Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
The Fountain has a great menu (though not many veggie/vegan options), and a good selection of drinks in a modern/traditional setting. Plus it's about five minutes from my house!
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The Fountain
131 Dundee StThe Fountain has a great menu (though not many veggie/vegan options), and a good selection of drinks in a modern/traditional setting. Plus it's about five minutes from my house!
The Ventoux has a really nice relaxed atmosphere, and there is often a couple of dogs hanging out with their owners...
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The Ventoux
2 Brougham StThe Ventoux has a really nice relaxed atmosphere, and there is often a couple of dogs hanging out with their owners...
Parks & Nature
The park itself isn't anything that special, but the walk along the canal can be lovely on a nice day. Just watch out for all the cyclists...
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Harrison Park
42 Harrison GardensThe park itself isn't anything that special, but the walk along the canal can be lovely on a nice day. Just watch out for all the cyclists...
This park is pretty vital to we Edinburgh residents - good for cycling, running, dog walking, picnics, a beer in the park etc.
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The Meadows
Melville DriveThis park is pretty vital to we Edinburgh residents - good for cycling, running, dog walking, picnics, a beer in the park etc.
Arts & Culture
My place of work! There are often paying exhibitions, but you can also just wander around the permanent displays, and the grounds which have a number of outdoor sculptures. The café is good, but pricey.
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Igaleriya yeScottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdMy place of work! There are often paying exhibitions, but you can also just wander around the permanent displays, and the grounds which have a number of outdoor sculptures. The café is good, but pricey.
Essentials
This shop is ten seconds from my house, and has a really good range of groceries. It is a little more pricey than some supermarkets though.
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Margiotta Polwarth
1 Polwarth GardensThis shop is ten seconds from my house, and has a really good range of groceries. It is a little more pricey than some supermarkets though.
If you're staying for a while, Lidl is about a ten minute walk and is much cheaper than some of the other nearby supermarkets.
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Lidl
Dalry RoadIf you're staying for a while, Lidl is about a ten minute walk and is much cheaper than some of the other nearby supermarkets.
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard StFood Scene
More of a bar than a restaurant, with a lot of different types of burgers. You can ask for the falafel burger to be veganised...
Vat & Fiddle
21 Lothian RdMore of a bar than a restaurant, with a lot of different types of burgers. You can ask for the falafel burger to be veganised...
Entertainment & Activities
There is a Cineworld Cinema less than five minutes from the house at the Fountain Park complex.
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Iphakamisa Park
130 Dundee StThere is a Cineworld Cinema less than five minutes from the house at the Fountain Park complex.
Getting Around
There is a bus stop right around the corner from the flat (next to the Margiotta shop). A number 27 or 10 bus will get you into town. A single fare is £1.60, a day ticket is £4. You can download the Lothian Buses app to your phone if you want to prepay for tickets...
Polwarth Gardens
Polwarth GardensThere is a bus stop right around the corner from the flat (next to the Margiotta shop). A number 27 or 10 bus will get you into town. A single fare is £1.60, a day ticket is £4. You can download the Lothian Buses app to your phone if you want to prepay for tickets...