Sean & Nicola's Guidebook
Food & Drink
Salt Café & Bar
54-56 Morningside RdGood spot for anything; breakfast, lunch or dinner.
East Pizzas
7 Commercial StGreat pizza for sit and or take-away.
Nice cosy restaurant serving excellent Japanese food.
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Harajuku Kitchen - Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
10 Gillespie PlNice cosy restaurant serving excellent Japanese food.
Great for vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters alike with great views and lovely light in the evenings.
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The Outsider Restaurant
15-16 George IV BridgeGreat for vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters alike with great views and lovely light in the evenings.
Proper delicious Indian food and always at a reasonable price.
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Mother India's Cafe
3-5 Infirmary StProper delicious Indian food and always at a reasonable price.
Stunning views across the city, although a pricier dining experience. The Gardener's Cottage offer an excellent range of locally sourced seasonal ingredients to make amazing set courses for brunch, lunch and dinner.
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The Lookout by Gardener's Cottage
38 Calton HillStunning views across the city, although a pricier dining experience. The Gardener's Cottage offer an excellent range of locally sourced seasonal ingredients to make amazing set courses for brunch, lunch and dinner.
The most local of the local pubs and the best! Directly opposite the flat this is a family and dog friendly pub which offers bar food and a relaxed atmosphere.
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The Hermitage Bar
1-5 Comiston RoadThe most local of the local pubs and the best! Directly opposite the flat this is a family and dog friendly pub which offers bar food and a relaxed atmosphere.
This place has been around since my parents lived here in the 1970s! And I dont think its changed much either. Well worth a visit for a drink.
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Canny Mans
237 Morningside RdThis place has been around since my parents lived here in the 1970s! And I dont think its changed much either. Well worth a visit for a drink.
It's right downstairs and it sells amazingly hipster-licious coffees, pastries and treats.
Twelve Triangles
414 Morningside RoadIt's right downstairs and it sells amazingly hipster-licious coffees, pastries and treats.
Nicola and I haven't been here ourselves but so many of our guests have recommended it - locally sourced produce in an ever changing menu.
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LeftField
12 Barclay TerraceNicola and I haven't been here ourselves but so many of our guests have recommended it - locally sourced produce in an ever changing menu.
Vegetarian and vegan fast food for breakfast lunch or snacks - it's less than 2 minutes walk from the flat and always open.
Hummus
366 Morningside RoadVegetarian and vegan fast food for breakfast lunch or snacks - it's less than 2 minutes walk from the flat and always open.
Artisan bakery - specialises in bread but also has pastries and cakes.
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Bakery Andante
352 Morningside RdArtisan bakery - specialises in bread but also has pastries and cakes.
La'Telve
163-165 Morningside RoadCafe and bakery serving fancy tasty cakes.
Matto Pizza
370 Morningside RoadLocal pizza place; dine in, takeaway or by the slice.
Walks
A bit of a hidden wilderness with lots of woodland, hills and great for dogs as it is tucked away. Best to walk up Braid Rd and enter at the Lodge Cafe, which is also a great spot for a coffee and some cake.
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Hermitage of Braid
69 Hermitage of BraidA bit of a hidden wilderness with lots of woodland, hills and great for dogs as it is tucked away. Best to walk up Braid Rd and enter at the Lodge Cafe, which is also a great spot for a coffee and some cake.
This is a big rolling grassland and wooded park adjoined to the Hemitage with great views back across the city. Great for dogs, a run, a walk, or even to just go to the pond to feed the ducks.
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Blackford Hill and Pond
4 Charterhall RdThis is a big rolling grassland and wooded park adjoined to the Hemitage with great views back across the city. Great for dogs, a run, a walk, or even to just go to the pond to feed the ducks.
The site of an old house, converted into a college campus and now converted yet again to housing, it has the old orchard overlooking the city as well as some woodland walks, and a duck pond.
