Guidebook for Edinburgh

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Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Great donuts and pastries. Get there early!
171 locals recommend
Twelve Triangles
90 Brunswick St
171 locals recommend
Great donuts and pastries. Get there early!
Great bakery/cafe with good bread, cakes and sandwiches
259 locals recommend
The Manna House Bakery & Patisserie
22-24 Easter Rd
259 locals recommend
Great bakery/cafe with good bread, cakes and sandwiches
Stone baked pizza to take away.
Origano Go
277 Leith Walk
Stone baked pizza to take away.
Scottish restaurant serving local fish and meat dishes. Always very fresh. Lunch menu, 2 courses for £11.95 or a la carte.
87 locals recommend
Howies Restaurant
10-14 Victoria St
87 locals recommend
Scottish restaurant serving local fish and meat dishes. Always very fresh. Lunch menu, 2 courses for £11.95 or a la carte.
Vegetarian cafe and restaurant. Large selection of hot dishes and salads from the bar or a la carte in the restaurant. Also Hendersons vegan restaurant around the corner on Thistle Street.
60 locals recommend
Hendersons Salad Table Restaurant
94 Hanover St
60 locals recommend
Vegetarian cafe and restaurant. Large selection of hot dishes and salads from the bar or a la carte in the restaurant. Also Hendersons vegan restaurant around the corner on Thistle Street.
Up market Scottish vegetarian restaurant. Booking recommended at weekends.
117 locals recommend
David Bann Restaurant
56-58 St Mary's St
117 locals recommend
Up market Scottish vegetarian restaurant. Booking recommended at weekends.
Tapas style Indian restaurant with small dishes for sharing. Delicious food and friendly staff.
115 locals recommend
Mother India's Cafe
3-5 Infirmary St
115 locals recommend
Tapas style Indian restaurant with small dishes for sharing. Delicious food and friendly staff.
Two Michelin rosettes, excellent seafood, local beef and venison and vegetarian dishes. Lunch and early dinner fixed price menu (£13.50), or a la carte.
58 locals recommend
Taisteal
1 Forth Street
58 locals recommend
Two Michelin rosettes, excellent seafood, local beef and venison and vegetarian dishes. Lunch and early dinner fixed price menu (£13.50), or a la carte.
Several good restaurants and pubs serving food in this area for different budgets: Ship on the Shore (good seafood), Teuchtar's Landing (good seafood and beer), Martin Wishart's (Michelin stars), King's Wark (good real ale)
22 locals recommend
Shore
Shore
22 locals recommend
Several good restaurants and pubs serving food in this area for different budgets: Ship on the Shore (good seafood), Teuchtar's Landing (good seafood and beer), Martin Wishart's (Michelin stars), King's Wark (good real ale)

Parks & Nature

Climb to the top and you have a panoramic view across Edinburgh to the Castle and to the North across the river Forth.
1859 locals recommend
Arthur's Seat
1859 locals recommend
Climb to the top and you have a panoramic view across Edinburgh to the Castle and to the North across the river Forth.
Quite peaceful gardens, with hot houses. Lots of different garden types. Perfect for a sunny afternoon with a book. No dogs and no picnics. Free entry.
1227 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
1227 locals recommend
Quite peaceful gardens, with hot houses. Lots of different garden types. Perfect for a sunny afternoon with a book. No dogs and no picnics. Free entry.

Essentials

Large local supermarket. You should be able to buy everything you need here.
333 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
333 locals recommend
Large local supermarket. You should be able to buy everything you need here.
Medium sized supermarket.
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
Medium sized supermarket.
Local pharmacy
8 locals recommend
Lindsay and Gilmour Pharmacy
257A Leith Walk
8 locals recommend
Local pharmacy
Late night pharmacy (open until 9pm). Large supermarket.
211 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
Unit 9-10 Moray Park Terrace
211 locals recommend
Late night pharmacy (open until 9pm). Large supermarket.
Accident and Emergency.
29 locals recommend
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
51 Old Dalkeith Rd
29 locals recommend
Accident and Emergency.
For cuts, burns, minor fractures etc. Faster than attending the main accident and emergency department. Open 8am-9pm. If you need treatment outside of these hours call 111 (translation services available)
Minor Injuries Clinic
Crewe Road South
For cuts, burns, minor fractures etc. Faster than attending the main accident and emergency department. Open 8am-9pm. If you need treatment outside of these hours call 111 (translation services available)

Shopping

Farmers' market with cheese, meats, vegetables, freshly made meals and local crafts. Sunday 10am-5pm. Also in the area are lots of good cafes, delicatessens, second hand book and record shops.
325 locals recommend
Stockbridge Market
Saunders Street
325 locals recommend
Farmers' market with cheese, meats, vegetables, freshly made meals and local crafts. Sunday 10am-5pm. Also in the area are lots of good cafes, delicatessens, second hand book and record shops.
A local farmers' market. Several Scottish butchers, fishmongers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable sellers, honey etc. Also a couple of stands selling freshly made venison burgers, sausage rolls and sandwiches. This is a good spot to pick up a picnic lunch on the way up to the castle. Saturday 9am-2pm
88 locals recommend
Edinburgh Farmers' Market
Castle Terrace
88 locals recommend
A local farmers' market. Several Scottish butchers, fishmongers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable sellers, honey etc. Also a couple of stands selling freshly made venison burgers, sausage rolls and sandwiches. This is a good spot to pick up a picnic lunch on the way up to the castle. Saturday 9am-2pm
New farmers' market. First Saturday of every month has extra vegan stalls. Saturday 10am - 5pm
72 locals recommend
Leith Market
Commercial Street
72 locals recommend
New farmers' market. First Saturday of every month has extra vegan stalls. Saturday 10am - 5pm
Monthly flea market and other special events (check the board). Next flea markets: 30/06 28/07
66 locals recommend
Out Of The Blue Drill Hall
36 Dalmeny St
66 locals recommend
Monthly flea market and other special events (check the board). Next flea markets: 30/06 28/07

Getting Around

Bus stop for buses into City Centre (7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25, 49)
Balfour Street station
Bus stop for buses into City Centre (7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25, 49)
Bus stop for Skylink 300 to the airport. £4.50 single, £7.50 return
Dalmeny Street station
Bus stop for Skylink 300 to the airport. £4.50 single, £7.50 return

Sightseeing

Pretty seaside town on the east coast of Scotland. Famous for its golf courses, it also has a ruined medieval castle and cathedral, medieval university, beautiful long sandy beach. Take a train from Waverley Station to Leuchars, then a short bus journey into St Andrews.
257 locals recommend
St Andrews
257 locals recommend
Pretty seaside town on the east coast of Scotland. Famous for its golf courses, it also has a ruined medieval castle and cathedral, medieval university, beautiful long sandy beach. Take a train from Waverley Station to Leuchars, then a short bus journey into St Andrews.