Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Edinburgh offers everything from Michelin-starred menus to casual wine bars, representing some of the best cooking found anywhere in the UK. Whatever your taste, budget or dietary requirements, Edinburgh has something for you.
Favourite with locals and a short 10min walk up the road to Bruntsfield.
Great for brunch - can get busy so make a booking
I like stopping by for a nightcap
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Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlFavourite with locals and a short 10min walk up the road to Bruntsfield.
Great for brunch - can get busy so make a booking
I like stopping by for a nightcap
Snug, laid-back cafe with a brew bar and high stools, serving artisan coffees from around the world.
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Artisan Roast Bruntsfield
138 Bruntsfield PlSnug, laid-back cafe with a brew bar and high stools, serving artisan coffees from around the world.
Fancy a curry? Just downstairs and they do take aways too. Try the Royal Chicken. If you have a TasteCard - you might get 2f1
The Everest
52 Home StFancy a curry? Just downstairs and they do take aways too. Try the Royal Chicken. If you have a TasteCard - you might get 2f1
Harajuku Kitchen - Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
10 Gillespie PlNeighbourhood sushi
Small cosy budget friendly restaurant with delicious locally sourced food. 2 courses for £10 on lunch menu (I don't know how they do it). Booking is essential
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Three Birds
3-5 ViewforthSmall cosy budget friendly restaurant with delicious locally sourced food. 2 courses for £10 on lunch menu (I don't know how they do it). Booking is essential
Relaxed spot pairing a bar with cider, cheese, charcuterie and pickles in rustic digs with a patio.
Why? Because sometimes cheese + wine for dinner is a thing
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Pickles
60 Broughton StRelaxed spot pairing a bar with cider, cheese, charcuterie and pickles in rustic digs with a patio.
Why? Because sometimes cheese + wine for dinner is a thing
Xiang Bala hotpot 香巴辣火锅
63 Dalry RdBest Hot Pot in Edinburgh - no contest
Delish Thai, casual dining on shared tables.
No bookings taken so be prepared to wait/line up outside during Fringe or other busy periods
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TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot PlDelish Thai, casual dining on shared tables.
No bookings taken so be prepared to wait/line up outside during Fringe or other busy periods
Good coffee even better Swedish open sandwiches and pastries
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Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson LoanGood coffee even better Swedish open sandwiches and pastries
JK Rowling wrote the Potter books over coffee and cake in this relaxed writer/reader-friendly cafe.
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The Elephant House
30 George IV BridgeJK Rowling wrote the Potter books over coffee and cake in this relaxed writer/reader-friendly cafe.
Smith & Gertrude
254 Hamilton PlWine. Cheese. Company.
Say no more!
Home-made, authentic, fresh Mexican tacos, street food, tequilas, mezcals, cocktails and good times in Edinburgh. Gets busy but you can put your name down and go across the street to Bon Vivant for a drink whilst you wait.
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El Cartel
64 Thistle StHome-made, authentic, fresh Mexican tacos, street food, tequilas, mezcals, cocktails and good times in Edinburgh. Gets busy but you can put your name down and go across the street to Bon Vivant for a drink whilst you wait.
Great very safe brunch spot a short walk from the flat.
Simple, tranquil cafe for home-made breakfasts, pizza and cake, with gluten- and dairy-free choices.
Gets busy so arrive early
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Loudons
94B FountainbridgeGreat very safe brunch spot a short walk from the flat.
Simple, tranquil cafe for home-made breakfasts, pizza and cake, with gluten- and dairy-free choices.
Gets busy so arrive early
Locanda de Gusti
102 Dalry RdAuthentic Italian restaurant. Booking essential
Delicious coffee and traditional Portuguese custard tarts served right downstairs from the flat.
Independent spot run by the lovely Adriana and friends.
Check out the mural in the back.
Obrigado :)
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The Colony Gourmet
58 Home StDelicious coffee and traditional Portuguese custard tarts served right downstairs from the flat.
Independent spot run by the lovely Adriana and friends.
Check out the mural in the back.
Obrigado :)
Modern, casual and lively tapas restaurant, serving Bombay-style street food and it's BYOB so what's not to like?!
Literally across the street from the flat
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Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food
1 Leven StModern, casual and lively tapas restaurant, serving Bombay-style street food and it's BYOB so what's not to like?!
