The 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...

Part of a UK-wide chain, Edinburgh's Living Room has collected a reputation as a somewhat more mature venue in a part of the city where office nights out...

The 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...

No 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...

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

Hidden down a close just a few yards from the main tourist street, this is one of the Old Town's better-kept secrets. The other-worldly atmosphere is...

Although it's been trading since 1992, the odd refurb has ensured that Montpeliers hasn't become dated or dowdy. The decor is currently clean cut, with...

Negociants feels as if it's been here forever. The fixtures and fittings are French-ish, but the band posters - it's a students' favourite - are more...

On 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...

Sitting 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...

Cramped, dowdy and clannish, the Oxford's bar area offers no space whatsoever; although there's a room adjacent, it's all still pretty basic, and it...

Just over the road from Edinburgh University's George Square campus, the Pear Tree's cobbled beer garden has played host to generations of thirsty students....

It's not so much a Czech bar as a Czech-themed bar, but Pivo has the look (and the beer) all the same. Two minutes from the east end of Princes Street, it's...

The 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...