The Gourmand's Guide to Edinburgh

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The Gourmand's Guide to Edinburgh

Food Scene

This is my local café. Literally minutes from the door step.
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BABA RISTA
28 Parsons Green Terrace
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This is my local café. Literally minutes from the door step.
My absolute favourite restaurant. Very cheap lunch menu.
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Chez Jules
109 Hanover St
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My absolute favourite restaurant. Very cheap lunch menu.
Traditional pub, good selection of changing guest ales, and reasonably priced whisky. -- Just recently voted in the top 50 pubs in the UK by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).
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Jolly Judge
7 James Ct
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Traditional pub, good selection of changing guest ales, and reasonably priced whisky. -- Just recently voted in the top 50 pubs in the UK by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).
Family-owned Cheese shops, they have 6 in total. They also supply most restaurants with their artisan cheeses. The Morningside branch has a little wine bar at the back.
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IJ Mellis Cheesemongers
6 Bakers Place
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Family-owned Cheese shops, they have 6 in total. They also supply most restaurants with their artisan cheeses. The Morningside branch has a little wine bar at the back.
Tiny little wine shop, but has a few tables. They serve Italian aperitivo.
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Bacco Wine
136 Dundas St
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Tiny little wine shop, but has a few tables. They serve Italian aperitivo.
Cocktail bar serving food and drinks. Very popular on evening, recommend booking.
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The Bon Vivant
55 Thistle St
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Cocktail bar serving food and drinks. Very popular on evening, recommend booking.
If you'd like to see a traditional folk music 'session'. There's usually musicians from around 9pm.
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Ensign Ewart
521-523 Lawnmarket
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If you'd like to see a traditional folk music 'session'. There's usually musicians from around 9pm.
French restaurant. Amazing wine selection. Sparkling Alsace wines. They are part of the Slow Food movement.
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L'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton St
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French restaurant. Amazing wine selection. Sparkling Alsace wines. They are part of the Slow Food movement.
Serving Campervan Beer. (Made in Edinburgh.)
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Lost In Leith Bar & Fermentaria
82 Commercial Street
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Serving Campervan Beer. (Made in Edinburgh.)
If the tap room is open, it's worth checking this out. The beers are amazing.
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Campervan Brewery Taproom
112 Jane St
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If the tap room is open, it's worth checking this out. The beers are amazing.
Nearby brewery...
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Bellfield Brewery & Tap Room
46 Stanley Place
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Nearby brewery...
Another nearby distillery.
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Holyrood Distillery Visitor Centre & Shop
19 St Leonard's Ln
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Another nearby distillery.
Highly recommended doing a tour of this tiny distillery.
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Pickering's Gin Distillery
Summerhall Distillery
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Highly recommended doing a tour of this tiny distillery.
They do buck-a-shuck every day. Good selection of wines, reasonably priced.
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White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar
266 Canongate
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They do buck-a-shuck every day. Good selection of wines, reasonably priced.
Top tier seafood restaurant. Owner is good friends with Rick Stein. They also do buck-a-shuck (or at least, they used to...).
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Ondine
2 George IV Bridge
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Top tier seafood restaurant. Owner is good friends with Rick Stein. They also do buck-a-shuck (or at least, they used to...).
Traditional French bread in Edinburgh.
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The Wee Boulangerie
67 Clerk St
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Traditional French bread in Edinburgh.
Very popular cafe open all day from breakfast to dinner. South facing with a large outdoor terrace. They also make amazing sourdough bread which you can buy.
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Söderberg Pavilion
1 Lister Square
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Very popular cafe open all day from breakfast to dinner. South facing with a large outdoor terrace. They also make amazing sourdough bread which you can buy.

Facilities

Has gym facilities.
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Meadowbank Sports Centre
London Road
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Has gym facilities.
Co-working space with hot desks and meeting rooms.
WeWork 80 George Street - Coworking & Office Space
80 George Street
Co-working space with hot desks and meeting rooms.

Sightseeing

Very easy walk, literally 10 mins to top, with amazing panoramic views.
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Calton Hill
Calton Hill
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Very easy walk, literally 10 mins to top, with amazing panoramic views.
Around 30 mins walk away, or 10 mins by bus.
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Portobello Beach Promenade
1 Promenade
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Around 30 mins walk away, or 10 mins by bus.
This is literally on my doorstep. There's a large esplanade area, where lots of people sit in Summer, having barbecues.
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Holyrood Park
Queen's Drive
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This is literally on my doorstep. There's a large esplanade area, where lots of people sit in Summer, having barbecues.
Around 15-20 mins walk from the flat. Vantage point with views from Holyrood Palace and all the way up to the Castle. Generally quite quiet too. There's a small park too. You can also head up to Calton Hill from here.
Regent Road
Regent Road
Around 15-20 mins walk from the flat. Vantage point with views from Holyrood Palace and all the way up to the Castle. Generally quite quiet too. There's a small park too. You can also head up to Calton Hill from here.

Neighbourhoods

Part of Edinburgh's 'New Town', this neighborhood has a thriving food scene. Also has a farmer's market every week.
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Stockbridge
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Part of Edinburgh's 'New Town', this neighborhood has a thriving food scene. Also has a farmer's market every week.
Lots of secondhand and charity shops.
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Morningside
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Lots of secondhand and charity shops.
An up-and-coming area. Thriving pub scene, with a couple of Michelin stars around too.
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Shore
Shore
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An up-and-coming area. Thriving pub scene, with a couple of Michelin stars around too.