Back in the 1990s this place was known as Bar Ce Lona, then it became the Human Be-in and finally, in 2008, it morphed into 56 North. All that time it has...
2-8 West Crosscauseway
Broughton Street's original style bar still feels much the same as it did back when it opened in 1994, albeit with the odd decorative improvement....
10a-12a Broughton StreetMeat 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...
57-61 Blackfriars StreetUpstairs from the Atrium 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...
10 Cambridge Street
Run by a Swedish couple with a friendly and laid-back style, Boda operates like an inclusive neighbourhood pub, albeit one with cheese platters and moose...
229 Leith Walk
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...
60 Broughton StreetCargo could be viewed as a cavernous 'retail leisure experience', catering to the outspill from the financial services sector offices nearby. But since...
Edinburgh QuayIn 2004, Victor and Carina Contini, part of the family behind the celebrated Valvona & Crolla café and , decided to set up on their own in this former bank,...
103 George StreetThe City Café was one of the first modern café-bars on the scene in the 1980s; these days, it feels as much a part of Edinburgh as the castle. The ground...
19 Blair StreetIn the 1840s, the Commercial Bank of Scotland built this grand old pile as its head office. There's a striking classical frontage, and the whole thing is...
14 George StreetThe formula at this perennial Old Town favourite has a simplicity bordering on genius. Create a basic Italian menu (antipasti, risotto, panini, pasta) and...
19 Cockburn StreetSummer 2009 saw the former Claremont Bar transformed into a brighter and breezier café-bar featuring quirky art, bare brick, banquettes and a more feminine...
133-135 East Claremont StreetThe city's independent arthouse cinema has been around since the 1980s and continues to draw a loyal crowd of cinephiles. With coffee, snacks, light meals...
88 Lothian RoadFormerly a pioneering designer restaurant, Hector's is now a less ostentatious style bar, good for cosy chats by candlelight or nestling by the fire. The...
47-49 Deanhaugh StreetIt's perhaps not quite the market leader it used to be in the style-bar stakes, but Indigo Yard's popularity endures, with post-work drinkers during the...
7 Charlotte Lane