Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Tom Kitchen's Michelin Starred fabulous restaurant. Don't miss it. Great value lunches
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The Kitchin
Tom Kitchen's Michelin Starred fabulous restaurant. Don't miss it. Great value lunches
Outstanding Michelin starred restaurant. The best local produce superbly cooked and with great service. Excellent value lunches
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Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 ShoreOutstanding Michelin starred restaurant. The best local produce superbly cooked and with great service. Excellent value lunches
Charming pub with excellent restaurant. Great bar food and a warm welcome.
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The Shore Restaurant
1 ShoreCharming pub with excellent restaurant. Great bar food and a warm welcome.
Warm comfortable pub with lovely fires in winter. Great pub food including local seafood. Cullen Skink is outstanding.
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Teuchters Landing
1c Dock PlWarm comfortable pub with lovely fires in winter. Great pub food including local seafood. Cullen Skink is outstanding.
Trendy dog friendly Bistro serving some excellent French inspired food
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Café Tartine
72 Commercial StTrendy dog friendly Bistro serving some excellent French inspired food
Lovely Traditional Italian Restaurant with authentic food and great service
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Giuliano's On The Shore
1 Commercial StreetLovely Traditional Italian Restaurant with authentic food and great service
Great breakfasts and even better afternoon tea and cakes in this busy award winning bakery/cafe
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Mimi's Bakehouse
63 ShoreGreat breakfasts and even better afternoon tea and cakes in this busy award winning bakery/cafe
Another excellent French style Bistro with strong influences from Provence. Great value lunch menu.
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Bistro Provence
88 Commercial StreetAnother excellent French style Bistro with strong influences from Provence. Great value lunch menu.
A unique and highly though of pub/restaurant with some truly amazing stained glass and local memorabilia. Great brunch menu.
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Nobles Café Bar & Restaurant
44A Constitution StA unique and highly though of pub/restaurant with some truly amazing stained glass and local memorabilia. Great brunch menu.
Upmarket Gastro Pub serving local seafood and much else. The Seafood platters ( e.g. Fruit de Mer Royale) are truly amazing and the Lobster, Oysters and Mussels are excellent
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The Ship On The Shore
ShoreUpmarket Gastro Pub serving local seafood and much else. The Seafood platters ( e.g. Fruit de Mer Royale) are truly amazing and the Lobster, Oysters and Mussels are excellent
The Roseleaf is an institution and a small but delightful gastro pub serving excellent food. Charming owners and staff, great cocktails and good selection of beers. Popular for boozy tea parties and the ladies can borrow from a huge selection of hats to look the part. Great brunch menu till 5pm. Reservations probably essential.
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Roseleaf bar cafe
23-24 Sandport PlaceThe Roseleaf is an institution and a small but delightful gastro pub serving excellent food. Charming owners and staff, great cocktails and good selection of beers. Popular for boozy tea parties and the ladies can borrow from a huge selection of hats to look the part. Great brunch menu till 5pm. Reservations probably essential.
“Delightful Bar/Restaurant/Coffee Shop with warm attentive service and some really good food”
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The Granary
32-34 Shore“Delightful Bar/Restaurant/Coffee Shop with warm attentive service and some really good food”
The Chez Mal Brasserie has been recently refurbished to a high standard resulting in a stylish and comfortable environment. Popular for Sunday lunch. Some good value fixed price menus (£19.95 for 2 courses) and a lovely afternoon tea menu.
Malmaison Brasserie
1 Tower PlThe Chez Mal Brasserie has been recently refurbished to a high standard resulting in a stylish and comfortable environment. Popular for Sunday lunch. Some good value fixed price menus (£19.95 for 2 courses) and a lovely afternoon tea menu.
No personal experience yet but highly thought of with good reviews. So close you'll be home in two minutes.
Agoon Pani Restaurant
87-91 Henderson StreetNo personal experience yet but highly thought of with good reviews. So close you'll be home in two minutes.