Literally across the street from the flat
Hipsterish café and wine bar specialising in all-day brunches, lunches and evening platters of cheese and charcuterie
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Salt Café & Bar
54-56 Morningside RdHipsterish café and wine bar specialising in all-day brunches, lunches and evening platters of cheese and charcuterie
My favourite neighbourhood bistro by Michelin star chef offering light, fresh, inventive and inspiring dishes. Reservations required
KORA by Tom Kitchin
My favourite neighbourhood bistro by Michelin star chef offering light, fresh, inventive and inspiring dishes. Reservations required
Honest, intimate and sweet, this is a proper neighbourhood restaurant which focuses on the country's delicious seafood and bonus is it's about 3 mins walk from the flat
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LeftField
12 Barclay TerraceHonest, intimate and sweet, this is a proper neighbourhood restaurant which focuses on the country's delicious seafood and bonus is it's about 3 mins walk from the flat
British, Mediterranean and Italian cuisines all influence the menu, which provides plenty of flavour and value for money. The small plates selection is mightily appealing, but it's the seriously good homemade pastas like bigoli cacio e pepe that most catch the eye
tipo
British, Mediterranean and Italian cuisines all influence the menu, which provides plenty of flavour and value for money. The small plates selection is mightily appealing, but it's the seriously good homemade pastas like bigoli cacio e pepe that most catch the eye
Hendersons
Upmarket destination with a stylish feel showcasing innovative vegetarian cuisine.
Great local spot for drinks, small plates and friendly service. Try the aubergine tempura, fish tacos and the haggis bon bons
Decanter Winery and Dinery
Great local spot for drinks, small plates and friendly service. Try the aubergine tempura, fish tacos and the haggis bon bons
Chop House
Arch 15 E Market StFor when only the best British steak will do.
Warm, rustic-chic stop offering Mediterranean plates alongside charcoal grill dishes & cocktails.
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BABA
130 George StWarm, rustic-chic stop offering Mediterranean plates alongside charcoal grill dishes & cocktails.
Edinburgh's first family run authentic Vietnamese restaurant
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Vietnam House Restaurant
1-3 Grove StEdinburgh's first family run authentic Vietnamese restaurant
Pizzeria 1926
85 Dalry RdScotland's only Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana member
Rustic-chic gastropub with a Modern Scottish menu, draught and bottled beers, and whiskies galore.
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The Scran and Scallie
1 Comely Bank RdRustic-chic gastropub with a Modern Scottish menu, draught and bottled beers, and whiskies galore.
A coffee shop inspired by the Greek coffee culture with unique blends and heavenly made food.
Don't tell Mama Coffee Bar
64 Home StA coffee shop inspired by the Greek coffee culture with unique blends and heavenly made food.
C O M B
Great little coffee shop, recommend the overnight oats and croissants.
Kynd
"Edinburgh first CBD Vegan Cafe & Coffee Shop. 100% ALL VEGAN, HEMP & CBD."
Quirky cafe with mismatched tableware, artisan coffee and a wooden dresser full of handmade cakes.
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Lovecrumbs West Port
155 West PortQuirky cafe with mismatched tableware, artisan coffee and a wooden dresser full of handmade cakes.
It takes a lot of skill and no little ability to take just a few prime ingredients and produce dishes that are so well defined and satisfying.
1 Michelin Star city fav
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TIMBERYARD
10 Lady Lawson StIt takes a lot of skill and no little ability to take just a few prime ingredients and produce dishes that are so well defined and satisfying.
1 Michelin Star city fav
The multi-course tasting menu at Aizle is a celebration of seasonality and shines a spotlight on the complexity that native Scottish ingredients can bring to the table. Each patron is provided with an ingredient list at the beginning of the meal to help guide them through the dining experience, making for a beautiful surprise.
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Aizle
38 Charlotte SquareThe multi-course tasting menu at Aizle is a celebration of seasonality and shines a spotlight on the complexity that native Scottish ingredients can bring to the table. Each patron is provided with an ingredient list at the beginning of the meal to help guide them through the dining experience, making for a beautiful surprise.
Go in the morning for breakfast doughnuts or a fry up (where every element is homemade, including the sausages and bacon) or drop in as evening sets in for bar snacks like hashbrowns with mushroom ketchup and pecorino and plates piled up with chocolate peanut butter tarts or local cheeses. Even if you don’t fancy food, that’s fine; there’s a far-reaching list of cocktails, cocktails, beers and wines to keep you content - most of which are sold via the shop section, too.
Ardfern
Go in the morning for breakfast doughnuts or a fry up (where every element is homemade, including the sausages and bacon) or drop in as evening sets in for bar snacks like hashbrowns with mushroom ketchup and pecorino and plates piled up with chocolate peanut butter tarts or local cheeses. Even if you don’t fancy food, that’s fine; there’s a far-reaching list of cocktails, cocktails, beers and wines to keep you content - most of which are sold via the shop section, too.
