Best Bars in New Town, Edinburgh
Cocktail bars, hotel bars, Georgian taverns — Edinburgh's polished drinking quarter.
Edinburgh's New Town is the Georgian masterpiece north of Princes Street — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city's most polished bar district. The streets between George Street and Queen Street hold Edinburgh's best cocktail bars and most refined hotel bars.
Eight New Town picks for a properly grown-up Edinburgh evening.
The best bars in New Town
Bramble
Queen Street basement speakeasy. World's 50 Best Bars regular, deep cocktail program, the Edinburgh cocktail benchmark.
Last Word Saloon
St. Stephen Street basement cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, the Stockbridge-adjacent New Town cocktail option.
Hawksmoor Edinburgh
West Register Street steak-and-cocktails restaurant-bar. Strong cocktails, the New Town dressed-up evening.
Tigerlily
George Street boutique hotel bar. Polished cocktails, the New Town cocktail destination.
The Voodoo Rooms
West Register Street heritage Victorian-music-hall bar. Live music, full Edinburgh heritage entertainment.
The Caley Bar
Waldorf Astoria Caledonian hotel bar. Polished cocktails, deep whisky list, the most polished Edinburgh hotel bar.
Lucky Liquor Co.
Queen Street cocktail bar with 13-cocktail menu. Strong cocktails, intimate room, the New Town cocktail purist option.
Dragonfly
West Port (Old Town but New Town crowd) cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, full Edinburgh modern cocktail option.
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