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The Bailie is a strongly community oriented pub in the Stockbridge area of Edinburgh. With excellent home-cooked food to match the large and well kept selection of cask ales, it embodies all that's best about the traditional Scottish pub.
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A quirky and cosy pub in the heart of Edinburgh's Southside. Popular with students, locals and tourists alike, there's an emphasis on live entertainment and rambling chats at the bar. A regular rotation of top-notch cask ales compliment their malt of the month.
The Blind Poet's IPA Blog
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Set under the imposing Forth Bridge, and with a strong nautical tradition, the Ferry Tap is a central feature on South Queensferry's High Street. A winner of the Edinburgh In Bloom awards, this is a proper pub in a beautiful setting. Several cask ales are always available, and if you like a single malt you can join the Tap Whisky Appreciation & Tasting Society!
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Those of you who are about to rock, Bannerman's salutes you! Firmly dedicated to rock, metal, punk, indie and alternative live music, Bannerman's is as far removed from an identikit corporate style bar as it's possible to be. Nestled in the old City vaults on Edinburgh's Cowgate, this pub has a long and gloriously macabre history. In case you hadn't noticed, cask ale is very rock 'n roll these days. Gone are the insipid, tasteless lagers - real music needs beer with real flavours.
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You can't beat the combination of good food and good beer, and the Old Bell Inn excels at both. The bar downstairs is a classic traditional Scottish pub with dark wooden beams, quality cask ales, friendly regulars and a collection of literal old bells which goes somewhere into the hundreds.
The restaurant upstairs, run by a young and creative kitchen team, provides fine dining menus that rivals the best restaurants in the city in every way except price.
The Old Bell Inn's IPA Blog
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More affectionately and simply known as "The Peartree", this Southside pub has been serving students, locals and visitors alike for over thirty years. The history of the building goes back a lot further than that, to the mid-1700s, and over the years it's played host to many notable figures, from Rabbie Burns to John Cleese.
Inside it's all dark wood and thick carpets, and outside you'll find a large cobbled beer garden that becomes a hive of activity at the slightest sign of the sun. Pear Tree House's IPA Blog
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Situated at the West End of Edinburgh's Prince's Street, Ryan's does a lot and does it well. If you want to watch the world going by you can perch in the glass-fronted coffee shop, or relax in the main bar if you'd rather take in a drink and a snack. For the hungry there's an elegant and intimate cellar restaurant with a creative menu which regularly changes to celebrate special occassions. A big place with a big heart, and unlike so many city centre venues, Ryan's takes a great deal of pride in a well kept cask ale selection.
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With the Playhouse next door the Theatre Royal is well named. The bar has, in name at least, existed for nearly two hundred years, although Edinburgh's history of fires meant a couple of moves in the 19th century. The bar is a treasure trove of theatrical memorabilia. from Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to Shakespeare and modern pop and rock acts. Signed posters adorn the walls, and the cast and crew of hit shows can frequently be found propping up the bar or enjoying a post-show meal. With a regular rotation of five cask ales, an impressive single malt collection, and a constantly changing dining offer the Theatre Royal is the most up to date of old-fashioned venues.
The Theatre Royal's Blog
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Tiles is well named - the interior of the building is one of the most spectacular in Edinburgh, very literally featuring wall-to-wall art deco ceramic. There's a fine selection of food served from breakfast to supper, and lunch is served with a 15 minute egg timer; if the sand runs out your meal is half price.
A big screen caters for sporting events, and a fine selection of cask ales, wines, spirits and liqueurs marks Tiles out as a city centre destination with something for everyone.
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Masquerade!
The masquerade is on!!! friday the 13th will be a jaunt back to the days of colonial india - military outfits, victorian dress and een dare we say it.....PIRATES!!!!!!
Belly dancing, music, cocktails.......oh my this is going to be EPIC!!!!
Here's a previous one...Masquerade in the 40's....