Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
The Edinburgh Larder
15 Blackfriars StAmazing brekkie and locally sourced food
Pinnies & Poppy Seeds
26 St Mary's StBest shortbread in the world. I LOVE this place
Highend seafood restaurant by the sea in Leith. Pricey but worth it. Make sure that you book for dinner. Lunch is cheaper
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The Ship On The Shore
ShoreHighend seafood restaurant by the sea in Leith. Pricey but worth it. Make sure that you book for dinner. Lunch is cheaper
Great local Scottish food a few minutes walk from the apartment. Steaks and cocktails are wonderful here
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Monteiths
61 High StGreat local Scottish food a few minutes walk from the apartment. Steaks and cocktails are wonderful here
Fun bar and restaurant with lots of dishes for 5 pounds. Good value. You can sit outside in the sun if the weather is nice and people watch on George street
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Candy Bar & Diner
113 - 115 George StFun bar and restaurant with lots of dishes for 5 pounds. Good value. You can sit outside in the sun if the weather is nice and people watch on George street
Great cakes and my favourite ice cream in Edinburgh
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Mimi's Little Bakehouse - Royal Mile
250 CanongateGreat cakes and my favourite ice cream in Edinburgh
Locally sourced french food. Great value pre-theatre offers before 7pm- around £13 for 2 courses
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L'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton StLocally sourced french food. Great value pre-theatre offers before 7pm- around £13 for 2 courses
Hemma is a café/bar with great brunch, lunch, buffet, smörgåsbord platters, dinners and last but not least cakes.
A family friendly haven daytime and a party place at night with 10 well chosen draughts on tap and an extensive cocktail list
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Hemma
75 Holyrood RdHemma is a café/bar with great brunch, lunch, buffet, smörgåsbord platters, dinners and last but not least cakes.
A family friendly haven daytime and a party place at night with 10 well chosen draughts on tap and an extensive cocktail list
Hendersons
67 Holyrood RdSuper healthy veggie food
Good value
A stone throw away from the apartment. Fantastic fish and chips and a friendly pub.
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The World's End
2-8 High StreetA stone throw away from the apartment. Fantastic fish and chips and a friendly pub.
At the end of a long walk, a short cycle, or a 30-minute bus ride round the back of Arthur's Seat is the village of Duddingston and its deservedly famous Sheep Heid Inn. It is said to have been established in 1360 – which would make it the oldest pub in Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots was apparently a regular patron, as was her son James VI, who gave the landlord a ram's head snuff box – hence the name and the sheep heids on the walls. There's a beer garden, a conservatory area and, most exciting of all, a 19th-century skittle alley, which can be hired for the evening.
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The Sheep Heid Inn
43-45 The CausewayAt the end of a long walk, a short cycle, or a 30-minute bus ride round the back of Arthur's Seat is the village of Duddingston and its deservedly famous Sheep Heid Inn. It is said to have been established in 1360 – which would make it the oldest pub in Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots was apparently a regular patron, as was her son James VI, who gave the landlord a ram's head snuff box – hence the name and the sheep heids on the walls. There's a beer garden, a conservatory area and, most exciting of all, a 19th-century skittle alley, which can be hired for the evening.
Drinks & Nightlife
Heading down the Royal Mile towards Holyrood Park and the Scottish Parliament, Kilderkin is near the bottom on the left, opposite a primary school. It had been the popular but slightly dusty boozer, Jenny Ha’s since the 1960s, before changing hands in 2011 and now draws a new crowd of rum lovers, pizza fans and pub quiz regulars, who sit alongside the remaining hardcore punters propping up the bar from its Jenny Ha’s days.
