Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Very good, locally sourced & seasonal food. Lunch is good & dinner is great -a tasting menu & option to take matching wines. Long shared tables, so cosy you're with other people - not the place if you want to keep yourself to your self! Great Service. Book ahead!
339 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Gardener's Cottage
1 London RoadVery good, locally sourced & seasonal food. Lunch is good & dinner is great -a tasting menu & option to take matching wines. Long shared tables, so cosy you're with other people - not the place if you want to keep yourself to your self! Great Service. Book ahead!
About 30 mins walk from my apartment. The chef/owner here is quite grumpy/mad(!), but the food is very good, and the lunch menu is very reasonably priced.
62 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
the dogs
110 Hanover StAbout 30 mins walk from my apartment. The chef/owner here is quite grumpy/mad(!), but the food is very good, and the lunch menu is very reasonably priced.
About 15-20 minutes walk from my apartment. Nice intimate dining room and friendly, knowledgeable service. Great starters and desserts, and good mains. Small but nice wine list.
27 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Field
41 W Nicolson StAbout 15-20 minutes walk from my apartment. Nice intimate dining room and friendly, knowledgeable service. Great starters and desserts, and good mains. Small but nice wine list.
This is the best vegetarian option in town. Good food, but can be inconsistent.
117 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
David Bann Restaurant
56-58 St Mary's StThis is the best vegetarian option in town. Good food, but can be inconsistent.
25 mins walk from the apartment & really good! Great food, great concept - they have no menu. Instead you get a list of what they've sourced on the day ...& how that translates in to a meal is amazing! Give it a go!... (book in advance!)
83 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Aizle
38 Charlotte Square25 mins walk from the apartment & really good! Great food, great concept - they have no menu. Instead you get a list of what they've sourced on the day ...& how that translates in to a meal is amazing! Give it a go!... (book in advance!)
Great Brunch, Dinner & Cocktails! Across the road from the apartment!
86 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Monteiths
61 High StGreat Brunch, Dinner & Cocktails! Across the road from the apartment!
Great ethical food ...and yummy desserts! Family friendly.
87 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Earthy Canonmills
1 CanonmillsGreat ethical food ...and yummy desserts! Family friendly.
Michelin Star restaurant. Excellent innovative plates. For a special occasion!
278 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Kitchin
Michelin Star restaurant. Excellent innovative plates. For a special occasion!
Vert atmospheric place serving really nice Turkish mezze -just around the corner from the apartment. Bring your own bottle.
18 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Empires
24 St Mary's StVert atmospheric place serving really nice Turkish mezze -just around the corner from the apartment. Bring your own bottle.
Printworks Coffee
42 Constitution StBest Coffee in town!
Diner 7
7 Commercial StreetGreat burgers and shakes!
Wedgwood The Restaurant
267 Royal MileGood food -very close to the apartment.
Good French restaurant very near the apartment -nice ambiance.
21 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
La Garrigue
31 Jeffrey StGood French restaurant very near the apartment -nice ambiance.
Very well known and popular -I would recommend it, but only for the experience / decor -if you're a "foodie", it will disappoint!...
192 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Witchery by the Castle
352 CastlehillVery well known and popular -I would recommend it, but only for the experience / decor -if you're a "foodie", it will disappoint!...
The place I would most recommend close to the Royal Mile for good cooked breakfast or light lunch -just round the corner from the apartment. Casual, easy atmosphere, family friendly ...and really great food!
55 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Edinburgh Larder
15 Blackfriars StThe place I would most recommend close to the Royal Mile for good cooked breakfast or light lunch -just round the corner from the apartment. Casual, easy atmosphere, family friendly ...and really great food!
Great traditional pub with really nice hearty food. An open fire for the cold winter nights and a lovely aspect outside next to the river for the summer evenings! Also has regular live jazz nights -worth the trip out to the trendy "up and coming" Leith, which is worth a visit anyway if you want to see where a lot of people are moving to in Edinburgh now.
275 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Shore Restaurant
1 ShoreGreat traditional pub with really nice hearty food. An open fire for the cold winter nights and a lovely aspect outside next to the river for the summer evenings! Also has regular live jazz nights -worth the trip out to the trendy "up and coming" Leith, which is worth a visit anyway if you want to see where a lot of people are moving to in Edinburgh now.
Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution StGreat pub. Good food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar -excellent cocktails. Always buzzing, and they do some nice food and light meals ...if you can get a table! About 10 mins walk way from the apartment (just up the Royal Mile)
227 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Devil's Advocate
9 Advocate's ClGreat bar -excellent cocktails. Always buzzing, and they do some nice food and light meals ...if you can get a table! About 10 mins walk way from the apartment (just up the Royal Mile)
A tiny little pub about 10 mins walk away from the apartment, is great for very affordable & very Scottish small meals. They have a great selection of real ales. Make for great local people watching!
9 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Halfway House
24 Fleshmarket ClA tiny little pub about 10 mins walk away from the apartment, is great for very affordable & very Scottish small meals. They have a great selection of real ales. Make for great local people watching!
About 4 mins away from the apartment; this place is great for burgers and a very wide and good selection of beers and ales on draught.
146 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood RdAbout 4 mins away from the apartment; this place is great for burgers and a very wide and good selection of beers and ales on draught.
Joseph Pearce
23 Elm RowGood Cocktails, nice vibe, family friendly.
Bar with fantastic selection of ales, beers and gins!
169 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian RdBar with fantastic selection of ales, beers and gins!
TIMBERYARD
10 Lady Lawson StGreat cocktails and very good food. Nice atmosphere.
Cosy old pub with skittles alley -worth walking there through Holyrood Park / Arthur's seat!...
166 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Sheep Heid Inn
43-45 The CausewayCosy old pub with skittles alley -worth walking there through Holyrood Park / Arthur's seat!...
Great selection of beers, with it's own bottle shop next door. Minimalist décor, small shady beer garden, good music. Not touristy. They also do some bar snacks. Ask for "wez" and he'll take care of you!
37 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Salt Horse Beer Shop & Bar
57-61 Blackfriars StGreat selection of beers, with it's own bottle shop next door. Minimalist décor, small shady beer garden, good music. Not touristy. They also do some bar snacks. Ask for "wez" and he'll take care of you!
Good 'hip' bar in trendy Leith! Not bad cocktails and food either!...
178 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Lioness of Leith
21-25 Duke StGood 'hip' bar in trendy Leith! Not bad cocktails and food either!...
Great bar for cocktails. Cosy, dark (but not dingy!) basement bar-lots of nooks and crannies -sometimes they have a DJ spinning tunes, which is rare in Edinburgh!
235 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Bramble Bar & Lounge
16A Queen StGreat bar for cocktails. Cosy, dark (but not dingy!) basement bar-lots of nooks and crannies -sometimes they have a DJ spinning tunes, which is rare in Edinburgh!
Arts & Culture
Place to go for repertory, alt, and art films -and a great bar serving good food
184 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Filmhouse
88 Lothian RdPlace to go for repertory, alt, and art films -and a great bar serving good food
Interesting arts centre with a good program and a nice quirky bar
161 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Summerhall
Interesting arts centre with a good program and a nice quirky bar
The go-to place in town for modern art ...and a fantastic tea-room, serving great hot food, wine and great desserts. Has a lovely garden where you can sit out and eat -perfect on a summer's day! You can walk there along the Water of Leith, from Stockbridge.
67 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Gallery of Modern Art station
The go-to place in town for modern art ...and a fantastic tea-room, serving great hot food, wine and great desserts. Has a lovely garden where you can sit out and eat -perfect on a summer's day! You can walk there along the Water of Leith, from Stockbridge.
Sightseeing
Take a walk up the water of Leith -start from Leith or Stockbridge ...lovely walk revealing secret parts of Edinburgh ...leads you to the Gallery of Modern Art, which has a great tea room and garden. Highly recommended!
147 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Water of Leith Walkway
Water of Leith WalkwayTake a walk up the water of Leith -start from Leith or Stockbridge ...lovely walk revealing secret parts of Edinburgh ...leads you to the Gallery of Modern Art, which has a great tea room and garden. Highly recommended!
Parks & Nature
Not to be missed -this is like a slice of the Scottish countryside in the middle of the city! Walk up the Salisbury Craggs or the top of Arthurs seat and admire the great views of the city and sea ...keep walking and have a well deserved pint in the cosy ancient Sheep's Heid pub!
280 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Ipharki ye-Holyrood
Queen's DriveNot to be missed -this is like a slice of the Scottish countryside in the middle of the city! Walk up the Salisbury Craggs or the top of Arthurs seat and admire the great views of the city and sea ...keep walking and have a well deserved pint in the cosy ancient Sheep's Heid pub!