Bars & Nightlife in Edinburgh

152 venues

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  1. On The Rocks Bar Crawl Edinburgh
    5.0 (110)
    3 Robertson’s Cl, Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1LY, UK
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  2. Encore Bars Ltd
    5.0 (1)
    24 Frederick St, Edinburgh EH2 2JR, UK
  3. A Wee Taste
    4.9 (144)
    36 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LJ, UK
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  4. Society Bar & Kitchen
    4.8 (6029) €€
    1 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3BG, UK
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  5. The Cocktail Geeks
    4.8 (1895) €€€
    Arch 14, 27 E Market St, Edinburgh EH8 8FS, UK
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  6. Boom Battle Bar Edinburgh
    4.8 (1504) €€
    Omni Centre, Edinburgh EH1 3AU, UK
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  7. The Raging Bull
    4.8 (1220) €€
    161 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9AA, UK
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  8. Pickles
    4.8 (831) €€
    60 Broughton St, Edinburgh EH1 3SA, UK
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  9. Mortal Kocktail
    4.8 (296) €€
    1, 29 Craig's Cl, Cockburn St, Edinburgh EH1 1BN, UK
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  10. 1820 Rooftop Bar & Restaurant Edinburgh
    4.8 (72)
    145 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 4BL, UK
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  11. Lochrin Rooftop Bar
    4.8 (37)
    2 Freer Gait, Edinburgh EH3 9FR, UK
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  12. 24 Royal Terrace Bar
    4.8 (32)
    24 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AH, UK
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  13. Salt Horse Beer Shop, Bar & Burgers
    4.7 (1527) €€
    57-61 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NB, UK
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  14. Bramble
    4.7 (1013) €€
    16A Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JE, UK
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  15. BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh Bar & Terrace
    4.7 (947) €€
    5 New St, Edinburgh EH8 8BH, UK
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  16. Thistle Street Bar
    4.7 (899) €€
    39 Thistle St, Edinburgh EH2 1DY, UK
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  17. Bucks Bar - Grindlay Street Edinburgh
    4.7 (708) €€
    32-34 Grindlay St, Edinburgh EH3 9AP, UK
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  18. Flight Club Edinburgh
    4.7 (635) €€
    300-306 Level 3, St James Quarter, Edinburgh EH1 3AE, UK
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  19. Don't tell Mama Brunch Bar
    4.7 (549)
    64 Home St, Edinburgh EH3 9NA, UK
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  20. Never Really Here
    4.7 (463) €€
    89 Rose St N Ln, Edinburgh EH2 3DX, UK
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  21. The Dome
    4.6 (9933) €€€
    14 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PF, UK
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  22. The Bow Bar
    4.6 (2653) €€
    80 W Bow, Edinburgh EH1 2HH, UK
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  23. Jolly Judge
    4.6 (2631) €€
    7, 493 James' Ct, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PB, UK
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  24. Panda & Sons
    4.6 (2501) €€
    79 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 4NF, UK
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  25. The Ensign Ewart
    4.6 (2336) €€
    521-523 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PE, UK
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  26. The Jazz Bar
    4.6 (2219) €€
    1a Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1HR, UK
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  27. Petit Paris
    4.6 (1546) €€
    38-40 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU, UK
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  28. Bennets Bar
    4.6 (1298) €€
    8 Leven St, Edinburgh EH3 9LG, UK
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  29. Starbank Inn
    4.6 (1207) €€
    64 Laverockbank Rd, Newhaven, Edinburgh EH5 3BZ, UK
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  30. The Fox and Faun
    4.6 (905) €€
    101 Shandwick Pl, Edinburgh EH2 4SD, UK
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  31. The Waverley Bar
    4.6 (885) €€
    3-5 St Mary's St, Edinburgh EH1 1TA, UK
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  32. Captain's Bar
    4.6 (871) €
    4 S College St, Edinburgh EH8 9AA, UK
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  33. The Magnum
    4.6 (725) €€
    1 Albany St, Edinburgh EH1 3PY, UK
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  34. The Alchemist George Street
    4.6 (562) €€€
    51 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HT, UK
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  35. Lucky Liquor Co
    4.6 (506) €€
    39A Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 3NH, UK
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  36. Boston Bar
    4.6 (447)
    104 Hanover St, Edinburgh EH2 1DR, UK
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  37. W Lounge
    4.6 (203)
    1 Saint James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3AX, UK
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  38. Commons Club Edinburgh
    4.6 (160)
    Ground Floor, 1 Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2EX, UK
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  39. Bar Prince
    4.6 (68)
    1 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 2EQ, UK
