Guidebook for Edinburgh
Essentials
Tesco Express
4-6 Leith WalkTo buy groceries and other necessities.
Sainsbury's Local
45 Bernard StTo buy groceries and other necessities.
You can find fresh locally sourced organic produce. They also have a cafe and restaurant serving lots of tasty treats!
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Earthy Foods & Goods
Ratcliffe TerraceYou can find fresh locally sourced organic produce. They also have a cafe and restaurant serving lots of tasty treats!
Shopping
Great antiquities and other quaint stuff to look at. Especially great for aero-related paraphernalia and some really good fashion stuff upstairs. Right behind the flat!
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The Courtyard Antiques
108A CausewaysideGreat antiquities and other quaint stuff to look at. Especially great for aero-related paraphernalia and some really good fashion stuff upstairs. Right behind the flat!
Great for unusual vintage an retro fashion items, from clothes to accessories.
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Armstrongs Vintage
81-83 GrassmarketGreat for unusual vintage an retro fashion items, from clothes to accessories.
Great for both contemporary and more traditional jewellery and artwork by local Edinburgh designers and artists. Also really close to the botanics garden.
The Lucie Fenton Gallery
20A Raeburn PlaceGreat for both contemporary and more traditional jewellery and artwork by local Edinburgh designers and artists. Also really close to the botanics garden.
Great for contemporary artisan work by local Edinburgh and Scottish designers. From fashion, jewellery, to home accessories.
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Concrete Wardrobe
50A Broughton StGreat for contemporary artisan work by local Edinburgh and Scottish designers. From fashion, jewellery, to home accessories.
Food Scene
Great Japanese and Korean food for really good price! Book early, as they are always busy!
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Cafe Andamiro
113 Buccleuch StGreat Japanese and Korean food for really good price! Book early, as they are always busy!
The Codfather
5a SciennesGreat local take-away, especially known for their Fish and Chips!
Anteaques
17 Clerk StreetThe name says it all! Great for tea and antiques!
One of the best place for a hot chocolate or anything chocolate really.
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Chocolate Tree
123 Bruntsfield PlOne of the best place for a hot chocolate or anything chocolate really.
Probably one of the best Indian restaurant in Edinburgh. Here they have all sorts of traditional and contemporary fusion dishes such as chocolate curry, superfood curry, haggis curry,etc. Book early!
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Kismot
29 St. Leonard's StProbably one of the best Indian restaurant in Edinburgh. Here they have all sorts of traditional and contemporary fusion dishes such as chocolate curry, superfood curry, haggis curry,etc. Book early!
Great for artisan coffee, teas, cheeses, fresh bread, cakes, and all sorts of deli stuff! Yumm!
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Victor Hugo Deli
26/27 Melville TerraceGreat for artisan coffee, teas, cheeses, fresh bread, cakes, and all sorts of deli stuff! Yumm!
Really good Thai Street Food with good value for money!
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TING THAI CARAVAN Teviot Place
9 Teviot PlReally good Thai Street Food with good value for money!
As it says on the tin. A wee cosy eatery serving tasty noodles. No frills just thrills. Very good price too!
Tasty Noodle
36 Buccleuch StAs it says on the tin. A wee cosy eatery serving tasty noodles. No frills just thrills. Very good price too!
Great coffee and cakes with great mid-century inspired decor.
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Spoon Cafe Bistro
Great coffee and cakes with great mid-century inspired decor.
Atmospheric castle setting for traditional Scottish cuisine with tasting menus and whisky bar.
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Amber Restaurant
354 CastlehillAtmospheric castle setting for traditional Scottish cuisine with tasting menus and whisky bar.
Arts & Culture
Great for exhibitions and their bar and cafe's pretty good too. Lots of arty crowds.
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Summerhall
Great for exhibitions and their bar and cafe's pretty good too. Lots of arty crowds.
Great for keeping kids and adults entertained. Free entry. Also within walking distance from the flat.
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National Museum of Scotland
Great for keeping kids and adults entertained. Free entry. Also within walking distance from the flat.
Two galleries for the price of one travel. You can find modern art on two galleries across from each other.
The artist room is a particularly interesting segment of the galleries.
