Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Another stylish offering from the Contini family - Edinburgh's best know Italian-Scottish cooks
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Cannonball Restaurant & Bar
356 Castlehill
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Another stylish offering from the Contini family - Edinburgh's best know Italian-Scottish cooks
Great Thai and Indian at reasonable prices for this part of town
Shamoli
105 High St
Great Thai and Indian at reasonable prices for this part of town
Great fish and chips just down the stairs from the flat
Clam Shell
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Great fish and chips just down the stairs from the flat
Great food, buzzy atmosphere
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Maison Bleue
36-38 Victoria St
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Great food, buzzy atmosphere
One of our favourite French restaurants in Edinburgh. Really excellent!
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L'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton St
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One of our favourite French restaurants in Edinburgh. Really excellent!
Stylish surroundings and local produce
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Angels with Bagpipes
343 High St
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Stylish surroundings and local produce
If you go to the district of Leith, this restaurant and bar specialising in seafood but game and other meat as well. Bar adjoining sometimes has live jazz and is a great place for a drink in traditional surroundings. If you can't get a table here try its sister restaurant Fishers across the road.
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The Shore Restaurant
1 Shore
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If you go to the district of Leith, this restaurant and bar specialising in seafood but game and other meat as well. Bar adjoining sometimes has live jazz and is a great place for a drink in traditional surroundings. If you can't get a table here try its sister restaurant Fishers across the road.
Eat oysters and drink champagne in opulent Victorian surroundings in the restaurant. Or have a pint and a pie in the circle bar next door. A real Edinburgh experience.
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Cafe Royal
19 W Register St
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Eat oysters and drink champagne in opulent Victorian surroundings in the restaurant. Or have a pint and a pie in the circle bar next door. A real Edinburgh experience.
Just down the road from the flat you will find Monteiths down a tiny close. Blink and you miss it. But what a great find, with lovely surroundings, fantastic food and innovative cocktails.
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Monteiths
61 High St
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Just down the road from the flat you will find Monteiths down a tiny close. Blink and you miss it. But what a great find, with lovely surroundings, fantastic food and innovative cocktails.
Fun central spot for Middle Eastern-influenced small plates and sharing food in the centre of town. We like the decor.
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BABA
130 George St
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Fun central spot for Middle Eastern-influenced small plates and sharing food in the centre of town. We like the decor.
A historic bar and restaurant that featured in the film Chariots of Fire. A good place for a quiet drink in the centre of town. Good choice of drinks and excellent seafood. Oysters are a speciality.
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Cafe Royal
19 W Register St
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A historic bar and restaurant that featured in the film Chariots of Fire. A good place for a quiet drink in the centre of town. Good choice of drinks and excellent seafood. Oysters are a speciality.

