Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
It's small cosy and friendly with great food. They do a wonderful meaty/veggie brunch. On a sunny day there are seats outside too.
31 locals recommend
Cafe Grande
182-184 Bruntsfield PlIt's small cosy and friendly with great food. They do a wonderful meaty/veggie brunch. On a sunny day there are seats outside too.
This shop is just around the corner from our flat and sells wonderful organic home made chocolate of all varieties, plus yummy cakes and ice-cream. The chocolate sorbet is to die for!
71 locals recommend
Chocolate Tree
123 Bruntsfield PlThis shop is just around the corner from our flat and sells wonderful organic home made chocolate of all varieties, plus yummy cakes and ice-cream. The chocolate sorbet is to die for!
This is a great local coffee shop just across the main road from us, perfect for early morning start-ups. Intimate, great service, delicious selection of 'yummies' to choose from.
77 locals recommend
Artisan Roast Bruntsfield
138 Bruntsfield PlThis is a great local coffee shop just across the main road from us, perfect for early morning start-ups. Intimate, great service, delicious selection of 'yummies' to choose from.
Montpeliers is a nearby bar/restaurant frequented by younger clients. It has a great cosmopolitan atmosphere and good outside seating as well.
238 locals recommend
Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlMontpeliers is a nearby bar/restaurant frequented by younger clients. It has a great cosmopolitan atmosphere and good outside seating as well.
This is a traditional and long-established Edinburgh pub about twelve minutes' walk away near the Meadows. A great selection of local ales, lagers and everything else you could want drink-wise!
65 locals recommend
Cloisters Bar
26 Brougham StThis is a traditional and long-established Edinburgh pub about twelve minutes' walk away near the Meadows. A great selection of local ales, lagers and everything else you could want drink-wise!
One of my favourite local pubs, nothing fancy, but friendly people, good beers, and a nice local neighborhood feel to it. Lots of outside seating too. I love this place.
44 locals recommend
The Earl of Marchmont
22 Marchmont CresOne of my favourite local pubs, nothing fancy, but friendly people, good beers, and a nice local neighborhood feel to it. Lots of outside seating too. I love this place.
This is a small french bakery and cafe, though they sell wonderful quiches, sandwiches etc for breakfast and lunch. Genuine French atmosphere, you feel like you're in a provincial French town cafe. Lovely.
28 locals recommend
La Barantine
202 Bruntsfield PlThis is a small french bakery and cafe, though they sell wonderful quiches, sandwiches etc for breakfast and lunch. Genuine French atmosphere, you feel like you're in a provincial French town cafe. Lovely.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a must if you fancy a drink out in the city. it used to be a bank and the interior is remarkable. Drinks are a wee bit pricey, but it's worth it for a treat to experience the great ambience inside. You can also get food there but vital you book.
285 locals recommend
The Dome
14 George StThis is a must if you fancy a drink out in the city. it used to be a bank and the interior is remarkable. Drinks are a wee bit pricey, but it's worth it for a treat to experience the great ambience inside. You can also get food there but vital you book.
Parks & Nature
If you fancy some exercise and want some fine views of the city and beyond this is your place. It's like being in the hills of Scotland but right in the city! If you don't fancy the 823 feet climb then there's loads of other paths to enjoy the beautiful nature the whole park has to offer. You can finish at Holyrood palace and have a cup of tea and a scone in their delightful cafe.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
If you fancy some exercise and want some fine views of the city and beyond this is your place. It's like being in the hills of Scotland but right in the city! If you don't fancy the 823 feet climb then there's loads of other paths to enjoy the beautiful nature the whole park has to offer. You can finish at Holyrood palace and have a cup of tea and a scone in their delightful cafe.
Entertainment & Activities
a brilliant cinema with several screens, with diverse choice of films. Mostly steering away from the block busters and a wonderful choice of world films. You can also eat very nice food in the cafe and take your drink into the cinema.
184 locals recommend
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rda brilliant cinema with several screens, with diverse choice of films. Mostly steering away from the block busters and a wonderful choice of world films. You can also eat very nice food in the cafe and take your drink into the cinema.
Everything Else
This is slightly further out in Morningside, but not more than a 15 minute walk. This is a remarkable and very old coaching inn pub, with a truly remarkable selection of whiskeys and good beers etc. It is a quiet, no music/no fruit machines/no TV pub where you can have a proper conversation, read a paper and your often served peanuts or sandwiches too. Full of fascinating memorabilia, copper pots, trumpets and other strange objects. Most unusual and a must-see if you like proper pubs.
95 locals recommend
Canny Mans
237 Morningside RdThis is slightly further out in Morningside, but not more than a 15 minute walk. This is a remarkable and very old coaching inn pub, with a truly remarkable selection of whiskeys and good beers etc. It is a quiet, no music/no fruit machines/no TV pub where you can have a proper conversation, read a paper and your often served peanuts or sandwiches too. Full of fascinating memorabilia, copper pots, trumpets and other strange objects. Most unusual and a must-see if you like proper pubs.