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  40. The Permit Room
    4.6 (27)
    3a St Andrew Sq, Edinburgh EH2 2BD, UK
  41. The World's End
    4.5 (5531) €€
    2-8 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1TB, UK
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  42. The Devil's Advocate
    4.5 (4853) €€€
    9 Advocate's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1ND, UK
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  43. Stramash
    4.5 (4705) €€
    207 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JQ, UK
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  44. The Guildford Arms
    4.5 (4125) €€
    1 W Register St, Edinburgh EH2 2AA, UK
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  45. Chaophraya Thai Restaurant
    4.5 (3328) €€€
    4th Floor, 33 Castle St, Edinburgh EH2 3DN, UK
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  46. Dirty Dick's Pub
    4.5 (3324) €€
    159 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 4LS, UK
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  47. The Piper's Rest
    4.5 (3211) €€
    3 Hunter Square, Edinburgh EH1 1QW, UK
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  48. Cold Town House
    4.5 (3161) €€
    4 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU, UK
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  49. Doctors
    4.5 (3060) €€
    32 Forrest Rd, Edinburgh EH1 2QN, UK
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  50. The Banshee Labyrinth
    4.5 (2951) €€
    29-35 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK
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  51. Royal Mile Tavern
    4.5 (2948) €€
    127 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SG, UK
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  52. The Holyrood 9A
    4.5 (2891) €€
    9a Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8AE, UK
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  53. Tolbooth Tavern
    4.5 (2810) €€
    167 Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8BN, UK
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  54. The Auld Hundred
    4.5 (2584) €€
    100 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2NN, UK
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  55. The Queens Arms
    4.5 (2419) €€
    49 Frederick St, Edinburgh EH2 1EP, UK
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  56. The Black Cat
    4.5 (1964) €€
    168 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 4BA, UK
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  57. The Scotsman's Lounge
    4.5 (1650) €€
    73 Cockburn St, Edinburgh EH1 1BU, UK
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  58. The Dog House
    4.5 (1592) €€
    The Dog House, 18-24 Clerk St, Edinburgh EH8 9HX, UK
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  59. The King's Wark
    4.5 (1513) €€
    36 Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QU, UK
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  60. Brass Monkey Drummond Street
    4.5 (1458) €€
    14 Drummond St, Edinburgh EH8 9TU, UK
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  61. Halfway House
    4.5 (1441) €
    Fleshmarket close, 24 Fleshmarket Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1BX, UK
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  62. Sandy Bell's
    4.5 (1393) €€
    25 Forrest Rd, Edinburgh EH1 2QH, UK
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  63. Copper Blossom
    4.5 (1362) €€€
    107 George St, Edinburgh EH2 3BG, UK
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  64. The Safari Lounge
    4.5 (1089) €€
    21 Cadzow Pl, Edinburgh EH7 5SN, UK
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  65. Kitty O'Shea's Edinburgh
    4.5 (858) €
    43B Frederick St, Edinburgh EH2 1EP, UK
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  66. Tonic
    4.5 (778) €€
    34A N Castle St, Edinburgh EH2 3BN, UK
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  67. Nightcap
    4.5 (610) €€
    3 York Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3EB, UK
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  68. The Register Club
    4.5 (228) €€
    Fourth Floor, 42 St Andrew Sq, Edinburgh EH2 2AD, UK
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  69. Jackson the Tailor
    4.5 (104)
    5-11 Leith St, Edinburgh EH1 3AT, UK
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  70. Deacon Brodies Tavern
    4.4 (6236) €€
    435 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2NT, UK
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  71. The Last Drop
    4.4 (5349) €€
    74-78 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JR, UK
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  72. Greyfriars Bobby's Bar
    4.4 (5273) €€
    30-34 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QE, UK
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  73. Whiski Bar & Restaurant
    4.4 (4044) €€
    119 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SG, UK
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  74. Cafe Royal
    4.4 (3539) €€
    19 W Register St, Edinburgh EH2 2AA, UK
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  75. The White Hart Inn
    4.4 (3068) €€
    32-34 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU, UK
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  76. Albanach
    4.4 (3043) €€
    197 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1PE, UK
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  77. George IV Bar
    4.4 (2996) €€
    54 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EJ, UK
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  78. The Abbotsford Bar & Restaurant
    4.4 (2778) €€