Best for: inventive cookery
Think a beef tallow candle melted and mixed into a pan tableside and a flavour-your-own shaved ice for dessert
Cardinal
Best for: inventive cookery
Think a beef tallow candle melted and mixed into a pan tableside and a flavour-your-own shaved ice for dessert
Skua
Best for: late-night eats
Fine dining fried chicken + candles and black walls
Think creative dishes like North Sea crab with warm butter and sourdough, aubergine tonkatsu with kimchi and pickled ginger, and Goosnargh duck, apple and tamarind. Make sure to leave enough room for pudding because the chocolate with miso and hazelnut provides the ideal conclusion.
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Noto
47a Thistle StThink creative dishes like North Sea crab with warm butter and sourdough, aubergine tonkatsu with kimchi and pickled ginger, and Goosnargh duck, apple and tamarind. Make sure to leave enough room for pudding because the chocolate with miso and hazelnut provides the ideal conclusion.
Tupiniquim
Best for: gluten-free sweet and savoury crêpes
Mary’s Milk Bar is the best gelateria in Edinburgh—maybe in Scotland—so there's almost always a line here.
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Mary's Milk Bar
19 GrassmarketMary’s Milk Bar is the best gelateria in Edinburgh—maybe in Scotland—so there's almost always a line here.
Essentials
Vegetarian, Fairtrade, Organic, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Wheat-Free and Special Diet Food Grocer
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Real Foods
37 Broughton StVegetarian, Fairtrade, Organic, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Wheat-Free and Special Diet Food Grocer
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkNearest Tesco
Nearest Supermarket and fun fact - it was the first American-Style shopping experience aka supermarket in Scotland opening in 1959.
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Scotmid Co-operative
5-19 Leven StNearest Supermarket and fun fact - it was the first American-Style shopping experience aka supermarket in Scotland opening in 1959.
Tollcross Post Office
33 Home StNearest Post Office
Little greengrocers - good for fresh herbs and exotic fruits and veggies
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Global Fruit & Vegetables
5 Gillespie PlLittle greengrocers - good for fresh herbs and exotic fruits and veggies
Everything Else
Shandwick Place (Stop SC) station
Nearest Stop for AIRLINK/Bus 100 to and from airport
Entertainment & Activities
Comfortable arthouse cinema screening indie and mainstream movies, with bar-cafe.
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Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home StComfortable arthouse cinema screening indie and mainstream movies, with bar-cafe.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian RdCrafty beers and gin
If you are a single malt lover then a pilgrimage to the SMWS is in order. Enjoy a dram or more in the newly refurbished Kaleidoscope Bar
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
28 Queen StIf you are a single malt lover then a pilgrimage to the SMWS is in order. Enjoy a dram or more in the newly refurbished Kaleidoscope Bar
This unassuming pub is a stalwart of the traditional music scene. There's music almost every evening at 9pm, and from 3pm Saturday and Sunday, plus lots of impromptu sessions.
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Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest RdThis unassuming pub is a stalwart of the traditional music scene. There's music almost every evening at 9pm, and from 3pm Saturday and Sunday, plus lots of impromptu sessions.
Trendy whisky bar (they do cocktails too) set in an attractive space, all bare brick, raw wood and old stone, with a number of cosy booths in which to linger over a dram, and an alluringly well-stocked backbar.
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The Devil's Advocate
9 Advocate's ClTrendy whisky bar (they do cocktails too) set in an attractive space, all bare brick, raw wood and old stone, with a number of cosy booths in which to linger over a dram, and an alluringly well-stocked backbar.
Cosy, rustic pub with a large menu of craft & imported beer, plus natural wine & whisky.
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Brauhaus
105 Lauriston PlCosy, rustic pub with a large menu of craft & imported beer, plus natural wine & whisky.
Parks & Nature
This mile-long stretch of lush grass criss-crossed with tree-lined walks was once a shallow lake known as the Borough Loch. Drained in the 1740s and converted into parkland, it’s a great place for a picnic or a quiet stroll – in springtime its walks lie ankle-deep in drifts of pink cherry blossom, and there are great views of Arthur’s Seat.
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The Meadows
Melville DriveThis mile-long stretch of lush grass criss-crossed with tree-lined walks was once a shallow lake known as the Borough Loch. Drained in the 1740s and converted into parkland, it’s a great place for a picnic or a quiet stroll – in springtime its walks lie ankle-deep in drifts of pink cherry blossom, and there are great views of Arthur’s Seat.
These beautiful gardens lie in a valley that was once occupied by the Nor’ Loch (North Loch), a boggy depression that was drained in the early 19th century. At the gate beside The Mound is the Floral Clock, a working clock laid out in flowers; it was first created in 1903 and the design changes every year.
