Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Reliably delicious seafood dishes and great wines. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
119 locals recommend
Fishers In The City
58 Thistle StreetReliably delicious seafood dishes and great wines. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Mussel Inn Seafood Restaurant
61-65 Rose StGood Scottish seafood. Good value lunch deal.
Spoon
6 A Nicolson StAttractive cafe with fun, vintage decor.
Attractive Scandinavian bakery - good for breakfast, lunch or coffee. Good for sitting outside and watching the world go by... weather permitting!
81 locals recommend
Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton StAttractive Scandinavian bakery - good for breakfast, lunch or coffee. Good for sitting outside and watching the world go by... weather permitting!
Illegal Jack's
44-45 St Patrick SquareVery friendly, cheap and tasty Tex-Mex fast food.
Kahani Indian Restaurant
10/11 Antigua StTasty Indian food. BYOB
£5 food menu - exceptionally good value for it's central location and surprisingly well cooked. Fairly young crowd and can be very loud.
17 locals recommend
Candy Bar & Diner
113 - 115 George St£5 food menu - exceptionally good value for it's central location and surprisingly well cooked. Fairly young crowd and can be very loud.
Enormous selection of Italian wines. Good Italian food.
Sister restaurant to Vittoria on George IV Bridge.
21 locals recommend
Divino Enoteca Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar
5 Merchant StEnormous selection of Italian wines. Good Italian food.
Sister restaurant to Vittoria on George IV Bridge.
Black Medicine Coffee Co
2 Nicolson StGreat coffee, friendly. That's about it!
Drinks & Nightlife
Large pub popular with students. Recently renovated so has lost a bit of it's charm but friendly enough!
66 locals recommend
The Peartree
38 W Nicolson StLarge pub popular with students. Recently renovated so has lost a bit of it's charm but friendly enough!
Dragonfly
52 West PortBeautifully decorated cocktail bar with a large menu.
Late opening bar. Massive selection of local beers. Busy at weekends but not too loud.
27 locals recommend
OX184
184-186 CowgateLate opening bar. Massive selection of local beers. Busy at weekends but not too loud.
Bar themed around a certain Coen Brothers film, with a every type of White Russian you could ever desire. Their other cocktails are good, too.
77 locals recommend
Lebowskis
18 Morrison StBar themed around a certain Coen Brothers film, with a every type of White Russian you could ever desire. Their other cocktails are good, too.
Compact pub with good selection of beers and spirits... oh, and I can't forget the beds and film screenings in the back room.
34 locals recommend
Brass Monkey Drummond Street
14 Drummond StCompact pub with good selection of beers and spirits... oh, and I can't forget the beds and film screenings in the back room.
Parks & Nature
An easy enough walk but bring good shoes!
Beautiful views of Edinburgh and beyond.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
An easy enough walk but bring good shoes!
Beautiful views of Edinburgh and beyond.
The Meadows
Melville DriveBest enjoyed on a warm summer's evening.
Shopping
Great selection of beautiful jewellery made by independent designers for a range of prices.
10 locals recommend
Hannah Zakari
Great selection of beautiful jewellery made by independent designers for a range of prices.
Edinburgh Bargain Stores
5-9 St Patrick SquareForgotten something? EBS is likely to have it.
You want whisky? This is the place. Decent selection of miniatures, too.
28 locals recommend
Royal Mile Whiskies
379 High StYou want whisky? This is the place. Decent selection of miniatures, too.
Entertainment & Activities
One of Scotland's oldest cinemas. Beautiful interior architecture.
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home StOne of Scotland's oldest cinemas. Beautiful interior architecture.
Sightseeing
Striking Gothic monument with viewing platforms looking out across the city.
302 locals recommend
Scott Monument
Striking Gothic monument with viewing platforms looking out across the city.