Guidebook for Edinburgh

Sean
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

Good for a drink and some food. Hipster style bar, slightly more expensive.
191 locals recommend
The Safari Lounge
21 Cadzow Pl
191 locals recommend
Good for a drink and some food. Hipster style bar, slightly more expensive.
Local bar, good selection of drinks. Reasonably priced, around the price of most places!
13 locals recommend
Artisan Bar
35-36 London Rd
13 locals recommend
Local bar, good selection of drinks. Reasonably priced, around the price of most places!
Sooo many brilliant local bars on Leith walk. 10-15 minute walk from our house. The further away from Edinburgh city centre you walk on Leith Walk the lesser the price! Far more locals drink in bars like The Harp & Castle, Robbies and The Brass Monkey
46 locals recommend
Leith Walk
Leith Walk
46 locals recommend
Sooo many brilliant local bars on Leith walk. 10-15 minute walk from our house. The further away from Edinburgh city centre you walk on Leith Walk the lesser the price! Far more locals drink in bars like The Harp & Castle, Robbies and The Brass Monkey
Great Hibs pub. The team we support, and also the team that plays a stone's throw away from the property! Pop in here for a game of pool or to find out about the greatest day in hibs' history! The 21st of May 2016! We were there :)
The Harp and Castle
298-300 Leith Walk
Great Hibs pub. The team we support, and also the team that plays a stone's throw away from the property! Pop in here for a game of pool or to find out about the greatest day in hibs' history! The 21st of May 2016! We were there :)
Great little bar. Known to host great intimate music shows!
127 locals recommend
Woodland Creatures
260-262 Leith Walk
127 locals recommend
Great little bar. Known to host great intimate music shows!
Great bar, live music, great pub food. Try the peppercorn sauce! A personal favourite...
14 locals recommend
Bar Brig
96-98 Leith Walk
14 locals recommend
Great bar, live music, great pub food. Try the peppercorn sauce! A personal favourite...
Local LGBT+ bar.
98 locals recommend
Regent Bar
2 Montrose Terrace
98 locals recommend
Local LGBT+ bar.
A real local pub with a few characters that are regularly there. Hosts a pub quiz on a Tuesday night from 19.30, get there a little earlier to get a seat. You may see us there! It is reasonably priced these days but does not take card unfortunately. There are a few cashlines just up the road however, one at Sainsburys and the Co-Op both marked in the guide, and one down the road opposite the Harp and Castle.
14 locals recommend
Robbies
367 Leith Walk
14 locals recommend
A real local pub with a few characters that are regularly there. Hosts a pub quiz on a Tuesday night from 19.30, get there a little earlier to get a seat. You may see us there! It is reasonably priced these days but does not take card unfortunately. There are a few cashlines just up the road however, one at Sainsburys and the Co-Op both marked in the guide, and one down the road opposite the Harp and Castle.
Great pub with a huge variety of drinks available. Hosts a pub quiz on a Sunday evening at 18.00. Get down earlier for a seat and keep your eyes peeled for us, we love a quiz!
16 locals recommend
The Percy
398 Easter Rd
16 locals recommend
Great pub with a huge variety of drinks available. Hosts a pub quiz on a Sunday evening at 18.00. Get down earlier for a seat and keep your eyes peeled for us, we love a quiz!
Hipster bar nearby the apartment. Can be expensive, the food is OK, nothing great. It does do great groupon/itison vouchers which are worth checking out.
106 locals recommend
The Mash Tun Bier House & Kitchen
154 Easter Rd
106 locals recommend
Hipster bar nearby the apartment. Can be expensive, the food is OK, nothing great. It does do great groupon/itison vouchers which are worth checking out.

