City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Pubs


The Constitution

The Constituion Bar
Constitution Street
Edinburgh EH6 6RS

Late night bar, grill and venue offers food and drink selections. Free wifi. Food served daily from 11am until 9pm. Children welcome when dining until 8pm.

Kilderkin

Kilderkin
Browns Close, 65 Canongate
Edinburgh EH8 8BT

Formerly called Jenny Ha's, Kilderkin can be found on the Canongate section of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's Old Town.

Hosts Free Fringe shows in August.

Southsider

Southsider
3-7 West Richmond Street
Edinburgh EH8 9EF

Traditional pub owned by Maclay Inns. Sports on tvs. Hosts free comedy during free fringe festival.

Cask & Barrel

Cask & Barrel
115 Broughton Street
Edinburgh EH1 3RZ

There are so many bars in Broughton Street that the casual drinker wont make it as far as the Cask & Barrel at the foot of the road, near the roundabout.

The Conan Doyle

The Conan Doyle
71-73 York Place
Edinburgh EH1 3JD

A short stroll from Picardy Place, Cathedral Lane and Queens Street, The Conan Doyle is a traditional pub with an eclectic range of real ales and pub food.

Nobles Bar

Nobles Bar
44a Constitution Street
Edinburgh EH6 6RS

Renovated in 2009, with hallmarks of traditional maritime bars of Leith. Food, live sport, and live music nights.

Malones Irish Bar

Malones Irish Bar
14 Forrest Road
Edinburgh EH1 2QN

As the name says, an irish bar complete with fittings and furniture shipped over from Ireland. Features live sport and live Scottish and Irish folk music. Pub grub.

Rat Pack

The Rat Pack
9 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG

Recently renovated, basement piano bar with a theme that riffs on the Rat Pack era with cocktails influenced by songs from the 1950s, and bar staff dressed in uniforms of braces, trilbies and ties.

The Crags Edinburgh

The Crags Edinburgh
58 Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh EH16 5AD

Chain pub geared toward local student clientele with pool tables, student drink deals, and affordable pub grub. Beer garden and sport screened.

Leslies Bar

Leslies Bar
45 Ratcliffe Terrace
Edinburgh EH9 1SU

Traditional Victorian pub, dating back to 1896.

Mitre Pub

Mitre Pub
131-133 High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1SG

Deep-set, traditional bar on the High Street in Edinburgh Old Town. Informal atmos and pub grub. Can get busy, due to its location. 

Dome Bar

The Dome Bar
14 George St
Edinburgh EH2 2PF

Grandiose bar in a former bank building on George Street.

GHQ

GHQ
4 Picardy Place
Edinburgh EH1 3JT
Picardy Place club

Stylish gay bar and club in Edinburgh's "pink triangle". Djs nightly.

Tron

The Tron
9 Hunter Square
Edinburgh EH1 1QW
The Tron Tavern

Long-standing central bar, with performance space in the basement which for a long time hosted the Edinburgh Singer Songwriter's open mic nights.

Frankenstein Pub

Frankenstein Pub
26 George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EN
Frankenstein pub

Mary Shelley may have conjured up the idea of the world's most enduring monster during a dreary Summer in Switzerland a little under two centuries ago, but the brooding gothic tale has a certain re

The Outhouse

The Outhouse
12a Broughton Street Lane
Edinburgh EH1 3LY

Just off Broughton Street, Edinburgh's pink triangle, down a lane, this popular bar also has a beer garden open during the summer months.

Banshee Labyrinth

Banshee Labyrinth
29-35 Niddry Street
Edinburgh EH1 1LG

Late night opening bar and cafe, with three bars, just off Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Like other pubs and clubs in the area the venue is found in Edinburgh Old Town's cave-like vaults.

Bannermans

Bannermans
The Cowgate 212 Cowgate
Edinburgh EH1 1NQ
Students Den

Longstanding cellar bar in the Cowgate with live music, particularly acoustic sets. Popular with students and travellers.

Bar 50

Bar 50 / Smart City Cafe
50 Blackfriars Street
Edinburgh EH1 1NE

Cafe/bar in a hostel, down in the Cowgate. Part of Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe.

Cafe Renroc

Café Renroc
91 Montgomery St
Edinburgh EH7 5HZ
Renroc

A cafe-bar, gallery, and relaxation centre providing holistic treatments, in one place.