Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
The Other Place
2-4 Broughton RdUnpretentious local pub with friendly service
Avoca
Classic pub dishing up good food and drinks
Traditional Victorian pub with an excellent leafy beer garden, in the city’s elegant New Town
125 locals recommend
The Cumberland Bar
1-3 Cumberland StTraditional Victorian pub with an excellent leafy beer garden, in the city’s elegant New Town
Cantonese restaurant brimming with old-style charm and a talent for seafood.
28 locals recommend
Loon Fung
2 Warriston CresCantonese restaurant brimming with old-style charm and a talent for seafood.
Resolutely focused on creative Scottish cuisine and excellent value for money.
76 locals recommend
New Chapter
18 Eyre PlResolutely focused on creative Scottish cuisine and excellent value for money.
The team behind North Queensferry's much-loved Wee Restaurant take a trip over the Forth to open in Edinburgh.
8 locals recommend
The Wee Restaurant - Edinburgh
61 Frederick StreetThe team behind North Queensferry's much-loved Wee Restaurant take a trip over the Forth to open in Edinburgh.
10 to 10 in Delhi
67 Nicolson StReally good Indian food! Excellent prices!
COSMO
Greenside PlaceVery fancy all you can eat restaurant. Good price and good food.
Crumbs
1A Logie Green RdDrinks & Nightlife
Finnegans Wake Edinburgh
9b Victoria StVery good music and prices!
Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar
4-6 South BridgeLive Music! Very nice place
Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest RdTraditional Scottish Music!
Malones Edinburgh
242 Morrison StLive Music!
Parks & Nature
Free entrance and beautiful no matter what time of year. The views looking over the skyline of the city are wonderful. Less than 10 minute walk from our home.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceFree entrance and beautiful no matter what time of year. The views looking over the skyline of the city are wonderful. Less than 10 minute walk from our home.
Holyrood Park Road
Holyrood Park RoadHermitage of Braid
69 Hermitage of BraidDean Village
Dean PathSightseeing
A hill in the city centre with a 360 degree stunning view of the city and the Firth of Forth. You will enjoy exploring the monuments at the top of the hill.
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton HillA hill in the city centre with a 360 degree stunning view of the city and the Firth of Forth. You will enjoy exploring the monuments at the top of the hill.
Is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design". It is situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m (822 ft), provides excellent panoramic views of the city, is relatively easy to climb, and is popular for hillwalking.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
Is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design". It is situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m (822 ft), provides excellent panoramic views of the city, is relatively easy to climb, and is popular for hillwalking.
Scott Monument
Getting Around
Has a village atmosphere with a great selection of specialist shops, artisan produce, a Sunday market and a great selection of bars, cafes & restaurants. Only 10 minute walk from our home.
350 locals recommend
Stockbridge
Has a village atmosphere with a great selection of specialist shops, artisan produce, a Sunday market and a great selection of bars, cafes & restaurants. Only 10 minute walk from our home.
Entertainment & Activities
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
549 CastlehillVue Cinemas
61/11 Leith StThe Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, opened in 2002.
115 locals recommend
The Falkirk Wheel
Lime RoadThe Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, opened in 2002.
Shopping
Princes Street
Princes StreetOcean Terminal
74 Ocean DrFort Kinnaird