Edinburgh
Your critical guide to hotels, restaurants and going out in Edinburgh
Written by local expertsMost viewed
- Cineworld Fountain Park - Cinemas
- Deep Sea World - Attractions
- Abstract - Restaurants & cafés
- Centotre - Restaurants & cafés
- Real Mary King's Close - Tours
- Leith Waterworld - Attractions
- Bella Mbriana - Restaurants & cafés
- Edinburgh Castle - Attractions
- Our Dynamic Earth - Attractions
- Always Sunday - Restaurants & cafés
NEW travel newsletter
Free monthly email packed with travel tips for major world cities, great competitions and exciting features.
Edinburgh guidebooks
Most viewed
- Cineworld Fountain Park - Cinemas
- Deep Sea World - Attractions
- Abstract - Restaurants & cafés
- Centotre - Restaurants & cafés
- Real Mary King's Close - Tours
- Leith Waterworld - Attractions
- Bella Mbriana - Restaurants & cafés
- Edinburgh Castle - Attractions
- Our Dynamic Earth - Attractions
- Always Sunday - Restaurants & cafés
20 great things to do in Edinburgh
Climb a volcano, eat offally well, then savour a wee dram of Scotch
The Edinburgh Festival & Fringe
Comedy, music, politics: welcome to the world's biggest arts celebration
Editor's picks
DJs and fine eastern cusine
Opal Lounge
This contemporary and relaxed basement bar serves great sushi alongside a fine cocktail list.
A coffee and cake fiend's delight
Centotre
Restaurants & cafésHoused in a grandiose former bank, Centotre produces high-quality Italian meals and snacks.
Local, innovative, new music
Cabaret Voltaire
ClubsTop-name DJs and bands like Hervé and the Long Blondes have played here.
Major attractions
Our Dynamic Earth
AttractionsThe tent-like exterior houses a science museum that combines natural history with simulated natural disasters, and attempts to make geology fun.
Scotch Whisky Experience
AttractionsTour the huge selection of blends and malts, including one of only 83 bottles of 50-year-old Balvenie Cask 191 ever produced.
Edinburgh Castle
AttractionsMilitary barracks, prison, royal residence, murder scene, birthplace of kings and queens… Edinburgh Castle has served a variety of fascinating purposes.
What's on in Edinburgh
The Beltane Fire Festival - © Olivia Rutherford/Time Out
The whole of August is taken up with the Edinburgh Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but the fun doesn't stop there. Edinburgh has an entire year's worth of brilliant cultural happenings.