Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Service, food and interior setting all absolutely gorgeous! I reccomend booking as it can be busy. It's really well located for the Royal Mile if you wanted to see this area in the evening. Fabulous wine. A little on the pricier side so save for a special occasion, but you are on holiday so enjoy and you won't regret it!
128 locals recommend
Angels with Bagpipes
343 High StService, food and interior setting all absolutely gorgeous! I reccomend booking as it can be busy. It's really well located for the Royal Mile if you wanted to see this area in the evening. Fabulous wine. A little on the pricier side so save for a special occasion, but you are on holiday so enjoy and you won't regret it!
Classic but well done scottish food. Cocktails are delicious and it's great for Friday and Saturday nights as the live music is fantastic. I hear their breakfast is fantastic too! Not too expensive either.
the Angels Share restaurant
7-11 Charlotte SquareClassic but well done scottish food. Cocktails are delicious and it's great for Friday and Saturday nights as the live music is fantastic. I hear their breakfast is fantastic too! Not too expensive either.
Steak and sea food out of this world. Very small restaurant but so delicious! One of our favourites!
32 locals recommend
Wildfire
192 Rose StSteak and sea food out of this world. Very small restaurant but so delicious! One of our favourites!
Hidden down a close full of fairy lights on the royal mile, mussels are to die for and service intimate and romantic. Cocktails are fabulous!
86 locals recommend
Monteiths
61 High StHidden down a close full of fairy lights on the royal mile, mussels are to die for and service intimate and romantic. Cocktails are fabulous!
Delicious and fresh cakes, coffee very nice. Great city centre location so perfect to put your feet up after a long days tourist seeing!
Fredericks Coffee House
30 Frederick StDelicious and fresh cakes, coffee very nice. Great city centre location so perfect to put your feet up after a long days tourist seeing!
South African restaurant of dreams, this place is just incredible. We've been many times and have never been able to fault it! Try the monkey gland sauce, you will not regret it!!
43 locals recommend
Shebeen Morrison Street
8 Morrison StSouth African restaurant of dreams, this place is just incredible. We've been many times and have never been able to fault it! Try the monkey gland sauce, you will not regret it!!
Drinks & Nightlife
The birthplace of Edinburgh gin! So much gin to choose from, such great service and cocktails are so inventive. A must if you are a keen gin drinker! Open till 3am at weekends.
39 locals recommend
Heads & Tales Gin Bar
1a Rutland StreetThe birthplace of Edinburgh gin! So much gin to choose from, such great service and cocktails are so inventive. A must if you are a keen gin drinker! Open till 3am at weekends.
Over 400 incedibly diverse whisky bars, just a fantastic selection of everything. Staff so willing to help and reccomend. Great diverse beers on tap and lots of good craic with bartenders. If you're peckish, the food is fantastic as well!
22 locals recommend
Usquabae Whisky Bar And Larder
2-4 Hope StreetOver 400 incedibly diverse whisky bars, just a fantastic selection of everything. Staff so willing to help and reccomend. Great diverse beers on tap and lots of good craic with bartenders. If you're peckish, the food is fantastic as well!
Classic traditional Scottish bar turned a little bit hipster, worth a pint!
10 locals recommend
Dirty Dick's
159 Rose StClassic traditional Scottish bar turned a little bit hipster, worth a pint!
Tonic
34A N Castle StCocktails are fantastic, busy bustling wee bar.
Interior is gorgeous, we love to have drinks and maybe a bite to eat in this bar!
72 locals recommend
Copper Blossom
107 George StInterior is gorgeous, we love to have drinks and maybe a bite to eat in this bar!
Rose & Crown
170 Rose StGreat for a good beer and some fab live music!
Sightseeing
Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillGreat ghost tour! Essential to see the underground of the city!
373 locals recommend
The Real Mary King's Close
2 High StGreat ghost tour! Essential to see the underground of the city!
Not too much of a steep walk and on a clear day you can see all of Edinburgh!
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton HillNot too much of a steep walk and on a clear day you can see all of Edinburgh!
Where the queen stays when she is in Edinburgh, defo worth a look!
462 locals recommend
Palace of Holyroodhouse
CanongateWhere the queen stays when she is in Edinburgh, defo worth a look!
Street full of fantastic traditional bars offering food, drink and live music! Great atmosphere at the weekend.
58 locals recommend
Rose Street
Rose StreetStreet full of fantastic traditional bars offering food, drink and live music! Great atmosphere at the weekend.
Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean DriveLovely little area around a 20 minute walk from our house, so many lovely pubs, restaurants and cafes. Plus a walk along the river on a dry day is just glorious. They have a fantastic Sunday market which is just fab and well worth going to. The number 24 drives through this area also so it is so easy to get to from our place.
350 locals recommend
Stockbridge
Lovely little area around a 20 minute walk from our house, so many lovely pubs, restaurants and cafes. Plus a walk along the river on a dry day is just glorious. They have a fantastic Sunday market which is just fab and well worth going to. The number 24 drives through this area also so it is so easy to get to from our place.
Getting Around
The number 200 bus stops right round the corner from us! Ideal!
164 locals recommend
Edinburgh Airport
The number 200 bus stops right round the corner from us! Ideal!
Essentials
Costa coffee, Sainsburys, Marks and Spencers, Starbucks, KFC, TK Maxx.
So many greay shops, all 5 mins walk from our flat!
Craigleith Retail Park Queensferry Road
Costa coffee, Sainsburys, Marks and Spencers, Starbucks, KFC, TK Maxx.
So many greay shops, all 5 mins walk from our flat!
Arts & Culture
Got a real great family bit, great cafe and so many interesting facts to learn about Scotland!
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
Got a real great family bit, great cafe and so many interesting facts to learn about Scotland!
Parks & Nature
The Meadows
Melville DriveJust such a stunning place to spend a (dry) afternoon!
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceJust such a stunning place to spend a (dry) afternoon!