Best Bars in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
Heritage pubs, craft beer bars, residential cafés — Edinburgh's most local-feeling neighbourhood.
Bruntsfield is what Edinburgh looks like when locals drink. The leafy streets between the Meadows and Holy Corner combine heritage Victorian pubs with craft beer bars and the city's most under-the-radar cocktail rooms.
Eight Bruntsfield picks for a properly local Edinburgh evening.
The best bars in Bruntsfield
The Golf Tavern
Bruntsfield Place 1456 heritage pub — Edinburgh's oldest licensed pub site. Cheap pints, full Scottish heritage.
Holy Cow
Elder Street all-day café-bar. Vegetarian-vegan menu, drinks from 6pm, the Bruntsfield neighborhood institution.
Harry's Bar
Hanover Street (New Town but Bruntsfield crowd) heritage 1980s cocktail bar. Cheap pints.
BrewDog Bruntsfield
Bruntsfield BrewDog outpost. 30+ rotating BrewDog taps, the Bruntsfield craft beer destination.
The Auld Hoose
St. Leonards Street heritage neighborhood pub. Cheap pints, jukebox, full Edinburgh local feeling.
Cloisters Bar
Brougham Place heritage 1899 pub. Real ales, full Bruntsfield heritage.
Treacle
Broughton Street (New Town but Bruntsfield crowd) all-day café-bar. Coffee, drinks, brunch.
Boroughloch
Buccleuch Street wine bar. 100+ rotating producers, simple plates, the Bruntsfield wine destination.
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