Bar Kohl has provided Edinburgh's vodka connoisseurs with a second home since its launch in 1993. There are innumerable imported varieties of vodka, including many flavoured...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The sister venue to Negociants, Medina is a late and often lively basement with a North African theme. Although it's a kind of club-bar crossover, with DJs, drinks promos and a...

Fall through the doors of this tiny, two-floor pub and you're virtually guaranteed to be regaled with a flurry of fiddles, squeezeboxes and guitars. There are nightly folk...

Like the Royal Oak, this is a folkies' hangout: there's an open session every night from around 9pm. You can get the gist of the place from the bust of poet Hamish Henderson...

Edinburgh's primary live music pub, Whistlebinkies takes in rock and pop acts along with resident singer-songwriters. Monday is open-mic night and Tuesdays are for...