Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
The Caley Sample Room
42-58 Angle Park TerraceNice range of beers, wines and bar food.
The Three Sisters
139 CowgateLots of free fringe happens here.
The Fountain
131 Dundee StNice bar with nice food.
Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar
4-6 South BridgeNice bar/cavern with loads live music.
Bar and restaurant with nightclub upstairs, do chedlidhs upstairs on a Friday, live band Saturday.
80 locals recommend
Ghillie Dhu
1A Rutland StreetBar and restaurant with nightclub upstairs, do chedlidhs upstairs on a Friday, live band Saturday.
The Village
16 S Fort StNice range of ales
Red Squirrel
21 Lothian RdAmazing range of beers and wines, also do nice burger meals
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian RdReal ale heaven.
The Citrus Club
40-42 Grindlay StreetDark and dinghy takes you back to uni nights :)
Jolly Judge
7 James CtWhere the judges hand out :)
The Jolly Botanist
256-260 Morrison StDid someone say Gin ?
Six Degrees North
24 Howe StGreat range of real ales, brew their own.
Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom
81-83 Lothian RdBar with nice bar food 6 mins walk
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian RdGreat range of craft beers
Fierce Bar Edinburgh
167 Rose StreetNice range of craft beers
Stramash Live Music Bar
207 CowgateGreat for live music
Brewhemia
1A Market StNice bar with live music and dancing on various nights
Classic quaint bar, check out the ceiling and fringe/music venue
104 locals recommend
The Voodoo Rooms
19a W Register StClassic quaint bar, check out the ceiling and fringe/music venue
Guildford Arms
Nice old school bar
BrewDog Lothian Road
50 Lothian RdYou will have herd of this craft beer place
The Jolly Botanist
256-260 Morrison StGin barrrr !!
The Cambridge Bar
20 Young StGreat for burgers
The Jazz Bar
1a Chambers StThe Elephant House
21 George IV BridgeFor Harry Potter lovers
The Blue Bear Cafe
9 Brandon TerraceCold Town House
4 GrassmarketBennets Bar
8 Leven StThe Blackbird
37-39 Leven StMcLarens on the Corner
8 Morningside RoadMontpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlMontpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlArts & Culture
Museum on the Mound
23 The MoundLots nice portraits
National Museum of Scotland
Great fun museum
Modern art place, two buildings, next to water of leith.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdModern art place, two buildings, next to water of leith.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen StScottish heritage portraits.
The Anatomical Museum, The University of Edinburgh
Teviot PlaceSee Burke’s death mask
See some great medical stuff and the bones of one of the local grave robbers Burke and Hare
114 locals recommend
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Nicolson StreetSee some great medical stuff and the bones of one of the local grave robbers Burke and Hare
John Knox House Museum
43-45 High StEssentials
Margiotta Ashley Terrace
47-50 Ashley TerraceTwo minutes walk, great prices and range of products.
Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park TerraceClosest big supermarket
ALDI
100 Gorgie Park RdGerman chain, cheap but good quality foods, similar to cash and carry
Waitrose & Partners
Burghmuir RoadUpmarket food shopping
M&S Edinburgh Morningside Simply Food
212-216 Morningside RdAnother upmarket food supermarket
Parks & Nature
Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World
Butterfly house.
The Meadows
Melville DriveLovely park on a nice summers day.
Harrison Park
42 Harrison GardensLovely local park, right next to the union canal nice for a walk.
Princes Street
Princes StreetNice place to hang out on a warm day, next to princess street.
Calton Hill
Calton HillGreat views over the city
Great for a walk up a hill in the city, who else has a granite hill in the middle of their city, great views over Edinburgh!
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
Great for a walk up a hill in the city, who else has a granite hill in the middle of their city, great views over Edinburgh!
Dr Neil's Garden
5 Old Church LnSecret garden, good luck finding :)
Pentland Hills
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceThe Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve
Hermitage of BraidDalmeny House
Nice estate to cycle through on way to south queens ferry
Corstorphine Hill Tower
Cairnmuir RoadSightseeing
Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillGreat views of city
Grassmarket
10 GrassmarketLots of bars, restaurants and street entertainment here.
High Street
High StreetGreat for street entertainment
If you like your/our Royal family a must. Also an excuse to get to ocean terminal a moderate size shopping mall.
630 locals recommend
Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean DriveIf you like your/our Royal family a must. Also an excuse to get to ocean terminal a moderate size shopping mall.
Entertainment & Activities
Alpine Bikes Glentress - Bike Shop and Hire
Mountain bike trails, one of the seven stains
Can You Escape? Edinburgh
5 Holyrood RdWell can you ? Best in groups 4 or more.
The Edinburgh Dungeon
31 Market StCareful it could get scary.
Deep Sea World
Forthside TerraceNice talks, and sharks.
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
Great for climbing.
Pleasance
60 PleasanceComedy venue and booking place
Monkey Barrel Comedy
9-12 Blair StPleasance
60 PleasanceCabaret Voltaire
36-38 Blair StThe Stand Comedy Club
5 York PlaceShopping
Long street with a number of malls (Jenners, HOF) and shops along it, head to George street just parallel for your more upmarket/designer cloths.
957 locals recommend
Princes Street
Princes StreetLong street with a number of malls (Jenners, HOF) and shops along it, head to George street just parallel for your more upmarket/designer cloths.
Lots of nice shops, restaurants and coffee houses. Also has access to the Royal Yacht Britannia, see above
332 locals recommend
Ocean Terminal
74 Ocean DrLots of nice shops, restaurants and coffee houses. Also has access to the Royal Yacht Britannia, see above
Edinburgh Farmers' Market
Castle TerraceGeorge Street
George Street