Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Great coffee and delicious food - two minutes from the flat. Lovely outdoor seating area for sunny days.
43 locals recommend
Earthy Foods & Goods
Ratcliffe Terrace
43 locals recommend
Great coffee and delicious food - two minutes from the flat. Lovely outdoor seating area for sunny days.
Great place for an informal lunch - perhaps sustenance before climbing Arthur's Seat?
11 locals recommend
Cafe Cassis
43-45 Salisbury Road
11 locals recommend
Great place for an informal lunch - perhaps sustenance before climbing Arthur's Seat?
Best restaurant in town, in my opinion. Service is outstanding, food is simple and absolutely delicious. Also has a really nice bar attached if you want a drink and some nibbles.
9 locals recommend
Blackfriars Restaurant and Bar
57-61 Blackfriars St
9 locals recommend
Best restaurant in town, in my opinion. Service is outstanding, food is simple and absolutely delicious. Also has a really nice bar attached if you want a drink and some nibbles.
Super pizza and a great place to refuel on your way down to the Shore for drinks.
241 locals recommend
La Favorita
331-325 Leith Walk
241 locals recommend
Super pizza and a great place to refuel on your way down to the Shore for drinks.
Best pizza delivery in town.
19 locals recommend
La Favorita Delivered Morningside
19 locals recommend
Best pizza delivery in town.
Not cheap, but worth it for a top-class dinner on a special occasion.
184 locals recommend
TIMBERYARD
10 Lady Lawson St
184 locals recommend
Not cheap, but worth it for a top-class dinner on a special occasion.
Best burgers in town?
15 locals recommend
Burger Meats Bun
1 Forth St
15 locals recommend
Best burgers in town?
Delicious, fast pizza served in a great atmosphere. Staff are awesome.
53 locals recommend
Civerinos
49 Forrest Rd
53 locals recommend
Delicious, fast pizza served in a great atmosphere. Staff are awesome.
Very good value sandwiches - no frills, but perfect for a quick take-away bite to eat.
Rudi
30 Forrest Rd
Very good value sandwiches - no frills, but perfect for a quick take-away bite to eat.
Best coffee in town.
101 locals recommend
Brew Lab Coffee
6-8 S College St
101 locals recommend
Best coffee in town.
Super coffee stop on the way into town. Nice cakes and treats too.
25 locals recommend
Cult Espresso
104 Buccleuch St
25 locals recommend
Super coffee stop on the way into town. Nice cakes and treats too.
Swedish coffee and lunch stop. Can be a bit pricey but coffee is super-good.
126 locals recommend
Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson Loan
126 locals recommend
Swedish coffee and lunch stop. Can be a bit pricey but coffee is super-good.
Wonderful Thai food served in a great atmosphere, quickly and cheaply. Cash only, though!
257 locals recommend
TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot Pl
257 locals recommend
Wonderful Thai food served in a great atmosphere, quickly and cheaply. Cash only, though!
Quirky Scottish restaurant. Fixed menu of ingredients (not dishes!) that change every month. A great experience.
83 locals recommend
Aizle
38 Charlotte Square
83 locals recommend
Quirky Scottish restaurant. Fixed menu of ingredients (not dishes!) that change every month. A great experience.
South American/South African tapas restaurant. Really, really good.
36 locals recommend
Indaba
3 Lochrin Terrace
36 locals recommend
South American/South African tapas restaurant. Really, really good.
Best Thai in town. Not cheap, but worth every penny.
25 locals recommend
Passorn Thai
23a Brougham Pl
25 locals recommend
Best Thai in town. Not cheap, but worth every penny.
One of the best lunch-stops in town - great, fresh food and lovely staff.
Coletti & Co
55 Lothian Rd
One of the best lunch-stops in town - great, fresh food and lovely staff.
Great French restaurant. Another one on Antigua Street.
31 locals recommend
Café Marlayne
76 Thistle St
31 locals recommend
Great French restaurant. Another one on Antigua Street.
Great French restaurant. Another one on Thistle Street.
61 locals recommend
Cafe Marlayne
13 Antigua Street
61 locals recommend
Great French restaurant. Another one on Thistle Street.
Great bar/restaurant in the new town.
96 locals recommend
The Bon Vivant's Companion
51 Thistle St
96 locals recommend
Great bar/restaurant in the new town.
Really nice restaurant, perfect for a long lunch.
156 locals recommend
The Outsider Restaurant
15-16 George IV Bridge
156 locals recommend
Really nice restaurant, perfect for a long lunch.
Best ice cream in town, really good coffee too.
40 locals recommend
S Luca
16 Morningside Rd
40 locals recommend
Best ice cream in town, really good coffee too.
Nice local Italian restaurant. Great lunch deals.
60 locals recommend
Osteria del Tempo Perso
208 Bruntsfield Pl
60 locals recommend
Nice local Italian restaurant. Great lunch deals.
Super restaurant. Excellent set menu options and some out of the ordinary dishes. Sister restaurant "The Apiary" also recommended.
108 locals recommend
Three Birds
3-5 Viewforth
108 locals recommend
Super restaurant. Excellent set menu options and some out of the ordinary dishes. Sister restaurant "The Apiary" also recommended.
Fantastic coffee shop a stone's throw away from the flat. Great soup/sandwich offer at lunch and plenty of tasty cakes.
19 locals recommend
August_21 Coffee House
89 Causewayside
19 locals recommend
Fantastic coffee shop a stone's throw away from the flat. Great soup/sandwich offer at lunch and plenty of tasty cakes.
Lovely burgers and toasted sandwiches served in a great atmosphere. Good for before or after the theatre!
61 locals recommend
Bread Meats Bread
90-92 Lothian Rd
61 locals recommend
Lovely burgers and toasted sandwiches served in a great atmosphere. Good for before or after the theatre!
Great food, great coffee, great interior. Go to Milk!
24 locals recommend
MILK
232 Morrison St
24 locals recommend
Great food, great coffee, great interior. Go to Milk!
Excellent, inventive menu and only a short stroll from the flat.
40 locals recommend
Apiary
Newington Road
40 locals recommend
Excellent, inventive menu and only a short stroll from the flat.
Fantastic new pizza joint. Great (huge!) salads and good beer selection.
9 locals recommend
Wildmanwood
27-29 Marshall Street
9 locals recommend
Fantastic new pizza joint. Great (huge!) salads and good beer selection.

