# Edinburgh recommendations? **URL:** \ **Category:** Places\ **Created:** [March 14, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956 "2023-03-14T11:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TimBijl](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@TimBijl](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TimBijl)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/1 "2023-03-14T11:40:04Z")
Next week I’m visiting Edinburgh for the first time Do you forum members have some tips for second hand record shops (house, disco), pubs, nature etc Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![chavikus](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/chavikus/32/28748_2.png) [@chavikus](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/chavikus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/2 "2023-03-14T11:49:27Z")
My home town. Where are you staying? I can give lots of tips for nature and great walks etc. will you have your own transport? (I’ve moved your post to the “Places” section… keeping it tidy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/j_c/32/36579_2.png) [@J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/J_C)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/3 "2023-03-14T13:01:13Z")
Second hand record shops are a bit hit and miss. Underground Solu’shn on Cockburn St usually have a decent selection of second hand as well as new stuff, reckon that’d be your best bet. Paradise Palms bar has its own records section, might be worth a look too. Bar is OK, bit lacking on decent craft beers. Vegan food there is expensive and not all that great IMO. Lioness of Leith on Duke Street is my local, good beers, good food, quirky and nice clientele and staff are really nice. Has music on playlists, usually Hip Hop, Soul, old stuff. No fucking Rock 👍 Nauticus Bar further along Duke Street is also pretty good, bar staff are excellent and very welcoming and friendly. Great cocktails. I don’t really drink in town very much, but The Black Cat Bar on Rose Street is OK. Unfortunately they’ve had issues with their gas lines since the Summer, and as a result I’ve stopped going there. The beer is flat as fuck, used to be great. Maybe they’ve fixed it now. The other bar I like in town is The Bow Bar on Victoria Street. A proper old man’s bar! Great craft and cask ales, they do brilliant pies also. Reccomended. ---
**Author:** ![TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/thenightlark/32/2549_2.png) [@TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TheNightlark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/4 "2023-03-14T16:11:13Z")
Record Shops: Elvis Shakespeare Vox Box Backtracks Vinyl Villains Underground Solu’shn Oxfam (in Stockbridge) Greenhouse Records Record Shack (If you can persuade the guy to let you enter) Paradise Palms (We’re in the middle of sorting out the stock rn) Tall Paul’s Record Stall by The Meadows Nature: Arthur’s Seat (in the center of town) Calton Hill (nice for sunset) The Royal Botanic Garden The Pentlands (if you have a car, or fancy the bus ride) The walking trails to either Newhaven, or The Water Of Leith The city itself is actually very nice to walk around in, just take a right or left turn and walk down one of the side streets. The cocktail bar culture of the city is good, but that doesn’t seem like the vibe of the users of this site tbh. Auntie Flow is playing in The Bongo Club next Saturday for the Hobbes Music night if you want to be around similar types of people to the ones that hang out on this site. ---
**Author:** ![J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/j_c/32/36579_2.png) [@J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/J_C)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/5 "2023-03-14T17:35:24Z")
Elvis Shakespeare is garbage, avoid! As is Record Shack. As is Oxfam in Stockbridge (pricing is ridiculous, more than Discogs often) IMHO of course! ---
**Author:** ![henryallison](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/henryallison/32/23525_2.png) [@henryallison](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/henryallison)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/6 "2023-03-14T17:43:54Z")
Don’t Athens of the north have a shop in Edinburgh? ---
**Author:** ![TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/thenightlark/32/2549_2.png) [@TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TheNightlark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/7 "2023-03-14T17:52:07Z")
I’ve found cheap, good records in all of these places. ---
**Author:** ![J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/j_c/32/36579_2.png) [@J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/J_C)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/8 "2023-03-14T17:57:03Z")
Brilliant. I’ve not been so lucky 👍 ---
**Author:** ![TimBijl](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@TimBijl](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TimBijl)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/9 "2023-03-15T09:56:25Z")
Thanks, your extensive reactions are heart warming. @chavikus: I´m staying in the area of Meadowbank. Don´t have a car so depending on feet or public transport. ---
