Best pubs in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's pubs run from Old Town closes and Rose Street sessions to harbour pints in Leith. Expect whisky shelves, real ale, and rooms that still feel like locals after the Fringe crowds leave.

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Bruntsfield/Morningside

Bennet's Bar — historic, victorian, traditional
The Canny Man's — historic, quirky, traditional
The Cloisters — real-ale, traditional, neighborhood
The Hideout — craft-beer, modern, food

Calton

The Regent — neighborhood, garden, food

Duddingston

The Sheep Heid Inn · Editor's pick — historic, garden, food

Grassmarket

The Bow Bar · Editor's pick — whisky, traditional, cozy
The Blue Blazer — whisky, traditional, cozy

Haymarket

Athletic Arms (The Diggers) · Editor's pick — real-ale, traditional, historic
The Caley Sample Room — craft-beer, modern, neighborhood
The Hanging Bat — craft-beer, american-bbq, modern
The Mercat Bar — craft-beer, modern, food

Leith

Teuchters Landing — waterside, real-ale, food
The King's Wark — historic, leith, food
The Roseleaf Bar Cafe — quirky, cocktails, vintage
Nobles Bar — traditional, leith, neighborhood
The Lioness of Leith — craft-beer, modern, leith
The Merman — leith, craft-beer, modern
The Port O' Leith — traditional, leith, real-ale

New Town

The Oxford Bar · Editor's pick — traditional, literary, cozy
Kay's Bar — tiny, cozy, whisky
The Cumberland Bar — traditional, real-ale, food
The Barony Bar — traditional, real-ale, neighborhood

Old Town

Sandy Bell's · Editor's pick — folk-music, traditional, cozy
The Halfway House — tiny, historic, cozy
The Royal Oak — live-music, folk, cozy
The Waverley Bar — traditional, old-town, real-ale
Brewdog Edinburgh — craft-beer, modern, food
The Albanach — whisky, royal-mile, live-music
The Doric Tavern — traditional, historic, whisky
The Holyrood 9A — craft-beer, burgers, modern
The Jolly Judge — historic, cozy, real-ale
The Malt Shovel — real-ale, traditional, old-town

Rose Street

The Cafe Royal · Editor's pick — historic, oyster-bar, victorian
The Guildford Arms — victorian, real-ale, historic

Southside

The Auld Hoose — rock, alternative, live-music
The Brass Monkey — student, lively, cheap
The Southsider — craft-beer, neighborhood, modern

Stockbridge

The Stockbridge Tap — craft-beer, neighborhood, modern
The Antiquary — traditional, whisky, cozy