Gets good Trip Adviser reviews but our one personal experience would be more circumspect. No better than mediocre but maybe we hit a bad night.
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Mintleaf
28 Bernard StGets good Trip Adviser reviews but our one personal experience would be more circumspect. No better than mediocre but maybe we hit a bad night.
Charming family run Italian Restaurant with three generations producing some authentic but innovative food with a strong Italian influence. Small warm and intimate, the atmosphere is delightful. A little gem hidden away and minutes from your front door. Well worth a visit.
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Domenico's
30 Sandport StCharming family run Italian Restaurant with three generations producing some authentic but innovative food with a strong Italian influence. Small warm and intimate, the atmosphere is delightful. A little gem hidden away and minutes from your front door. Well worth a visit.
A very large Asian restaurant with a multi ethnic cuisine. Gets very mixed reviews
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Britannia Spice
150 Commercial StA very large Asian restaurant with a multi ethnic cuisine. Gets very mixed reviews
Essentials
An extensive M&S Simply Food provides all you grocery needs
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Marks & Spencer OCEAN TERMINAL SIMPLY FOOD
Unit 3 Ocean DriveAn extensive M&S Simply Food provides all you grocery needs
Your nearest small supermarket for all the essentials and more
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Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard StYour nearest small supermarket for all the essentials and more
Arts & Culture
Vue
98 Ocean DrA multi screen cinema on your doorstep
The library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, offers visitors computer access, a for-hire community room, public exhibition space, a knitting group and a weekly children's crafts class/workshop
Leith Public Library
28-30 Ferry RdThe library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, offers visitors computer access, a for-hire community room, public exhibition space, a knitting group and a weekly children's crafts class/workshop
Entertainment & Activities
“Well organised trips (with audio guide) around this fascinating ship give a unique glimpse on the life of the British Royal Family. A great experience. ”
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Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean Drive“Well organised trips (with audio guide) around this fascinating ship give a unique glimpse on the life of the British Royal Family. A great experience. ”
Drinks & Nightlife
Excellent pub food in a warm relaxing atmosphere and very good value. Under new management since May 2016 but should still be worth a visit.
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The King's Wark
36 ShoreExcellent pub food in a warm relaxing atmosphere and very good value. Under new management since May 2016 but should still be worth a visit.
A tiny very cosy welcoming dog-friendly pub with great atmosphere, good beers and some interesting grub including the famous Friday Pie. Music Sunday nights.
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The Carriers Quarters
42 Bernard StA tiny very cosy welcoming dog-friendly pub with great atmosphere, good beers and some interesting grub including the famous Friday Pie. Music Sunday nights.
Shopping
Need some flowers. This is a charming local florist producing wonderful bouquets.
Petals By The Shore
57 Bernard StNeed some flowers. This is a charming local florist producing wonderful bouquets.
Parks & Nature
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in 1670 as a physic garden. It is now a world-renowned centre for plant science, horticulture and education and extends over four Gardens (Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck and Logan) boasting a rich living collection of plants. The Edinburgh gardens cover over 70 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds which provide a tranquil haven less than two miles from the apartment
Open daily (March to Sept) 10am – 6pm, (Feb & Oct) 10am – 5pm, (Nov to Jan) 10am -4pm. Closed 25 December and 1st January
Garden entry FREE with a charge for Glasshouses
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum PlaceThe Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in 1670 as a physic garden. It is now a world-renowned centre for plant science, horticulture and education and extends over four Gardens (Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck and Logan) boasting a rich living collection of plants. The Edinburgh gardens cover over 70 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds which provide a tranquil haven less than two miles from the apartment
Open daily (March to Sept) 10am – 6pm, (Feb & Oct) 10am – 5pm, (Nov to Jan) 10am -4pm. Closed 25 December and 1st January
Garden entry FREE with a charge for Glasshouses