Despite bearing the name of a village in County Wicklow, this is no Oirish theme bar. Instead, it's a compact, modern pub in one of the city's most bourgeois quarters, with...

This old-style basement pub - all striking blacks and reds, focused on a central island bar - somehow manages to combine New Town money with Stockbridge bohemia. Food is...

The Barony is a very traditional-looking pub, but by no means without character or charisma. The clientele is pretty mixed, and wouldn't seem entirely out of place in one of...

Bennet's is a marvel of Victorian design. A long wooden bar occupies one side of the room (with alcoves along the top of the gantry accommodating a huge selection of single...

This relaxed and bohemian little howf, with no style bar flourishes in sight, is a two-part operation. The pub is a winning little spot that even boasts a basement pool room...

Sandwiched between the lads-night-out chaos of Lothian Road and the lap-dancing bars at the top of the West Port, the Blue Blazer is no more or less than a cosy place to hide...

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...

This small and simple one-room pub has one of the largest and most interesting ranges of single malt scotch in the city. The Port Ellen distillery on Islay, for instance, was...

A haven for travellers killing time before catching a train from Haymarket station next door. With a bistro upstairs, the bar food is a cut above the usual standard; the ground...

The Caley is red brick on the outside and roomy on the inside, with wooden benches and simple, functional decor. With good cask ales on offer, it invariably gets packed out...

It's been around since 1871. It looks as if it was decorated by a mad maiden aunt from the Victorian era. It has a good wine list, an excellent bar menu (the open sandwiches...

Roomy and comfortable, with a pub-grub lunch menu and music on some evenings, the Canons' Gait offers a modern take on what a Royal Mile bar should be. Despite its location...

Beer heaven: this old-fashioned pub offers local brews, obscure artisan cask ales from around the UK, and bottled beers from Germany and the Low Countries. Wherever you choose...

The decor at Cloisters, housed in a former manse, is simple, but it's the rare cask ale that's the selling point. It puts on a good showing on the whisky front as well, with...