Guidebook for Edinburgh

Gavin
Guidebook for Edinburgh

Food Scene

Pub with good food and good beer
94 locals recommend
The Old Chain Pier
32 Trinity Cres
94 locals recommend
Pub with good food and good beer
Great cafe
339 locals recommend
The Gardener's Cottage
1 London Road
339 locals recommend
Great cafe
Coffee shop, where they roast their own beans
23 locals recommend
Mr Eion Coffee Roaster
9 Dean Park St
23 locals recommend
Coffee shop, where they roast their own beans
Seafood!
99 locals recommend
Loch Fyne Restaurant & Bar
23A Pier Place
99 locals recommend
Seafood!
Nice cafe, opens into the evenings
58 locals recommend
Porto & Fi Deli Bistro
47 Newhaven Main St
58 locals recommend
Nice cafe, opens into the evenings

Drinks & Nightlife

Great beer, and they can get you a great pizza too. Cracking pub quiz on Friday night and events on other nights too.
18 locals recommend
Dreadnought Leith
72 N Fort St
18 locals recommend
Great beer, and they can get you a great pizza too. Cracking pub quiz on Friday night and events on other nights too.
Traditional pub with a pub menu
34 locals recommend
Starbank Inn
60-64 Laverockbank Rd
34 locals recommend
Traditional pub with a pub menu

Essentials

Small grocery store
457 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St
457 locals recommend
Small grocery store
Big grocery store, open 24/7 - Airbnb has changed the location to an incorrect one though - its actually at 2 Sandpiper Drive, EH6 6NX
100 locals recommend
Asda Leith Superstore
2 Sandpiper Dr
100 locals recommend
Big grocery store, open 24/7 - Airbnb has changed the location to an incorrect one though - its actually at 2 Sandpiper Drive, EH6 6NX

Parks & Nature

Nice park.
8 locals recommend
Victoria Park station
8 locals recommend
Nice park.
Really nice, and with great views, also spot the tiny library
9 locals recommend
Starbank Park
9 locals recommend
Really nice, and with great views, also spot the tiny library

Everything Else

Neehaven harbour is a nice spot to wander down to
Newhaven Lighthouse
Newhaven Quay
Neehaven harbour is a nice spot to wander down to
Granton harbour is a nice place to wander to
Eastern Breakwater
Eastern Breakwater
Granton harbour is a nice place to wander to

Getting Around

Pier place is the nearest stop to/from the airport using the Skylink 200 service (https://lothianbuses.co.uk/timetables-and-maps/timetables/200)
6 locals recommend
Pier Place
Pier Place
6 locals recommend
Pier place is the nearest stop to/from the airport using the Skylink 200 service (https://lothianbuses.co.uk/timetables-and-maps/timetables/200)
The number 7 and 11 buses go from here into town. https://lothianbuses.co.uk/timetables-and-maps/timetables/7 https://lothianbuses.co.uk/timetables-and-maps/timetables/11 Getting the Edinburgh bus tracker app for your phone is a good idea, it's free and gives live timetables. The standard fare is currently £1.70 for an adult single, or £4.00 for a day ticket. Unfortunately, the buses don't give change.
Stanley Road
Stanley Road
The number 7 and 11 buses go from here into town. https://lothianbuses.co.uk/timetables-and-maps/timetables/7 https://lothianbuses.co.uk/timetables-and-maps/timetables/11 Getting the Edinburgh bus tracker app for your phone is a good idea, it's free and gives live timetables. The standard fare is currently £1.70 for an adult single, or £4.00 for a day ticket. Unfortunately, the buses don't give change.