This small and simple one-room pub has one of the largest and most interesting ranges of single malt Scotch, not just in the city but in Scotland. The Port...

A 2006 arrival in a sub-basement space on Queen Street, Bramble doesn't exactly announce itself to the planet, but over the last few years it has been,...

An island bar dominates this attractive and elegant pub, where the walls are decorated with Royal Doulton tiles of famous inventors. You find all sorts...

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, a tiny beer garden and a...

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....

The decor at Cloisters, housed in a former manse, is nice enough, but it's the rare cask ales that are the selling point: a selection of Scottish ales is...

The Cumberland is perhaps the most user-friendly of the city's acclaimed cask ale bars (four regular ales on tap, another four guest beers). It feels light...

A hangout for the beautiful people since 2004, Dragonfly is still one of Edinburgh's best cocktails bars. With a serious approach to drink, and reimagined...

One of the sleeker venues on the Edinburgh gay scene, GHQ hosts a number of the circuit's favourite gay club nights. There are DJs most nights.

Established in 1898 (the building dates back a further 60 years), the Guildford is one of Edinburgh's most accessible Victorian pubs, just a hop, skip and...

Proud of its credentials as a real ale pub, this boozer eschews the jukebox in favour of encouraging conversation. The atmosphere is in keeping with the...

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...

Like the Royal Oak, this is a folkies' hangout: there's an open session every night from around 9pm. Also like the Royal Oak, there are no frills, but if...

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...