Guidebook for Edinburgh

Margaret
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Essentials

Lovely organic wholefood next door to the flat.
165 locals recommend
Real Foods
37 Broughton St
165 locals recommend
Lovely organic wholefood next door to the flat.
5 minutes away in Elm Row.
6 locals recommend
Johnsons The Cleaners
12 Elm Row
6 locals recommend
5 minutes away in Elm Row.
When everything else is shut or too far away I use TESCO.
490 locals recommend
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith Walk
490 locals recommend
When everything else is shut or too far away I use TESCO.
Nearest cash line​ point.
8 locals recommend
Bank of Scotland
51 S Clerk St
8 locals recommend
Nearest cash line​ point.

Food Scene

Very nice friendly eating place.
84 locals recommend
The Olive Branch
91 Broughton St
84 locals recommend
Very nice friendly eating place.
Bar and Restaurant on Portobello Beach. Child friendly. Lovely on a Summer day.
275 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
275 locals recommend
Bar and Restaurant on Portobello Beach. Child friendly. Lovely on a Summer day.
Very good Italian Restaurant.
20 locals recommend
Ecco Vino
19 Cockburn St
20 locals recommend
Very good Italian Restaurant.
Important Edinburgh theatre hosting contemporary and avant garde performances.
87 locals recommend
Traverse Theatre
10 Cambridge St
87 locals recommend
Important Edinburgh theatre hosting contemporary and avant garde performances.
Its a lovely setting. Live music.
275 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
275 locals recommend
Its a lovely setting. Live music.
Lovely fresh bread. Nice cakes. The shop is two minutes from the flat.
81 locals recommend
Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton St
81 locals recommend
Lovely fresh bread. Nice cakes. The shop is two minutes from the flat.
Yummy!
69 locals recommend
Educated Flea
32B Broughton St
69 locals recommend
Yummy!
Vinter/Wine merchant.
11 locals recommend
Villeneuve Wines
49A Broughton St
11 locals recommend
Vinter/Wine merchant.
Cafe but also a shop selling high quality Italian produce. Good for cheese.
189 locals recommend
Valvona Crolla
19 Elm Row
189 locals recommend
Cafe but also a shop selling high quality Italian produce. Good for cheese.
Gorgeous and reasonably​ priced.
87 locals recommend
Howies Restaurant
10-14 Victoria St
87 locals recommend
Gorgeous and reasonably​ priced.
Fantastic reviews!! Wonderful for any sort of occasion.https://www.facebook.com/pg/LeRoiFouEdinburgh/posts/
18 locals recommend
Le Roi Fou
1 Forth St
18 locals recommend
Fantastic reviews!! Wonderful for any sort of occasion.https://www.facebook.com/pg/LeRoiFouEdinburgh/posts/

Everything Else

Beautiful Gardens, restaurant, coffee shop, occasional exhibitions.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Beautiful Gardens, restaurant, coffee shop, occasional exhibitions.
Just across the road from the Modern One is the Modern Two which holds an important collection of Dadaist art.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
1010 locals recommend
Just across the road from the Modern One is the Modern Two which holds an important collection of Dadaist art.
Interesting collection and nice restaurant.
523 locals recommend
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen St
523 locals recommend
Interesting collection and nice restaurant.
Edinburgh Film Festival Venue
184 locals recommend
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
184 locals recommend
Edinburgh Film Festival Venue
Worth a walk up Calton Hill to see the follies. See:http://www.edinburghguide.com/parks/caltonhill
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton Hill
1098 locals recommend
Worth a walk up Calton Hill to see the follies. See:http://www.edinburghguide.com/parks/caltonhill

Arts & Culture

Worth visiting.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Rd
1010 locals recommend
Worth visiting.
Wonderful​ gallery.
79 locals recommend
Museum of Childhood
42 High St
79 locals recommend
Wonderful​ gallery.
Where the Queen stays when in Edinburgh!! Interesting Jacobite memorabilia collection and a copy of Mary Queen of Scots death mask.
329 locals recommend
Palace of Holyrood
Canongate
329 locals recommend
Where the Queen stays when in Edinburgh!! Interesting Jacobite memorabilia collection and a copy of Mary Queen of Scots death mask.
Amazing! Steam engines, geology​,culture and history.
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
1378 locals recommend
Amazing! Steam engines, geology​,culture and history.

Entertainment & Activities

My favourite Cinema.
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 locals recommend
My favourite Cinema.

Drinks & Nightlife

Friendly cosy bar on Broughton Street where dogs are welcome.
185 locals recommend
Pickles
60 Broughton St
185 locals recommend
Friendly cosy bar on Broughton Street where dogs are welcome.
Nice laid back place to be by the sea.
99 locals recommend
Portobello
99 locals recommend
Nice laid back place to be by the sea.
Playtime Jazz every second Thursday evening from T​hursday 12th January. £8 entrance. See:https://www.facebook.com/playtimemusic1/
28 locals recommend
The Outhouse
12A Broughton St Ln
28 locals recommend
Playtime Jazz every second Thursday evening from T​hursday 12th January. £8 entrance. See:https://www.facebook.com/playtimemusic1/
Brilliant!! Live music, great musicians, jam sessions. Take your instrument.
176 locals recommend
The Jazz Bar
1a Chambers St
176 locals recommend
Brilliant!! Live music, great musicians, jam sessions. Take your instrument.
Very traditional, authentic Edinburgh pub.
52 locals recommend
The Cask & Barrel
115 Broughton St
52 locals recommend
Very traditional, authentic Edinburgh pub.
Next door!! Very nice barman with great taste in music.
9 locals recommend
The Empress of Broughton Street
25 Broughton St
9 locals recommend
Next door!! Very nice barman with great taste in music.

Shopping

Brilliant fishmonger in front of the flat.
13 locals recommend
Something Fishy
16A Broughton St
13 locals recommend
Brilliant fishmonger in front of the flat.
Crombie's sausages are famous in these parts.
70 locals recommend
Crombies of Edinburgh
97 Broughton St
70 locals recommend
Crombie's sausages are famous in these parts.
Second-hand, vintage and charity shops: http://www.oranges-and-apples.com/2011/05/guide-to-edinburgh-vintage-and-charity.html
350 locals recommend
Stockbridge
350 locals recommend
Second-hand, vintage and charity shops: http://www.oranges-and-apples.com/2011/05/guide-to-edinburgh-vintage-and-charity.html
Lovely things! Scottish crafts.
38 locals recommend
Curiouser & Curiouser
93 Broughton St
38 locals recommend
Lovely things! Scottish crafts.
John Lewis is two minutes away from the flat. They sell everything I seem to need in terms of household stuff and are an interesting company as all the employees have a share in the business.
107 locals recommend
John Lewis & Partners
60 Leith St
107 locals recommend
John Lewis is two minutes away from the flat. They sell everything I seem to need in terms of household stuff and are an interesting company as all the employees have a share in the business.