Drinks & Nightlife

Jazz and drinks!
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The Jazz Bar
1a Chambers St
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Jazz and drinks!
Live music and a lively local scene – sometimes a bit too lively and not for the faint hearted!
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Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar
4-6 South Bridge
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Live music and a lively local scene – sometimes a bit too lively and not for the faint hearted!
Sing along around the famous Fingers piano. Get there before 1am on weekends or you will have to queue. Don't get there too early though as there won't be anybody there!
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Fingers Piano Bar
61A Frederick St
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Sing along around the famous Fingers piano. Get there before 1am on weekends or you will have to queue. Don't get there too early though as there won't be anybody there!
We love the cocktails at the bar!
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Harvey Nichols Forth Floor Brasserie and Bar
30-34 St Andrew Square
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We love the cocktails at the bar!
Wine bar with a great menu. A genuinely excellent wine list makes a visit a treat.
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Ecco Vino
19 Cockburn St
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Wine bar with a great menu. A genuinely excellent wine list makes a visit a treat.
A well edited selection of live music in the centre of town
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The Voodoo Rooms
19a W Register St
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A well edited selection of live music in the centre of town
A chilled out bar very close to the flat. Also serves burgers and bar food. Last time we were there there was table football which is an entertaining way to spend a rainy afternoon. American-style brunch menu makes it a good breakfast stop.
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The City Cafe
19 Blair St
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A chilled out bar very close to the flat. Also serves burgers and bar food. Last time we were there there was table football which is an entertaining way to spend a rainy afternoon. American-style brunch menu makes it a good breakfast stop.
Live music and great tunes when there is no music, this is a good nighttime hangout close to the flat. Open late, cocktails by the kettle (yes, really!) and buzzy feel. Drawing classes and yoga are sometimes on during the day.
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Cabaret Voltaire
36-38 Blair St
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Live music and great tunes when there is no music, this is a good nighttime hangout close to the flat. Open late, cocktails by the kettle (yes, really!) and buzzy feel. Drawing classes and yoga are sometimes on during the day.
A proper traditional British bar hidden down a close off the Royal Mile. The roaring fire makes this a perfect place for a whisky mac after exploring the city's Christmas market or the courtyard is a good place to have a drink on a sunny afternoon.
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Jolly Judge
7 James Ct
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A proper traditional British bar hidden down a close off the Royal Mile. The roaring fire makes this a perfect place for a whisky mac after exploring the city's Christmas market or the courtyard is a good place to have a drink on a sunny afternoon.
Experience very traditional Scottish pub with a good selection of whisky and beer. Surroundings spartan but this is part of the charm.
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The Bow Bar
80 W Bow
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Experience very traditional Scottish pub with a good selection of whisky and beer. Surroundings spartan but this is part of the charm.
A stylish spot for drinks and small tapas-style plates
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Lady Libertine
25 W Register St
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A stylish spot for drinks and small tapas-style plates
A fun whisky experience with a bar with great views and cocktails – we're told that even those who don't particularly like whisky enjoy it!
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Johnnie Walker Princes Street
145 Princes St
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A fun whisky experience with a bar with great views and cocktails – we're told that even those who don't particularly like whisky enjoy it!

Sightseeing

Choose a clear day to make the most of the views across Edinburgh, across the Firth of Forth and out to Fife.
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Kështjella e Edinburgut
Castlehill
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Choose a clear day to make the most of the views across Edinburgh, across the Firth of Forth and out to Fife.
Take a ride through a virtual distillery on this informative and entertaining tour with a chance to try whisky at the end.
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Eksperienca e Viskit Skocez
354 Castlehill
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Take a ride through a virtual distillery on this informative and entertaining tour with a chance to try whisky at the end.
The Queen's Scottish residence!
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Palace of Holyrood
Canongate
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The Queen's Scottish residence!

Arts & Culture

See Scotland's most famous painters exhibited in this lovely building - good restaurant for lunch
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Galeria Kombëtare Skoceze e Arteve Moderne
75 Belford Rd
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See Scotland's most famous painters exhibited in this lovely building - good restaurant for lunch
Fun day out for all the family
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National Museum of Scotland
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Fun day out for all the family
An amazing sculpture park in beautiful surroundings. Do check opening times before you go though as opening times are limited.
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Jupiter Artland
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An amazing sculpture park in beautiful surroundings. Do check opening times before you go though as opening times are limited.

Parks & Nature

As well as being one of the loveliest spots in Edinburgh 'The Botanics' has great views over the city. Particularly nice in spring when the azaleas and rhododendrons are out.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
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As well as being one of the loveliest spots in Edinburgh 'The Botanics' has great views over the city. Particularly nice in spring when the azaleas and rhododendrons are out.
Climb Arthur's Seat to blow away the cobwebs and get amazing views of Edinburgh. Feed the ducks and geese in the lochs around the park.
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Parku i Holyrood
Queen's Drive
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Climb Arthur's Seat to blow away the cobwebs and get amazing views of Edinburgh. Feed the ducks and geese in the lochs around the park.

Getting Around

Edinburgh's main railway station is just a short walk from the flat - airport buses also stop here.
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Waverley Railway Station
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Edinburgh's main railway station is just a short walk from the flat - airport buses also stop here.

Entertainment & Activities

A big multi-screen cinema in the heart of the city surrounded by restaurants and bars
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Vue Cinemas
61/11 Leith St
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A big multi-screen cinema in the heart of the city surrounded by restaurants and bars
A great place to take kids to learn about natural history in an interactive experience.
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Dynamic Earth
Holyrood Road
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A great place to take kids to learn about natural history in an interactive experience.