This old-style pub somehow combines New Town money with Stockbridge bohemia. Food is typical pub grub with a few more ambitious dishes. The old regulars...

The Barony is a very traditional-looking pub, but comes with a fair amount of character. The clientele is pretty mixed, and wouldn't seem entirely out of...

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...

This relaxed and bohemian little howf (meeting place) has been around for more than 20 years now, but with no style bar flourishes in sight. The pub itself...

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 a cosy place to hide...

Run by a Swedish couple with a friendly and laid-back style, Boda operates like an inclusive neighbourhood pub, albeit one with cheese platters and moose...

This small and simple one-room pub has one of the largest and most interesting ranges of single malt Scotch, not just in the city but in Scotland. The Port...

The Caley is red brick on the outside and roomy on the inside, with wooden benches and simple, functional decor. With good cask ales on offer, it invariably...

It's been around since 1871. It looks as if it was decorated by a mad maiden aunt from the Victorian era. It has a good wine list, a tiny beer garden and a...

Roomy and comfortable, with a pub-grub menu and music on some evenings, the Canons' Gait offers a modern take on what a Royal Mile bar should be. Despite...

Beer heaven - this old-fashioned pub offers local brews, obscure artisan cask ales from around the UK, and bottled beers from Germany and the Low Countries....

The decor at Cloisters, housed in a former manse, is nice enough, but it's the rare cask ales that are the selling point: a selection of Scottish ales is...

On the coast stretching west from Leith, tucked away in a conservation village on the banks of the River Almond, this cosy, family-friendly venue is full of...

At this pub down at Portobello beach about three miles east of Leith, this former hotel is an ideal stop if you've been walking along the Esplanade. You can...