Guidebook for Edinburgh

Hamish
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

An independent cafe very close to our place that source locally and bake doughnuts and serve simple breakfast bagels. They also do good coffee
49 locals recommend
The Bearded Baker
46 Rodney St
49 locals recommend
An independent cafe very close to our place that source locally and bake doughnuts and serve simple breakfast bagels. They also do good coffee
An Edinburgh institution and the first vegetarian restaurant in Edinburgh and likely beyond. It's been serving up fine vegetarian food since the 60's. Also a deli and vegan restaurant.
60 locals recommend
Hendersons Salad Table Restaurant
94 Hanover St
60 locals recommend
An Edinburgh institution and the first vegetarian restaurant in Edinburgh and likely beyond. It's been serving up fine vegetarian food since the 60's. Also a deli and vegan restaurant.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our friends cocktail bar that is top rated in Edinburgh and often recognised globally. A prohibition era 'speakeasy' cocktail bar that looks like a barber shop from the outside and you have to push through a bookcase to enter. Very cool.
297 locals recommend
Panda & Sons
79 Queen St
297 locals recommend
Our friends cocktail bar that is top rated in Edinburgh and often recognised globally. A prohibition era 'speakeasy' cocktail bar that looks like a barber shop from the outside and you have to push through a bookcase to enter. Very cool.
The closest pub to our place has a good selection of wine and beers and great food with a laid back atmosphere.
85 locals recommend
The Other Place
2-4 Broughton Rd
85 locals recommend
The closest pub to our place has a good selection of wine and beers and great food with a laid back atmosphere.
Run by the same team as Panda and Sons, but with a slightly different vibe. More of a 'dive' bar, usually busy with great cocktails and some interesting quirks.
55 locals recommend
Hoot The Redeemer
7 Hanover Street
55 locals recommend
Run by the same team as Panda and Sons, but with a slightly different vibe. More of a 'dive' bar, usually busy with great cocktails and some interesting quirks.
A good spot to catch some live music in the heart of Edinburgh city.
62 locals recommend
Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar
4-6 South Bridge
62 locals recommend
A good spot to catch some live music in the heart of Edinburgh city.
One of the few nightclubs, I'd go to in Edinburgh for electronic music.
49 locals recommend
Cabaret Voltaire
36-38 Blair St
49 locals recommend
One of the few nightclubs, I'd go to in Edinburgh for electronic music.
A nightclub with a variety of electronic and alternative nights
12 locals recommend
The Caves
8-10 Niddry St S
12 locals recommend
A nightclub with a variety of electronic and alternative nights
Good cocktails and laid back vibes, often live music.
104 locals recommend
The Voodoo Rooms
19a W Register St
104 locals recommend
Good cocktails and laid back vibes, often live music.

Parks & Nature

Just a 10-15 minute walk from our place, a maze of plant life and nature that is always a great place to check out for a stroll in the morning or afternoon.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Just a 10-15 minute walk from our place, a maze of plant life and nature that is always a great place to check out for a stroll in the morning or afternoon.
A must do in Edinburgh if the weather permits and even if it doesn't. An extinct volcano in the middle of Edinburgh, under an hours walk to the top and provides amazing 360 degree views of Edinburgh.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
A must do in Edinburgh if the weather permits and even if it doesn't. An extinct volcano in the middle of Edinburgh, under an hours walk to the top and provides amazing 360 degree views of Edinburgh.

Essentials

Boring, but necessary, a few minutes walk from our place, it has everything you could possibly need to stock up for meals and any other essentials you might need.
333 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
333 locals recommend
Boring, but necessary, a few minutes walk from our place, it has everything you could possibly need to stock up for meals and any other essentials you might need.

Sightseeing

It's one of the most iconic sights in Edinburgh
1961 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill
1961 locals recommend
It's one of the most iconic sights in Edinburgh

Shopping

A local independent beer and wine shop just minutes round the corner from our place. A great selection.
49 locals recommend
The Bearded Baker
46 Rodney St
49 locals recommend
A local independent beer and wine shop just minutes round the corner from our place. A great selection.

Getting Around

This is where the tram to the airport arrives to and leaves from.
63 locals recommend
York Place
York Place
63 locals recommend
This is where the tram to the airport arrives to and leaves from.
This is where all trains into and out of Edinburgh are.
202 locals recommend
Waverley Railway Station
202 locals recommend
This is where all trains into and out of Edinburgh are.