It’s a friendly and unfussy pub, with deep, dark wood booths on one side of the main bar, a handful of sofas and tables in the middle, and a side room with an outside step for smokers to huddle. The spirits selection is good, and thanks to Kilderkin’s neighbours across the road, the independent whisky bottler, Cadenheads, there are regular whisky and rum-tasting nights with guidance from a Cadenhead expert (5 drams for £25). Although midweek can be quiet, Monday nights are very busy because of an exceptionally cheap £1 pizza night - be sure to get there very early though - unsurprisingly peak times can suffer from a backlog in orders, and long waits. Keep an eye on Kilderkin’s Facebook page for £4.95 cocktail nights, Tuesday pub quiz information and occasional open mic nights.
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Kilderkin
67 CanongateHeading down the Royal Mile towards Holyrood Park and the Scottish Parliament, Kilderkin is near the bottom on the left, opposite a primary school. It had been the popular but slightly dusty boozer, Jenny Ha’s since the 1960s, before changing hands in 2011 and now draws a new crowd of rum lovers, pizza fans and pub quiz regulars, who sit alongside the remaining hardcore punters propping up the bar from its Jenny Ha’s days.
It’s a friendly and unfussy pub, with deep, dark wood booths on one side of the main bar, a handful of sofas and tables in the middle, and a side room with an outside step for smokers to huddle. The spirits selection is good, and thanks to Kilderkin’s neighbours across the road, the independent whisky bottler, Cadenheads, there are regular whisky and rum-tasting nights with guidance from a Cadenhead expert (5 drams for £25). Although midweek can be quiet, Monday nights are very busy because of an exceptionally cheap £1 pizza night - be sure to get there very early though - unsurprisingly peak times can suffer from a backlog in orders, and long waits. Keep an eye on Kilderkin’s Facebook page for £4.95 cocktail nights, Tuesday pub quiz information and occasional open mic nights.
Very cool bar and restaurant down a close on the Royal Mile. AMAZING cocktails. Can get busy at the weekend
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The Devil's Advocate
9 Advocate's ClVery cool bar and restaurant down a close on the Royal Mile. AMAZING cocktails. Can get busy at the weekend
A Scottish brewery in the grass market – cool pub with great beer and boardgames
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BrewDog Edinburgh
143 CowgateA Scottish brewery in the grass market – cool pub with great beer and boardgames
Sightseeing
Walk downhill to the bottom of the royal mile to Holyrood palace, then turn right past the Scottish parliament. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours round trip to hike to the top.
There are lots of shorter walks around Arthur seat with excellent views too.
A must for fans of a truly stunning walk are the Salisbury Crags, a series of cliffs that rise to prominence in the middle of the park. Take care as you go, but a path follows the rim of the Crags, granting a gradual climb to the top.
A venture right around the park from Holyrood (which can be done by road should you wish) can eventually take you to the pretty village of Duddingston, which homes The Sheep Heid Inn, believed by many to be the oldest pub in Scotland.
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Arthur's Seat
Walk downhill to the bottom of the royal mile to Holyrood palace, then turn right past the Scottish parliament. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours round trip to hike to the top.
There are lots of shorter walks around Arthur seat with excellent views too.
A must for fans of a truly stunning walk are the Salisbury Crags, a series of cliffs that rise to prominence in the middle of the park. Take care as you go, but a path follows the rim of the Crags, granting a gradual climb to the top.
A venture right around the park from Holyrood (which can be done by road should you wish) can eventually take you to the pretty village of Duddingston, which homes The Sheep Heid Inn, believed by many to be the oldest pub in Scotland.
Great to watch the sun go down up Carlton hill overlooking Edinburgh.
Best view of the city for taking photos
It is a short 10 minute walk from the apartment to Waterloo place then a leisurely stoll up to the top of the hill.
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Calton Hill
Calton HillGreat to watch the sun go down up Carlton hill overlooking Edinburgh.
Best view of the city for taking photos
It is a short 10 minute walk from the apartment to Waterloo place then a leisurely stoll up to the top of the hill.