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent craft beer selection and top-class burgers.
63 locals recommend
The Southern Bar
22-26 S Clerk St
63 locals recommend
Excellent craft beer selection and top-class burgers.
Super bar with very comfy sofas and some great cocktails.
92 locals recommend
Under The Stairs
3A Merchant St
92 locals recommend
Super bar with very comfy sofas and some great cocktails.
One of the best cocktail bars in town.
85 locals recommend
Dragonfly
52 West Port
85 locals recommend
One of the best cocktail bars in town.
Another great cocktail bar with some really inventive drinks.
297 locals recommend
Panda & Sons
79 Queen St
297 locals recommend
Another great cocktail bar with some really inventive drinks.
Super burgers and a huge beer selection.
146 locals recommend
The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood Rd
146 locals recommend
Super burgers and a huge beer selection.
Great local bar, handy for a trip down to the Botanic Gardens.
85 locals recommend
The Other Place
2-4 Broughton Rd
85 locals recommend
Great local bar, handy for a trip down to the Botanic Gardens.
Nice bar, handy for Botanics.
23 locals recommend
Cross & Corner
1 Canonmills
23 locals recommend
Nice bar, handy for Botanics.
Nice, airy bar. Great place to go with kids and handy for the Palace, Arthur's Seat and the Parliament.
73 locals recommend
Hemma
75 Holyrood Rd
73 locals recommend
Nice, airy bar. Great place to go with kids and handy for the Palace, Arthur's Seat and the Parliament.
Nice local bar with good food and a buzzy atmosphere.
35 locals recommend
Southpour
1-5 Newington Rd
35 locals recommend
Nice local bar with good food and a buzzy atmosphere.
Great pub in the former vet school. Local beer brewed and local gin stilled here!
26 locals recommend
The Royal Dick Bar
26 locals recommend
Great pub in the former vet school. Local beer brewed and local gin stilled here!

Sightseeing

Climb up to the top for superlative views of Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Climb up to the top for superlative views of Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside.
Stunning and very child friendly. Fantastic rotating art exhibitions at Inverleith House also.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Stunning and very child friendly. Fantastic rotating art exhibitions at Inverleith House also.
Excellent permanent collection (always free) and some super visiting exhibitions. Cafe is also a great lunch stop - try the salad selection.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
1010 locals recommend
Excellent permanent collection (always free) and some super visiting exhibitions. Cafe is also a great lunch stop - try the salad selection.

Shopping

Great gifts, made by local artists and craftspeople.
24 locals recommend
The Red Door Gallery
42 Victoria St
24 locals recommend
Great gifts, made by local artists and craftspeople.
Great antique shop with some really interesting and quirky stuff for sale!
10 locals recommend
The Courtyard Antiques
108A Causewayside
10 locals recommend
Great antique shop with some really interesting and quirky stuff for sale!

Arts & Culture

Free, huge and architecturally stunning. Worth a quick visit, if only to see the stunning interior.
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
1378 locals recommend
Free, huge and architecturally stunning. Worth a quick visit, if only to see the stunning interior.
Great art gallery with a lovely little cafe.
103 locals recommend
Fruitmarket Gallery
45 Market St
103 locals recommend
Great art gallery with a lovely little cafe.
Great local arts venue with a quirky bar that serves locally brewed beer, locally stilled gin and some great food.
161 locals recommend
Summerhall
161 locals recommend
Great local arts venue with a quirky bar that serves locally brewed beer, locally stilled gin and some great food.
Arts cinema with a bar.
184 locals recommend
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
184 locals recommend
Arts cinema with a bar.
Great, forward thinking art gallery in a fantastic location at the top of Calton Hill.
14 locals recommend
Collective
38 Calton Hill
14 locals recommend
Great, forward thinking art gallery in a fantastic location at the top of Calton Hill.

Essentials

Fantastic selection of beer, wine and spirits.
6 locals recommend
VINO
1 Grange Loan
6 locals recommend
Fantastic selection of beer, wine and spirits.
If you fancy something different to the Tesco...!
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
If you fancy something different to the Tesco...!

Entertainment & Activities

Fancy a swim?
95 locals recommend
Royal Commonwealth Pool
21 Dalkeith Rd
95 locals recommend
Fancy a swim?
Arts cinema with a great bar.
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 locals recommend
Arts cinema with a great bar.