Destination guide
Edinburgh, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
Seven neighbourhoods, written by the people who look after our homes in them — where to eat, which streets are worth the walk, and how to get around without a car.
Neighbourhoods
New Town
Where to stay, eat and walk in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town — a UNESCO grid of terraces, gardens and galleries five minutes from Princes Street.
Old Town
Closes, wynds and the castle rock: where to stay, eat and walk in Edinburgh's Old Town, from the Royal Mile to the Grassmarket.
Stockbridge
Village Edinburgh beside the Water of Leith: markets, delis, the Botanics and the best Sunday in the city, ten minutes from Princes Street.
Leith
Edinburgh's old port and best eating quarter: the Shore, Michelin kitchens, Ocean Terminal and the tram straight into town.
Dean Village
A former milling hamlet in a gorge five minutes from Princes Street: the Water of Leith, Dean Bridge and the modern art galleries.
Bruntsfield
Leafy, independent and ten minutes from the Old Town: the Links, the Meadows and Bruntsfield Place's run of small shops and kitchens.
Morningside
Quiet, green and full of independents: Morningside's shops, cinemas and hill walks, twenty minutes south of the Old Town.
Planning
When to visit
Edinburgh month by month — the Fringe, Hogmanay, blossom season and the quiet weeks that give you the city at its best value.