Food Scene

Great Tapas surrounded by brilliant bars. Reasonable to slightly more expensive area. Most bars in this area will be slightly more pricey than others on Leith walk for example, however they are highly recommend!
57 locals recommend
Tapa
19 Shore Pl
57 locals recommend
Great Tapas surrounded by brilliant bars. Reasonable to slightly more expensive area. Most bars in this area will be slightly more pricey than others on Leith walk for example, however they are highly recommend!
Top class Michelin food. Book well in advance, two to three months!
278 locals recommend
The Kitchin
278 locals recommend
Top class Michelin food. Book well in advance, two to three months!
BYOB Indian restaurant! Plenty space for groups and good food.
148 locals recommend
Khushi's
10 Antigua St
148 locals recommend
BYOB Indian restaurant! Plenty space for groups and good food.
Wow! Takeaway pastries at an excellent price! Highly recommend this place.
79 locals recommend
Sicilian Pastry Shop
14-16 Albert St
79 locals recommend
Wow! Takeaway pastries at an excellent price! Highly recommend this place.
Phenomenal value and quality. A great place to taste some scottish cuisine! We highly recommend this place to everyone and everyone comes back raving about it! Phone ahead!
137 locals recommend
The Walnut
9 Leith Walk
137 locals recommend
Phenomenal value and quality. A great place to taste some scottish cuisine! We highly recommend this place to everyone and everyone comes back raving about it! Phone ahead!
Local restaurant with a strong heritage and proud history of supporting women in the local areas who are from backgrounds that suppress them. Add to it good food and corkage free BYOB as well as a short menu and you have yourself a good place to eat. The menu is extremely reasonably priced and is small so you know you aren't eating items that are based on the same sauce with a different vegetable included! The reviews are mixed which suggests it can be a hit or a miss.
21 locals recommend
Punjabi Junction
Leith Walk
21 locals recommend
Local restaurant with a strong heritage and proud history of supporting women in the local areas who are from backgrounds that suppress them. Add to it good food and corkage free BYOB as well as a short menu and you have yourself a good place to eat. The menu is extremely reasonably priced and is small so you know you aren't eating items that are based on the same sauce with a different vegetable included! The reviews are mixed which suggests it can be a hit or a miss.
Excellent Thai food at excellent prices. You cannot use your card and cannot book in advance so expect a queue outside which does go relatively fast. You do have to sit at communal tables so keep this in mind when going!
257 locals recommend
TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot Pl
257 locals recommend
Excellent Thai food at excellent prices. You cannot use your card and cannot book in advance so expect a queue outside which does go relatively fast. You do have to sit at communal tables so keep this in mind when going!
Love this place. It has really great food grown on the premises. We highly recommend it. You do have to sit at communal tables so keep this in mind when booking!
339 locals recommend
The Gardener's Cottage
1 London Road
339 locals recommend
Love this place. It has really great food grown on the premises. We highly recommend it. You do have to sit at communal tables so keep this in mind when booking!
GREAT for a taste of our local pies on your way home from a night out! Open til the wee small hours so ask your Taxi Driver to take you to Storries! It is about a 15-20 minute walk from our flat as well so not too far at all for a tipsy stroll home! We'd love a pie, if you're going ;-)
Storries Home Bakery
279 Leith Walk
GREAT for a taste of our local pies on your way home from a night out! Open til the wee small hours so ask your Taxi Driver to take you to Storries! It is about a 15-20 minute walk from our flat as well so not too far at all for a tipsy stroll home! We'd love a pie, if you're going ;-)
A local scottish restaurant that is relatively close by to our place. Phone ahead!
6 locals recommend
Pibroch Scottish Restaurant
240 Canongate
6 locals recommend
A local scottish restaurant that is relatively close by to our place. Phone ahead!
A local Scottish restaurant. Book ahead and be prepared to pay a little more than average. Good food, highly recommended!
8 locals recommend
The Wee Restaurant - Edinburgh
61 Frederick Street
8 locals recommend
A local Scottish restaurant. Book ahead and be prepared to pay a little more than average. Good food, highly recommended!
Hipster italian style cafe. Can be quite expensive but is nice food.
126 locals recommend
Polentoni
38 Easter Rd
126 locals recommend
Hipster italian style cafe. Can be quite expensive but is nice food.

Essentials

Supermarket
211 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park Terrace
211 locals recommend
Supermarket
333 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
333 locals recommend
A small convenience store on Leith Walk with an ever so handy cash machine for your trip to Robbies Tuesday night pub quiz!
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
A small convenience store on Leith Walk with an ever so handy cash machine for your trip to Robbies Tuesday night pub quiz!
Free cash withdrawals here and if you need a quick buy...
36 locals recommend
Scotmid
236 Gorgie Rd
36 locals recommend
Free cash withdrawals here and if you need a quick buy...

Getting Around

Many busses run here. Into the city centre and down to the east coast, places like Portobello, Musselburgh and even further like North Berwick!
10 locals recommend
London Road
London Road
10 locals recommend
Many busses run here. Into the city centre and down to the east coast, places like Portobello, Musselburgh and even further like North Berwick!
Busses to the city centre and in the other direction the great port of Leith!
7 locals recommend
Easter Road
Easter Road
7 locals recommend
Busses to the city centre and in the other direction the great port of Leith!

Parks & Nature

Iconic volcano in the middle of Edinburgh! Easy to climb and get a great view of the city, including the premier sports ground of the city -Easter road, home to Hibernian FC. No charge, except for parking. Easy to access from many different points of the city. Close to the palace and the Royal Mile.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Iconic volcano in the middle of Edinburgh! Easy to climb and get a great view of the city, including the premier sports ground of the city -Easter road, home to Hibernian FC. No charge, except for parking. Easy to access from many different points of the city. Close to the palace and the Royal Mile.
Lovely views of the city, easy to climb and access! Special place in our heart as we got engaged here!
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton Hill
1098 locals recommend
Lovely views of the city, easy to climb and access! Special place in our heart as we got engaged here!
A lovely little park no more than five minutes from our place. Great for a light evening stroll with lots of wildlife to be spotted.
12 locals recommend
Lochend Park
Lochend Park
12 locals recommend
A lovely little park no more than five minutes from our place. Great for a light evening stroll with lots of wildlife to be spotted.

Entertainment & Activities

Extremely close to our heart, this stadium is a five minute walk from the apartment and the home of our team Hibernian FC.
44 locals recommend
Easter Road (Hibernian FC).
12 Albion Pl
44 locals recommend
Extremely close to our heart, this stadium is a five minute walk from the apartment and the home of our team Hibernian FC.

Sightseeing

A long stroll along Portobello promenade clears the head! It can be cold due to the proximity to the sea, so keep that in mind when deciding what to wear. Nice views and a few bars and restaurants.
447 locals recommend
Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
447 locals recommend
A long stroll along Portobello promenade clears the head! It can be cold due to the proximity to the sea, so keep that in mind when deciding what to wear. Nice views and a few bars and restaurants.