" Aet-weel's Drink-weel's brither."

Eating out

Aided by the city's growing reputation as a year-round festival venue, the restaurant scene is buoyant and every cuisine in the world is represented.

• For an extensive listing, check The List .
• For a list of the top independent restaurants in the city: The Edinburgh Restaurateurs Association
• EatScotland regional guide
• Best of Scottish cuisine:
  Aberdeen Angus beef, Highland venison, Loch Fyne seafood, Ayrshire cheeses, Clyde valley soft fruits

Drinking

"A man wis ance hanged for leavin his drink"

Real ale
The Bow Bar, 80 West Bow (~Royal Mile)
Cask&Barrel, 115 Broughton St
The Cumberland Bar, 1 Cumberland St (New Town)
Hogshead (Bread St)

Whisky
The Bow Bar, West Bow (Royal Mile)
Bennet's Bar, Leven St (near King's Theatre)

Also, Rose Street, running parallel to Princes Street, is full of quaint, old fashioned pubs (as well as some more modern ones).
Check here for more listings.

Entertainment

For full up-to-date listings of what's on in Edinburgh, check out The List magazine, published fortnightly.

"Go fetch to me a pint o' wine,
An' fill it in a silver tassie."

(My Bonnie Mary - Robert Burns)