Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
Best folk music session on a Sunday afternoon from 2pm. Be sure to get there before to get a seat and if you want to eat.
41 locals recommend
Dalriada
Best folk music session on a Sunday afternoon from 2pm. Be sure to get there before to get a seat and if you want to eat.
The Shore Restaurant
1 ShoreGreat food and cocktails, low key but cool atmosphere.
Food Scene
The Beach House
57 Bath StGreat cafe serving homemade food and drinks, ever popular.
Everything Else
25 metre swimming pool, trurkish baths and gym. Super reasonable prices.
42 locals recommend
Portobello Swim Centre
57 The Promenade25 metre swimming pool, trurkish baths and gym. Super reasonable prices.
Earthy Portobello
19 Windsor PlaceOrganic food store, its a bit pricey but the breads are great.
Essentials
Award winning and arguably best butchers in Edinburgh - do not miss it if you are having a BBQ.
11 locals recommend
Findlays Of Portobello
116 Portobello High StAward winning and arguably best butchers in Edinburgh - do not miss it if you are having a BBQ.
Sightseeing
Just about everyone’s favourite attraction in Edinburgh. It really is a must see. You wont be disappointed.
1961 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillJust about everyone’s favourite attraction in Edinburgh. It really is a must see. You wont be disappointed.
A bit of hidden gem. 4 floors of games, toys, and action figures. Lots of hands on fun for kids of all ages.
79 locals recommend
Museum of Childhood
42 High StA bit of hidden gem. 4 floors of games, toys, and action figures. Lots of hands on fun for kids of all ages.
Its great, engaging, interactive, new, fun and educational. An interactive museum with films and presentations.
303 locals recommend
Dynamic Earth
Holyrood RoadIts great, engaging, interactive, new, fun and educational. An interactive museum with films and presentations.
The Real Mary King’s Close is buried deep beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The city’s deepest secret; a warren of hidden streets that has remained frozen in time since the 17th Century.
For years, the hidden Closes of Old Town Edinburgh have been shrouded in myths and mysteries, with blood curdling tales of ghosts and murders, and of plague victims being walled up and left to die.
373 locals recommend
The Real Mary King's Close
2 High StThe Real Mary King’s Close is buried deep beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The city’s deepest secret; a warren of hidden streets that has remained frozen in time since the 17th Century.
For years, the hidden Closes of Old Town Edinburgh have been shrouded in myths and mysteries, with blood curdling tales of ghosts and murders, and of plague victims being walled up and left to die.
Arts & Culture
Hands on fun for kids. Loads of Scottish history for the adults. Good cafes and usually high quality visiting exhibits - Lego just now :-) and It's FREE!
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
Hands on fun for kids. Loads of Scottish history for the adults. Good cafes and usually high quality visiting exhibits - Lego just now :-) and It's FREE!
Edinburgh is home to three of the National Galleries of Scotland: the National Gallery on the Mound, the Portrait Gallery on Queen Street and the Gallery of Modern Art on Belford Road. Offering a mixture of permanent art collections and exciting visiting exhibitions, a visit to the galleries is a great day out for art lovers.
1010 locals recommend
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdEdinburgh is home to three of the National Galleries of Scotland: the National Gallery on the Mound, the Portrait Gallery on Queen Street and the Gallery of Modern Art on Belford Road. Offering a mixture of permanent art collections and exciting visiting exhibitions, a visit to the galleries is a great day out for art lovers.
Parks & Nature
Enjoy a gentle stroll through Edinburgh’s stunning botanic gardens and enjoy the sights, sounds and scents throughout the changing seasons. Have a stroll through the charming outdoor gardens, or journey through a warmer climate and discover exotic plants in the Glasshouse.
Visitors can also enjoy a light bite in the gardens restaurant, cafeteria or coffee shop and purchase plants and gifts in the modern gift shop. A top tourist attraction for all ages.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceEnjoy a gentle stroll through Edinburgh’s stunning botanic gardens and enjoy the sights, sounds and scents throughout the changing seasons. Have a stroll through the charming outdoor gardens, or journey through a warmer climate and discover exotic plants in the Glasshouse.
Visitors can also enjoy a light bite in the gardens restaurant, cafeteria or coffee shop and purchase plants and gifts in the modern gift shop. A top tourist attraction for all ages.