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 WalkHoused in an old warehouse in Leith, this champagne and cocktail bar opened just in time for the 2008 credit crunch. The timing may have been a little off,...
84 Commercial StreetOn the coast stretching west from Leith, tucked away in a conservation village on the banks of the River Almond, this cosy, family-friendly venue is full of...
30 Cramond Glebe RoadAt this pub down at Portobello beach about three miles east of Leith, this former hotel is an ideal stop if you've been walking along the Esplanade. You can...
77 The PromenadeRight by the beach at Portobello, the Esplanade (the Espy to its friends) sits in premises that have been home to several bars over the years. Locals...
62-64 Bath StreetFrom the people who brought you the Esplanade, Guilty Lily arrived in late 2008 and functions like a modern neighbourhood pub in this still-changing part of...
284 Bonnington RoadThe King's Wark stands on the site of a long-gone 15th-century building. There have probably been taverns here since the 17th century; the current building...
36 The ShoreThe name is now well known thanks to a string of boutique hotels across the UK, but this was the very first Malmaison in the country. The ground floor has a...
1 Tower PlaceNo more and no less than the best cask ale bar in Leith sits right on the Water of Leith. It's a basic, old-fashioned, one-room pub with an open fire, seats...
45 The ShoreOn the first floor of the Ocean Terminal shopping mall, the Ocean Kitchen Bar & Grill has great views out over the Western Harbour, home of the Royal Yacht...
Ocean TerminalSitting on the coast between the small harbours at Newhaven and Granton, the Old Chain Pier was built on the site of - yes, you guessed - an old chain pier...
32 Trinity CrescentThe encroachment of new apartment blocks has put paid to the Pond's former reputation as 'the pub at the end of the universe', but it's still on a fairly...
2 Bath RoadBoth this pub and its proprietor, Mary Moriarty, are legends on the Edinburgh pub scene. It's a small, neatly kept venue, patronised by everyone from...
58 Constitution Street
Once a fairly unremarkable pub, this place was transformed in 2007, and is now a friendly, considered and attractive environment where people are as likely...
23-24 Sandport Place
The SMWS was set up in 1983 to buy individual casks of whisky from distilleries, bottle them and sell them to members. The atmosphere is tranquil, the food...
The Vaults, 87 Giles Street