Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Yummy cakes a go-go!
205 locals recommend
Mimi's Bakehouse
63 Shore
205 locals recommend
Yummy cakes a go-go!
Amazing food and atmosphere, whether you're stopping for lunch, dinner, or a coffee and cake - a bit of a bargain...
Jules Verne Brasserie Francaise & Cafe
13 Antigua St
Amazing food and atmosphere, whether you're stopping for lunch, dinner, or a coffee and cake - a bit of a bargain...
Lovely retro interior, good for bigger groups... good food too
41 locals recommend
Spoon
6 A Nicolson St
41 locals recommend
Lovely retro interior, good for bigger groups... good food too
Best Scandi cakes and lovely Marigold tea!
126 locals recommend
Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson Loan
126 locals recommend
Best Scandi cakes and lovely Marigold tea!

Drinks & Nightlife

It's cool without being pretentious!
178 locals recommend
The Lioness of Leith
21-25 Duke St
178 locals recommend
It's cool without being pretentious!
If there's a 'Franklin Rock & Roll Club' night happening - then get yourself down there for some really cheap drinks, lots of fun, and the best in today's bands playing yesterday's no-hit sounds by mostly middle-aged purveyors of garage punk, beat, surf and sleazy rock and roll!
Leith Franklin Academical Cricket Club
1 Leith Links
If there's a 'Franklin Rock & Roll Club' night happening - then get yourself down there for some really cheap drinks, lots of fun, and the best in today's bands playing yesterday's no-hit sounds by mostly middle-aged purveyors of garage punk, beat, surf and sleazy rock and roll!

Sightseeing

It's off the beaten track...
69 locals recommend
The Shore station
69 locals recommend
It's off the beaten track...

Parks & Nature

It's a beautiful place to relax... not too touristy!
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
It's a beautiful place to relax... not too touristy!
Only go if it's not a really hot day (anything over 10 degrees in Scotland) as it can get really busy. Unless you like busy, of course :)
447 locals recommend
Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
447 locals recommend
Only go if it's not a really hot day (anything over 10 degrees in Scotland) as it can get really busy. Unless you like busy, of course :)

Arts & Culture

Away from the crowds whilst still getting your art fix...
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
1010 locals recommend
Away from the crowds whilst still getting your art fix...

Shopping

Lots of vintage stores including the iconic Armstrongs!
317 locals recommend
Grassmarket
10 Grassmarket
317 locals recommend
Lots of vintage stores including the iconic Armstrongs!

Essentials

On the doorstep... and Lidl is just around the corner, along with many European supermarkets on Leith Walk.
333 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
333 locals recommend
On the doorstep... and Lidl is just around the corner, along with many European supermarkets on Leith Walk.