Guidebook for Edinburgh

Samantha
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Authentic pizzeria serving wood-fired pizzas and pasta with gluten-free options. Delivery available
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La Favorita
321-325 Leith Walk
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Authentic pizzeria serving wood-fired pizzas and pasta with gluten-free options. Delivery available
My favourite all-time restaurant, Tom Kitchin uses French techniques on Scottish produce in refined, chic converted whisky warehouse. The set lunch menu is good value, and with the matching wines makes for a real treat!
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The Kitchin
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My favourite all-time restaurant, Tom Kitchin uses French techniques on Scottish produce in refined, chic converted whisky warehouse. The set lunch menu is good value, and with the matching wines makes for a real treat!
Shellfish and champagne spot by the waterfront, with elegant, romantic decor and some outdoor tables.
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The Ship On The Shore
Shore
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Shellfish and champagne spot by the waterfront, with elegant, romantic decor and some outdoor tables.
Best steak in town!
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Chop House Leith
102 Constitution St
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Best steak in town!
A beautiful Victorian interior, great food. Live music at the weekend.
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Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution St
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A beautiful Victorian interior, great food. Live music at the weekend.
Provencal cooking, great lunch menu...
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Bistro Provence
88 Commercial Street
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Provencal cooking, great lunch menu...
Michelin-starred and perhaps rather formal, but quite something for a special occasion...
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Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 Shore
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Michelin-starred and perhaps rather formal, but quite something for a special occasion...
Great coffee - fantastic view over the Forth
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Porto & Fi Deli Bistro
47 Newhaven Main St
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Great coffee - fantastic view over the Forth
Great pub for food, with a cosy atmosphere. The breakfasts are truly legendary.
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The King's Wark
36 Shore
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Great pub for food, with a cosy atmosphere. The breakfasts are truly legendary.

Drinks & Nightlife

Playful, quirky decor in an informal cafe bistro with health-conscious menus and teapot cocktails.
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Roseleaf bar cafe
23/24 Sandport Place
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Playful, quirky decor in an informal cafe bistro with health-conscious menus and teapot cocktails.
Quite simply, the perfect pub. Open till 1am at the weekends. Friendly. Great election of beers and malt whiskies. Slump into the sofas in the back room with a dram and a friend. A hidden gem.
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The Pond
2-4 Bath Rd
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Quite simply, the perfect pub. Open till 1am at the weekends. Friendly. Great election of beers and malt whiskies. Slump into the sofas in the back room with a dram and a friend. A hidden gem.

Shopping

Quirky little gift shop.
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Flux
80 High St
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Quirky little gift shop.

Arts & Culture

Local artists studios - keep an eye out for exhibitions and sales of work.
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Coburg House Art Studios
15 Coburg St
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Local artists studios - keep an eye out for exhibitions and sales of work.
Artists studios and workshops - sometimes exhibitions
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Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
21 Hawthornvale
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Artists studios and workshops - sometimes exhibitions
A busy artist's workshop with a gallery selling work by local and international artists.
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Edinburgh Printmakers
1 Dundee St
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A busy artist's workshop with a gallery selling work by local and international artists.
Not always open - but a piece of old Leith that survived the 60's developers of the Kirkgate centre. Full of interesting curios related to Leith's maritime history.
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Trinity House Maritime Museum
99 Kirkgate
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Not always open - but a piece of old Leith that survived the 60's developers of the Kirkgate centre. Full of interesting curios related to Leith's maritime history.
The fishwives of Newhaven were so famous, photographers came to this fishing vallage in the 19th century to document their exotic and curious ways....
Newhaven Heritage Museum
The fishwives of Newhaven were so famous, photographers came to this fishing vallage in the 19th century to document their exotic and curious ways....

Essentials

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Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
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Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
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Classic Corner shop - support local businesses!
Bishop Newsagents
30 Constitution St
Classic Corner shop - support local businesses!
Local fishmonger...
Welch
34 Great Junction Street
Local fishmonger...
Classic family butcher...
George Bowman
44 Great Jct St
Classic family butcher...
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Lidl
Dalry Road
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Entertainment & Activities

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Vue
98 Ocean Dr
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If you want to catch a movie on your way home from the city centre....
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I-Omni Centre
Greenside Row
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If you want to catch a movie on your way home from the city centre....

Parks & Nature

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Leith Links
4 Links Gardens
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Edinburgh's seaside!
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Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
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Edinburgh's seaside!
Take a walk down Roslin Glen, visit the Chapel, and Roslin Castle....
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Roslin Glen Country Park
78 Crusader Dr
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Take a walk down Roslin Glen, visit the Chapel, and Roslin Castle....
Walking trail, seabirds, big beach, big sky....
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Aberlady Bay
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Walking trail, seabirds, big beach, big sky....
A boat trip here during the gannet breeding season is a true spectacle - a huge breeding colony crammed onto a big lump of rock. An amazing wildlife spectacle so near to the city...
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Bass Rock
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A boat trip here during the gannet breeding season is a true spectacle - a huge breeding colony crammed onto a big lump of rock. An amazing wildlife spectacle so near to the city...