#249: Beer & Skittles, Picardy Place, Edinburgh
Guest post by Doug. Cheers! Beer & Skittles is a newish bar that opened in early 2014. It’s got a sporty feel to it, not surprising given the owner is […]
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#228: The Victoria Bar & Lounge, Causewayside, Edinburgh
The Victoria Bar is a traditional tenement bar, very straight-forward, with an apparent focus on sport, cheap drinks and old-school sensibilities. The decoration’s simple, white walls, lino floor, wooden tables […]
#192: Jeanie Deans Tryste, St Leonard’s Hill, Edinburgh
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 […]
#185: Cameo Bar, Lochrin Place, Edinburgh
The Cameo’s main business its 3-screen cinema, but the bar is accessable directly from the street without going through the cinema foyer, thus meeting our criteria of something that should […]
#183: Moriarty, Lothian Road, Edinburgh
This is the first time on the tour visiting the same location twice. Since we were last here, when it was Anderson’s, it’s had a full refit, new management and […]
#178: The Jinglin’ Geordie, Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh
Geordie’s is a slightly old-fashioned pub, hidden down a narrow close near Waverley Station, above The Halfway House. The exterior isn’t all that inviting with its small, frosted windows, but […]
#165: Pilgrim, Robertson’s Close, Edinburgh
Pilgrim sells itself as almost entirely made of “recycled or up-cycled” materials. There are lots of quirky touches like their bar, made of old discarded suitcases, original 30s cinema seating […]
#140: Le Di-Vin, Randolph Place, Edinburgh
Not far off the busy thoroughfare of Queensferry Street, through the back of a big tudor/roman façade is this unexpected oasis of calm. After walking through a small enclosed hallway, […]
#133: The Last Word, St Stephen Street, Edinburgh
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 […]
#68: Thistle Street Bar, Thistle Street, Edinburgh
Colin reckons this is his favourite pub in town, which is why we went there without him. Poor lamb. I can see the appeal, it’s a straight-forward pub, feels a […]
