Guidebook for Edinburgh
Parks & Nature
Wonderfully peaceful and beautifully maintained, glorious for a good leg-stretch. Particularly lovely in spring with the rhododendrons out.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceWonderfully peaceful and beautifully maintained, glorious for a good leg-stretch. Particularly lovely in spring with the rhododendrons out.
Fantastic photo views across the Firth of Forth and a good bit of exercise to get up the steps.
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton HillFantastic photo views across the Firth of Forth and a good bit of exercise to get up the steps.
Arts & Culture
Great collection of Scottish portraits - contemporary and classical and free entry for the permanent collection. Excellent cafe where they bake their own-recipe scones.
523 locals recommend
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen StGreat collection of Scottish portraits - contemporary and classical and free entry for the permanent collection. Excellent cafe where they bake their own-recipe scones.
Shopping
Harvey Nichols
Excellent butcher shop, huge selection of their famous sausages, also a great range of home-made pies (steak pie a particular treat), haggis and high-quality cheeses and baking.
70 locals recommend
Crombies of Edinburgh
97 Broughton StExcellent butcher shop, huge selection of their famous sausages, also a great range of home-made pies (steak pie a particular treat), haggis and high-quality cheeses and baking.
All things organic and wholesome on sale here from granola to the best avocadoes. Also useful for all your natural remedies and non-chemical toiletries.
165 locals recommend
Real Foods
37 Broughton StAll things organic and wholesome on sale here from granola to the best avocadoes. Also useful for all your natural remedies and non-chemical toiletries.
Food Scene
Long-established shop and one of the best delis in the UK on the doorstep.
Wonderful authentic Italian produce and products.
Nice cafe though a bit loud.
189 locals recommend
Valvona Crolla
19 Elm RowLong-established shop and one of the best delis in the UK on the doorstep.
Wonderful authentic Italian produce and products.
Nice cafe though a bit loud.
Fabulous cakes all made on-site. Cute tea-room for a special tea-time or celebration.
20 locals recommend
Casa Angelina
42 London StFabulous cakes all made on-site. Cute tea-room for a special tea-time or celebration.
Off-shoot of the Michelin-starred Kitchin, though more affordable. Cosy dining-room with Scottish accent on produce and food. Rumoured to be slightly slipping from previous excellence. Will check and report back.
378 locals recommend
The Scran and Scallie
1 Comely Bank RdOff-shoot of the Michelin-starred Kitchin, though more affordable. Cosy dining-room with Scottish accent on produce and food. Rumoured to be slightly slipping from previous excellence. Will check and report back.
Fine-dining restaurant with affordable items. Jerome and team are a great addition to the area. Booking in August highly advisable.
18 locals recommend
Le Roi Fou
1 Forth StFine-dining restaurant with affordable items. Jerome and team are a great addition to the area. Booking in August highly advisable.
Sightseeing
If you are interested in our Royal Family then this is a great visit where Diana and Charles honeymooned. Highly-polished presentation and a peek inside Royal lifestyle. Also a very, very good tea-room (you have to pay the entry fee) where my chef cousin said it was the best thing he'd eaten in two weeks in Scotland.
630 locals recommend
Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean DriveIf you are interested in our Royal Family then this is a great visit where Diana and Charles honeymooned. Highly-polished presentation and a peek inside Royal lifestyle. Also a very, very good tea-room (you have to pay the entry fee) where my chef cousin said it was the best thing he'd eaten in two weeks in Scotland.
Essentials
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkEntertainment & Activities
Omni Centre
Greenside Row