Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Nice, tasty fish restaurant. Great for a mid-price fish/seafood meal. Also caters well for kids.
99 locals recommend
Loch Fyne Restaurant & Bar
23A Pier Place
99 locals recommend
Nice, tasty fish restaurant. Great for a mid-price fish/seafood meal. Also caters well for kids.
Lovely independent café just a short walk away. Great place for brunch or an early dinner.
58 locals recommend
Porto & Fi Deli Bistro
47 Newhaven Main St
58 locals recommend
Lovely independent café just a short walk away. Great place for brunch or an early dinner.
Great café/deli. Does lovely sarnies and good coffee.
16 locals recommend
Relish Leith
3-4 Commercial St
16 locals recommend
Great café/deli. Does lovely sarnies and good coffee.
Award winning pub near the Shore in Leith.
143 locals recommend
The King's Wark
36 Shore
143 locals recommend
Award winning pub near the Shore in Leith.
Great for cheap eats. Does good burgers!
9 locals recommend
Diner 7
7 Commercial Street
9 locals recommend
Great for cheap eats. Does good burgers!
Michelin stared restaurant run by Tom Kitchin. Delicious Scottish food. You'd need to book a few weeks ahead to get a table.
278 locals recommend
The Kitchin
278 locals recommend
Michelin stared restaurant run by Tom Kitchin. Delicious Scottish food. You'd need to book a few weeks ahead to get a table.
Michelin starred restaurant. Top rated restaurant in Scotland.
155 locals recommend
Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 Shore
155 locals recommend
Michelin starred restaurant. Top rated restaurant in Scotland.
Award winning Indian restaurant.
8 locals recommend
Mithas Indian restaurant
7 Dock Place
8 locals recommend
Award winning Indian restaurant.
Great place for cake/afternoon tea.
205 locals recommend
Mimi's Bakehouse
63 Shore
205 locals recommend
Great place for cake/afternoon tea.
Nice spot for coffee.
38 locals recommend
Printworks Coffee
42 Constitution St
38 locals recommend
Nice spot for coffee.
New seafood restaurant. We've not been there but looks nice!
7 locals recommend
C-Shack
3 Pier Place
7 locals recommend
New seafood restaurant. We've not been there but looks nice!
Nice middle-Eastern restaurant. Does good value mezze and BYO also.
68 locals recommend
Pomegranate
1 Antigua St
68 locals recommend
Nice middle-Eastern restaurant. Does good value mezze and BYO also.
Authentic and v popular Italian restaurant.
241 locals recommend
La Favorita
331-325 Leith Walk
241 locals recommend
Authentic and v popular Italian restaurant.
Delicious Turkish food. BYO too so super cheap!
18 locals recommend
Empires
24 St Mary's St
18 locals recommend
Delicious Turkish food. BYO too so super cheap!
Good French restaurant with nice atmosphere. Mid-price.
61 locals recommend
Cafe Marlayne
13 Antigua Street
61 locals recommend
Good French restaurant with nice atmosphere. Mid-price.
Tasty Thai restaurant. Mid-price.
54 locals recommend
Dusit
49A Thistle St
54 locals recommend
Tasty Thai restaurant. Mid-price.
Lovely café next to beach.
81 locals recommend
The Beach House
57 Bath St
81 locals recommend
Lovely café next to beach.
Takeaway sandwich shop that employs former homeless people - better than Pret any day
8 locals recommend
Social Bite
131 Rose St
8 locals recommend
Takeaway sandwich shop that employs former homeless people - better than Pret any day
Social enterprise with a lovely café. Also a festival venue.
Grassmarket Community Project
86 George IV Bridge
Social enterprise with a lovely café. Also a festival venue.
Tasty tapas
129 locals recommend
Serrano & Manchego
297 Leith Walk
129 locals recommend
Tasty tapas

Everything Else

Indoor climbing wall. If you fancy burning off some energy!
33 locals recommend
alien rock
8 Pier Pl
33 locals recommend
Indoor climbing wall. If you fancy burning off some energy!
Worth a walk up to the top. Lush views on a clear day. Takes about 45 mins-1 hour to top.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Worth a walk up to the top. Lush views on a clear day. Takes about 45 mins-1 hour to top.
Edinburgh's beach. Surprisingly clean and lovely with good prom to walk along.
447 locals recommend
Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
447 locals recommend
Edinburgh's beach. Surprisingly clean and lovely with good prom to walk along.
Love it or loathe the look of it, its quite interesting inside!
314 locals recommend
Scottish Parliament Building
314 locals recommend
Love it or loathe the look of it, its quite interesting inside!
Another nearby place for a walk. Only 5-10 mins in the car.
102 locals recommend
Cramond Beach
2 Kirk Cramond
102 locals recommend
Another nearby place for a walk. Only 5-10 mins in the car.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local pub right next to the crashing waves! Does decent food and good beer.
94 locals recommend
The Old Chain Pier
32 Trinity Cres
94 locals recommend
Local pub right next to the crashing waves! Does decent food and good beer.
A classic Newhaven pub.
12 locals recommend
The Harbour Inn
4-6 Fishmarket Square
12 locals recommend
A classic Newhaven pub.
Brilliant quirky pub. Does excellent food and great service.
281 locals recommend
Roseleaf bar cafe
23-24 Sandport Place
281 locals recommend
Brilliant quirky pub. Does excellent food and great service.
Lively local bar.
26 locals recommend
Cameo Bar
23 Commercial Street
26 locals recommend
Lively local bar.
Cosy pub that does good food also.
275 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
275 locals recommend
Cosy pub that does good food also.
Renovated Leith pub with decent grub.
199 locals recommend
Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
199 locals recommend
Renovated Leith pub with decent grub.
Has great cocktail bar with views across Edinburgh. Pricey but nice. Bistro and restaurant also.
181 locals recommend
Harvey Nichols
181 locals recommend
Has great cocktail bar with views across Edinburgh. Pricey but nice. Bistro and restaurant also.
Iconic Edinburgh pub near to Arthur's Seat.
167 locals recommend
The Sheep Heid Inn
43-45 The Causeway
167 locals recommend
Iconic Edinburgh pub near to Arthur's Seat.
Quirky pub does good food near to beach.
275 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
275 locals recommend
Quirky pub does good food near to beach.

Arts & Culture

Nearest cinema to the house. Multi-screen.
82 locals recommend
Vue
98 Ocean Dr
82 locals recommend
Nearest cinema to the house. Multi-screen.
Amazing Museum. Can be busy in the school hols.
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
1378 locals recommend
Amazing Museum. Can be busy in the school hols.

Shopping

Great independent gift shop.
34 locals recommend
Flux
80 High St
34 locals recommend
Great independent gift shop.

Entertainment & Activities

Our nearby park. Just a few minutes away. Has two great play parks for the wee ones.
27 locals recommend
Victoria Park
141 Newhaven Rd
27 locals recommend
Our nearby park. Just a few minutes away. Has two great play parks for the wee ones.

Sightseeing

A fantastic place for a walk. You can walk there via Victoria park/Water of Leith path, which takes about 25-30 mins. Has a nice café and smart restaurant also.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
A fantastic place for a walk. You can walk there via Victoria park/Water of Leith path, which takes about 25-30 mins. Has a nice café and smart restaurant also.