Pubs & bars and Student friendly
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- The Tea Rooms at The Butterfly and the Pig
City centre gem serving Afternoon Tea, High Tea, cakes & delights - Moskito
Moskito is a laid-back bar with an extensive drinks list as well as great food - Filmhouse Café Bar
fresh affordable food - breakfast, lunch & dinner, cakes & snacks, vegetarian selection. Open 7 days 10am–late. - The Canon's Gait
Impeccable gastro pub food, Royal Mile’s best real ale, with cellar bar available for hire
The Merlin
168-172 Morningside Road, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4PU
With bold patterned wallpaper, gilt frames and a blazing fireplace adorned with a dramatic stag's head, this expansive dining and drinking space is frequented by a mixed crowd of Morningside locals. Food is served from noon onwards, all day, every day…
Mono
12 Kings Court, King Street,
Glasgow,
G1 5RB
Upon entering Mono, tucked down a blustery Trongate street, there is an immediate feeling of warmth and relaxation. A glass cupola floods with light the cafe/bar which houses an independent music store and also acts as a gig venue and mini-art gallery.
Moskito
200 Bath Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4HG
Located among a spate of trendy drinking bars towards the West End of Bath Street, Moskito is a rabbit warren of an institution, with copious nooks and crannies to hang out and enjoy a glass of something from the extensive drinks menu. The selection of…
Negociants
45–47 Lothian Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1HB
Negociants celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year as one of the most popular bars among Edinburgh’s student population. Year-round the place bustles, particularly at weekends, while the Edinburgh Festival brings a tourist clientele attracted by…
Nice'n'Sleazy
421 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow,
G2 3LG
It isn't pretty and it smells of the night before but what Nice n Sleazy does is good music, good drinks and the food’s not too bad either. Celebrating its official 20th birthday in October 2011 with a month-long party, Sleazy’s is finding its regulars…
The Observatory
140 Elderslie Street,
Glasgow,
G3 7AW
Observatory offers informal neighbourhood dining in a site pitched between the West End and city centre. Warm sandstone and scrubbed-wood finishes with plain, unlaid tables give an unpretentious and appropriately flexible feel for its diverse…
Old Blackfriars
52 Castle Street,
Aberdeen,
AB11 5BB
This historic pub is a great antidote to the pumping music and jumping customers found in the city's style bars. Blackfriars (the 'Old' is never used by locals) is named after the order of monks that owned land on the nearby former Castlegate market as…
Òran Mór
731-735 Great Western Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8QX
The grand looking Òran Mór, a converted sandstone church overlooking Byres Road and the Botanic Gardens, attempts to cater for the varied wants of trendy West End locals by being all things to all punters: restaurant (see Scottish), club, theatre, bar…
The Orchard
1/2 Howard Place, Canonmills,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5JZ
This pub has had a major transformation since it left behind its status as a tired old boozer and became a relaxed neighbourhood destination. The main space is bright and open, and leather benches and tables along the walls ensure plenty of tucked-away…
The Phoenix
103 Nethergate,
Dundee,
DD1 4DH
The Phoenix has been going for over 150 years, and in all that time it’s probably never been quiet. Always busy, the small, ramshackle pub is a boisterous affair, equally popular with students and locals all out for a good time, whether it’s noon or…
Pivo Caffè
2–6 Calton Road,
Edinburgh,
EH8 8DL
A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free.
Pivo
11/13 Corn Exchange,
Stirling,
FK8 2QA
Pivo sets itself apart from its equally modern counterparts in its stubborn refusal to bring the big screens for sports fans. Instead, daytime traffic is drawn in by chilled beats, decent pub grub and a surfeit of glossy mags. Wrought iron, Czech…
The Pond
2–-4 Bath Road,
Edinburgh,
EH6 7JT
One of Leith’s more fashionable drinking dens, the Pond goes out of its way to widen its appeal to almost everyone who visits. And that includes the outdoor types who appreciate the ornamental animals decorating the bar’s
interior, alongside its fish…
Prince of Wales
7 St Nicholas Lane,
Aberdeen,
AB10 1HF
A pub since 1850, the Prince of Wales is known for its beer not its décor, although it features a locally renowned fitting: one of the longest bars in Aberdeen. Boasting its own brew, it also has an impressive selection of Scottish and English ales and…
Radio
44-46 Ashton Lane, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8SJ
With its indie/electro tunes and low-price drink offers, this small, informal bar largely caters for a student crowd. The comfy sofas and some reasonably adroit service help to ensure a steady stream of customers from nearby Glasgow University, day or…
Revolution
25 Belmont Street,
Aberdeen,
AB10 1JS
Revolution holds an ace in the hole. What seems like just a small, stylish bar with comfy booths and a real fire is actually hiding a secret. For lurking downstairs is a much larger bar with a spacious terrace where, in the summer, students and…
The Rio Café
27 Hyndland Street,
Glasgow,
G11 5QF
There aren’t many places where you find fashionable students sitting next to an anorak-clad granny who's sitting next to a couple on a date, but that’s what you get at the Rio Café – and it works. Step inside and you enter a 1950s diner – the red…
The Rising Sun
6 New Street,
Stirling,
FK9 4NZ
There’s a self-confidence in the Rising Sun that you’ll not find in the more ersatz traditional bars. It’s a rare adherent to old-style opening times - closing mid-afternoon except for Saturdays so that everything is made spick and span - and culinary…