    3-5 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2PR, UK
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  79. Whistlebinkies
    4.4 (2690) €€
    4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1LL, UK
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  80. Finnegan's Wake Edinburgh
    4.4 (2587) €
    9B Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2HE, UK
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  81. Innis & Gunn Edinburgh City Centre Brewery Taproom
    4.4 (2566) €€
    81-83 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9AW, UK
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  82. Rose Street Brewery
    4.4 (2392) €€
    55-57 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2NH, UK
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  83. The Mitre Bar
    4.4 (2153) €€
    131-133 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SG, UK
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  84. Bannerman's Bar
    4.4 (2116) €€
    212 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ, UK
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  85. The Voodoo Rooms
    4.4 (1966) €€
    19a W Register St, Edinburgh EH2 2AA, UK
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  86. The Alchemist St James Quarter
    4.4 (1784) €€€
    414 St James Cres, Quarter, Edinburgh EH1 3AE, UK
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  87. The Doric Tavern
    4.4 (1477) €€
    15-16 Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, UK
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  88. The Blue Blazer
    4.4 (1219) €€
    2 Spittal St, Edinburgh EH3 9DX, UK
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  89. Ryrie’s Bar
    4.4 (1204) €€
    Haymarket, Edinburgh EH12 5EY, UK
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  90. Barony Bar
    4.4 (1048) €€
    81-85 Broughton St, Edinburgh EH1 3RJ, UK
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  91. The Cumberland Bar
    4.4 (872) €€
    1-3 Cumberland St, Edinburgh EH3 6RT, UK
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  92. La Belle Angele
    4.4 (780) €€
    11 Hastie's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1HJ, UK
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  93. Lady Libertine
    4.4 (679)
    25 W Register St, Edinburgh EH2 2AA, UK
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  94. Jinglin' Geordie Bar
    4.4 (372) €
    22 Fleshmarket Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1DY, UK
  95. Nor’ Loft
    4.4 (262)
    6 Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, UK
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  96. Brewhemia
    4.3 (5789) €€
    1A Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, UK
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  97. The Conan Doyle
    4.3 (3249) €€
    71-73 York Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3JD, UK
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  98. The Newsroom Bar & Eatery
    4.3 (2760) €€
    5-11 Leith St, Edinburgh EH1 3AT, UK
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  99. All Bar One George St Edinburgh
    4.3 (2588) €€
    29-31 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PA, UK
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  100. Fiddler's Arms
    4.3 (2422) €€
    9-11 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HY, UK
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  101. Malt Shovel Inn
    4.3 (2419) €€
    11-15 Cockburn St, Edinburgh EH1 1BP, UK
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  102. Tiles Bar
    4.3 (2110) €€
    1 St Andrew Sq, Edinburgh EH2 2BD, UK
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  103. No. 1 High Street
    4.3 (1973) €€
    1 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SR, UK
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  104. All Bar One Edinburgh Airport
    4.3 (1738) €€
    EDINBURGH AIRPORT 1 WEST UNIT R157, Jubilee Rd, Edinburgh, Ingliston EH12 0AL, UK
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  105. Dropkick Murphys
    4.3 (945) €€
    7 Merchant St, Edinburgh EH1 2QD, UK
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  106. The Oz Bar
    4.3 (669) €
    33 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QG, UK
  107. The Hebrides
    4.3 (582) €€
    Ground Floor, 17 Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, UK
  108. Elios Edinburgh
    4.3 (526) €€
    38A George St, Edinburgh EH2 2LE, UK
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  109. Juniper Edinburgh
    4.3 (465) €€
    20 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 2AN, UK
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  110. Manahatta Edinburgh
    4.3 (400)
    28 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2QA, UK
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  111. B Bar Edinburgh
    4.3 (130)
    75 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1HN, UK
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  112. Joao's Place
    4.3 (70)
    1 Saint James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3AX, UK
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  113. Frankenstein
    4.2 (5800) €€
    26 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EN, UK
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  114. Westgate Farm - Farmhouse Inns
    4.2 (4232) €
    S Gyle Broadway, Edinburgh EH12 9JZ, UK
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  115. Biddy Mulligans
    4.2 (3724) €€
    94-96 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JR, UK
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  116. O'Neills Edinburgh
    4.2 (2512) €
    9 Hunter Square, Edinburgh EH1 1QW, UK
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  117. The Black Bull
