Guidebook for Edinburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
The Kilted Pig
101B Colinton RdIt is a lovely local pub with outdoor seating for those sunny evenings.
Bennets Bar
8 Leven StA traditional pub with a vast whisky selection.
Sightseeing
Great views of the city and a little bit of history thrown in.
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Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillGreat views of the city and a little bit of history thrown in.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
CanongateCalton Hill
Calton HillRoyal Yacht Britannia
Ocean DriveArts & Culture
Find out the history of Scotland in this lovely museum which also has a few nice places to eat.
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National Museum of Scotland
Find out the history of Scotland in this lovely museum which also has a few nice places to eat.
It has a nice café and a few portraits too.
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen StIt has a nice café and a few portraits too.
Festival Theatre
13-29 Nicolson StThe annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place every August around the city.
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The Edinburgh Larder
15 Blackfriars StThe annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place every August around the city.
Annual book festival for 3 weeks in August.
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Edinburgh International Book Festival
121 Charlotte SquareAnnual book festival for 3 weeks in August.
Food Scene
Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlA restaurant, bar and café, lovely atmosphere and good food.
Falko Konditormeister
185 Bruntsfield PlaceA German café with authentic cakes and bread.
Osteria del Tempo Perso
208 Bruntsfield PlItalian restaurant in a lovely venue.
Cafe Grande
182-184 Bruntsfield PlA restaurant, café and bar, with jazz on a Sunday and more.
Chocolate Tree
123 Bruntsfield PlIf you like chocolate....
S Luca
16 Morningside RdLocal ice cream.
Salt Café & Bar
54-56 Morningside RdRestaurant and café.
Taste Good
69-71 Slateford RdExcellent local Chinese take away, with restaurant.
Shopping
COCO Chocolatier
20 Raeburn PlHome made chocolate with many interesting flavours.
Rosie Brown Jewellery
148 Bruntsfield PlHand made jewellery.
Entertainment & Activities
Cineworld Cinema
130/3 Dundee StBlockbuster movies, 10 minute walk away.
Filmhouse
88 Lothian RdIndependent cinema with surprisingly good café/restaurant.
Getting Around
Gray's Loan
Gray's LoanNumber 27, 10 buses.
Busses 4, 44, 34 to City Centre. Number 35 to and from airport, but also Royal Mile and Leith.
Slateford Road
Slateford RoadBusses 4, 44, 34 to City Centre. Number 35 to and from airport, but also Royal Mile and Leith.
Avis
24 E London StArnold Clark Car & Van Rental, Seafield Edinburgh
1 Seafield St