Around in the city since 2003, when it started life as Bootylushous, Booty grooves on with funk, disco, soul and R&B for an open-minded audience. Cheap...

Its name nodding both to a Swiss nightclub favoured by the original Surrealists and to the hugely influential electronic act, Cabaret Voltaire helped...

Another venue with a name that gives the game away, the Caves is an irregular but top-quality venue for well-heeled student types who hire out the place for...

Ah, CC's, where great romances start and end, often in the same evening. There are nights when this full-time gay nightclub has more cheese than IJ Mellis,...

This former student union is a cheap and cheerful affair that mines a lager-spattered vein of indie and '80s retro for those who don't take things too...

Now, this is a novelty. Formerly known as Massa, Buster's and a host of other names, the Electric Circus has been subject to an extensive refurbishment that...

The guys behind Taste decamp to Faith once a month to spin quality dance music to a similarly mixed/gay audience. The pre-club party is held at the Street...

This delightfully named ladies' night aims to offer 'rhythmic pulses from the grrls your mother warned you about'. There's a pre-club party at gay-friendly...

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.

Duck down a smelly alley off the Cowgate, look left to see where the Cowgate fire of 2002 claimed one of its biggest scalps in the shape of defunct club La...

Situated beneath and connected by a stairwell to a Chinese restaurant, this basement bar was once a jazz joint, but has broadened its remit to encompass...

As the name suggests, this club is made up of a series of interlocking rooms, which host a series of student-friendly nights across two dancefloors and...

Once upon a time, this bijou bar was the last port of call for Saturday-night desperadoes who weren't too fussy about the company they kept. However, a...

Located on the corner of Broughton Street, this longtime favourite is co-run by Trendy Wendy, the scene's most famous face. The regular DJs at weekends are...