Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
A great local bar that serves good drinks in a fun atmosphere.
44 locals recommend
The Earl of Marchmont
22 Marchmont Cres
A great local bar that serves good drinks in a fun atmosphere.
Food Scene
Bar-restaurant furnished in dark wood serving full Scottish breakfast, soups and global main dishes.
26 locals recommend
No. 1 The Grange
1 Grange RdBar-restaurant furnished in dark wood serving full Scottish breakfast, soups and global main dishes.
The Mockingbird
72-74 Newington RdFriendly bar and restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere.
Scottish/Mediterranean cuisine in a relaxed restaurant run by a married couple, with a bistro vibe.
Hewats of Edinburgh
12 Teviot PlScottish/Mediterranean cuisine in a relaxed restaurant run by a married couple, with a bistro vibe.
Intimate venue with a Turkish menu featuring hot and cold meze and charcoal-grilled meat and fish
40 locals recommend
Hanedan
41 W Preston StIntimate venue with a Turkish menu featuring hot and cold meze and charcoal-grilled meat and fish
Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food
1 Leven StAmazing byob Indian in Tollcross.
South-west cuisine with Tex-Mex flavours in high-energy, hip hangout. Lunch burrito and drink deals.
30 locals recommend
Illegal Jack's
44-45 St Patrick SquareSouth-west cuisine with Tex-Mex flavours in high-energy, hip hangout. Lunch burrito and drink deals.
This little cafe on the corner of Livingstone Place (on the meadows end) is super convenient and seriously good for breakfast and lunch. They do some very exciting flavoured hot chocolates and the pastrami rye sandwiches are the best you’ll find outside of NYC.
75 locals recommend
Victor Hugo Deli
26/27 Melville Terrace This little cafe on the corner of Livingstone Place (on the meadows end) is super convenient and seriously good for breakfast and lunch. They do some very exciting flavoured hot chocolates and the pastrami rye sandwiches are the best you’ll find outside of NYC.
Sightseeing
Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillArts & Culture
The National Museum of Scotland is a free museum detailing the history of Scotland and the wider world with activities for all ages, great for a rainy day.
1378 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland is a free museum detailing the history of Scotland and the wider world with activities for all ages, great for a rainy day.
Everything Else
A museum like no other, worth a visit if you are not scared easily of things in jars.
114 locals recommend
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Nicolson StreetA museum like no other, worth a visit if you are not scared easily of things in jars.