Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Lovely Victorian swimming pool with gym and sauna
29 locals recommend
Warrender Swim Centre
55 Thirlestane Rd
29 locals recommend
Lovely Victorian swimming pool with gym and sauna
Drop-in dance classes of all styles and levels
8 locals recommend
Dance Base, Scotland's National Centre for Dance
14-16 Grassmarket
8 locals recommend
Drop-in dance classes of all styles and levels

Food Scene

Classy restaurant, nice moule frites
61 locals recommend
The Rabbit Hole
11 Roseneath St
61 locals recommend
Classy restaurant, nice moule frites
Friendly local place for breakfast or coffee
24 locals recommend
RedBox Marchmont
2-6 Spottiswoode Rd
24 locals recommend
Friendly local place for breakfast or coffee
Trendy vietnamese street food place. No booking, so there are often long queues.
257 locals recommend
TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot Pl
257 locals recommend
Trendy vietnamese street food place. No booking, so there are often long queues.
Bijou sit-in Swedish bakery. Tasty cardamon buns. Pizza place in the new quarter mile development behind
126 locals recommend
Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson Loan
126 locals recommend
Bijou sit-in Swedish bakery. Tasty cardamon buns. Pizza place in the new quarter mile development behind
Great coffee
42 locals recommend
Machina Espresso
38 W Tollcross
42 locals recommend
Great coffee
Local vietnamese place for lunch
27 locals recommend
Saiko Kitchen
15 Roseneath St
27 locals recommend
Local vietnamese place for lunch
New cafe in Marchmont
8 locals recommend
Brochan
24 Marchmont Cres
8 locals recommend
New cafe in Marchmont
Book a table for a good value lunch of stand-out food
108 locals recommend
Three Birds
3-5 Viewforth
108 locals recommend
Book a table for a good value lunch of stand-out food
Delicious South Indian restaurant B.Y.O.B
36 locals recommend
Tanjore
6-8 Clerk St
36 locals recommend
Delicious South Indian restaurant B.Y.O.B
Brazilian/Spanish/Scottish tapas. Yum!
36 locals recommend
Indaba
3 Lochrin Terrace
36 locals recommend
Brazilian/Spanish/Scottish tapas. Yum!

Parks & Nature

peaceful nature walks in a wooded area
The Hermitage
peaceful nature walks in a wooded area
Climb up here to get a view of the city. It is nearer to the flat and not as high as Arthurs Seat
162 locals recommend
Blackford Hill and Pond
4 Charterhall Rd
162 locals recommend
Climb up here to get a view of the city. It is nearer to the flat and not as high as Arthurs Seat
Big green area with lots of joggers and (if sunny) lots of BBQs and guitars
615 locals recommend
The Meadows
Melville Drive
615 locals recommend
Big green area with lots of joggers and (if sunny) lots of BBQs and guitars
If you are at this end of town, climb this hill for great views of Edinburgh, a half built parthanon, take away coffee and an art gallery
1098 locals recommend
Calton Hill
Calton Hill
1098 locals recommend
If you are at this end of town, climb this hill for great views of Edinburgh, a half built parthanon, take away coffee and an art gallery

Essentials

Another option for getting food and drink. Also an ATM here. Open 7am till 11pm
194 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
32-36 Shandwick Pl
194 locals recommend
Another option for getting food and drink. Also an ATM here. Open 7am till 11pm
Local health food shop
18 locals recommend
The New Leaf Co-op
23 Argyle Pl
18 locals recommend
Local health food shop
Nearest Chemist
Marchmont Pharmacy
41-43 Marchmont Rd
Nearest Chemist
Place to buy food and drink. There is also an ATM here. Open 7am till 11pm.
21 locals recommend
Scotmid Co-operative
18 Station Rd
21 locals recommend
Place to buy food and drink. There is also an ATM here. Open 7am till 11pm.

Shopping

Amazing fish shop
24 locals recommend
Eddie's Seafood Market
7 Roseneath St
24 locals recommend
Amazing fish shop
good browsing at this second hand book shop
31 locals recommend
Tills
1 Hope Park Cres
31 locals recommend
good browsing at this second hand book shop
A well sourced shop with lots of ingredients for making, among other things, Mexican food!
15 locals recommend
Lupe Pinto's Deli
24 Leven St
15 locals recommend
A well sourced shop with lots of ingredients for making, among other things, Mexican food!
vegetable shops with cheap deals outside
Argyle Place
Argyle Place
vegetable shops with cheap deals outside
Interesting selection of vintage clothes and accessories
14 locals recommend
Herman Brown
151 West Port
14 locals recommend
Interesting selection of vintage clothes and accessories
Local arts and crafts for sale. There are other nice independent shops on this street selling things such as cheese and tea.
24 locals recommend
The Red Door Gallery
42 Victoria St
24 locals recommend
Local arts and crafts for sale. There are other nice independent shops on this street selling things such as cheese and tea.

Entertainment & Activities

I haven't actually been in here myself, but apparently it's good.
15 locals recommend
Meadowlark Yoga
43 Argyle Pl
15 locals recommend
I haven't actually been in here myself, but apparently it's good.
Art house cinema with superb programming
184 locals recommend
Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
184 locals recommend
Art house cinema with superb programming
The nearest cinema
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home St
255 locals recommend
The nearest cinema
Paint some pottery
6 locals recommend
Doodles
27-29 Marchmont Cres
6 locals recommend
Paint some pottery

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed bike themed bar
19 locals recommend
The Ventoux
2 Brougham St
19 locals recommend
Relaxed bike themed bar
Lively bar with tropical decor
73 locals recommend
Paradise Palms
41 Lothian St
73 locals recommend
Lively bar with tropical decor
The other local pub
34 locals recommend
The Argyle and Cellar Bar
15 - 17 Argyle Pl
34 locals recommend
The other local pub
Very busy pub, often with live folk music
144 locals recommend
Sandy Bell's
25 Forrest Rd
144 locals recommend
Very busy pub, often with live folk music
The local pub
44 locals recommend
The Earl of Marchmont
22 Marchmont Cres
44 locals recommend
The local pub