
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The Queen stays here when visiting. Beautiful cornices and portrait hall. Mary Queen of Scots room is the most interesting part.
Chocolate Heaven. Hot chocolate and churros:-) Little cubby hole back room and seats outside. Good ice-creams and chocolate sorbet!
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Chocolate Tree
123 Bruntsfield Pl
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Chocolate Heaven. Hot chocolate and churros:-) Little cubby hole back room and seats outside. Good ice-creams and chocolate sorbet!

Parks & Nature

Wonderful glasshouses and Chinese Garden. Three nice cafes and great for a wander from one side to the other and perhaps on to the Water of Leith walkway as you can join this in Stockbridge.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
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Wonderful glasshouses and Chinese Garden. Three nice cafes and great for a wander from one side to the other and perhaps on to the Water of Leith walkway as you can join this in Stockbridge.

Essentials

Open 7.30 and closes at 11. Good for salads, snacks and drinks. It is on the corner of my street.
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Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
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Open 7.30 and closes at 11. Good for salads, snacks and drinks. It is on the corner of my street.

Getting Around

Lothian Buses Travel Shop