Food Scene
Great coffee, lovely place for breakfast or lunch.
They also do dinner some evenings.
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RedBox Marchmont
2-6 Spottiswoode RdGreat coffee, lovely place for breakfast or lunch.
They also do dinner some evenings.
Great coffee, excellent French sandwiches and deli. Overlooking the Meadows park, this is a great place for brunch.
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Victor Hugo Deli
26/27 Melville TerraceGreat coffee, excellent French sandwiches and deli. Overlooking the Meadows park, this is a great place for brunch.
Excellent Asian-style food - particularly the pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) and rice paper rolls.
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Saiko Kitchen
15 Roseneath StExcellent Asian-style food - particularly the pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) and rice paper rolls.
Drinks & Nightlife
Friendly local pub, does good pub food and has live music some nights.
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The Earl of Marchmont
22 Marchmont CresFriendly local pub, does good pub food and has live music some nights.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park in between Marchmont and the Old Town. Walk through the Meadows to get to the University buildings around George Square, or to George IV Bridge, which is the road leading to the Royal Mile. From the Meadows you can see Arthur's Seat to the East.
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The Meadows
Melville DriveBeautiful park in between Marchmont and the Old Town. Walk through the Meadows to get to the University buildings around George Square, or to George IV Bridge, which is the road leading to the Royal Mile. From the Meadows you can see Arthur's Seat to the East.
You can climb to the top of Arthur's Seat in a relatively short time (if you take the steepest route) - about 45 minutes. From the top the views around are spectacular - across the city, to Fife over the Firth of Forth (that is, to the County of Fife over the estuary river of Forth), and to the east out past Leith to sea. Following this climb I recommend lunch at the Salisbury Arms at 58 Dalkeith Road, particularly on a Sunday when they do a fine Sunday roast.
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I-Arthur's Seat
You can climb to the top of Arthur's Seat in a relatively short time (if you take the steepest route) - about 45 minutes. From the top the views around are spectacular - across the city, to Fife over the Firth of Forth (that is, to the County of Fife over the estuary river of Forth), and to the east out past Leith to sea. Following this climb I recommend lunch at the Salisbury Arms at 58 Dalkeith Road, particularly on a Sunday when they do a fine Sunday roast.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
32-36 Shandwick PlOpen from 07.00 to 23.00
Open 06.00 to midnight every day except Sunday (closes at 22.00).
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Scotmid Co-operative
18 Station RdOpen 06.00 to midnight every day except Sunday (closes at 22.00).
Arts & Culture
Free museum about 15 minutes walk. Often has a good temporary exhibition as well as the permanent collections.
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National Museum of Scotland
Free museum about 15 minutes walk. Often has a good temporary exhibition as well as the permanent collections.
Beautiful red sandstone building in the New Town, with a fascinating painted frieze at the entrance containing many of the most important Scots from history, in addition to the large portrait collection.
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Igaleriya Yezokubanzi YaseScotland
1 Queen StBeautiful red sandstone building in the New Town, with a fascinating painted frieze at the entrance containing many of the most important Scots from history, in addition to the large portrait collection.