Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

Cosy, wood-panelled pub for whiskies and cask ales, with sport TV plus weekly live music and quiz.
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The Golden Rule
30 Yeaman Pl
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Cosy, wood-panelled pub for whiskies and cask ales, with sport TV plus weekly live music and quiz.
Lively pub offering craft beers and Modern British grub. Suitable for children!
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The Fountain
131 Dundee St
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Lively pub offering craft beers and Modern British grub. Suitable for children!
Hop-lovers' rustic gastropub with cask ales and craft beers, eclectic bar menu and big screen sport.
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The Caley Sample Room
42-58 Angle Park Terrace
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Hop-lovers' rustic gastropub with cask ales and craft beers, eclectic bar menu and big screen sport.
Love this place. Proper 'old man' vibe - with great selection of whisky (they still pour good 35ml measure here) and classic local beers.
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ATHLETIC ARMS
1-3 Angle Park Terrace
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Love this place. Proper 'old man' vibe - with great selection of whisky (they still pour good 35ml measure here) and classic local beers.
Very interesting internally - slightly strange ambience, but cool to check out the inside. Meant to do a great bloody mary.
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Canny Mans
237 Morningside Rd
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Very interesting internally - slightly strange ambience, but cool to check out the inside. Meant to do a great bloody mary.
A cool, atmospheric bar in one of the narrow old lanes from the Royal Mile. Great range of drinks in here. Also does food!
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The Devil's Advocate
9 Advocate's Cl
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A cool, atmospheric bar in one of the narrow old lanes from the Royal Mile. Great range of drinks in here. Also does food!

Food Scene

Nice bar and nice food - bat type food but with tables
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Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield Pl
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Nice bar and nice food - bat type food but with tables
Super chilled and great breakfasts and lunch. I love this place
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Honeycomb & Co.
1 Merchiston Pl
70 abantu bendawo batusa
Super chilled and great breakfasts and lunch. I love this place
Possibly the best Indian food in Edinburgh. Great location and excellent food. Almost definitely need to book or be prepared to queue
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Dishoom Edinburgh
3a St Andrew Square
212 abantu bendawo batusa
Possibly the best Indian food in Edinburgh. Great location and excellent food. Almost definitely need to book or be prepared to queue
Great atmosphere, location and really good food.
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Osteria del Tempo Perso
208 Bruntsfield Pl
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Great atmosphere, location and really good food.
For me the best pizza place. Napolitana style. No bookings just turn up. Expect to queue. Worth it though.
Matto Pizza
For me the best pizza place. Napolitana style. No bookings just turn up. Expect to queue. Worth it though.
Very simple but very good Indian food. Don't be put off by the inside. The food is great.
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Kebab Mahal
7 Nicolson Square
40 abantu bendawo batusa
Very simple but very good Indian food. Don't be put off by the inside. The food is great.
If you're looking for a vegan restaurant, this place is great.
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Seeds For The Soul Ltd
167 Bruntsfield Pl
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If you're looking for a vegan restaurant, this place is great.

Sightseeing

Love this - not many people know you can pay to go up the inside of one of the legs. A crazy spiral stair case where you squeeze passed people. Fantastic view. Fully recommend.
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Love this - not many people know you can pay to go up the inside of one of the legs. A crazy spiral stair case where you squeeze passed people. Fantastic view. Fully recommend.
Holds the 'Shame of Edinburgh' - so called as we ran out of money building it waaaay back. Great view and a cool place to walk about. Also a classy restaurant up here but booking required.
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I-Calton Hill
Calton Hill
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Holds the 'Shame of Edinburgh' - so called as we ran out of money building it waaaay back. Great view and a cool place to walk about. Also a classy restaurant up here but booking required.
A must hike up. Only about 30 mins walk from my place and then about 30 mins to the top. Great views and likely great amounts of wind!
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I-Arthur's Seat
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A must hike up. Only about 30 mins walk from my place and then about 30 mins to the top. Great views and likely great amounts of wind!
Lovely little farmers market. You can walk down the water of leith from my place and pop out there for some snacks and then walk back up through the city
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Saunders Street
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Lovely little farmers market. You can walk down the water of leith from my place and pop out there for some snacks and then walk back up through the city
Search for this and you'll find the closest entrance to my place about a 15 to 20 minute walk away. Then you can walk it down to Stockbridge, or all the way down to Leith. Well worth it.
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Water of Leith
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Search for this and you'll find the closest entrance to my place about a 15 to 20 minute walk away. Then you can walk it down to Stockbridge, or all the way down to Leith. Well worth it.

Neighborhoods

This is a great area for food and drinks. Great little shops and cafes and nice to walk around. Down the hill slightly is an amazing cheese mongers! IJ Mellis - check it out if you like cheese!
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Bruntsfield
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This is a great area for food and drinks. Great little shops and cafes and nice to walk around. Down the hill slightly is an amazing cheese mongers! IJ Mellis - check it out if you like cheese!

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Edinburgh is a safe city

I sometimes forget that some people have come from places where it maybe isn't so safe to walk around at night. Edinburgh is not like that. In all my time here, I've never seen anything bad happen. People are really chilled out and it's safe to walk around at night without worry.
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Buses are great here

Buses are super frequent and on the main buses (lothian) you can pay with your credit card (if you have contactless). Otherwise, you'll need the exact change. One way is around £1.60 and a day ticket for as much travel as you want is around £4.00