#107: Sandy Bell’s, Forrest Road, Edinburgh
It doesn’t look like anything special from the outside, and on a quiet night it might not seem like much to write home about, but Sandy Bell’s is a magic […]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
#106: Malones, Forrest Road, Edinburgh
This must be one of Edinburgh’s biggest pubs, situated in Oddfellows Hall, an old Oddfellows “grand lodge”. This helps to explain the rear portion of the pub, a big room […]
#105: Bristo Bar & Kitchen, Lothian Street, Edinburgh
Update:: refitted and reopened as Paradise Palms, some time in 2014. Unsatisfied with the pace of action at Doctors due to the usual delays at the first pub of the […]
#104: Doctors, Forrest Road, Edinburgh
Doctors is relatively large for Edinburgh, and quite busy, though that may be down to the pre-Christmas build-up (see How to go to the pub for some sage advice on […]
Week 20 summary
This is the summary for the week commencing December 9th 2013. We’re up to 103 pubs and bars of 253. The observant amongst you will notice that the total’s still […]
#103: Scotsman’s Lounge, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
The Scotsman’s Lounge is a rare beast near the Royal Mile these days, a straight-forward working man’s pub that’s good for live music at the weekends. It’s a bit small […]
#102: The Albanach, High Street, Edinburgh
The Albanach is a more modern pub than the previous two pubs of the night. Lots of exposed stone, spotlights, olive colours and light-ish wood. It was reasonably busy and […]
#101: Deacon Brodie’s, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
The story goes that Deacon Brodie was born into wealth, became an upstanding member of the community and a magistrate, but his drink and gambling habits got the better of […]
#100: Ensign Ewart, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
Every time I’ve been in here it’s been fine. In fact I’ve had a few good nights out at the Ensign Ewart. However, It seems that some folk have had […]
Week 19 summary
This is the summary for the week commencing December 2nd. We’re up to 99 pubs and bars of 250. That total is still based on this basic map and we’ve […]
