Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Tasty Greek meze in comfortable surroundings, and won't break the bank.
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Spitaki Greek Taverna
135 E Claremont St
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Tasty Greek meze in comfortable surroundings, and won't break the bank.
Good pizza and pasta.
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Vittoria on the Walk
113 Brunswick St
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Good pizza and pasta.
Cheese, meat and pickles in a lovely busy basement
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Pickles
60 Broughton St
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Cheese, meat and pickles in a lovely busy basement
Delicious coffee
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Artisan Roast
57 Broughton St
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Delicious coffee
Great views (weather depending) of Fife and the Forth estuary, great Cullen Skink. Often busy so try booking ahead to guarantee a table with a view (ask specifically if phoning).
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The Old Chain Pier
32 Trinity Cres
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Great views (weather depending) of Fife and the Forth estuary, great Cullen Skink. Often busy so try booking ahead to guarantee a table with a view (ask specifically if phoning).
Great brunches. And everything else.
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The King's Wark
36 Shore
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Great brunches. And everything else.
My favourite Indian in Edinburgh. Fab food (the Dosai are great for lunch), BYOB, not expensive, decor is kitsch/dingy but it matters not when its this tasty. Again, worth booking ahead for dinner.
36 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tanjore
6-8 Clerk St
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My favourite Indian in Edinburgh. Fab food (the Dosai are great for lunch), BYOB, not expensive, decor is kitsch/dingy but it matters not when its this tasty. Again, worth booking ahead for dinner.
Delicious Malaysian food with a busy small diner atmosphere. Try the Lakhsa or the spicy Squid. BYOB.
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Kampong Ah Lee
28 Clerk St
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Delicious Malaysian food with a busy small diner atmosphere. Try the Lakhsa or the spicy Squid. BYOB.
Oysters and bubbly in a glorious old building. Not cheap. Worth popping in for a pint if you don't fancy a slap up meal. Afterwards, pop upstairs for a cocktail in the swish surroundings of Voodoo Rooms.
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Cafe Royal
19 W Register St
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Oysters and bubbly in a glorious old building. Not cheap. Worth popping in for a pint if you don't fancy a slap up meal. Afterwards, pop upstairs for a cocktail in the swish surroundings of Voodoo Rooms.
A really lovely and tasty little bistro, but book ahead!
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Three Birds
3-5 Viewforth
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A really lovely and tasty little bistro, but book ahead!
A great lunch stop off if you are walking along the water of leith.
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Hectors
47-49 Deanhaugh St
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A great lunch stop off if you are walking along the water of leith.
One of my absolute favourites, a treat. Only a few tables so book ahead. Well worth it though.
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Locanda de Gusti
102 Dalry Rd
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One of my absolute favourites, a treat. Only a few tables so book ahead. Well worth it though.
A great coffee and lovely eggs benedict.
80 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Kilimanjaro Coffee
104 Nicolson St
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A great coffee and lovely eggs benedict.
It serves pig onna spit inna bun. With or without sauce. Perfect.
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Oink Victoria Street
34 Victoria St
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It serves pig onna spit inna bun. With or without sauce. Perfect.
All your marshmallow needs are fulfilled here.
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The Marshmallow Lady
14 Rodney St
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All your marshmallow needs are fulfilled here.
Great cardamom and cinnamon buns, good coffee. Swedish style bakery.
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Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton St
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Great cardamom and cinnamon buns, good coffee. Swedish style bakery.
A nice view, a great area, lovely ice cream and panini. Good for breakfast/brunch.
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Crolla's Gelateria leith
Coalhill
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A nice view, a great area, lovely ice cream and panini. Good for breakfast/brunch.
Delicious cakes and sandwiches.
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Sicilian Pastry Shop
14-16 Albert St
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Delicious cakes and sandwiches.
Very pleasant small coffee shop with lovely donuts and cake. I'm addicted to their sourdough loaf!
49 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Bearded Baker
46 Rodney St
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Very pleasant small coffee shop with lovely donuts and cake. I'm addicted to their sourdough loaf!
Great place for a lovely loaf. Get there early before they sell out!
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Breadshare
4 Jane St
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Great place for a lovely loaf. Get there early before they sell out!

