Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Mimi's Bakehouse
63 ShoreLovely Cakes
Fish Market
25 Pier PlaceDelicious Fish Dishes
Steak Restaurant - Picardy Place
12 Picardy PlL'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton StFrench Restaurant
La Favorita
331-325 Leith WalkLog fired Pizza!
The Shore Restaurant
1 ShoreGreat traditional pub and food in the heart of Leith.
Edinburgh's first dedicated taqueria serving fresh Mexican, Asian and American-inspired flavours, wrapped in a corn tortilla. Book in advance.
134 locals recommend
Bodega
62 Elm RowEdinburgh's first dedicated taqueria serving fresh Mexican, Asian and American-inspired flavours, wrapped in a corn tortilla. Book in advance.
Starbucks
124 High StCoffee and cake.
Cafe Andaluz
77B George StLovely Spanish Tapas.
Royal residency and armory of King James I.
The building would be restored by Queen Mary in her reign & later becomes a plague hospital.
Granted to Bernhard Lindsay in 1613 by King James VI, bestowing upon him the right to reconstruct the building and keep four taverns on the site.
Complete with ghostly presence in the basement this building has stood in the heart of Leith for almost 600 years.
143 locals recommend
The King's Wark
36 ShoreRoyal residency and armory of King James I.
The building would be restored by Queen Mary in her reign & later becomes a plague hospital.
Granted to Bernhard Lindsay in 1613 by King James VI, bestowing upon him the right to reconstruct the building and keep four taverns on the site.
Complete with ghostly presence in the basement this building has stood in the heart of Leith for almost 600 years.
Sightseeing
Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean DriveEdinburgh Castle
CastlehillPalace of Holyrood
CanongateNational Galleries of Scotland
The MoundScottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen StCalton Hill
Calton HillThe Scotch Whisky Experience
354 CastlehillSkye terrier dog statue known as Greyfriars Bobby. Bobby faithfully guarded over his owners grave in the nearby Greyfriars Kirkyard for fourteen years.
119 locals recommend
Greyfriars Bobby Statue
Skye terrier dog statue known as Greyfriars Bobby. Bobby faithfully guarded over his owners grave in the nearby Greyfriars Kirkyard for fourteen years.
Our Dynamic Earth is a multi-media presentation that takes visitors on a 500-million-year journey through the earth's history.
303 locals recommend
Dynamic Earth
Holyrood RoadOur Dynamic Earth is a multi-media presentation that takes visitors on a 500-million-year journey through the earth's history.
You’ll explore hidden 17th-century streets – long considered to be haunted by plague victims who were walled up alive.
373 locals recommend
The Real Mary King's Close
2 High StYou’ll explore hidden 17th-century streets – long considered to be haunted by plague victims who were walled up alive.
Shopping
Ocean Terminal
74 Ocean DrLeith Market
Commercial StreetEvery Saturday 10am-5pm
John Lewis & Partners
60 Leith StMultrees Walk
Multrees WalkHarvey Nichols, Mulberry, Armani and Louis Vuitton and more.
Parks & Nature
Views of Edinburgh and Firth of Forth. Be prepared to hike up hill.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
Views of Edinburgh and Firth of Forth. Be prepared to hike up hill.
Conservation gardens and greenhouses wit on site cafe.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceConservation gardens and greenhouses wit on site cafe.
Princes Street
Princes StreetTake a stroll.
Essentials
Lidl
Newhailes RoadSupermarket.
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke StSupermarket
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard StSmall Supermarket
Asda Leith Superstore
2 Sandpiper DrLarge Supermarket
LifesCycle
72 Newhaven RdSpin Classes!
Getting Around
Bonnington Brunch
280 Bonnington RdNumber 11 bus stop into Centre of Edinburgh
Sixt Car Hire Edinburgh
26 Dunedin StCar hire company
Drinks & Nightlife
The Bonnington
284 Bonnington RdLocal bar
The Other Place
2-4 Broughton RdGreat bar!