Drinks & Nightlife
Relaxed gay-friendly bar with great beer and food. A good pit-stop for walking into, or back from, town
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Regent Bar
2 Montrose TerraceRelaxed gay-friendly bar with great beer and food. A good pit-stop for walking into, or back from, town
The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood RdGreat beer and burgers
Dragonfly
52 West PortGreat cocktails!
Akva
129 FountainbridgeGreat Swedish bar
BrewDog Lothian Road
50 Lothian RdHipster bar. Good beer though.
Jeremiah's Taproom
7-8 Elm RowNice beer and relaxed atmosphere
The Southern Bar
22-26 S Clerk StGreat bar for a rainy day
Paradise Palms
41 Lothian StSurf bar with a great vegan menu
The Jazz Bar
1a Chambers StJazz every night 'til late!
Really comfy bar with great Swedish food and good drinks selection
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Joseph Pearce
23 Elm RowReally comfy bar with great Swedish food and good drinks selection
Sightseeing
Ikhethelo le-Edinburgh
CastlehillI-Calton Hill
Calton HillIconic views of Edinburgh's skyline
Scottish Parliament Building
Horse WyndPalace of Holyrood
CanongatePrinces Street
Princes StreetParks & Nature
I-Arthur's Seat
Great views of Edinburgh and beyond
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlacePrinces Street
Princes StreetA place to relax, right in the heart of the city
Arts & Culture
National Museum of Scotland
Everything Else
Scottish Parliament Building
Horse WyndEssentials
Meadowbank Shopping Park
8 Moray Park TerraceFood Scene
Hemma
75 Holyrood RdGreat Swedish food
Empires
24 St Mary's StDelicious Turkish mezze
A great vegetarian restaurant minutes from the Royal Mile, Holyrood, and Arthur's Seat. Great for breakfast and brunch (their porridges are absolutely amazing)
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Hendersons
67 Holyrood RdA great vegetarian restaurant minutes from the Royal Mile, Holyrood, and Arthur's Seat. Great for breakfast and brunch (their porridges are absolutely amazing)
Novapizza Vegan and Vegetarian Kitchen
42 Howe StAmazing vegan pizzas.
Vegan restaurant with really adventurous recipes. I didn't know it was vegan until I arrived, but was very pleasantly surprised at the creativity of the dishes.
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Harmonium
60 Henderson StVegan restaurant with really adventurous recipes. I didn't know it was vegan until I arrived, but was very pleasantly surprised at the creativity of the dishes.
Bann's is a long-standing vegetarian institution in Edinburgh.
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David Bann Restaurant
56-58 St Mary's StBann's is a long-standing vegetarian institution in Edinburgh.