Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Tom Kitchen's Michelin Starred fabulous restaurant. Don't miss it. Great value lunches
278 locals recommend
The Kitchin
278 locals recommend
Tom Kitchen's Michelin Starred fabulous restaurant. Don't miss it. Great value lunches
Outstanding Michelin starred restaurant. The best local produce superbly cooked and with great service. Excellent value lunches
155 locals recommend
Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 Shore
155 locals recommend
Outstanding Michelin starred restaurant. The best local produce superbly cooked and with great service. Excellent value lunches
Charming pub with excellent restaurant. Great bar food and a warm welcome.
275 locals recommend
The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
275 locals recommend
Charming pub with excellent restaurant. Great bar food and a warm welcome.
Warm comfortable pub with lovely fires in winter. Great pub food including local seafood. Cullen Skink is outstanding.
203 locals recommend
Teuchters Landing
1c Dock Pl
203 locals recommend
Warm comfortable pub with lovely fires in winter. Great pub food including local seafood. Cullen Skink is outstanding.
Trendy dog friendly Bistro serving some excellent French inspired food
66 locals recommend
Café Tartine
72 Commercial St
66 locals recommend
Trendy dog friendly Bistro serving some excellent French inspired food
Lovely Traditional Italian Restaurant with authentic food and great service
12 locals recommend
Giuliano's On The Shore
1 Commercial Street
12 locals recommend
Lovely Traditional Italian Restaurant with authentic food and great service
Great breakfasts and even better afternoon tea and cakes in this busy award winning bakery/cafe
205 locals recommend
Mimi's Bakehouse
63 Shore
205 locals recommend
Great breakfasts and even better afternoon tea and cakes in this busy award winning bakery/cafe
Another excellent French style Bistro with strong influences from Provence. Great value lunch menu.
9 locals recommend
Bistro Provence
88 Commercial Street
9 locals recommend
Another excellent French style Bistro with strong influences from Provence. Great value lunch menu.
A unique and highly though of pub/restaurant with some truly amazing stained glass and local memorabilia. Great brunch menu.
199 locals recommend
Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
199 locals recommend
A unique and highly though of pub/restaurant with some truly amazing stained glass and local memorabilia. Great brunch menu.
Upmarket Gastro Pub serving local seafood and much else. The Seafood platters ( e.g. Fruit de Mer Royale) are truly amazing and the Lobster, Oysters and Mussels are excellent
159 locals recommend
The Ship On The Shore
Shore
159 locals recommend
Upmarket Gastro Pub serving local seafood and much else. The Seafood platters ( e.g. Fruit de Mer Royale) are truly amazing and the Lobster, Oysters and Mussels are excellent
The Roseleaf is an institution and a small but delightful gastro pub serving excellent food. Charming owners and staff, great cocktails and good selection of beers. Popular for boozy tea parties and the ladies can borrow from a huge selection of hats to look the part. Great brunch menu till 5pm. Reservations probably essential.
281 locals recommend
Roseleaf bar cafe
23-24 Sandport Place
281 locals recommend
The Roseleaf is an institution and a small but delightful gastro pub serving excellent food. Charming owners and staff, great cocktails and good selection of beers. Popular for boozy tea parties and the ladies can borrow from a huge selection of hats to look the part. Great brunch menu till 5pm. Reservations probably essential.
“Delightful Bar/Restaurant/Coffee Shop with warm attentive service and some really good food”
84 locals recommend
The Granary
32-34 Shore
84 locals recommend
“Delightful Bar/Restaurant/Coffee Shop with warm attentive service and some really good food”
The Chez Mal Brasserie has been recently refurbished to a high standard resulting in a stylish and comfortable environment. Popular for Sunday lunch. Some good value fixed price menus (£19.95 for 2 courses) and a lovely afternoon tea menu.
Malmaison Brasserie
1 Tower Pl
The Chez Mal Brasserie has been recently refurbished to a high standard resulting in a stylish and comfortable environment. Popular for Sunday lunch. Some good value fixed price menus (£19.95 for 2 courses) and a lovely afternoon tea menu.
No personal experience yet but highly thought of with good reviews. So close you'll be home in two minutes.
Agoon Pani Restaurant
87-91 Henderson Street
No personal experience yet but highly thought of with good reviews. So close you'll be home in two minutes.
Gets good Trip Adviser reviews but our one personal experience would be more circumspect. No better than mediocre but maybe we hit a bad night.
13 locals recommend
Mintleaf
28 Bernard St
13 locals recommend
Gets good Trip Adviser reviews but our one personal experience would be more circumspect. No better than mediocre but maybe we hit a bad night.
Charming family run Italian Restaurant with three generations producing some authentic but innovative food with a strong Italian influence. Small warm and intimate, the atmosphere is delightful. A little gem hidden away and minutes from your front door. Well worth a visit.
37 locals recommend
Domenico's
30 Sandport St
37 locals recommend
Charming family run Italian Restaurant with three generations producing some authentic but innovative food with a strong Italian influence. Small warm and intimate, the atmosphere is delightful. A little gem hidden away and minutes from your front door. Well worth a visit.
A very large Asian restaurant with a multi ethnic cuisine. Gets very mixed reviews
14 locals recommend
Britannia Spice
150 Commercial St
14 locals recommend
A very large Asian restaurant with a multi ethnic cuisine. Gets very mixed reviews

