Edinburgh Festival Traditional Folk Music I must see more live music, live music no matter your poison touches your soul, a couple of humans with a crafted pieces of wood and high tensile steel strings produced some magical rythmic drones, tones and picking at Festival Folk at the Royal Oak…. huh! Here’s a flavour. Its…
CRAFTY CANDLEMAKER ROW – OLD TOWN EDINBURGH
Why not make your shopping a little bit different by popping down crafty Candlemaker Row for some alternative retail independent shopping? You can stop at the Oz bar or Under The Stairs Bistro for refreshment and also grab the best selfie in Edinburgh with the Castle as your backdrop, so remember to shop on your local…
GREYFRIARS BOBBY BAR
The bar has recently been renovated inside, and the result is a very homely, traditional Scottish pub feel inside. It reminded me immediately of the local village Smiddy pub that my family took me to every Sunday for lunch or dinner (the type that did pate, steak sandwiches, death-by-chocolate cake. That was my order for…
BOW BAR
A fine selection of Ales from Bow Bar on West Bow street, Grassmarket. It offers a relaxing quiet pint in a Victorian-styled space. MAny locals frequent here as well as the many tourists that visit the old town every year. Stocking many real ales and guests beers, Bow Bar also offers an extensive selection of…
The Last Drop
A traditional pub of unique character, revered for its eclectic range of real ales and its heartily classic pub food, which are served, as they should be, with a generous measure of famous British hospitality. Menus combine hearty classic British dishes especially for the season with all-year-round favourites – the ideal excuse for sharing time…
Fiddlers Arms
Along with the uniquely Scottish dishes such as‘Haggis, Neeps and Tatties’, Fiddlers Arms also freshly prepare traditional pub fayre with ingredients from the best local suppliers to provide you with a hearty, filling meal. Children are welcome for food until the end of service. Portions are hearty and very reasonably priced; attracting tourists and locals…
Maggie Dicksons
One of the “classics” in Grassmarket, it’s a good place to have a beer with friends. Although it’s a bit small, they have renovated it and it’s really nice and modern inside. Good selection of beers. If only to be where the “infamous” Maggie Dicksons apparently lived, visit it and down a pint or two…
Beehive Inn
The Beehive Inn Their menu is packed with Great British pub food classics, including iconic dishes like their hand-battered fish and chips, pie and mash and succulent burgers. Drinks include a great range of real ales and an extensive wine list. Cask ales include some of the best in British beers, including the new 1730,…
Grassmarket Bar
Looking for a bar with some entertainment? A nice pub with honest pub food and live sport on the big screen. Staff and locals are very friendly, it had a wide variety of local and international beer, wines and spirits available. Acoustic nights from Wednesday to Friday with talented musicians eager to showcase their talents,…
BLACK BULL
Black Bull are serving freshly prepared classic pub grub. Food served ‘till 10pm Sunday – Thursday and 8pm at weekends. Please take a look at their latest Food Menu. We also have a Kids menu available until 5pm daily A great selection of local cask beers & ales which change weekly as well as the…
Kick Ass Hostel
We are located In the famous Historic Grassmarket Area, bang in the middle of the City centre. A stones throw away from Edinburgh Castle and beside all the historic sites and bars and clubs. 5-10 minutes walk from bus and train stations and the famous Haggis tour routes. This must be one of the best…
BAR SALSA
“CHEAPEST DRINKS IN TOWN” Best place to grab shots, beers, spirits, cocktails and mixers in town, to get your night well under way for less. It’s a bit of a dive, the crowds are pretty grungy and the toilets are grimey but the price of the drinks and variety available far out…
Biddy Mulligans Pub
Biddy’s is an Irish pub and restaurant on Grassmarket with a warm welcome and friendly atmosphere. Serving hearty dishes made with locally sourced produce the restaurant prides itself on authentic homemade cuisine as well as their extensive selection of Irish whiskies. Biddy’s is open until 1am all week with live music every night and provides…
Dropkick Murphys
Plenty Craic and a great night out with live music thats amazing and always persudes people to get up and dance. Be sure to visit Dropkick Murphys on Merchant Street for a night / morning to remember… FREE Music and Comedy During Festival August. Enjoy Yourself….. And the Girls 7 Merchant Street Grassmarket Edinburgh…
Under The Stairs – Basement Bar
Owners Debs and Gav have worked hard to cultivate just the right atmosphere in their basement bar in Merchant Street. A funky front room with fish tank and log-burning fire leads past comfy retro armchairs and kitschy lampshades to a stone-walled dining room with candles perched in pint pots and confidently mismatched furniture. Table service…
Oz Bar
Located just outside of Edinburgh’s famous Grassmarket, the Oz Bar (Edinburgh’s premier antipodean pub) makes for a good night out. Have an Aussie beer, enjoy a game of pool, watch a game of footy with a meat pie, listen to proper Aussie music or chow down on some Aussie chips (crisps for the poms). Sport!…