When it opened in summer 2006, this central cocktail bar introduced a new aesthetic to Edinburgh (designer stools, white leather banquettes, a pop-erotic mural) and brought a...

If you're in an upbeat mood, with company, and looking for nachos and lager or wine, Assembly is a good option. Hit it on the wrong day or come on your own, though, and the...

Before today's style bars, Edinburgh had a few 'classic' pubs. Some of them were Victorian and ornate, while other places traded on a different reputation; the Athletic Arms...

Despite bearing the name of a village in County Wicklow, this is no Oirish theme bar. Instead, it's a compact, modern pub in one of the city's most bourgeois quarters, with...

This old-style basement pub - all striking blacks and reds, focused on a central island bar - somehow manages to combine New Town money with Stockbridge bohemia. Food is...

Bar Kohl has provided Edinburgh's vodka connoisseurs with a second home since its launch in 1993. There are innumerable imported varieties of vodka, including many flavoured...

When Sirius arrived in Leith a decade ago, its like had never been seen before. But the original ostentation of its design was calmed down a little, and in spring 2006 a refurb...

The Barony is a very traditional-looking pub, but by no means without character or charisma. The clientele is pretty mixed, and wouldn't seem entirely out of place in one of...

You can trace the last ten years of Edinburgh's café-bar trends through this one venue alone. Baroque was a complete design riot when it first opened, but trimmed back the...

Broughton Street's original style bar is pretty unchanged since it opened in 1994, except for the odd improvement decor-wise. With a dim-lit, split-level room and separate...

Bennet's is a marvel of Victorian design. A long wooden bar occupies one side of the room (with alcoves along the top of the gantry accommodating a huge selection of single...

This relaxed and bohemian little howf, with no style bar flourishes in sight, is a two-part operation. The pub is a winning little spot that even boasts a basement pool room...

Upstairs from the Atrium restaurant and also run by Andrew Radford, Blue was a real smash when it opened in 1997. It's moved in and out of vogue over the years, but is still...

Sandwiched between the lads-night-out chaos of Lothian Road and the lap-dancing bars at the top of the West Port, the Blue Blazer is no more or less than a cosy place to hide...