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Princes Street
Princes StreetThese beautiful gardens lie in a valley that was once occupied by the Nor’ Loch (North Loch), a boggy depression that was drained in the early 19th century. At the gate beside The Mound is the Floral Clock, a working clock laid out in flowers; it was first created in 1903 and the design changes every year.
Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden is the second oldest institution of its kind in Britain (after Oxford), and one of the most respected in the world. 70 beautifully landscaped acres include splendid Victorian glasshouses (admission £5.50), colourful swaths of rhododendron and azalea, and a world-famous rock garden. The John Hope Gateway visitor centre is housed in a striking, environmentally friendly building overlooking the main entrance on Arboretum Pl, and has exhibitions on biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development, as well as displays of rare plants from the institution's collection and a specially created biodiversity garden.
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Royal Botanic Garden station
Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden is the second oldest institution of its kind in Britain (after Oxford), and one of the most respected in the world. 70 beautifully landscaped acres include splendid Victorian glasshouses (admission £5.50), colourful swaths of rhododendron and azalea, and a world-famous rock garden. The John Hope Gateway visitor centre is housed in a striking, environmentally friendly building overlooking the main entrance on Arboretum Pl, and has exhibitions on biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development, as well as displays of rare plants from the institution's collection and a specially created biodiversity garden.
This body of water and walkway, winds through the heart of our city. You can choose to join it and leave it at lots of places up and down the river, linking with other paths, cycle routes, the canal and Pentland Hills .
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Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith WalkwayThis body of water and walkway, winds through the heart of our city. You can choose to join it and leave it at lots of places up and down the river, linking with other paths, cycle routes, the canal and Pentland Hills .
Arts & Culture
This state-of-the-art building located on an old railway sidings is the first purpose-built centre dedicated to sculpture in the UK. There are regular exhibitions, talks and courses. Combine a visit with lunch at the top-notch on-site cafe run by Edinburgh’s Milk and a stroll along the Hawthornvale path, which connects to the Water of Leith walkway.
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Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
21 HawthornvaleThis state-of-the-art building located on an old railway sidings is the first purpose-built centre dedicated to sculpture in the UK. There are regular exhibitions, talks and courses. Combine a visit with lunch at the top-notch on-site cafe run by Edinburgh’s Milk and a stroll along the Hawthornvale path, which connects to the Water of Leith walkway.
This recent addition to Leith’s hipster scene is a creative arts hub housed in an old biscuit factory, also home to Edinburgh’s newest gin distillery. Events range from food markets to random club nights. It’s still early days, but other plans include creating twenty studios over two floors, a cafe and bar, and a community garden on the roof.
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The Biscuit Factory
4-6 Anderson PlThis recent addition to Leith’s hipster scene is a creative arts hub housed in an old biscuit factory, also home to Edinburgh’s newest gin distillery. Events range from food markets to random club nights. It’s still early days, but other plans include creating twenty studios over two floors, a cafe and bar, and a community garden on the roof.
Edinburgh's gallery of modern art is split between two impressive neoclassical buildings surrounded by landscaped grounds some 500m west of Dean Village. As well as showcasing a stunning collection of paintings by the popular, post-Impressionist Scottish Colourists – in Reflections, Balloch, Leslie Hunter pulls off the improbable trick of making Scotland look like the South of France – the gallery is the starting point for a walk along the Water of Leith, following a trail of sculptures by Antony Gormley.
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Scottish National Gallery ng Modern Art
75 Belford RdEdinburgh's gallery of modern art is split between two impressive neoclassical buildings surrounded by landscaped grounds some 500m west of Dean Village. As well as showcasing a stunning collection of paintings by the popular, post-Impressionist Scottish Colourists – in Reflections, Balloch, Leslie Hunter pulls off the improbable trick of making Scotland look like the South of France – the gallery is the starting point for a walk along the Water of Leith, following a trail of sculptures by Antony Gormley.
Its galleries illustrate Scottish history through paintings, photographs and sculptures, putting faces to famous names from Scotland's past and present, from Robert Burns, Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie to Sean Connery, Billy Connolly and poet Jackie Kay.
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen StIts galleries illustrate Scottish history through paintings, photographs and sculptures, putting faces to famous names from Scotland's past and present, from Robert Burns, Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie to Sean Connery, Billy Connolly and poet Jackie Kay.
The five floors of the museum trace the history of Scotland from its geological beginnings to the 1990s, with many imaginative and stimulating exhibits.
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National Museum of Scotland
The five floors of the museum trace the history of Scotland from its geological beginnings to the 1990s, with many imaginative and stimulating exhibits.