Hamish
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

An independent cafe very close to our place that source locally and bake doughnuts and serve simple breakfast bagels. They also do good coffee
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The Bearded Baker
46 Rodney St
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An independent cafe very close to our place that source locally and bake doughnuts and serve simple breakfast bagels. They also do good coffee
An Edinburgh institution and the first vegetarian restaurant in Edinburgh and likely beyond. It's been serving up fine vegetarian food since the 60's. Also a deli and vegan restaurant.
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Hendersons Salad Table Restaurant
94 Hanover St
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An Edinburgh institution and the first vegetarian restaurant in Edinburgh and likely beyond. It's been serving up fine vegetarian food since the 60's. Also a deli and vegan restaurant.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our friends cocktail bar that is top rated in Edinburgh and often recognised globally. A prohibition era 'speakeasy' cocktail bar that looks like a barber shop from the outside and you have to push through a bookcase to enter. Very cool.
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Panda & Sons
79 Queen St
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Our friends cocktail bar that is top rated in Edinburgh and often recognised globally. A prohibition era 'speakeasy' cocktail bar that looks like a barber shop from the outside and you have to push through a bookcase to enter. Very cool.
The closest pub to our place has a good selection of wine and beers and great food with a laid back atmosphere.
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The Other Place
2-4 Broughton Rd
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The closest pub to our place has a good selection of wine and beers and great food with a laid back atmosphere.
Run by the same team as Panda and Sons, but with a slightly different vibe. More of a 'dive' bar, usually busy with great cocktails and some interesting quirks.
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Hoot The Redeemer
7 Hanover Street
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Run by the same team as Panda and Sons, but with a slightly different vibe. More of a 'dive' bar, usually busy with great cocktails and some interesting quirks.
A good spot to catch some live music in the heart of Edinburgh city.
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Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar
4-6 South Bridge
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A good spot to catch some live music in the heart of Edinburgh city.
One of the few nightclubs, I'd go to in Edinburgh for electronic music.
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Cabaret Voltaire
36-38 Blair St
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One of the few nightclubs, I'd go to in Edinburgh for electronic music.
A nightclub with a variety of electronic and alternative nights
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The Caves
8-10 Niddry St S
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A nightclub with a variety of electronic and alternative nights
Good cocktails and laid back vibes, often live music.
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The Voodoo Rooms
19a W Register St
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Good cocktails and laid back vibes, often live music.

Parks & Nature

Just a 10-15 minute walk from our place, a maze of plant life and nature that is always a great place to check out for a stroll in the morning or afternoon.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place
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Just a 10-15 minute walk from our place, a maze of plant life and nature that is always a great place to check out for a stroll in the morning or afternoon.
A must do in Edinburgh if the weather permits and even if it doesn't. An extinct volcano in the middle of Edinburgh, under an hours walk to the top and provides amazing 360 degree views of Edinburgh.
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ართურის სიდარტე
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A must do in Edinburgh if the weather permits and even if it doesn't. An extinct volcano in the middle of Edinburgh, under an hours walk to the top and provides amazing 360 degree views of Edinburgh.

Essentials

Boring, but necessary, a few minutes walk from our place, it has everything you could possibly need to stock up for meals and any other essentials you might need.
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Tesco Superstore
76 Duke St
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Boring, but necessary, a few minutes walk from our place, it has everything you could possibly need to stock up for meals and any other essentials you might need.

Sightseeing

It's one of the most iconic sights in Edinburgh
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ედინბურგის ციხე
Castlehill
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It's one of the most iconic sights in Edinburgh

Shopping

A local independent beer and wine shop just minutes round the corner from our place. A great selection.
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The Bearded Baker
46 Rodney St
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A local independent beer and wine shop just minutes round the corner from our place. A great selection.

Getting Around

This is where the tram to the airport arrives to and leaves from.
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York Place
York Place
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This is where the tram to the airport arrives to and leaves from.
This is where all trains into and out of Edinburgh are.
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Waverley Railway Station
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This is where all trains into and out of Edinburgh are.