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| Edinburgh Nightlife Edinburgh Nightlife - TravelPuppy.com Edinburgh nightlife centres on the George Street area of the New Town, the High Street area of the Old Town and the university. The city’s pubs range from traditional taverns with hundreds of years of history to slinky modern style-bars. After pub closing time, the club scene offers everything from easy listening to the latest noise. Live music can be heard in pubs or in the huge Murrayfield Stadium. Some clubs can require smart dress and alcohol can normally be purchased until 23:00 hrs. Certain pubs and bars may stay open until 01:00, café-bars and restaurants until 03:00 hrs and clubs until 03:00 hrs (until 05:00 hrs during the festival). The legal drinking age is 18 years. Drink prices vary enormously, beer varies between £1.50 to £2.85 per pint. Nightlife listings can be found in The List magazine, available in newsagents. Bars Some traditional pubs are Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, and Café Royal Circle Bar, 17 West Register Street. There are many of pubs lining Rose Street (a pedestrianised road behind Princes Street) and some worth exploring around Broughton Street and in Leith. Worth trying is The Canny Man’s, 239 Morningside Road. Stylish places to hang out include the Magnum, 1 Albany Street, Monboddos in the Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, the Malmaison Hotel Bar, 1 Tower Place, Leith, Ricks, Frederick Street, the Opal Lounge and the Candy Bar, both on George Street, and Indigo Yard, Charlotte Lane. Go to the Malt Shovel, Cockburn Street, or The Bow Bar, The West Bow, Victoria Street, to sample whisky; the Cask and Barrel, 115 Broughton Street, for real ale, or Bar Kohl, 54 George IV Bridge, to taste the many vodkas on offer. A popular meeting place is All Bar One, George Street. Casinos The Berkeley Casino (telephone: (0131) 228 4446), next to the Caledonian hotel, at the west end of Princes Street, and Gala Casino (telephone: (0131) 338 4444), Maybury junction, 10 minutes from Edinburgh airport, both require membership, which takes 24 hours to clear. Clubs Edinburgh’s club scene is lively and clubs quickly fall in and out of fashion. The Honeycomb, Niddry Street, and Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38 Blair Street, are currently hip. The Cavendish, 3 West Tollcross, caters for an older crowd and specialises in roots and reggae with dedicated African and Latin nights. Po Na Na, 43B Frederick Street; Why Not? and Opal Lounge, both on George Street, and Peppermint Lounge, Chambers Street, are also popular. ___________Edinburgh Festival - Events Edinburgh Festivals and Events Guide - TravelPuppy.com International Science Festival mid April, various venues Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition April-May, The Mound Royal Highland Show mid June, Royal Highland Show ground, Islington International Jazz and Blues Festival July-August, various venues Edinburgh Military Tattoo August, Edinburgh Castle International Festival theatre August, various venues International Fringe Festival fringe theatre August, various venues International Book Festival August Charlotte Square Gardens International Film Festival August, various venues International TV Festival August, various venues International Folk Festival August, various venues Hogmanay New Year celebrations 31 December, throughout the city |
