Meat is back on the menu in the premises that were once occupied by vegetarian mainstay Black Bo's. Blackfriars serves a robust and hearty menu - think...

Right at the heart of Edinburgh's gay scene, the welcoming, laid-back Blue Moon Café offers good food and drink. The staff are cute and sassy: ask here if...

Around in the city since 2003, when it started life as Bootylushous, Booty grooves on with funk, disco, soul and R&B for an open-minded audience. Cheap...

The distinguishing feature of this favourite is the balcony that overlooks the hubbub of the colourful, energetic and sociable bar. Look down on...

Housed in the LGBT Centre on Broughton Street, this café welcomes all-comers. You can come here for a sit-down meal, but it's also good for a quick beer or...

Ah, CC's, where great romances start and end, often in the same evening. There are nights when this full-time gay nightclub has more cheese than IJ Mellis,...

Brought to you by the folks behind the neighbouring Blue Moon Café, Deep Blue is one of the mellower venues on the Edinburgh gay scene. It's a good spot in...

Summer 2009 saw the former Claremont Bar transformed into a brighter and breezier café-bar featuring quirky art, bare brick, banquettes and a more feminine...

The guys behind Taste decamp to Faith once a month to spin quality dance music to a similarly mixed/gay audience. The pre-club party is held at the Street...

Although it was renovated in 2009 and is now under new management, Frenchies is the oldest gay hangout in Edinburgh. Despite its central location, the bar...

This delightfully named ladies' night aims to offer 'rhythmic pulses from the grrls your mother warned you about'. There's a pre-club party at gay-friendly...

One of the sleeker venues on the Edinburgh gay scene, GHQ hosts a number of the circuit's favourite gay club nights. There are DJs most nights.

Duck down a smelly alley off the Cowgate, look left to see where the Cowgate fire of 2002 claimed one of its biggest scalps in the shape of defunct club La...

Only a short walk from the Pink Triangle, Priscilla's is all about fun. The programme of events includes quizzes and karaoke nights, but the highlights are...