Guidebook for Edinburgh
Essentials
Real Foods
37 Broughton StNice Organic grocery shop nearby!
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard StNearby grocery shop
Co-op Food - Edinburgh - Earl Grey Street
5 Earl Grey StNearby grocery shop
amazingly fresh seafood and fish here! They even sell sushi-grade fish!
24 locals recommend
Eddie's Seafood Market
7 Roseneath Stamazingly fresh seafood and fish here! They even sell sushi-grade fish!
Food Scene
Great coffee shop, best brunch in Edinburgh plus really really good coffee! Cannot recommend enough :)
(same owners as Kilimanjaro)
94 locals recommend
Project Coffee
192-194 Bruntsfield PlGreat coffee shop, best brunch in Edinburgh plus really really good coffee! Cannot recommend enough :)
(same owners as Kilimanjaro)
This place makes has an awesome brunch menu too, it's very big and has a great vibe too!
238 locals recommend
Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlThis place makes has an awesome brunch menu too, it's very big and has a great vibe too!
Cafe Artista
94-96 Marchmont CresMy favourite pizza place in Edinburgh! Super authentic :)
Bentoya
13 Bread StAmazing quality sushi, one of my favourite places to eat out!
This is a really awesome little food stand! They make solely Brazilian crepes and smoothies and juices. The crepes are amazing, especially the savory ones, great on-the-go meal!
14 locals recommend
Tupiniquim
This is a really awesome little food stand! They make solely Brazilian crepes and smoothies and juices. The crepes are amazing, especially the savory ones, great on-the-go meal!
Victor Hugo Deli
26/27 Melville TerraceCute coffee shop on the meadows, good brunch too!
Really awesome coffee shop, best brunch in Edinburgh (same owners as Project coffee)
80 locals recommend
Kilimanjaro Coffee
104 Nicolson StReally awesome coffee shop, best brunch in Edinburgh (same owners as Project coffee)
Pretty cool coffee shop/restaurant! It's very spacious so can host big groups!
16 locals recommend
Checkpoint
3 Bristo PlPretty cool coffee shop/restaurant! It's very spacious so can host big groups!
Cafe Marlayne
13 Antigua StreetGreat restaurant
Awesome gastro-pub, apparently the oldest in Edinburgh, very cool setting!
167 locals recommend
The Sheep Heid Inn
43-45 The CausewayAwesome gastro-pub, apparently the oldest in Edinburgh, very cool setting!
Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson Loanawesome coffee shop
Drinks & Nightlife
St Andrews Brewing Co. Potterrow
32-34 PotterrowAwesome pub with lots of craft beers
The University of Edinburgh's student uni, which looks like a castle!! There a pub on every floor, cool place to hang out
11 locals recommend
Teviot Row House Student Union
13 Bristo PlaceThe University of Edinburgh's student uni, which looks like a castle!! There a pub on every floor, cool place to hang out
awesome pub with a great atmosphere, large sofa/bed type things! They have free film screenings here too
34 locals recommend
Brass Monkey Drummond Street
14 Drummond Stawesome pub with a great atmosphere, large sofa/bed type things! They have free film screenings here too
Andrew Usher & Co.
32b W Nicolson StVery cool atmosphere
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian Rdnice atmosphere
Arts & Culture
National Museum of Scotland
great museum
Beautiful building and grounds. I often walk to here and then take the water of leith park through dean village all the way to stockbridge
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdBeautiful building and grounds. I often walk to here and then take the water of leith park through dean village all the way to stockbridge
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Nicolson Streetvery interesting museum of medicine
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home Stcool independent cinema
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rdcool independent cinema
Dominion Cinema
Newbattle Terracecool independent cinema
Palace of Holyroodhouse
CanongateA lot of interesting history here
Visit an old street underneath the royal mile, hear some cool history and ghost stories too
373 locals recommend
The Real Mary King's Close
2 High StVisit an old street underneath the royal mile, hear some cool history and ghost stories too
Sightseeing
Beautiful part of town, lovely to walk along water of Leith and through Dean village
268 locals recommend
Dean Village
Dean PathBeautiful part of town, lovely to walk along water of Leith and through Dean village
Great little food market on a Sunday, great to walk along water of Leith up to stockbridge
325 locals recommend
Stockbridge Market
Saunders StreetGreat little food market on a Sunday, great to walk along water of Leith up to stockbridge
Arthur's Seat
great view of the whole of Edinburgh from here
Dr Neil's Garden
5 Old Church LnVery pretty and peaceful garden
Very scenic castle, far less visited and touristy than the Edinburgh one
58 locals recommend
Craigmillar Castle
Craigmillar Castle RoadVery scenic castle, far less visited and touristy than the Edinburgh one
Incredibly beautiful castle just out of North Berwick (walking distance)! Great for a day trip, North Berwick is also a very pretty village and it's not even an hour away from Edinburgh by train :)
53 locals recommend
Tantallon Castle
Incredibly beautiful castle just out of North Berwick (walking distance)! Great for a day trip, North Berwick is also a very pretty village and it's not even an hour away from Edinburgh by train :)
It's free to stroll around these beautiful gardens!
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceIt's free to stroll around these beautiful gardens!
Calton Hill
Calton HillCool monuments on this hill, good view too!