Guidebook for Edinburgh

Lucie
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

A lovely, old fashioned pub with great beers on tap!
65 locals recommend
Cloisters Bar
26 Brougham St
65 locals recommend
A lovely, old fashioned pub with great beers on tap!
A new local pub .
130 locals recommend
The Fountain
131 Dundee St
130 locals recommend
A new local pub .
Lots of interesting and unusual beers from small and craft breweries
169 locals recommend
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian Rd
169 locals recommend
Lots of interesting and unusual beers from small and craft breweries
A really traditional pub with cheap food and beer, perfect after a long walk on the beach or out to Cramond Island.
8 locals recommend
The Cramond Inn
30 Cramond Village
8 locals recommend
A really traditional pub with cheap food and beer, perfect after a long walk on the beach or out to Cramond Island.
A tiny old pub with great live traditional music
43 locals recommend
Captains Bar
4 S College St
43 locals recommend
A tiny old pub with great live traditional music
Some of the best beers in Edinburgh
82 locals recommend
BrewDog Edinburgh
143 Cowgate
82 locals recommend
Some of the best beers in Edinburgh
Great swedish bar - good food.
101 locals recommend
Akva
129 Fountainbridge
101 locals recommend
Great swedish bar - good food.

Food Scene

Michael's second favourite local coffee spot
77 locals recommend
Artisan Roast Bruntsfield
138 Bruntsfield Pl
77 locals recommend
Michael's second favourite local coffee spot
Best flat white in Bruntsfield, a good breakfast stop
94 locals recommend
Project Coffee
192-194 Bruntsfield Pl
94 locals recommend
Best flat white in Bruntsfield, a good breakfast stop
Amazing cakes!
119 locals recommend
Lovecrumbs West Port
155 West Port
119 locals recommend
Amazing cakes!
Best Chinese food in Edinburgh - amazing dumplings
26 locals recommend
Chop Chop Haymarket
248 Morrison Street
26 locals recommend
Best Chinese food in Edinburgh - amazing dumplings
Local favourite - traditional Scottish music
144 locals recommend
Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest Rd
144 locals recommend
Local favourite - traditional Scottish music
Best coffee in Edinburgh.
14 locals recommend
Castello Coffee Co
7A Castle St
14 locals recommend
Best coffee in Edinburgh.
Amazing German bakery and cafe - great for a breakfast treat!
54 locals recommend
Falko Konditormeister
185 Bruntsfield Place
54 locals recommend
Amazing German bakery and cafe - great for a breakfast treat!
Lovely local restaurant
108 locals recommend
Three Birds
3-5 Viewforth
108 locals recommend
Lovely local restaurant
An all-time favourite - great food, great drink selection, cocktails in teapots, boardgames and a really cosy atmosphere. Good for gluten free / veggie options.
281 locals recommend
Roseleaf bar cafe
23-24 Sandport Place
281 locals recommend
An all-time favourite - great food, great drink selection, cocktails in teapots, boardgames and a really cosy atmosphere. Good for gluten free / veggie options.
Cheap and tasty authentic thai streetfood.
257 locals recommend
TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot Pl
257 locals recommend
Cheap and tasty authentic thai streetfood.
Delicious Japanese food, lovely small friendly restaurant only a 10 minute walk.
69 locals recommend
Harajuku Kitchen - Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
10 Gillespie Pl
69 locals recommend
Delicious Japanese food, lovely small friendly restaurant only a 10 minute walk.
Amazing teas! Brownies are incredible.
7 locals recommend
PekoeTea
11 Leith Walk
7 locals recommend
Amazing teas! Brownies are incredible.
Good coffee, lots of gluten free options.
7 locals recommend
Leo & Ted
36 Leven Street
7 locals recommend
Good coffee, lots of gluten free options.
This beautiful place is a lovely spot to visit. You can walk around the gardens, see the bees at work, have a delicious piece of cake & cup of tea in the greenhouses and buy every herb imaginable. Also great for kids.
20 locals recommend
Secret Herb Garden
32A 32A Old Pentland Road, Lothianburn
20 locals recommend
This beautiful place is a lovely spot to visit. You can walk around the gardens, see the bees at work, have a delicious piece of cake & cup of tea in the greenhouses and buy every herb imaginable. Also great for kids.

Entertainment & Activities

A really lovely independent cinema
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 locals recommend
A really lovely independent cinema
Great cinema with nice bar, shows great diversity of films. Michael works here!
184 locals recommend
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
184 locals recommend
Great cinema with nice bar, shows great diversity of films. Michael works here!

Sightseeing

An amazing museum - tonnes to see
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
1378 locals recommend
An amazing museum - tonnes to see
Best view in Edinburgh (worth the climb)
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Best view in Edinburgh (worth the climb)
Lots to see, amazing views and history.
1961 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill
1961 locals recommend
Lots to see, amazing views and history.
Queen's residence in Edinburgh - great audio tour. Lots to see.
462 locals recommend
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Canongate
462 locals recommend
Queen's residence in Edinburgh - great audio tour. Lots to see.
630 locals recommend
Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean Drive
630 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Lucie's favourite gallery in Edinburgh - watch tapestry weavers from the viewing balcony. Also lovely cafe and giftshop.
39 locals recommend
Dovecot Studios
10 Infirmary St
39 locals recommend
Lucie's favourite gallery in Edinburgh - watch tapestry weavers from the viewing balcony. Also lovely cafe and giftshop.
Great contemporary gallery with lovely cafe
103 locals recommend
Fruitmarket Gallery
45 Market St
103 locals recommend
Great contemporary gallery with lovely cafe
Good array of exhibitions, nice to walk around grounds too.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
1010 locals recommend
Good array of exhibitions, nice to walk around grounds too.
History of Edinburgh & interesting temporary exhibitions. Also see the excellent People's Story Museum opposite and the Museum of Childhood just up the road. (Lucie works here!)
72 locals recommend
The Museum of Edinburgh
142-146 Canongate
72 locals recommend
History of Edinburgh & interesting temporary exhibitions. Also see the excellent People's Story Museum opposite and the Museum of Childhood just up the road. (Lucie works here!)

Shopping

Beautiful Scottish tweed tailoring
14 locals recommend
Walker Slater
16-20 Victoria St
14 locals recommend
Beautiful Scottish tweed tailoring
Unique and beautiful books
21 locals recommend
Golden Hare Books
68 St Stephen St
21 locals recommend
Unique and beautiful books
Lovely for gifts, local artists, interiors, etc.
9 locals recommend
Curiouser & Curiouser
106 Bruntsfield Pl
9 locals recommend
Lovely for gifts, local artists, interiors, etc.
Great food market, runs every Sunday morning. Lots of lovely shops and cafes near by!
325 locals recommend
Stockbridge Market
Saunders Street
325 locals recommend
Great food market, runs every Sunday morning. Lots of lovely shops and cafes near by!
Lots of nice interiors, kids stuff & cosmetics, plus women's fashion.
Bohemia
17 Roseneath Street
Lots of nice interiors, kids stuff & cosmetics, plus women's fashion.

Everything Else

Very friendly and well stocked local bookshop, good kids section.
11 locals recommend
The Edinburgh Book Shop
219 Bruntsfield Pl
11 locals recommend
Very friendly and well stocked local bookshop, good kids section.