Warm hospitality, a central location and free parking for those with cars make this a very popular choice. There's a decent dining room in the basement; packed lunches are...

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...

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...

Edinburgh's three generic cuisines are Chinese, Indian and Italian. Given the volume of phone book they occupy, stand-outs are relatively rare; 2007 debutante Bella Mbriana, by...

Gay-run but straight-friendly, the Blue Moon is a popular meet-and-eat place during the week, but the atmosphere steps up a notch to accommodate the pre-club crowd. The food...

Booty grooves on with funk, disco, soul and R&B for an open-minded audience.

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. Wherever you choose...

Ah, CC's, where great romances start and end, often in the same evening. The capital's only full-time gay venue may be offensive to both eye and ear (disastrous pop galore!),...

Located on a leafy crescent in Broughton, the Claremont comprises two huge Georgian houses knocked into one. The rooms won't win any design awards, but they are clean and...

A homo mecca for those with a fetish: various Saturdays throughout the month are turned over to bears, kilt-wearers, transvestites and glamorous goth types. During the rest of...