Edinburgh recommendations

[Chewbacca]

Specifically, good real ale bars and secondhand record shops

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Severely gentrified these days. Some utterly awful bars popping up and famous traditional establishments being turned into hipster concept bars.
Blue Blazer near the grass market and the Cask and Barrel on Broughton Street are ok for beer. I don’t mind the Oxford and the Cambridge bars on young street but they’re fairly middle class affairs. They’re all fairly central.
Also don’t expect many beers under £4. Still love Edinburgh but things are changing very fast

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Specifically, good real ale bars and secondhand record shops

I’m sure there’s a place on leith walk called Elvis Shakespeares or something, that used to be good for second hand records etc.

 

[larbert toffee]

Dagda bar, traditional friendly Edinburgh pub, no food, no frills, good real ales.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Cloisters on the Bruntsfield end of the Meadows was decent for ale when I lived there - civilised, afternoon sesh sort of place. I'm a bit out of date, though, there's probably craft ale places left and right nowadays.
The Pond in Leith if you like a place with a bit more local colour - well off the beaten track though.

 

[Chewbacca]

Afternoon sesh sounds good. Can’t do late nights at my age.

 

[mccole]

Bannermans is a great Whiskey and Live Rock bar.

 

[Piijt]

Tiles bar & the Black Cat are two of my favourites

 

[PKwalnuts]

Blue House. - great scran

https://www.maisonbleuerestaurant.com/maison-bleue-victoria-street/

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Fop is /was just of Princess street

 

[COYBL25]

Specifically, good real ale bars and secondhand record shops

Have a look on the CAMARA website for Edingurgh, that`ll give you a good idea of decent pubs and will provide a brief description of what`s going on / what ale they sell.

It`s a couple of years since I`ve been, but I really like the boozers around the Grassmarket.

 

[Rob17896]

Specifically, good real ale bars and secondhand record shops

Dont know but although I am not a foodie I have never been to a more atmospheric restaurant than the Witchery in the Castle in Edinburgh. Need to be downstairs when you book.

 

[Eggs]

..I found a good boozer but I can’t remember what it was called.

 

[MarkK1988]

Specifically, good real ale bars and secondhand record shops

the whiskey exhibition is fantastic, id highly recommend that

generally found most pubs off the royal mile were reasonably priced. we did eat in a place called the filling station on there though as it was the only place that wasnt a hour wait and the food was sound if you like american type foods ribs burgers etc

 

[Chewbacca]

Whiskey!?!?