**Author:** ![chavikus](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/chavikus/32/28748_2.png) [@chavikus](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/chavikus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/10 "2023-03-15T10:13:12Z")
Arthur’s Seat is on your doorstep in that case. Take a walk round the “Radical Road” which circles the hill, to Duddingston Village and the Sheep’s Heid pub. They have an old school skittles lane out the back. Meadowbank is also within easy reach of Portobello, Edinburgh’s beach! There’s an original Victorian Turkish Bath which is worth a visit [https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/turkish-baths](https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/turkish-baths) If you make it to Stockbridge, as mentioned above, take the Water of Leith footpath to the Gallery of Modern Art. > **[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery-modern-art)** If you have time to get out of town, Roslin Glen is easy to get to by public transport. > **[Roslin Glen and Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin](https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/roslin-glen.shtml)** > > Explore the countryside and dramatic wooden gorge of Rosslyn Glen to pass the semi-ruined Rosslyn Castle. A good walk to combine with a visit to Rosslyn Chapel. Rosslyn Chapel is worth a look in if you make it… I could go on… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TimBijl](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@TimBijl](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TimBijl)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/11 "2023-03-15T10:47:19Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/j_c/32/36579_2.png) [@J\_C](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/J_C)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/12 "2023-03-15T11:19:42Z")
Old Eastway Tap on Easter Rd is fairly near you, probably the best craft ale house nearby. ---
**Author:** ![Discophrenia](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/discophrenia/32/1000_2.png) [@Discophrenia](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Discophrenia)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/13 "2023-03-15T13:49:49Z")
Another vote for the Lioness of Leith. Also Teuchter’s Landing is nice if the weather is good. Leith Depot does a good reggae soul night upstairs. I used to walk along the Water of Leith to Stockbridge most Sundays where there’s a market with food stalls etc. You can then go to the Botanic Gardens and Inverleith Park (usually a picnic and game of table tennis). In Winter I would go to the Last Note for a whiskey next to the fire 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/thenightlark/32/2549_2.png) [@TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TheNightlark)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/14 "2023-03-15T14:50:33Z")
> [@Discophrenia](#): > > In Winter I would go to the Last Note for a whiskey next to the fire Last Word? ---
**Author:** ![Discophrenia](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/discophrenia/32/1000_2.png) [@Discophrenia](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Discophrenia)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/15 "2023-03-15T14:54:20Z")
Yeah that’s the one ---
**Author:** ![TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/thenightlark/32/2549_2.png) [@TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TheNightlark)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/16 "2023-03-15T14:55:03Z")
Having a whisky by the fire in that bar is so ridiculously cosy. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/chris/32/13168_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/17 "2023-03-15T16:28:08Z")
> [@chavikus](#): > > Rosslyn Chapel Seconded, really cool. I love Edinburgh, loads of good wee food spots are popping up. I’ve got my eye on [The Palmerston](https://www.thepalmerstonedinburgh.co.uk/) Anyone been? ---
**Author:** ![TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/thenightlark/32/2549_2.png) [@TheNightlark](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/TheNightlark)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/18 "2023-03-15T17:12:49Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > [The Palmerston](https://www.thepalmerstonedinburgh.co.uk/) Anyone been? I went two weekends ago on a Sunday afternoon, expensive, but amazing. Had severe fomo just looking at what others had ordered, even though what I had was very enjoyable. Grabbed a semlor bun on the way out, as they had fresh ones. ![PXL_20230226_142748194](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/4/8/4816af68915a963d40635d63f06d828655937d71.jpeg) ![PXL_20230226_144812106](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/3/0/301343c69e8accc545077497f78fd875e501ae75.jpeg) ![PXL_20230226_153150415](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/3X/f/5/f5906b2203913f22f1aae877f40b1db78bd49701.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/chris/32/13168_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/19 "2023-03-15T17:41:58Z")
Ooft some lively looking scran there, I’m sold! ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/chris/32/13168_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956/20 "2023-03-15T17:45:52Z")
I see Edinburgh Street Food (at the Omni?) has opened too. Looks the same sort of format as you see more of round the country, but worth a look? [Next page](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/edinburgh-recommendations/3956.md?page=2)