Akva, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
Akva opened in mid July this year, the latest addition to the growing Boda Bars empire, replacing former bar and nightclub Cargo. There are strong similarities to Hemma, one of […]
Akva opened in mid July this year, the latest addition to the growing Boda Bars empire, replacing former bar and nightclub Cargo. There are strong similarities to Hemma, one of […]
Pickles is a cosy upmarket licenced café in one of the many basements of Broughton Street. The interior is a bit like a posh country kitchen, or maybe an old-school […]
Sorry about the crap photo above, I’ll get a new one soon. The Arcade Bar, Haggis & Whisky House, to give it its full name, is a small bar half […]
Update, December 2015: under new management, re-opening in the new year. Jeanie Deans Tryste is a small locals’ bar at the foot of Salisbury Crags, tucked away down a residential […]
We have a new contender in the quest for Edinburgh’s darkest bar or pub, possibly just pipping The Bon Vivant and pushing The Blind Poet into third place. As you […]
The Bailie is a surprisingly large basement bar with a very traditional feel to it. It’s got lots of red leather seats and stools, red ceiling, black walls, old photos, […]
The Raeburn hides down a cobbled street to the south of Stockbridge’s main road. It’s a bit more modern/trendy inside than I expected, with dark wood, moody lighting, dark purple […]
Another strong personal favourite of mine, the Stockbridge Tap gets big points for a great beer selection and probably the best burgers in town. It’s a traditional pub with a […]
Update, September 2015: Reopened in early August 2015 as Southside Social (@EdinSocialPub) under new management. Update: Closed circa January 2014. Reopened in summer 2014 as The Moo Bar, run by […]
This was the first pub in what turned out to be a 15 pub pre-Christmas bender with the lads. We knew it would be a big pub crawl, but nobody […]