Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Fantastic taster menu. If you love fine dining this is a great restaurant.
83 locals recommend
Aizle
38 Charlotte Square
83 locals recommend
Fantastic taster menu. If you love fine dining this is a great restaurant.
Amazing food from south India. It doesn't look much from outside but we love this place. We send all our guests here. BYOB.
36 locals recommend
Tanjore
6-8 Clerk St
36 locals recommend
Amazing food from south India. It doesn't look much from outside but we love this place. We send all our guests here. BYOB.
A wonderful cafe on a pedestrian street leading into the Meadows. They do a lovely breakfast.
126 locals recommend
Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson Loan
126 locals recommend
A wonderful cafe on a pedestrian street leading into the Meadows. They do a lovely breakfast.
Newly opened. Fashionable but friendly and good value.
35 locals recommend
Southpour
1-5 Newington Rd
35 locals recommend
Newly opened. Fashionable but friendly and good value.
A restaurant within the old veterinary school which is now a vibrant arts venue Summerhall. There is also a lovely cafe here.
26 locals recommend
The Royal Dick Bar
26 locals recommend
A restaurant within the old veterinary school which is now a vibrant arts venue Summerhall. There is also a lovely cafe here.
Really amazing bread. Try their eight grain sourdough.
22 locals recommend
The Wee Boulangerie
67 Clerk St
22 locals recommend
Really amazing bread. Try their eight grain sourdough.
Takeaway hog roast rolls. If you like slow cooked pulled pork this is for you. Great value and we like to grab a roll and then eat in the Grassmarket.
62 locals recommend
Oink Victoria Street
34 Victoria St
62 locals recommend
Takeaway hog roast rolls. If you like slow cooked pulled pork this is for you. Great value and we like to grab a roll and then eat in the Grassmarket.
Delicious ice-cream in the Grassmarket.
131 locals recommend
Mary's Milk Bar
19 Grassmarket
131 locals recommend
Delicious ice-cream in the Grassmarket.
Street market with some great food every Sunday.
325 locals recommend
Stockbridge Market
Saunders Street
325 locals recommend
Street market with some great food every Sunday.
Farmers market every Saturday.
88 locals recommend
Edinburgh Farmers' Market
Castle Terrace
88 locals recommend
Farmers market every Saturday.
Delicious coffee
Lady and The Bear
Delicious coffee
best chai in town and the most welcoming of owners
10 locals recommend
Himalaya Centre, Tibetan Cafe
20 S Clerk St
10 locals recommend
best chai in town and the most welcoming of owners

Drinks & Nightlife

Our closest bar and they have a fantastic beer collection and a friendly atmosphere.
63 locals recommend
The Southern Bar
22-26 S Clerk St
63 locals recommend
Our closest bar and they have a fantastic beer collection and a friendly atmosphere.
A very relaxing and friendly pub in student friendly Marchmont. We go here all the time to meet a couple of our friends.
34 locals recommend
The Argyle and Cellar Bar
15 - 17 Argyle Pl
34 locals recommend
A very relaxing and friendly pub in student friendly Marchmont. We go here all the time to meet a couple of our friends.
Live folk music
144 locals recommend
Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest Rd
144 locals recommend
Live folk music
We prefer the Argyle across the street but the Early is a great alternative if there isn't any seats.
44 locals recommend
The Earl of Marchmont
22 Marchmont Cres
44 locals recommend
We prefer the Argyle across the street but the Early is a great alternative if there isn't any seats.

Parks & Nature

Most of our visitors will climb Arthurs Seat for amazing views of the old and new towns.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Most of our visitors will climb Arthurs Seat for amazing views of the old and new towns.
A big open space. Locals and students descend here on sunny days.
615 locals recommend
The Meadows
Melville Drive
615 locals recommend
A big open space. Locals and students descend here on sunny days.
Our closest beach with a promenade and a couple of good pubs. Try the 'Espy'. Easy to get to from central Edinburgh.
447 locals recommend
Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
447 locals recommend
Our closest beach with a promenade and a couple of good pubs. Try the 'Espy'. Easy to get to from central Edinburgh.
An oasis of calm in the city centre.
957 locals recommend
Princes Street
Princes Street
957 locals recommend
An oasis of calm in the city centre.
Beautifully maintained Royal Botanical Gardens. Highly recommended. Catch the number 8 bus which takes you right to the gates.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Beautifully maintained Royal Botanical Gardens. Highly recommended. Catch the number 8 bus which takes you right to the gates.
A small river that runs through the city. We recommend walking southwest from Stockbridge through Dean Village and past the Gallery of Modern Art.
109 locals recommend
Water Of Leith Ltd
29 Beaverhall Rd
109 locals recommend
A small river that runs through the city. We recommend walking southwest from Stockbridge through Dean Village and past the Gallery of Modern Art.

Arts & Culture

Edinburgh's medieval old town. Wonderful for exploring and filled with history.
195 locals recommend
Edinburgh Old Town
195 locals recommend
Edinburgh's medieval old town. Wonderful for exploring and filled with history.
A world heritage site and a stunning example of Georgian town planning and architecture.
195 locals recommend
Edinburgh Old Town
195 locals recommend
A world heritage site and a stunning example of Georgian town planning and architecture.
A gruesome museum charting the pioneering discoveries in medicine and surgery during Edinburgh's Enlightenment. Some of the exhibits are not for the faint hearted - we love it.
114 locals recommend
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Nicolson Street
114 locals recommend
A gruesome museum charting the pioneering discoveries in medicine and surgery during Edinburgh's Enlightenment. Some of the exhibits are not for the faint hearted - we love it.
Lovely gallery with a great free arts and crafts area for kids
34 locals recommend
City Art Centre
2 Market St
34 locals recommend
Lovely gallery with a great free arts and crafts area for kids

Entertainment & Activities

Independent cinema with a great bar.
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 locals recommend
Independent cinema with a great bar.
Family run independent cinema with luxury seats and couches throughout.
161 locals recommend
Dominion Cinema
Newbattle Terrace
161 locals recommend
Family run independent cinema with luxury seats and couches throughout.