Arts & Culture
National Museum of Scotland
Excellent place and free entry
As well as being Edinburgh’s most popular tourist attraction, this centuries-old structure has become one of the most enduring icons of the Scottish capital
Edinburgh Castle is the one of the most definitive landmarks in the United Kingdom and the most popular paid-for tourist attraction in Scotland. Built into the Castle Rock, a dormant volcanic cliff face in the heart of the city, it’s approached from the east at the least steep incline by the Royal Mile, a scenic and bustling thoroughfare used by street performers during August’s Edinburgh Festival, which cuts through the Old Town to Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament at its foot. Also standing before the Castle is the Esplanade, a large open square which is filled with banks of seating to accommodate the Castle Concerts in July and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August.
Castle Rock has been settled since the second century, and there has been a Royal palace on the site from the twelfth century until the 1603 Union of the Crowns with James IV of Scotland’s ascension to the English throne as James I (James’ mother Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to him in the Castle’s Royal Palace in 1566). In subsequent centuries its use became more military in nature, while its current status as a tourist attraction looks back on both its Royal and military history.
Within the Castle are multiple smaller attractions, including the twelfth century St Margaret’s Chapel, reputedly the oldest building in Edinburgh, and the ‘Crown Square’ of Royal palaces and halls. Much of the castle dates from the sixteenth century, although there is a much newer Victorian military barracks on one imposing outcrop, in an area which also comprises the National War Museum of Scotland. Other attractions include Mons Meg, a fifteenth century siege gun, and the traditional One O’Clock Gun, a single-gun artillery volley fired from the ramparts at the same time every day, while the Crown Jewels (the crown, sceptre and sword of state) and the Stone of Destiny, traditionally used for knighting kings of Scotland, are also on display.
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Edinburgh Castle
CastlehillAs well as being Edinburgh’s most popular tourist attraction, this centuries-old structure has become one of the most enduring icons of the Scottish capital
Edinburgh Castle is the one of the most definitive landmarks in the United Kingdom and the most popular paid-for tourist attraction in Scotland. Built into the Castle Rock, a dormant volcanic cliff face in the heart of the city, it’s approached from the east at the least steep incline by the Royal Mile, a scenic and bustling thoroughfare used by street performers during August’s Edinburgh Festival, which cuts through the Old Town to Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament at its foot. Also standing before the Castle is the Esplanade, a large open square which is filled with banks of seating to accommodate the Castle Concerts in July and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August.
Castle Rock has been settled since the second century, and there has been a Royal palace on the site from the twelfth century until the 1603 Union of the Crowns with James IV of Scotland’s ascension to the English throne as James I (James’ mother Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to him in the Castle’s Royal Palace in 1566). In subsequent centuries its use became more military in nature, while its current status as a tourist attraction looks back on both its Royal and military history.
Within the Castle are multiple smaller attractions, including the twelfth century St Margaret’s Chapel, reputedly the oldest building in Edinburgh, and the ‘Crown Square’ of Royal palaces and halls. Much of the castle dates from the sixteenth century, although there is a much newer Victorian military barracks on one imposing outcrop, in an area which also comprises the National War Museum of Scotland. Other attractions include Mons Meg, a fifteenth century siege gun, and the traditional One O’Clock Gun, a single-gun artillery volley fired from the ramparts at the same time every day, while the Crown Jewels (the crown, sceptre and sword of state) and the Stone of Destiny, traditionally used for knighting kings of Scotland, are also on display.
Essentials
Supermarket 7 minutes walk from apartment
Opening times
Monday0700-2300
Tuesday0700-2300
Wednesday0700-2300
Thursday0700-2300
Friday0700-2300
Saturday0700-2300
Sunday0700-2300
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Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkSupermarket 7 minutes walk from apartment
Opening times
Monday0700-2300
Tuesday0700-2300
Wednesday0700-2300
Thursday0700-2300
Friday0700-2300
Saturday0700-2300
Sunday0700-2300
Real Foods
37 Broughton StOrganic food store