Pubs & bars

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GHQ

4 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3JT

Grange Cricket Club

Portgower Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH4 1HQ

The Forum

Bullamoor Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1LP

The Forum is a registered charity, set up to operate as a venue with a varied programme of cinema, theatre, music and community events. Located in the centre of Northallerton, it is also available to hire for children's parties, meetings, weddings…

Henry's Cellar Bar

8-16 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BJ

The Horse Shoe Bar

17 Drury Street, Glasgow, G2 5AE

Pubs come and go, but the Horse Shoe endures - the literally horseshoe-shaped, longest continuous bar in Britain ensuring its fame, regardless of the gold and platinum discs donated by Travis, drummer Neil having once worked here. Halfway down a cobbled…

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Independent Bar and Kitchen

35–41 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3EF

Independent is a relatively new arrival to the City Centre. In a playfully literal extension of its name, the (slightly shabby) black interior is covered by front pages from a certain liberal broadsheet (clue: it’s not The Guardian). Standing out from…

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RL

Please note this listing is for the gig venue. To find out more about the bar/restaurant, read our Eating & Drinking Guide review of King Tut's.

Maggie May's

60 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5EP

Located in the heart of the Trongate, Maggie May’s is known predominantly as a lively music spot and bar. The restaurant at the back of the venue offers ‘a wide variety of dishes with a twist of Scottish influence’, and is a good option if you are after…

The Melville

19–25 William Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NG

Reopened in February 2013 after a substantial refurbishment, the Melville Bar has been transformed from traditional boozer into a modern space with the tired surroundings replaced by clean, slick décor and candlelit tables. The attempt to appeal to a…

Le Monde

16 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PF

If you’re an Edinburgh WAG looking for a bite to eat before a night on the town with your footballer boyfriend, Le Monde will be one of your first choices. The world is your oyster in this boutique hotel with international themed bedrooms, dining areas…

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Mono

12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow, G1 5RB

Microbrewery appreciation starts early at Mono, where vast silver vats line one wall, piping homemade lemonades directly to the bar for a refreshing alternative to the usual drinks, which are of course also available. Young parents bring their kids to…

Munro's

185 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9EB

Brightly lit and with a stylish chrome bar against a tile backdrop, Munro’s couldn’t be more different from its predecessor the Captains Rest. Large windows along two walls create a feeling of openness and space while a recess has been turned into a…

The Newsroom Bar & Eatery

5–11 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AT

In our age of smart phones, Twitter, citizen journalism and plummeting newspaper sales, theming a bar on a newsroom seems almost quaint. But while the newly refurbed Newsroom plays a certain homage to hot metal with famous front page wallpaper and a…

Offshore

3/5 Gibson Street, Glasgow, G12 8NU

It’s beginning to test the meaning of careworn slightly these days, but there’s still no café in Glasgow homelier than Offshore, nor even as homely. Hugging the corner of Gibson Street where it crosses the River Kelvin, with leafy views to the park…

The Outhouse

12a Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH1 3LY
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The Regent Bar

2 Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5DL

Its unusual shape and slightly offbeat location are matched by The Regent’s leftfield tagline as ‘Edinburgh’s Gay Real Ale Pub’, and it successfully manages to smoothly blend both factors of this vaguely oxymoronic claim. Indeed, it doesn’t take either…

The Ship on the Shore

24–26 The Shore, Edinburgh, EH6 6QN

For a Ship that's firmly anchored to the Shore, albeit just a clam shell's lob from the Water of Leith, this is a properly nautical experience. Admiralty charts serve as wallpaper, oars hang from the ceiling and blackboards at every turn list the…

The Southern

22 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9PR

A hot spot for beer drinkers, the Southern is the ideal watering hole for those looking for a decent pint. Housing a great range of beers, both bottled and on tap, many are from Scottish breweries such as Williams Bros’ Caesar Augustus, a refreshing…

The Standard

24 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TG

With four large TV screens this is a popular location for watching live sports, especially rugby internationals when free pies are served during half time. The decor has a 1930s American feel with fixed red leather seats, deco-style lights and framed…

The Star

47 Chester Road, London, N19 5DF
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Victoria

265 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8PD

Bigger and with a slightly more sophisticated vibe than Boda, its nearby sister venue, Victoria is able to fill up its extra space with clientele ranging from pushchair-wielding parents in the daytime to a fairly cosmopolitan crowd of an evening, with…

Villager

49–50 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EJ

One of those versatile bars that often seems like a good idea for its perky cocktail list (a modernised one will be introduced very soon, retaining six old favourites and the same proactive attitude to decent ingredients), comfy sofas, and very…

WEST Brewery

Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, G40 1AW

New breweries are springing-up across Scotland amid the craft beer revolution, but the country’s only German-style microbrewery sits apart from that trend, by drawing its inspiration from centuries-old Bavarian traditions. WEST can be found in most good…

Almond Valley Folk Club

Tap Shop, Midcalder Inn, Livingston, West Lothian, EH53 0AW

The Antiquary

72-78 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5AQ