Probably the city's best-known joke shop. You can't miss it: just look for the oversized Groucho moustache and glasses above the front door. It also sells magic tricks and...

A family-run Scottish design company, Anta sells a selection of hand-painted stoneware and textiles.

Everyone from the Kaiser Chiefs to Kylie has stopped to browse at this massively popular Edinburgh institution. Clothing here spans the last 100 years, with everything from...

Blacks & Lizars are best known as optometrists, but this store specialises in photographic equipment: digital, compact and SLR cameras, plus camcorders, lenses and accessories.

Tiso is Scotland's premier outdoors activity store; come for the gear that could get you up Ben Nevis or even more challenging mountains. This handy addition at the back serves...

The Edinburgh Architectural Salvage Yard has been supplying Edinburgh's citizens with period pieces for more than 20 years. Georgian, Victorian, art nouveau and art deco...

This independent retailer, in the trade for over 50 years, stocks a wide variety of camera equipment and binoculars, and also offers a repair service.

Quirky, British-made crafts are a speciality, with an ever-changing range of gifts, jewellery and art.

One of the city's finest Highland outfitters is also home to 21st Century Kilts. Launched in 1996, this innovative range is made from materials such as denim and leather and is...

Spread over 50,000sq ft of floor space in a converted whisky bond, this is the largest collection of quality antiques and collectibles in town.

A large selection of contemporary minimalist furniture is stocked here, alongside a stylish (and less expensive) selection of Alessi kitchenware.

Kinlock Anderson may be the city's most renowned kiltmaker, although it's far from the cheapest. The shop includes a small tartan museum.

Compared to some of the dreary Royal Mile stores, Ness feels reassuringly modern. Knitwear and accessories are available in vibrant colours at reasonable prices; highlights...

Just off Broughton Street, this queer shop is pleasingly clean and airy. Head here to buy mucky DVDs and magazines, as well as skimpy underwear and a full range of sex...