Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
Good bar lunches and a quiet bar, with a traditional feel to it.
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Royal Ettrick Hotel
13 Ettrick RoadGood bar lunches and a quiet bar, with a traditional feel to it.
Canny Mans
237 Morningside RdIf you like bars with character, this is the place to go!
Good atmosphere and live music most weekend nights. Also serve hearty gastro-pub food.
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The Golf Tavern
30 - 31 Wright's HousesGood atmosphere and live music most weekend nights. Also serve hearty gastro-pub food.
Bennets Bar
8 Leven StA traditional Scottish bar with a long history in Edinburgh.
If you like Scottish music and dancing, give this place a try. There's a ceilidh here every Friday and Saturday night and they also do meal packages.
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Ghillie Dhu
1A Rutland StreetIf you like Scottish music and dancing, give this place a try. There's a ceilidh here every Friday and Saturday night and they also do meal packages.
A favourite bar of ours in town. It's easy to miss as it's situated in the basement so look out for it.
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The Village
16 S Fort StA favourite bar of ours in town. It's easy to miss as it's situated in the basement so look out for it.
Food Scene
Great restaurant serving good gastro-pub type food at reasonable prices. Also good for Sunday brunch!
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Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlGreat restaurant serving good gastro-pub type food at reasonable prices. Also good for Sunday brunch!
Best ice-cream in Edinburgh. They also have a small cafe for light-bites and coffee. Their ice-cream is highly recommended!
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S Luca
16 Morningside RdBest ice-cream in Edinburgh. They also have a small cafe for light-bites and coffee. Their ice-cream is highly recommended!
If you fancy a coffee, or a takeaway sandwich, bobby's offers good quality food at reasonable prices.
Bobby's Sandwich Bar
4 GreyfriarsIf you fancy a coffee, or a takeaway sandwich, bobby's offers good quality food at reasonable prices.
Go for a coffee in the famous Elephant House, where JK Rowling wrote part of the famous Harry Potter series.
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The Elephant House
21 George IV BridgeGo for a coffee in the famous Elephant House, where JK Rowling wrote part of the famous Harry Potter series.
Great Thai fusion restaurant. The Bangkok Bar which is part of the restaurant (accessed from Broughton St) does fantastic cocktails.
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Port of Siam - In the New Town
1 Barony StGreat Thai fusion restaurant. The Bangkok Bar which is part of the restaurant (accessed from Broughton St) does fantastic cocktails.
Nepalese restaurant, cheap (if your on a budget) and does good set meals for lunch 7 days a week. Lunch service ends at 2pm however.
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The Gurkha
128 Morningside RoadNepalese restaurant, cheap (if your on a budget) and does good set meals for lunch 7 days a week. Lunch service ends at 2pm however.
Delta
27 Roseburn TerraceIndian takeaway restaurant, very good.
Essentials
Closest ATM to the house, 1 minute walk from the house. Also has a shop with lottery and off-licence. Open 7 days until 10pm.
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ATM
158 CausewaysideClosest ATM to the house, 1 minute walk from the house. Also has a shop with lottery and off-licence. Open 7 days until 10pm.
Deli and grocery shop - less than 5 minutes walk from the house.
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Margiotta Polwarth
1 Polwarth GardensDeli and grocery shop - less than 5 minutes walk from the house.
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkLocal Tesco.
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkTesco Express store
Everything Else
Lovely city park with access to the Union Canal, very close to the house if you fancy a walk.
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Harrison Park
42 Harrison GardensLovely city park with access to the Union Canal, very close to the house if you fancy a walk.
Very good chinese takeaway - order through justest.co.uk and they will deliver to our home.
Taste Of China
175-177 Gilmore PlVery good chinese takeaway - order through justest.co.uk and they will deliver to our home.
Arts & Culture
Itheater kaKumkani
2 Leven Sthttp://www.edtheatres.com/kings for listings.
Large cinema complex (Cineworld), including IMAX with selection of restaurants and bars.
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Cineworld Cinema
130/3 Dundee StLarge cinema complex (Cineworld), including IMAX with selection of restaurants and bars.
Filmhouse
88 Lothian RdAlternative cinema.
A more traditional cinema - slightly more expensive but worth the money in my opinion, gold class cinemas have a choice of sofas and you get a pack of pringles crisps included with your ticket. Comfy!
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Dominion Cinema
Newbattle TerraceA more traditional cinema - slightly more expensive but worth the money in my opinion, gold class cinemas have a choice of sofas and you get a pack of pringles crisps included with your ticket. Comfy!
Sightseeing
The University of Edinburgh campus - a nice place to walk around. In the month of August George Square is host to a number of outdoor bars and events during the Edinburgh Festival.
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George Square
George SquareThe University of Edinburgh campus - a nice place to walk around. In the month of August George Square is host to a number of outdoor bars and events during the Edinburgh Festival.
Ikhethelo lase-Edinburgh
CastlehillFantastic, however it is quite expensive.
Free and worth a visit. The main hall has recently undergone a massive renovation.
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National Museum of Scotland
Free and worth a visit. The main hall has recently undergone a massive renovation.
Beautiful street to walk down, nothing else like it. Look out for the haunted night tours of Edinburgh - they are pretty scary, but worth it!
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Royal Mile
Beautiful street to walk down, nothing else like it. Look out for the haunted night tours of Edinburgh - they are pretty scary, but worth it!
I would say this is the most beautiful tribute to a writer in the world, but maybe that's just me?!
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Isivakalisi seScott
I would say this is the most beautiful tribute to a writer in the world, but maybe that's just me?!
If you want panoramic views of Edinburgh, it's worth the 5 minute hike up the hill! Beware, it is steep though.
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I-Calton Hill
Calton HillIf you want panoramic views of Edinburgh, it's worth the 5 minute hike up the hill! Beware, it is steep though.
Very nice area of Edinburgh, filled with lots of cafes, restaurants and boutique shops. Worth a visit.
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Stockbridge
Very nice area of Edinburgh, filled with lots of cafes, restaurants and boutique shops. Worth a visit.
Boutique shops and lots of restaurants, pubs and cafes to keep you amused. Take a walk down Morningside Road too if you like charity shops.
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Bruntsfield Place
Bruntsfield PlaceBoutique shops and lots of restaurants, pubs and cafes to keep you amused. Take a walk down Morningside Road too if you like charity shops.
Morningside - tonnes of cafes, restaurants and shops to be found here, especially charity shops.
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Morningside Road
Morningside RoadMorningside - tonnes of cafes, restaurants and shops to be found here, especially charity shops.
Izoo yase-Edinburgh
134 Corstorphine RdEdinburgh Zoo - home to the famous Pandas!
I-Arthur's Seat
Lovely place to go for a walk or a run.
Within walking distance from our home. On match dates you can hear the roars from our house.
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BT Murrayfield Stadium
Roseburn StreetWithin walking distance from our home. On match dates you can hear the roars from our house.
If you fancy a walk - the water of leith walkway takes you right down to Leith. You can access it from the Union Canal which is round the corner from our house. Feel free to ask us for directions!
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Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith WalkwayIf you fancy a walk - the water of leith walkway takes you right down to Leith. You can access it from the Union Canal which is round the corner from our house. Feel free to ask us for directions!