Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Bakery Andante
352 Morningside Rdthey do excellent bread
award-winning cheese shop - well worth a look if you love your cheese!
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IJ Mellis Cheesemongers
6 Bakers Placeaward-winning cheese shop - well worth a look if you love your cheese!
used to be an old church - now pizza restaurant. Very close to the flat (4 minutes)
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Pizza Express
1 Deanhaugh Stused to be an old church - now pizza restaurant. Very close to the flat (4 minutes)
ice cream parlour - very popular with the kids (and adults). There is a family friendly restaurant upstairs.
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S Luca
16 Morningside Rdice cream parlour - very popular with the kids (and adults). There is a family friendly restaurant upstairs.
authentic take-away pizza. My kids reckon this is the best pizza place in town
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La Favorita Delivered Morningside
authentic take-away pizza. My kids reckon this is the best pizza place in town
For me, this is my favourite bakery - the baguettes are to die for. They also do a very good quiche lorraine...
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La Barantine
202 Bruntsfield PlFor me, this is my favourite bakery - the baguettes are to die for. They also do a very good quiche lorraine...
excellent tasty and healthy lunches - a great new addition to the Bruntsfield eatery scene.
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Honeycomb & Co.
1 Merchiston Plexcellent tasty and healthy lunches - a great new addition to the Bruntsfield eatery scene.
Nepalese restaurant. Very reasonable. Another of our favourites. We often go here for a quick meal before heading to watch a film at the Dominion cinema
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The Gurkha
128 Morningside RoadNepalese restaurant. Very reasonable. Another of our favourites. We often go here for a quick meal before heading to watch a film at the Dominion cinema
Salt Café & Bar
54-56 Morningside Rdgood for lunch. reasonably priced
because it isn't Starbucks, Costa or Cafe Nero! (and it's very close!)
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Blackwood Coffee
235 Morningside Rdbecause it isn't Starbucks, Costa or Cafe Nero! (and it's very close!)
family run Italian restaurant. Get the poor chap to read everything on the menu - it takes a while but is fun! Lots of good fish here.
And do tell them it's your birthday - you will be in for a treat.
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Nonna's Kitchen
45 Morningside Rdfamily run Italian restaurant. Get the poor chap to read everything on the menu - it takes a while but is fun! Lots of good fish here.
And do tell them it's your birthday - you will be in for a treat.
another lovely food store/cafe with local (and not so local) food.
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181 Delicatessen
181 Bruntsfield Planother lovely food store/cafe with local (and not so local) food.
Falko Konditormeister
185 Bruntsfield PlaceGerman cakes and coffee. Always busy. Always good.
Maison Bleue Le Bistrot
372 Morningside RdLovely authentic French restaurant - book early!
Karine Epicerie Fine Patisserie
376 Morningside Rdanother French cafe with lovely cakes
Drinks & Nightlife
old fashioned pub with unusual decor - it's a Morningside institution
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Canny Mans
237 Morningside Rdold fashioned pub with unusual decor - it's a Morningside institution
The Hermitage Bar
1-5 Comiston Roada reasonable pub
an old fashioned honest pub for the "locals". Some of the drinkers here look are part of the furniture!
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Bennets of Morningside
1 Maxwell Stan old fashioned honest pub for the "locals". Some of the drinkers here look are part of the furniture!
Parks & Nature
there are great views of the city from here, and it takes a lot less time than you think to get to the top (10-15 minutes if you are relatively fit!)
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Blackford Hill and Pond
4 Charterhall Rdthere are great views of the city from here, and it takes a lot less time than you think to get to the top (10-15 minutes if you are relatively fit!)
walk through here to get to the Meadows, and then on to the Royal Mile....
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Bruntsfield Links
Melville Drivewalk through here to get to the Meadows, and then on to the Royal Mile....
you must climb Arthur's Seat (30 minutes from the bottom) to have wonderful views of the city, East Lothian and you can se the new Forth Road crossing to Fife.
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Όρος Άρθουρ
you must climb Arthur's Seat (30 minutes from the bottom) to have wonderful views of the city, East Lothian and you can se the new Forth Road crossing to Fife.
beautiful park with lots of interesting plants - a lovely walk and some cafes to boot.
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Βασιλικός Βοτανικός Κήπος του Εδιμβούργου
Arboretum Placebeautiful park with lots of interesting plants - a lovely walk and some cafes to boot.
Entertainment & Activities
Old fashioned and indecently owned cinema - miles better than your normal multiplex
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Dominion Cinema
Newbattle TerraceOld fashioned and indecently owned cinema - miles better than your normal multiplex
excellent facilities here - a 50 metre pool and large gym. Soft play park for the kids and cafe for the mums.
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Royal Commonwealth Pool
21 Dalkeith Rdexcellent facilities here - a 50 metre pool and large gym. Soft play park for the kids and cafe for the mums.
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
Burghmuir Road5 minutes from the flat
M&S Edinburgh Morningside Simply Food
212-216 Morningside Rd3 minutes from the flat
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard St2 minutes from flat
Shopping
Time & Tide
225 Morningside Roadlovely home furniture shop - well worth a look
Acanthus
201-203 Bruntsfield Planother home furnishing shop
independent run bookshop - excellent helpful staff who know their stuff and great with kids.
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The Edinburgh Book Shop
219 Bruntsfield Plindependent run bookshop - excellent helpful staff who know their stuff and great with kids.
Sightseeing
iconic castle - and the tour is surprisingly good. Fabulous views of the New town too. Well worth paying for.
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Κάστρο του Εδιμβούργου
Castlehilliconic castle - and the tour is surprisingly good. Fabulous views of the New town too. Well worth paying for.