Free admission
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdTwo galleries for the price of one travel. You can find modern art on two galleries across from each other.
The artist room is a particularly interesting segment of the galleries.
Free admission
The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring
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Θέατρο Φεστιβάλ
13-29 Nicolson StThe Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring
Edinburgh Playhouse is a former cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland which now hosts touring musicals and music concerts.
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Edinburgh Playhouse
18-22 Greenside PlEdinburgh Playhouse is a former cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland which now hosts touring musicals and music concerts.
Comfortable arthouse cinema screening indie and mainstream movies, with bustling bar-cafe.
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Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home StComfortable arthouse cinema screening indie and mainstream movies, with bustling bar-cafe.
Comfortable arthouse cinema showing British and foreign releases with cafe-bar and member discounts.
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Filmhouse
88 Lothian RdComfortable arthouse cinema showing British and foreign releases with cafe-bar and member discounts.
Pleasance
60 PleasanceOne of the Edinburgh Festival's official venue.
Contemporary art collection of global and local artists.
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford RdContemporary art collection of global and local artists.
Sightseeing
It's Edinburgh's map library - a library just for and about maps!. Here you can also find old Edinburgh maps or reprints of them. Worth visiting if you have the time.
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National Library of Scotland
George IV BridgeIt's Edinburgh's map library - a library just for and about maps!. Here you can also find old Edinburgh maps or reprints of them. Worth visiting if you have the time.
Dynamic Earth
Holyrood RoadGreat to keep kids and adults entertained.
Self-explanatory really..
Also, great for a pop in if you're around Royal Mile or Hollyrood park, as it's very close by.
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Scottish Parliament Building
Self-explanatory really..
Also, great for a pop in if you're around Royal Mile or Hollyrood park, as it's very close by.
Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, art and design, science and technology and Scottish history, all in one amazing building.
http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotlan
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National Museum of Scotland
Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, art and design, science and technology and Scottish history, all in one amazing building.
http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotlan
It's the botanic gardens, the name says it all!
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Βασιλικός Βοτανικός Κήπος του Εδιμβούργου
Arboretum PlaceIt's the botanic gardens, the name says it all!
Queen's palace, where she stays when she visits Edinburgh.
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Παλάτι του Χόλιρουντχάουζ
CanongateQueen's palace, where she stays when she visits Edinburgh.
It is famous for its architecture. It is also open for the public.
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Scottish Parliament Building
It is famous for its architecture. It is also open for the public.
Κάστρο του Εδιμβούργου
CastlehillIt's the castle, what more can I say?
Everything Else
Olympic sized pool, purposely built for the Commonwealth Games. It is open to the public, no membership required. Family friendly.
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Royal Commonwealth Pool
21 Dalkeith RdOlympic sized pool, purposely built for the Commonwealth Games. It is open to the public, no membership required. Family friendly.
Great views and scenery. Click below for more info:
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/holyrood-park-and-arthurs-seat-p914341
http://www.edinburghguide.com/parks/holyroodpark
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Πάρκο Χόλιρουντ
Queen's DriveGreat views and scenery. Click below for more info:
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/holyrood-park-and-arthurs-seat-p914341
http://www.edinburghguide.com/parks/holyroodpark
A wee gem of a second hand bookshop, also has movie posters and vinyl.
https://planetedinburgh.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/thesecretlifeofedinburghsbookshops/
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Hope Park CrescentA wee gem of a second hand bookshop, also has movie posters and vinyl.
https://planetedinburgh.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/thesecretlifeofedinburghsbookshops/
Princes Street
Princes StreetThe centre of town where you get everything.
Entertainment & Activities
Great for ceramic and pottery painting. Choose your own plate, bowl, mug, etc. Family friendly.
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Doodles
27-29 Marchmont CresGreat for ceramic and pottery painting. Choose your own plate, bowl, mug, etc. Family friendly.
The closest public access park to the flat. Has a massive children's play park area, which is free to access.
During the festival this park is also used for festival venues.
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Τα Λιβάδια
Melville DriveThe closest public access park to the flat. Has a massive children's play park area, which is free to access.
During the festival this park is also used for festival venues.