Guidebook for Edinburgh

Naomi
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Drinks & Nightlife

My favourite Swedish owned funky little atmospheric bar and it's just a few minutes walk from my front door!
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Abode Bar
229 Leith Walk
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My favourite Swedish owned funky little atmospheric bar and it's just a few minutes walk from my front door!
Edinburghs smallest pub. Good cheap Scottish grub on the fabulous little staircase alleyway of Fleshmarkets Close en-route from here to the Royal Mile.
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Halfway House
24 Fleshmarket Cl
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Edinburghs smallest pub. Good cheap Scottish grub on the fabulous little staircase alleyway of Fleshmarkets Close en-route from here to the Royal Mile.
Good reasonable priced Scottish food on the shores of Leith. Stovies with oatcakes and a large selection of ales. Can sit outside on a warm day on the bridge over the water too.
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Teuchters Landing
1c Dock Pl
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Good reasonable priced Scottish food on the shores of Leith. Stovies with oatcakes and a large selection of ales. Can sit outside on a warm day on the bridge over the water too.
Loads of craft beer & ales, & best value burgers in town. It's a pleasant 45-50 min walk up Easter Rd, past Queens park, Royal Palace, then up Holyrood Rd. Or bus no 35 up Royal Mile to Jeffrey St.
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The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood Rd
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Loads of craft beer & ales, & best value burgers in town. It's a pleasant 45-50 min walk up Easter Rd, past Queens park, Royal Palace, then up Holyrood Rd. Or bus no 35 up Royal Mile to Jeffrey St.
Cool newer cocktail bar tucked away on Advocates Close, off the royal Mile. Same owners as the fab Bon Vivant on Thistle St.
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The Devil's Advocate
9 Advocate's Cl
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Cool newer cocktail bar tucked away on Advocates Close, off the royal Mile. Same owners as the fab Bon Vivant on Thistle St.
Great priced bloody Mary's 5 just 5 mins away!! Live music on last Tuesday night of the month with my great friend 'Lewis Gibson and the Midas Touch'!! Also reasonable priced food.
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Brass Monkey Leith
362 Leith Walk
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Great priced bloody Mary's 5 just 5 mins away!! Live music on last Tuesday night of the month with my great friend 'Lewis Gibson and the Midas Touch'!! Also reasonable priced food.
Nice Swedish owned bar in Queens Park beside the Parliament.
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Hemma
75 Holyrood Rd
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Nice Swedish owned bar in Queens Park beside the Parliament.
Large comfortable bar with good atmosphere, always busy at the weekends and usually during the week. Popular with locals but be warned ... drinks ain't cheap here!! Good food though :)
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Joseph Pearce
23 Elm Row
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Large comfortable bar with good atmosphere, always busy at the weekends and usually during the week. Popular with locals but be warned ... drinks ain't cheap here!! Good food though :)
Live music on many nights of the week here.
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The Jazz Bar
1a Chambers St
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Live music on many nights of the week here.
Lovely old Scottish building with high ceilings and good food served here too.
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Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
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Lovely old Scottish building with high ceilings and good food served here too.
I worked here 16 years ago!! It's a lovely walk East along Portobello Beach and has a nice beer garden on the beach you can drink outside if it's sunny. Live music every Sunday afternoon around 3pm
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Dalriada
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I worked here 16 years ago!! It's a lovely walk East along Portobello Beach and has a nice beer garden on the beach you can drink outside if it's sunny. Live music every Sunday afternoon around 3pm
Live music here every Thursday night with my great friend 'Lewis Gibson and the Midas Touch'!! :)
Rose & Crown
170 Rose St
Live music here every Thursday night with my great friend 'Lewis Gibson and the Midas Touch'!! :)