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Craiglockhart Hill
The site of an old house, converted into a college campus and now converted yet again to housing, it has the old orchard overlooking the city as well as some woodland walks, and a duck pond.
A great park; always very sunny and spacious with the Braid burn flowing through the middle. A good start off a walk up to the Pentlands as there is a path that joins all the way up to Swanston Village.
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Braidburn Valley Park
1 Greenbank CresA great park; always very sunny and spacious with the Braid burn flowing through the middle. A good start off a walk up to the Pentlands as there is a path that joins all the way up to Swanston Village.
This huge park within the heart of the city not only offers a real wilderness but from the top of the peak, and even from Salisbury Crags the views of Edinburgh are unbeatable. A bit further from the flat so you can jump on the no. 5 bus and get off at the Commonwealt Pool, or you can walk through the Grange away from busy roads.
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Arthur's Seat
This huge park within the heart of the city not only offers a real wilderness but from the top of the peak, and even from Salisbury Crags the views of Edinburgh are unbeatable. A bit further from the flat so you can jump on the no. 5 bus and get off at the Commonwealt Pool, or you can walk through the Grange away from busy roads.
This walk cuts through Georgian Edinburgh and is continuous from Balerno to the sea. Maybe try the 36 bus and explore Stockbridge before wandering back up the river towards Dean Bridge.
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Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith WalkwayThis walk cuts through Georgian Edinburgh and is continuous from Balerno to the sea. Maybe try the 36 bus and explore Stockbridge before wandering back up the river towards Dean Bridge.
Culture
Great independent gallery with an amazing history of exhibitions right in the city centre.
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Fruitmarket Gallery
45 Market StGreat independent gallery with an amazing history of exhibitions right in the city centre.
ESW is the creation of Sutherland Hussey Architects (which is Sean's practice!) and hosts a collection of galleries, workshops for artists and a great cafe. It's on the cycle path network, which joins to other greenways such as the Water of Leith Walkway. It's also featured in the design section of Edinburgh's Wallpaper Guide!
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Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
21 HawthornvaleESW is the creation of Sutherland Hussey Architects (which is Sean's practice!) and hosts a collection of galleries, workshops for artists and a great cafe. It's on the cycle path network, which joins to other greenways such as the Water of Leith Walkway. It's also featured in the design section of Edinburgh's Wallpaper Guide!
The museum hosts Scotland's national collection and after it's extension by Scottish Architects Benson & Forsyth it's a joy to visit. One half is a typical Victorian grand salle with the chambers accessed around the galleries, the newer half an experiential journey through a series of amazing spaces to the roof terrace.
A great visit regardless of whether you are interested in architecture or history - head for the roof terrace.
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National Museum of Scotland
The museum hosts Scotland's national collection and after it's extension by Scottish Architects Benson & Forsyth it's a joy to visit. One half is a typical Victorian grand salle with the chambers accessed around the galleries, the newer half an experiential journey through a series of amazing spaces to the roof terrace.
A great visit regardless of whether you are interested in architecture or history - head for the roof terrace.
Day Trips
Just a short bus ride from the city takes you to a bespoke landscape of art installations and sculpture, set in the grounds of a country house. Cafe and restaurant are excellent as well.
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Jupiter Artland
Just a short bus ride from the city takes you to a bespoke landscape of art installations and sculpture, set in the grounds of a country house. Cafe and restaurant are excellent as well.
A grand country house and gardens, with a great garden centre on the edge beside the main road. Best accessed via car but can be reached by bus from the city.
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Hopetoun House
A grand country house and gardens, with a great garden centre on the edge beside the main road. Best accessed via car but can be reached by bus from the city.
Gullane beach is a great walk - you can join the John Muir way and walk towards North Berwick or back towards Preston Pans. The Bonnie Badger on the main street is an excellent stop for lunch.
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Gullane Beach
Marine TerraceGullane beach is a great walk - you can join the John Muir way and walk towards North Berwick or back towards Preston Pans. The Bonnie Badger on the main street is an excellent stop for lunch.