    4.2 (2452) €€
    12 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU, UK
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  118. The Amber Rose Edinburgh
    4.2 (2229) €€
    22, 26 Castle St, Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 4LS, UK
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  119. The Pear Tree
    4.2 (2224) €€
    38 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DD, UK
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  120. The Castle Arms
    4.2 (2207) €€
    6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW, UK
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  121. The Advocate
    4.2 (2101) €€
    7 Hunter Square, Edinburgh EH1 1QW, UK
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  122. OX184
    4.2 (2000) €€
    184-186 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JJ, UK
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  123. Kick Ass Greyfriars
    4.2 (1469)
    37-39 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JR, UK
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  124. The Hanover Tap
    4.2 (1438) €€
    112 Hanover St, Edinburgh EH2 1DR, UK
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  125. Copper Still
    4.2 (823) €€
    154 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1QS, UK
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  126. Harvey Nichols Forth Floor Brasserie and Bar
    4.2 (558) €€€
    30-34 St Andrew Sq, Edinburgh EH2 2AD, UK
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  127. SKYbar Edinburgh - Private Venue
    4.2 (269) €€€
    SKYBar, 34 Bread St, Edinburgh EH3 9AF, UK
  128. Encore Edinburgh
    4.2 (83)
    2 Hope St, Edinburgh EH2 4DB, UK
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  129. The Three Sisters
    4.1 (5715) €€
    139 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JS, UK
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  130. Milnes Bar
    4.1 (2586) €€
    35 Hanover St, Edinburgh EH2 2PJ, UK
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  131. Pilgrim Bar
    4.1 (1046) €
    3 Robertson’s Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1LY, UK
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  132. Belushi's Edinburgh
    4.1 (974) €€
    32, 34 Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DF, UK
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  133. The Botanist Edinburgh
    4.1 (933) €€
    1 Little King St, Edinburgh EH1 3AR, UK
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  134. The Mash House
    4.1 (187) €
    37 Guthrie St, Edinburgh EH1 1JG, UK
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  135. Kick Ass Bar
    4.1 (107)
    Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 1JR, UK
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  136. Platform 5
    4.0 (3129) €
    8 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5DR, UK
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  137. Bar Fifty
    4.0 (759) €
    Bar 50, 50 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NE, UK
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  138. The Street
    4.0 (546) €€
    2b Picardy Pl, Edinburgh EH1 3JT, UK
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  139. Cabaret Voltaire
    4.0 (304) €€
    36-38 Blair St, Edinburgh EH1 1QR, UK
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  140. Sneaky Pete's
    4.0 (275)
    73 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JW, UK
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  141. Shanghai Nightclub
    4.0 (220)
    16a George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PF, UK
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  142. PDT Please Don’t Tell
    3.9 (154)
    23b Shandwick Pl, Edinburgh EH2 4RG, UK
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  143. CC Blooms
    3.8 (1405) €€
    23-24 Calton Sq, Edinburgh EH1 3AA, UK
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  144. Legends
    3.8 (256) €
    71 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JW, UK
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  145. The Western Bar
    3.8 (49)
    157 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DP, UK
  146. Skyline Sips
    3.8 (27)
    Level 5, St James Quarter, Saint James Square, Quarter, Edinburgh EH1 3AD, UK
  147. The Bongo Club
    3.7 (193) €€
    66 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JX, UK
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  148. The Shack Retro Bar & Club
    3.5 (193)
    119 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 3DT, UK
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  149. Lulu Bar and Nightclub
    3.1 (107) €€€
    125b George St, Edinburgh EH2 4JN, UK
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  150. Why Not Nightclub
    3.0 (429) €€
    14 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PF, UK
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  151. Castlehill Rooftop Diner
    2.9 (36)
    555 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2ND, UK
  152. The Hive Nightclub & Venue
    2.8 (669) €
    15-17 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK
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Guide to Bars & Nightlife in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's bar scene offers something for every kind of evening — craft cocktails, local beers, rooftop views, and live music. Solo travelers find bars here welcoming and easy to meet people in, especially sitting at the counter rather than a table. Explore beyond the tourist strip for better prices and more authentic atmosphere. Use Nomax to find other travelers heading out in Edinburgh tonight.

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