Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Excellent Margaritas! Two steps away so could not be closer - foods not bad either!
20 locals recommend
Viva Mexico
41 Cockburn StExcellent Margaritas! Two steps away so could not be closer - foods not bad either!
Antigua Street
Antigua StreetVery, very good. Book a table on a Fri or Sat night!!
Fantastic food if you want to treat yourself. Fantastic wine cellar!
9 locals recommend
Hotel du Vin Edinburgh
11 Bristo PlFantastic food if you want to treat yourself. Fantastic wine cellar!
Vittoria on the Bridge
19 George IV BridgeAuthentic Italian restaurant. Not expensive but very good!
Top restaurant by night and decent lunchtime menu as well. BUSY!
192 locals recommend
The Witchery by the Castle
352 CastlehillTop restaurant by night and decent lunchtime menu as well. BUSY!
Great food and you can sit outside front and back and watch the tourists go by!
128 locals recommend
Angels with Bagpipes
343 High StGreat food and you can sit outside front and back and watch the tourists go by!
Simple but well done and very popular with everyone. Vegans a specialty!
16 locals recommend
The Baked Potato Shop
56 Cockburn StSimple but well done and very popular with everyone. Vegans a specialty!
North Bridge
Best breakfast in town?
Drinks & Nightlife
Perfect Whisky and Vodka Bar - great Scottish food! Across the street so staggerable.
28 locals recommend
Arcade Bar
48 Cockburn StPerfect Whisky and Vodka Bar - great Scottish food! Across the street so staggerable.
Enjoy a pint with history - discover why its called the last drop!
88 locals recommend
The Blue Bear Cafe
9 Brandon TerraceEnjoy a pint with history - discover why its called the last drop!
The Dome
14 George StUberpub - not to be missed! Spectacular!
Nightclub but with live music and great food and entertainment - a late night must (Jules Holland owned)
18 locals recommend
The Jam House
5 Queen StreetNightclub but with live music and great food and entertainment - a late night must (Jules Holland owned)
Arts & Culture
Great cinema and very handy - all the normal movies and a great sound!
147 locals recommend
Vue Cinemas
61/11 Leith StGreat cinema and very handy - all the normal movies and a great sound!
Simply fantastic! Enjoy some decent food and drink there too! If it's raining then a must visit!
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
Simply fantastic! Enjoy some decent food and drink there too! If it's raining then a must visit!
Sightseeing
The Edinburgh Dungeon
31 Market StTop tourist attraction - fun and educational!
Surely unique to Edinburgh - a hidden city below the Old Town!
373 locals recommend
The Real Mary King's Close
2 High StSurely unique to Edinburgh - a hidden city below the Old Town!
The Scotch Whisky Experience
354 CastlehillFind out what all the fuss is about!
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen StThe best in the world!
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdAmazing modern art in a great location!
Essentials
Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park TerraceDecent small supermarket - very handy!
Marks & Spencer Edinburgh
54 Princes StLegendary supermarket in the basement of M&S!
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkNearest Tesco if you must!
Mama Said
40 Cockburn StIts across the road and sells milk, coffee, bread and chocolate!
Everything Else
You would never find it otherwise - a wee supermarket tucked at the back of the station!
Marks & Spencer Simply Food
54 Princes StreetYou would never find it otherwise - a wee supermarket tucked at the back of the station!
Shopping
Red Dog Music
1 GrassmarketIf you need some guitar strings - then a must see (for me anyway!)
Shop, eat, drink - world famous and very good but take an empty credit card!
84 locals recommend
Harvey Nichols Forth Floor Brasserie and Bar
30-34 St Andrew SquareShop, eat, drink - world famous and very good but take an empty credit card!