Food Scene

My fav Spanish Bar. A 5 minute walk from my door. This place opened last July and i have been a regular there for the tapas including blue cheese croquettes and pickled anchovies!
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Serrano & Manchego
297 Leith Walk
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My fav Spanish Bar. A 5 minute walk from my door. This place opened last July and i have been a regular there for the tapas including blue cheese croquettes and pickled anchovies!
Great breakfast here and good food and at reasonable prices. It's also one of the oldest (if not the oldest) pubs in Leith.
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The King's Wark
36 Shore
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Great breakfast here and good food and at reasonable prices. It's also one of the oldest (if not the oldest) pubs in Leith.
If you want to experience top cuisine then Martin Wishart will be for you. 20 mins walk from here.
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Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 Shore
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If you want to experience top cuisine then Martin Wishart will be for you. 20 mins walk from here.
I really like the ambience of this newer cafe near the shore. Friendly staff too.
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Michael's Steak and Seafood Bar
15-19 Jeffrey St
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I really like the ambience of this newer cafe near the shore. Friendly staff too.
Theee *best* coffee at the best price and served with the best Scottish banter!!! Cheapest Scottish breakfast in the whole of leith too i'd say. Also kid friendly.
Abbeyhill Electrical Services Ltd.
9 E Norton Pl
Theee *best* coffee at the best price and served with the best Scottish banter!!! Cheapest Scottish breakfast in the whole of leith too i'd say. Also kid friendly.
Fantastic Portuguese pastries in Leith!
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Casa Amiga
32A Leith Walk
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Fantastic Portuguese pastries in Leith!
Fantastic falafels here are just a couple of minutes away from my home!
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Area C Coffeehouse
239 Leith Walk
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Fantastic falafels here are just a couple of minutes away from my home!
Really cool place with high quality food at reasonable prices. Nice to sit outside when sunny.
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Cafe Marlayne
13 Antigua Street
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Really cool place with high quality food at reasonable prices. Nice to sit outside when sunny.
If you want a fancy restaurant near the castle then this is where to go. Need to book before.
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The Witchery by the Castle
352 Castlehill
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If you want a fancy restaurant near the castle then this is where to go. Need to book before.
Fab restaurant with small Scottish bites at and £1.5/£2 or £4.5/£6 for “normal “size, allowing people to pick and choose tapas style. Also another restaurant in Stockbridge
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The Bon Vivant's Companion
51 Thistle St
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Fab restaurant with small Scottish bites at and £1.5/£2 or £4.5/£6 for “normal “size, allowing people to pick and choose tapas style. Also another restaurant in Stockbridge
Great view of Porty Beach because you are right on the beach! Get food, drink or coffees here.
Esplanade Terrace
Esplanade Terrace
Great view of Porty Beach because you are right on the beach! Get food, drink or coffees here.

Sightseeing

The stunning Arthurs seat is just a 25 min walk away.
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Arthur's Seat
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The stunning Arthurs seat is just a 25 min walk away.
Head along to book a free tour of our fantastic Scottish Parliament building
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Scottish Parliament Building
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Head along to book a free tour of our fantastic Scottish Parliament building
Because it's where i grew up and is a lovely Scottish beach! (even when the sun is not out) get the number 49 bus from Leith Walk at Orchardfiled or the 26 from London Road (at the top of Leith Walk)
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Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
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Because it's where i grew up and is a lovely Scottish beach! (even when the sun is not out) get the number 49 bus from Leith Walk at Orchardfiled or the 26 from London Road (at the top of Leith Walk)
It's a must obviously!! Get the 35 nearly the whole way if you don't want to walk :)
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Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill
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It's a must obviously!! Get the 35 nearly the whole way if you don't want to walk :)
Lots of beautiful walks along the coastline here.
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East Lothian
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Lots of beautiful walks along the coastline here.
Lots of beautiful walks to be had in Fife!
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Fife
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Lots of beautiful walks to be had in Fife!
The gateway to the highlands is just a 90 minute drive away ... and it is beautiful!
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Perth and Kinross
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The gateway to the highlands is just a 90 minute drive away ... and it is beautiful!

Essentials

Best local fresh fruit and veg. (Tattie is the Scottish word for potato!)
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Tattie Shaws
35 Elm Row
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Best local fresh fruit and veg. (Tattie is the Scottish word for potato!)
The best 'fairly big' local store for groceries, including fresh fruit, veg and bigger selection of convenience foods.
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Scotmid
236 Gorgie Rd
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The best 'fairly big' local store for groceries, including fresh fruit, veg and bigger selection of convenience foods.
A bigger, good local store for groceries (if walking down Easter Road).
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Scotmid Co-operative
112-120 Easter Rd
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A bigger, good local store for groceries (if walking down Easter Road).

Arts & Culture

Stockbridge market every Sunday 10am has some lovely locally made products.
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Stockbridge
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Stockbridge market every Sunday 10am has some lovely locally made products.
Art, coffees, vintage sales and 'Forrest Yoga' with my good friend Janet!
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Out Of The Blue Drill Hall
36 Dalmeny St
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Art, coffees, vintage sales and 'Forrest Yoga' with my good friend Janet!
Two cinemas are within 20 mins walk from here.
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Omni Centre
Greenside Row
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Two cinemas are within 20 mins walk from here.
Beautiful old cinema showing classics
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Filmhouse
88 Lothian Rd
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Beautiful old cinema showing classics
A very popular bar/ outside courtyard in the Festival especially when the sun is out. Lots of performances here - you can often pick up free shows here :)
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Pleasance
60 Pleasance
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A very popular bar/ outside courtyard in the Festival especially when the sun is out. Lots of performances here - you can often pick up free shows here :)

Everything Else

Get a picnic and sit outside if the sun is out, with the stunning view of Edin Castle - you are allowed to drink outside in Edinburgh! :)
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Princes Street
Princes Street
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Get a picnic and sit outside if the sun is out, with the stunning view of Edin Castle - you are allowed to drink outside in Edinburgh! :)