Edinburgh Nightlife

Edinburgh is well known for it’s amazing nightlife!

The Three Sisters
Bar
Old Town
Old Man Pub crossed with swanky student bar
3/4 Sports Café
Bar
Old Town
Rugby themed pub.
Allied Irish Bank
Bank
24 hr cashpoint
Bam Bou
Bar
Ok bar – everything seems right but where’s the vibe?
Bar 38
Bar
City Centre
Swanky bar filled with good looking students
Bar Kohl
Bar
Old Town
Friendly bar with over 250 types of vodka and cocktails to die for
Bar Oz
Bar
Energetic Sports bar
Bar: Alba
Bar
Pre-club bar pulling in a mix of wannabe movers and shakers.
Baroque
Bar
Broughton
A Mediterranean styled bar.
Basement
Bar
Broughton
One of the trendy crew’s favourites for pre-club build-up
Beehive Inn
Bar
One of the best and most popular pubs on the Grassmarket.
Beluga
Bar
Romantic low level lighting bar set in an old dental hospital.
Belushi’s
Bar
City Centre
Chic, Blues Brothers themed bar with great cocktails
Berlin Bierhaus
Bar
A laid back, grown up, sophisticated drinking hole (despite the name).
Berlins
Bar
City Centre
New pub opened up in the city centre.
Biblos
Bar
Corner bar with great window seats
Biddy Mulligans
Bar
Rather gothic Grassmarket pub.
Bierex
Bar
Southside fave, relaxed all the way down to the service
Blue Moon Cafe
Bar
Broughton
Stylish gay cafe-bar that’s an Edinburgh institution.
Brass Monkey, The
Bar
Student hangout with pool room, films and Bedouin tent deco
Candy Bar
Bar
Ultra-trendy bar on George Street.
Cargo
Bar
Centraal
Bar
sophisticated student bar with huge portions
City Cafe
Bar
Old Town
Popular starting bar with pool table and all day breakfast.
City Nightclub
Club
City Nightclub plays host to some of the top DJs
Compass
Bar
A relaxing drinking environment and high-quality food
Dome Bar
Bar
Stylish bar with dodgy clientele
Edwards
Bar
City Centre
Uninspiring chain pub
eh1
Bar
Old Town
Busy bar, especially popular with students
Espionage
Bar
Old Town
Massive bar on five levels, popular with students.
Favorit
Unlicensed Cafe
Cafe/bar serving food and booze til 3am.
Favorit
Unlicensed Cafe
Quiet cafe by day, more lively bar by night, great fruit juices and smoothies.
Favorit
Bar
Old Town
American themed waterhole
Festival Tavern
Bar
A pretty dull venue
Frankenstein
Bar
Old Town
A truly pitiful excuse of a pub.
Garibaldi’s
Bar
Mexican restaurant meets fast food meets alochol
Grand Cru
Bar
City Centre
Stylish bar for the rich and snobby
Greyfriars Bobby
Bar
Traditional pub named after Edinburgh’s famous dog.
Habana´s
Bar
Broughton
Small and very blue gay bar with a mixed crowd and cheap drinks promos.
Hamiltons Bar Kitchen
Bar
Relaxed pub, home of the real ale
Henry J. Beans
Bar
City Centre
American style bar, specialising in cocktails
Hogshead
Bar
Friendly pub, especially good for groups of people
Hogshead
Bar
Popular chain pub that’s a bit better than the rest.
Human be-in
Bar
Lauriston
Very popular student lunch place
Iguana
Bar
Old Town
Bar for style-conscious students, with late night snacks.
Indigo Yard
Bar
City Centre
white-collar work bar
Living Room
Bar
Old Town
Student-popular bar with plenty of happy hour action.
Lord Bodos
Bar
Cramped but a barrel of laughs
Maggie Dixons
Bar
The most gothic pub on the Grassmarket
Mathers Bar
Bar
A proper pub’s pub
Medina
Bar
hidden bar with a great atmosphere
Mezz
Bar
Cool and laid-back cocktail bar.
Monboddo
Bar
Old Town
Fun and popular New York-style bar.
Moo-Bar, The
Bar
Relaxed bar full of cows
Native State
Bar
Big, black, shiny style bar that serves pricey drinks and pricey food.
Negociants
Bar
Old Town
Student bar with great nachos
Olivers
Bar
Slightly devoid of atmosphere to be part of a pub crawl
Opal Lounge
Bar
Sophisticated and glamourous bar, popular with Wills
Outhouse
Bar
chic but not very welcoming bar with beer garden
Oxygen
Bar
Old Town
Filled to the brim with academics and professional drinkers alike.
Panchos Villas
Restaurant
Authentic and fun Mexican restaurant
Penny Black, The
Bar
City Centre
Late-night/early morning spot
Pivo Caffé
Bar
The city’s only Czech drinking hole.
Planet Out
Bar
Broughton
Intimate gay pub with reasonably priced drinks.
Pop Rokit
Bar
Broughton
Urban chic bar with an awesome sound system.
Ricks
Bar
Swanky bar that’ll empty your wallet.
Rose Street Brewery
Bar
Traditional Edinburgh pub with on-site brewery.
Rose Street Cellar Bar
Bar
Greasy bar snacks, mediocre music and sour faced regulars
Scruffy Murphys
Bar
Plenty of real ale and decent prices to be had at Scruffy Murphys
Siglo
Bar
Old Town
Chic and loudly decorated pub with pole dancing
Southsider, The
Bar
Old Town
Café bar that has a pub feel.
Sportsters
Bar
Sports bar…Lots of screens and free internet access
Standing Order, The
Bar
Another soulless Whetherspoons
Sygn
Bar
City Centre
Trendy yet unpretentious bar
Teuchters
Bar
A weird hybrid of swanky New Town, studenty Old Town and down-to-earth Leith.
The Kenilworth
Bar
The perfect place to get a skinful
The Outhouse
Unlicensed Cafe
Gay-friendly cafe/bar attracting stylish students and young professionals.
The Pond
Bar
We love this place for its colour, originality, and comfy chairs.
The Western Bar
Strip Club
Wild West themed bar with strippers.
Tiles
Bar
City Centre
Smarten up to fit into this high-ceilinged, classily-decorated bar.
Tonic
Bar
City Centre
Funky, independently run bar.
Tron, The
Bar
Old Town
Big screen and decent food
Uluru
Bar
Very down to earth drinking hole
Victoria & Albert
Bar
Classy pub and dining room.
Volunteer Arms
Bar
Leith
Wash
Bar
Old Town
Retro pre-club bar with a disco-fuelled atmosphere.
Westsider
Bar
Traditional boozer with DJs, karaoke and pub grub.
Yo!Below
Bar
Very classy Japanese bar with beer taps on each table