When Sirius arrived in Leith a decade ago, its like had never been seen before. But the original ostentation of its design was calmed down a little, and in spring 2006 a refurb...

You can trace the last ten years of Edinburgh's café-bar trends through this one venue alone. Baroque was a complete design riot when it first opened, but trimmed back the...

Broughton Street's original style bar is pretty unchanged since it opened in 1994, except for the odd improvement decor-wise. With a dim-lit, split-level room and separate...

Upstairs from the Atrium restaurant and also run by Andrew Radford, Blue was a real smash when it opened in 1997. It's moved in and out of vogue over the years, but is still...

Boda arrived in 2004 and is run by a Swedish couple with a friendly and laid-back style. It feels like a café-bar but operates like a pub, albeit one with cheese platters and...

Victor and Carina Contini are part of the family behind the celebrated Valvona & Crolla. However, in 2004, the duo decided to set up on their own in this former bank, still...

The City Café was one of the first modern café-bars on the scene; these days it feels as much a part of Edinburgh as the castle. The ground floor features a pool table and...

The formula at this perennial Old Town favourite has a simplicity bordering on genius. Create a basic Italian menu (antipasti, risotto, focaccia, pasta) and throw in the odd...

In the 1840s, the Commercial Bank of Scotland built this grand old pile as its head office; it remained a bank almost until the Dome took it over in 1996. There's a striking...

The city's independent arthouse cin-ema has been around since the 1980s, but a 2002 refurbishment means the bar doesn't look dated. With coffee, snacks, light meals and a...

Formerly a pioneering designer restaurant, this establishment is now a less ostentatious style bar, good for cosy chats by candlelight or nestling by the fire. The menu...

The interior of this polished style bar is all about the dark woods and clean lines. There are cosy booths to the rear, as well as low, comfortable seats in front of the big...

Has it really been a decade or so since Indigo Yard made such a splash in the West End? It's showing a little wear and tear these days, but it still endures, popular both with...

The name is now well known thanks to a string of boutique hotels across the UK, but this was the very first of their number. The ground floor has a fine contemporary bar space,...