Essentials

An extensive M&S Simply Food provides all you grocery needs
9 locals recommend
Marks & Spencer OCEAN TERMINAL SIMPLY FOOD
Unit 3 Ocean Drive
9 locals recommend
An extensive M&S Simply Food provides all you grocery needs
Your nearest small supermarket for all the essentials and more
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
Your nearest small supermarket for all the essentials and more

Arts & Culture

A multi screen cinema on your doorstep
82 locals recommend
Vue
98 Ocean Dr
82 locals recommend
A multi screen cinema on your doorstep
The library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, offers visitors computer access, a for-hire community room, public exhibition space, a knitting group and a weekly children's crafts class/workshop
Leith Public Library
28-30 Ferry Rd
The library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, offers visitors computer access, a for-hire community room, public exhibition space, a knitting group and a weekly children's crafts class/workshop

Entertainment & Activities

“Well organised trips (with audio guide) around this fascinating ship give a unique glimpse on the life of the British Royal Family. A great experience. ”
630 locals recommend
Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean Drive
630 locals recommend
“Well organised trips (with audio guide) around this fascinating ship give a unique glimpse on the life of the British Royal Family. A great experience. ”

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent pub food in a warm relaxing atmosphere and very good value. Under new management since May 2016 but should still be worth a visit.
144 locals recommend
The King's Wark
36 Shore
144 locals recommend
Excellent pub food in a warm relaxing atmosphere and very good value. Under new management since May 2016 but should still be worth a visit.
A tiny very cosy welcoming dog-friendly pub with great atmosphere, good beers and some interesting grub including the famous Friday Pie. Music Sunday nights.
32 locals recommend
The Carriers Quarters
42 Bernard St
32 locals recommend
A tiny very cosy welcoming dog-friendly pub with great atmosphere, good beers and some interesting grub including the famous Friday Pie. Music Sunday nights.

Shopping

Need some flowers. This is a charming local florist producing wonderful bouquets.
Petals By The Shore
57 Bernard St
Need some flowers. This is a charming local florist producing wonderful bouquets.

Parks & Nature

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in 1670 as a physic garden. It is now a world-renowned centre for plant science, horticulture and education and extends over four Gardens (Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck and Logan) boasting a rich living collection of plants. The Edinburgh gardens cover over 70 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds which provide a tranquil haven less than two miles from the apartment Open daily (March to Sept) 10am – 6pm, (Feb & Oct) 10am – 5pm, (Nov to Jan) 10am -4pm. Closed 25 December and 1st January Garden entry FREE with a charge for Glasshouses
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in 1670 as a physic garden. It is now a world-renowned centre for plant science, horticulture and education and extends over four Gardens (Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck and Logan) boasting a rich living collection of plants. The Edinburgh gardens cover over 70 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds which provide a tranquil haven less than two miles from the apartment Open daily (March to Sept) 10am – 6pm, (Feb & Oct) 10am – 5pm, (Nov to Jan) 10am -4pm. Closed 25 December and 1st January Garden entry FREE with a charge for Glasshouses