Bars & Pubs
All the best Edinburgh bars and pubs, including bar reviews and editors' picks
The best bars in Edinburgh
For nights when only a buzzing bar will do, these spots will see you right
Where to drink cocktails
The Bon Vivant
A dimly lit cocktail bar off the beaten track. One of the capital’s true hidden treasures
The Lucky Liquor Co
From very good stock, this newcomer is hip but not achingly so. A keeper
Tonic
A stone’s throw from the try-hard drinking dens of George Street, Tonic's cocktails attract the cool kids
Panda & Sons
A charming Prohibition-style speakeasy that does just about everything right
The best Edinburgh pubs
The Sheep Heid Inn
A firm favourite among climbers of Arthur’s Seat, students keen on Scotland’s oldest skittle alley and hunters of Sunday roasts
Joseph Pearce's
Probably the buzziest of the highly regarded stable of Swedish-run bars throughout Leith
The King's Wark
The Shore may have succumbed to some epic gentrification in recent years, but The King’s Wark hasn't lost its allure
Hector's
A great place to flop on a Sunday, with great beers and a mean Bloody Mary