Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Great coffee and delicious food - two minutes from the flat. Lovely outdoor seating area for sunny days.
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Earthy Foods & Goods
Ratcliffe TerraceGreat coffee and delicious food - two minutes from the flat. Lovely outdoor seating area for sunny days.
Great place for an informal lunch - perhaps sustenance before climbing Arthur's Seat?
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Cafe Cassis
43-45 Salisbury RoadGreat place for an informal lunch - perhaps sustenance before climbing Arthur's Seat?
Best restaurant in town, in my opinion. Service is outstanding, food is simple and absolutely delicious. Also has a really nice bar attached if you want a drink and some nibbles.
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Blackfriars Restaurant and Bar
57-61 Blackfriars StBest restaurant in town, in my opinion. Service is outstanding, food is simple and absolutely delicious. Also has a really nice bar attached if you want a drink and some nibbles.
Super pizza and a great place to refuel on your way down to the Shore for drinks.
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La Favorita
331-325 Leith WalkSuper pizza and a great place to refuel on your way down to the Shore for drinks.
La Favorita Delivered Morningside
Best pizza delivery in town.
Not cheap, but worth it for a top-class dinner on a special occasion.
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TIMBERYARD
10 Lady Lawson StNot cheap, but worth it for a top-class dinner on a special occasion.
Burger Meats Bun
1 Forth StBest burgers in town?
Delicious, fast pizza served in a great atmosphere. Staff are awesome.
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Civerinos
49 Forrest RdDelicious, fast pizza served in a great atmosphere. Staff are awesome.
Rudi
30 Forrest RdVery good value sandwiches - no frills, but perfect for a quick take-away bite to eat.
Brew Lab Coffee
6-8 S College StBest coffee in town.
Super coffee stop on the way into town. Nice cakes and treats too.
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Cult Espresso
104 Buccleuch StSuper coffee stop on the way into town. Nice cakes and treats too.
Swedish coffee and lunch stop. Can be a bit pricey but coffee is super-good.
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Söderberg The Meadows
27 Simpson LoanSwedish coffee and lunch stop. Can be a bit pricey but coffee is super-good.
Wonderful Thai food served in a great atmosphere, quickly and cheaply. Cash only, though!
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TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot PlWonderful Thai food served in a great atmosphere, quickly and cheaply. Cash only, though!
Quirky Scottish restaurant. Fixed menu of ingredients (not dishes!) that change every month. A great experience.
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Aizle
38 Charlotte SquareQuirky Scottish restaurant. Fixed menu of ingredients (not dishes!) that change every month. A great experience.
South American/South African tapas restaurant. Really, really good.
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Indaba
3 Lochrin TerraceSouth American/South African tapas restaurant. Really, really good.
Passorn Thai
23a Brougham PlBest Thai in town. Not cheap, but worth every penny.
Coletti & Co
55 Lothian RdOne of the best lunch-stops in town - great, fresh food and lovely staff.
Café Marlayne
76 Thistle StGreat French restaurant. Another one on Antigua Street.
Cafe Marlayne
13 Antigua StreetGreat French restaurant. Another one on Thistle Street.
The Bon Vivant's Companion
51 Thistle StGreat bar/restaurant in the new town.
Really nice restaurant, perfect for a long lunch.
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The Outsider Restaurant
15-16 George IV BridgeReally nice restaurant, perfect for a long lunch.
S Luca
16 Morningside RdBest ice cream in town, really good coffee too.
Nice local Italian restaurant. Great lunch deals.
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Osteria del Tempo Perso
208 Bruntsfield PlNice local Italian restaurant. Great lunch deals.
Super restaurant. Excellent set menu options and some out of the ordinary dishes. Sister restaurant "The Apiary" also recommended.
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Three Birds
3-5 ViewforthSuper restaurant. Excellent set menu options and some out of the ordinary dishes. Sister restaurant "The Apiary" also recommended.
Fantastic coffee shop a stone's throw away from the flat. Great soup/sandwich offer at lunch and plenty of tasty cakes.
