In the 1840s, the Commercial Bank of Scotland built this grand old pile as its head office. There's a striking classical frontage, and the whole thing is...

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...

From Bruntsfield in the west to Newington in the east, there is a swathe of South Edinburgh that is desperately residential. Pubs are rare and the old Earl...

The formula at this perennial Old Town favourite has a simplicity bordering on genius. Create a basic Italian menu (antipasti, risotto, panini, pasta) and...

Summer 2009 saw the former Claremont Bar transformed into a brighter and breezier café-bar featuring quirky art, bare brick, banquettes and a more feminine...

Right 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...

The city's independent arthouse cinema has been around since the 1980s and continues to draw a loyal crowd of cinephiles. With coffee, snacks, light meals...

Although it was renovated in 2009 and is now under new management, Frenchies is the oldest gay hangout in Edinburgh. Despite its central location, the bar...

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.

The Golden Rule is a friendly, old-fashioned pub with some cask ales, plus a more contemporary lounge bar downstairs that has won a reputation for its...

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...

From 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...

Formerly a pioneering designer restaurant, Hector's is now a less ostentatious style bar, good for cosy chats by candlelight or nestling by the fire. The...

It's perhaps not quite the market leader it used to be in the style-bar stakes, but Indigo Yard's popularity endures, with post-work drinkers during the...