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely buzzing Swedish bar with tasty food, but not cheap.
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Joseph Pearce
23 Elm Row
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Lovely buzzing Swedish bar with tasty food, but not cheap.
Lovely atmosphere, friendly, stylish Swedish bar.
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Victoria Bar
265 Leith Walk
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Lovely atmosphere, friendly, stylish Swedish bar.
Beautiful old bar, great beer and good food.
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Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
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Beautiful old bar, great beer and good food.
Great pub, during the day they show films in the mattress covered back room.
34 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Brass Monkey Drummond Street
14 Drummond St
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Great pub, during the day they show films in the mattress covered back room.
Great little pub with regular live folk music.
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Greenmantle Bar & Kitchen
44 W Crosscauseway
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Great little pub with regular live folk music.
Terrific atmosphere, great beer, good place to watch live football / rugby (can get very busy for big games).
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The Cask & Barrel
115 Broughton St
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Terrific atmosphere, great beer, good place to watch live football / rugby (can get very busy for big games).
My favourite little bar in Edinburgh, very friendly, great choice of drinks. Super for a chat with pals.
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Dagda Bar
93-95 Buccleuch St
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My favourite little bar in Edinburgh, very friendly, great choice of drinks. Super for a chat with pals.
A lovely little bar, great for a drink after watching a film at the Cameo just over the street. Great chips and cheese.
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Cuckoo's Nest
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A lovely little bar, great for a drink after watching a film at the Cameo just over the street. Great chips and cheese.
Best choice of beers on tap in Edinburgh, full of dogs freshly walked in the meadows so no shortage of furry pals to pat.
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Cloisters Bar
26 Brougham St
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Best choice of beers on tap in Edinburgh, full of dogs freshly walked in the meadows so no shortage of furry pals to pat.
Really good beer garden!
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The Blackbird
37-39 Leven St
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Really good beer garden!
Enjoy a drink and a tasty bite in the backroom or outside.
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Teuchters Landing
1c Dock Pl
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Enjoy a drink and a tasty bite in the backroom or outside.
Lovely Swedish bar next to the canal. Enjoy their buffet lunches with an elderberry Iduns Cider.
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Akva
129 Fountainbridge
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Lovely Swedish bar next to the canal. Enjoy their buffet lunches with an elderberry Iduns Cider.
Another of Edinburgh's Swedish owned bars. Lovely views of Arthur's Seat, and right next to Holyrood and Royal Mile. I particularly love an elderberry Iduns Cider and a burger.
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Hemma
75 Holyrood Rd
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Another of Edinburgh's Swedish owned bars. Lovely views of Arthur's Seat, and right next to Holyrood and Royal Mile. I particularly love an elderberry Iduns Cider and a burger.
Probably the best place for a half and a half in Edinburgh. A superb selection of whisky, matched only by its beer choice.
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The Bow Bar
80 W Bow
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Probably the best place for a half and a half in Edinburgh. A superb selection of whisky, matched only by its beer choice.
A nice little bar, comes into its own when there is a rugby match on at Murrayfield. You can hope for singing, dancing and maybe a bacon or sausage roll or two.
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The Mad Hatter
8 Torphichen Pl
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A nice little bar, comes into its own when there is a rugby match on at Murrayfield. You can hope for singing, dancing and maybe a bacon or sausage roll or two.
Lovely friendly bar with good local beer and tasty wines.
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Abode Bar
229 Leith Walk
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Lovely friendly bar with good local beer and tasty wines.

Parks & Nature

Fabulous scenery, and a much quieter place to enjoy the sun than the meadows. I recommend finding a wee rocky seat on the crags and drink in the view.
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Parke ng Holyrood
Queen's Drive
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Fabulous scenery, and a much quieter place to enjoy the sun than the meadows. I recommend finding a wee rocky seat on the crags and drink in the view.
A slightly less well known but absolutely beautiful view of Edinburgh.
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Blackford Hill and Pond
4 Charterhall Rd
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A slightly less well known but absolutely beautiful view of Edinburgh.
A hidden gem. Beautiful.
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Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith Walkway
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A hidden gem. Beautiful.
Another lovely walk, this will show you the less touristy side of Edinburgh. The best bit is near Polwarth Terrace.
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Hailesland Place station
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Another lovely walk, this will show you the less touristy side of Edinburgh. The best bit is near Polwarth Terrace.
When the tide is out you can walk out to Cramond Island and enjoy the stunning vista of the Firth of Forth and its bridges.
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Cramond Beach
2 Kirk Cramond
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When the tide is out you can walk out to Cramond Island and enjoy the stunning vista of the Firth of Forth and its bridges.
A beautiful walk, and visit the chapel too. A great day out.
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Roslin Glen Country Park
78 Crusader Dr
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A beautiful walk, and visit the chapel too. A great day out.

Entertainment & Activities

Great old movie theatre, Cinema 1 is a lovely old theatre. Enjoy a drink in the cosy bar beforehand, and take your drinks into the film. Bliss.
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Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
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Great old movie theatre, Cinema 1 is a lovely old theatre. Enjoy a drink in the cosy bar beforehand, and take your drinks into the film. Bliss.
A lovely zoo and easy to get to, great views.
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Edinburgh Zoo station
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A lovely zoo and easy to get to, great views.

Essentials

Cheap and cheerful!
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Lidl
Newhailes Road
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Cheap and cheerful!

Shopping

Great little bookstore especially for kids.
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Waterstones
Ocean Drive
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great little bookstore especially for kids.
Lovely big bustling bookstore, the cafe has one of Edinburghs best views.
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Waterstones
Ocean Drive
8 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Lovely big bustling bookstore, the cafe has one of Edinburghs best views.
Great place to get organic and healthy foods.
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Real Foods
37 Broughton St
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Great place to get organic and healthy foods.

Getting Around

This is a hub for getting buses around town.
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Elm Row
Elm Row
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This is a hub for getting buses around town.
The Tram line starts / stops here. Good for getting to the Airport.
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York Place
York Place
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The Tram line starts / stops here. Good for getting to the Airport.