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19 Elm Row, Leith Walk,
Edinburgh,
EH7 4AA
No one who cares about good food in Edinburgh is unaware of the Contini family’s excellent Italy-inspired deli and café, the former being an Aladdin’s Cave of cured meats, fine cheeses and fresh-baked breads. The caffè bar itself is a deserving stop for…
5 Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HY
Tiny, near-legendary record shop specialising in new and used indie and alternative vinyl and CDs. An essential part of the Edinburgh muso experience, with a great selection of local acts - Postcard Records, in particular, are brilliantly represented.
5 Elm Row,
Edinburgh,
EH7 4AA
Continuing the city's proud tradition of record shops with alliterative names, this dark, brilliant and slightly haphazard collection of second hand vinyl and CDs was recently namechecked in Sunshine on Leith, the Proclaimers musical. Staff are famously…
83 Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HJ
There is no better place in Edinburgh to take a walk down fashion's memory lane than WM Armstrong & Son. Established in 1840 and locally known as Armstrong’s, its two branches (the other is at 64 Clerk Street) combine to make a huge emporium of…
40 George Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2LE
A wide range of contemporary jewellery, including a lot of work by Greek designers. Asimi is something a bit different on label-conscious George Street, and they also offer an outlet for the excellent (and equally Greek) Korres range of natural skincare…
Q Store
5 Barony Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6PD
Uncompromising and fully-licensed sex shop at the centre of Edinburgh's gay district. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Sublime Hair Design
16 Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JU
It's a spanking-new establishment, but we're intrigued. Architecturally sculpted into the bottom of DanceBase to international hairdresser Lesley Moses' vision, darling, Sublime stays open til 9pm, providing customers with a glass of wine before they go…
76 Rose Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2NN
Grown-up boyz 'n' girlz urban style, specialising in graphic t-shirt prints and classy, work-worthy streetwear sourced internationally from the hippest, hardest-to-get designers. We're currently in love with their range of Surface To Air, Paris.
Alchemia Studio Gallery
37 Thistle Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1DY
Based in the heart of Edinburgh, this dazzling jewellery emporium sells everything from hand-painted enamel to diamonds and platinum. Alchemia's unique pieces are designed from pots of precious metal and crafted in workshops on the premises.
Arkay Imaging Ltd
228 Leith Walk,
Edinburgh,
EH6 5EQ
A small business offering a wide range of printing services, office stationery and personalised gifts.
The Black Box Boutique
98 West Bow, Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HH
Black Box is an independent design boutique based in the heart of the buzzing Grassmarket, Edinburgh, showcasing Britain’s most exceptionally curious jewellery, textiles, ceramics, illustration and more!
The boutique is also home to an in-house…
Bliss
111a Broughton Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3RZ
Great wee gift shop full of unusual presents and homeware. They also stock cult beauty brand Paul & Joe Beaute.
The Cadies & Witchery Tours
84 West Bow (Victoria Street),
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HH
A unique ghostly gift shop located in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. As well as selling a variety of skulls, witches, dragons and magical fairies, the shop also serves as a booking office for ghostly walking tours that have been a major attraction…
Coda Music
12 Bank Street, On the Mound,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2LN
Handily situated right in the middle of tourist heaven on the crest of the Mound, this tiny store lays claim to the biggest selection of folk and traditional music in Scotland. Hoots!
Fruitmarket Gallery
45 Market Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DF
Located behind Waverley train station, this world-class gallery showcases work by many of the leading names in contemporary art. An all-glass frontage allows passing pedestrians to observe the lower level of the gallery beyond the bookshop and café, and…
White Blossom Paper Boutique
96 Bruntsfield Place,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4ES
White Blossom is a small independent shop stocking a large range of coloured card, beautiful handmade papers and envelopes, Japanese Chiyogami and Thai silk range. This beautiful little boutique in Bruntsfield also has a range of recycled cotton paper…
A Ha Ha Ha
99 West Bow,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JP
Long-running joke shop that has become something of a local landmark thanks to the gigantic funny nose and specs suspended over the Victoria Street Shop front.
Annie Mo's
170b Great Junction Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 5LJ
A proudly offbeat independent furniture boutique specialising in natural fabrics and one-off finds. Based in Aberdeen, the store has expanded and opened a new shop in the depths of Leith.
Eero and Riley
7 Easter Road,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5PH
Friendly, brilliantly-priced (most items well under £20) shop with a tangible sense of humour, stocking homeware, gifts and jewellery. We love the Invisible Bookshelves, the astroturf-inspired toothbrush holder, and the fact that these things sit…
347 Leith Walk,
Edinburgh,
EH6 8SD
As the name bringing together two of the world's great icons suggests, this much loved Leith Walk institution treats music and literature as equals. Something for everyone, from country music to literary criticism, and Irish poetry to metal. Prices…
Fabrick
50 Cockburn Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1PB
Fabrick print t-shirts while you wait. They didn't say what you should wait for, but with 300 designs and 25 lettering styles you are sure to be kept busy.
Custom print a hoodie, a bags, a t-shirt or even some underwear (clean of course). Prices range…
46a Raeburn Place,
Edinburgh,
EH4 1HL
Those of a magpie disposition will love Shiela Dhariwal's array of silver, chunky, ethnic, beaded and stone-studded jewellery; an Aladdin's cave of internationally-sourced, sparkly stuff with a pretty broad price range, in a gorgeous hidden location.
Goodwins Ltd
15 Queensferry Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4QW
Scotland's largest dealer of antique, second hand and new silver, jewellery and crystal.




