Rory's Brief Guide for an Edinburgh Stay

Rory
Rory's Brief Guide for an Edinburgh Stay

Food scene

Great tasting French cuisine in a Tudor building - what's not to love?!
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
La P'tite Folie
9 Randolph Pl
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great tasting French cuisine in a Tudor building - what's not to love?!
Our local favourite for steak - try the Chateaubriand and Loch Fyne oysters
73 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kyloe
1-3 Rutland Street
73 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our local favourite for steak - try the Chateaubriand and Loch Fyne oysters
Easily one of the best Japanese in Edinburgh (and we're kind of food snobs). An unassuming looking place, cash only and tiny. Book if you can. Oh, and did we mention it's BYOB?!
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Chizuru Tei
278 Morrison St
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Easily one of the best Japanese in Edinburgh (and we're kind of food snobs). An unassuming looking place, cash only and tiny. Book if you can. Oh, and did we mention it's BYOB?!
A local favourite
36 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Forage & Chatter
1A Alva St
36 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A local favourite
The reviews speak for themselves. Book in advance.
192 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Witchery by the Castle
352 Castlehill
192 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The reviews speak for themselves. Book in advance.
Another Michelin restaurant worth trying
155 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 Shore
155 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Another Michelin restaurant worth trying

Cocktails & Wine

A great local near the property (staggering distance - VERIFIED), try the Connaught Place cocktail for Rum fans.
40 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Voyage Of Buck
29-31 William St
40 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A great local near the property (staggering distance - VERIFIED), try the Connaught Place cocktail for Rum fans.
Disguised as a barber shop, this speak-easy bar is a must try. Very talented bar staff and tasty drinks.
297 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Panda & Sons
79 Queen St
297 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Disguised as a barber shop, this speak-easy bar is a must try. Very talented bar staff and tasty drinks.
205 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tigerlilly
125 George St
205 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Copper Blossom
107 George St
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
These guys know wine, a comfortable place to sit and enjoy a glass or two with tasty snacking.
173 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
L'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton St
173 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
These guys know wine, a comfortable place to sit and enjoy a glass or two with tasty snacking.
I don't remember leaving the wine was so good.
162 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Rollo Restaurant & Wine Bar
108 Raeburn Pl
162 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I don't remember leaving the wine was so good.

Neighborhoods

Lots of nice wine bars/ coffee shops/restaurants and historic architecture. Edinburgh in a nutshell, yet feels like a village. The farmer's market on a Sunday is well worth a look.
350 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Stockbridge
350 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lots of nice wine bars/ coffee shops/restaurants and historic architecture. Edinburgh in a nutshell, yet feels like a village. The farmer's market on a Sunday is well worth a look.
Check out the heart of Old town - Greyfriar's Bobby, the Elephant Cafe (where JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books), a Burke and Hare tour, some of the tartan and cashmere outlets or just one of the many pubs.
317 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Grassmarket
10 Grassmarket
317 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Check out the heart of Old town - Greyfriar's Bobby, the Elephant Cafe (where JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books), a Burke and Hare tour, some of the tartan and cashmere outlets or just one of the many pubs.

Places that serve decent coffee

The category name says it all!
66 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cairngorm Coffee
1 Melville Pl
66 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The category name says it all!
94 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Project Coffee
192-194 Bruntsfield Pl
94 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I know, a coffee shop in a department store (Jenners). Trust me. Go to the top floor, order a coffee & pastry, sit and watch the world go by.
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Valvona Crolla
19 Elm Row
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I know, a coffee shop in a department store (Jenners). Trust me. Go to the top floor, order a coffee & pastry, sit and watch the world go by.

Things to do

Thanks Airbnb, not the picture I'd have chosen for a zoo. A short bus ride from the property, check out the Pandas!
117 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Edinburgh Zoo station
117 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Thanks Airbnb, not the picture I'd have chosen for a zoo. A short bus ride from the property, check out the Pandas!
Edinburgh has some of the creepiest dungeon and tunnel networks imaginable. It's certainly an interesting experience!
151 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Edinburgh Dungeon
31 Market St
151 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Edinburgh has some of the creepiest dungeon and tunnel networks imaginable. It's certainly an interesting experience!
The Queen's private yacht is located down in the Leith area of Edinburgh, there are pretty good recorded tours in multiple languages whilst you roam around the yacht. It's also available for private parties and events.
630 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Yate Real Britannia
Ocean Drive
630 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Queen's private yacht is located down in the Leith area of Edinburgh, there are pretty good recorded tours in multiple languages whilst you roam around the yacht. It's also available for private parties and events.
1961 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Castillo de Edimburgo
Castlehill
1961 personas del lugar lo recomiendan

Places to Picnic

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Princes Street
Princes Street
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Paseo marítimo de Portobello Beach
1 Promenade
447 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
268 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Dean Village
Dean Path
268 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
615 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Los Prados
Melville Drive
615 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
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Arthur's Seat
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