Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Tasty Greek meze in comfortable surroundings, and won't break the bank.
44 residents recomanen
Spitaki Greek Taverna
135 E Claremont St
44 residents recomanen
Tasty Greek meze in comfortable surroundings, and won't break the bank.
Good pizza and pasta.
101 residents recomanen
Vittoria on the Walk
113 Brunswick St
101 residents recomanen
Good pizza and pasta.
Cheese, meat and pickles in a lovely busy basement
185 residents recomanen
Pickles
60 Broughton St
185 residents recomanen
Cheese, meat and pickles in a lovely busy basement
Delicious coffee
236 residents recomanen
Artisan Roast
57 Broughton St
236 residents recomanen
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).
94 residents recomanen
The Old Chain Pier
32 Trinity Cres
94 residents recomanen
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.
143 residents recomanen
The King's Wark
36 Shore
143 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Tanjore
6-8 Clerk St
36 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Kampong Ah Lee
28 Clerk St
15 residents recomanen
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.
125 residents recomanen
Cafe Royal
19 W Register St
125 residents recomanen
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!
108 residents recomanen
Three Birds
3-5 Viewforth
108 residents recomanen
A really lovely and tasty little bistro, but book ahead!
A great lunch stop off if you are walking along the water of leith.
103 residents recomanen
Hectors
47-49 Deanhaugh St
103 residents recomanen
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.
121 residents recomanen
Locanda de Gusti
102 Dalry Rd
121 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Kilimanjaro Coffee
104 Nicolson St
80 residents recomanen
A great coffee and lovely eggs benedict.
It serves pig onna spit inna bun. With or without sauce. Perfect.
62 residents recomanen
Oink Victoria Street
34 Victoria St
62 residents recomanen
It serves pig onna spit inna bun. With or without sauce. Perfect.
All your marshmallow needs are fulfilled here.
19 residents recomanen
The Marshmallow Lady
14 Rodney St
19 residents recomanen
All your marshmallow needs are fulfilled here.
Great cardamom and cinnamon buns, good coffee. Swedish style bakery.
81 residents recomanen
Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton St
81 residents recomanen
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.
13 residents recomanen
Crolla's Gelateria leith
Coalhill
13 residents recomanen
A nice view, a great area, lovely ice cream and panini. Good for breakfast/brunch.
Delicious cakes and sandwiches.
79 residents recomanen
Sicilian Pastry Shop
14-16 Albert St
79 residents recomanen
Delicious cakes and sandwiches.
Very pleasant small coffee shop with lovely donuts and cake. I'm addicted to their sourdough loaf!
49 residents recomanen
The Bearded Baker
46 Rodney St
49 residents recomanen
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!
6 residents recomanen
Breadshare
4 Jane St
6 residents recomanen
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.
256 residents recomanen
Joseph Pearce
23 Elm Row
256 residents recomanen
Lovely buzzing Swedish bar with tasty food, but not cheap.
Lovely atmosphere, friendly, stylish Swedish bar.
111 residents recomanen
Victoria Bar
265 Leith Walk
111 residents recomanen
Lovely atmosphere, friendly, stylish Swedish bar.
Beautiful old bar, great beer and good food.
199 residents recomanen
Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
199 residents recomanen
Beautiful old bar, great beer and good food.
Great pub, during the day they show films in the mattress covered back room.
34 residents recomanen
Brass Monkey Drummond Street
14 Drummond St
34 residents recomanen
Great pub, during the day they show films in the mattress covered back room.
Great little pub with regular live folk music.
19 residents recomanen
Greenmantle Bar & Kitchen
44 W Crosscauseway
19 residents recomanen
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).
52 residents recomanen
The Cask & Barrel
115 Broughton St
52 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
The Dagda Bar
93-95 Buccleuch St
20 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
The Cuckoo's Nest
15 residents recomanen
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.
65 residents recomanen
Cloisters Bar
26 Brougham St
65 residents recomanen
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!
92 residents recomanen
The Blackbird
37-39 Leven St
92 residents recomanen
Really good beer garden!
Enjoy a drink and a tasty bite in the backroom or outside.
203 residents recomanen
Teuchters Landing
1c Dock Pl
203 residents recomanen
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.
101 residents recomanen
Akva
129 Fountainbridge
101 residents recomanen
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.
73 residents recomanen
Hemma
75 Holyrood Rd
73 residents recomanen
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.
79 residents recomanen
The Bow Bar
80 W Bow
79 residents recomanen
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.
69 residents recomanen
The Mad Hatter
8 Torphichen Pl
69 residents recomanen
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.
140 residents recomanen
Abode Bar
229 Leith Walk
140 residents recomanen
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.
280 residents recomanen
Parc de Holyrood
Queen's Drive
280 residents recomanen
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.
162 residents recomanen
Blackford Hill and Pond
4 Charterhall Rd
162 residents recomanen
A slightly less well known but absolutely beautiful view of Edinburgh.
A hidden gem. Beautiful.
147 residents recomanen
Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith Walkway
147 residents recomanen
A hidden gem. Beautiful.
Another lovely walk, this will show you the less touristy side of Edinburgh. The best bit is near Polwarth Terrace.
12 residents recomanen
Hailesland Place station
12 residents recomanen
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.
102 residents recomanen
Cramond Beach
2 Kirk Cramond
102 residents recomanen
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.
23 residents recomanen
Roslin Glen Country Park
78 Crusader Dr
23 residents recomanen
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.
255 residents recomanen
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 residents recomanen
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.
117 residents recomanen
Edinburgh Zoo station
117 residents recomanen
A lovely zoo and easy to get to, great views.

Essentials

Cheap and cheerful!
59 residents recomanen
Lidl
Newhailes Road
59 residents recomanen
Cheap and cheerful!

Shopping

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

Getting Around

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