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August_21 Coffee House
89 CausewaysideFantastic coffee shop a stone's throw away from the flat. Great soup/sandwich offer at lunch and plenty of tasty cakes.
Lovely burgers and toasted sandwiches served in a great atmosphere. Good for before or after the theatre!
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Bread Meats Bread
90-92 Lothian RdLovely burgers and toasted sandwiches served in a great atmosphere. Good for before or after the theatre!
MILK
232 Morrison StGreat food, great coffee, great interior. Go to Milk!
Excellent, inventive menu and only a short stroll from the flat.
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Apiary
Newington RoadExcellent, inventive menu and only a short stroll from the flat.
Fantastic new pizza joint. Great (huge!) salads and good beer selection.
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Wildmanwood
27-29 Marshall StreetFantastic new pizza joint. Great (huge!) salads and good beer selection.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Southern Bar
22-26 S Clerk StExcellent craft beer selection and top-class burgers.
Super bar with very comfy sofas and some great cocktails.
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Under The Stairs
3A Merchant StSuper bar with very comfy sofas and some great cocktails.
Dragonfly
52 West PortOne of the best cocktail bars in town.
Another great cocktail bar with some really inventive drinks.
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Panda & Sons
79 Queen StAnother great cocktail bar with some really inventive drinks.
The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood RdSuper burgers and a huge beer selection.
Great local bar, handy for a trip down to the Botanic Gardens.
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The Other Place
2-4 Broughton RdGreat local bar, handy for a trip down to the Botanic Gardens.
Cross & Corner
1 CanonmillsNice bar, handy for Botanics.
Nice, airy bar. Great place to go with kids and handy for the Palace, Arthur's Seat and the Parliament.
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Hemma
75 Holyrood RdNice, airy bar. Great place to go with kids and handy for the Palace, Arthur's Seat and the Parliament.
Southpour
1-5 Newington RdNice local bar with good food and a buzzy atmosphere.
Great pub in the former vet school. Local beer brewed and local gin stilled here!
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The Royal Dick Bar
Great pub in the former vet school. Local beer brewed and local gin stilled here!
Sightseeing
Climb up to the top for superlative views of Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside.
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Arthur's Seat
Climb up to the top for superlative views of Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside.
Stunning and very child friendly. Fantastic rotating art exhibitions at Inverleith House also.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceStunning and very child friendly. Fantastic rotating art exhibitions at Inverleith House also.
Excellent permanent collection (always free) and some super visiting exhibitions. Cafe is also a great lunch stop - try the salad selection.
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdExcellent permanent collection (always free) and some super visiting exhibitions. Cafe is also a great lunch stop - try the salad selection.
Shopping
Great gifts, made by local artists and craftspeople.
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The Red Door Gallery
42 Victoria StGreat gifts, made by local artists and craftspeople.
Great antique shop with some really interesting and quirky stuff for sale!
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The Courtyard Antiques
108A CausewaysideGreat antique shop with some really interesting and quirky stuff for sale!
Arts & Culture
Free, huge and architecturally stunning. Worth a quick visit, if only to see the stunning interior.
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National Museum of Scotland
Free, huge and architecturally stunning. Worth a quick visit, if only to see the stunning interior.
Fruitmarket Gallery
45 Market StGreat art gallery with a lovely little cafe.
Great local arts venue with a quirky bar that serves locally brewed beer, locally stilled gin and some great food.
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Summerhall
Great local arts venue with a quirky bar that serves locally brewed beer, locally stilled gin and some great food.
Filmhouse
88 Lothian RdArts cinema with a bar.
Great, forward thinking art gallery in a fantastic location at the top of Calton Hill.
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Collective
38 Calton HillGreat, forward thinking art gallery in a fantastic location at the top of Calton Hill.
Essentials
VINO
1 Grange LoanFantastic selection of beer, wine and spirits.
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard StIf you fancy something different to the Tesco...!
Entertainment & Activities
Royal Commonwealth Pool
21 Dalkeith RdFancy a swim?
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home StArts cinema with a great bar.