Gerard's Guidebook
Food scene
Restaurants, Cafes and bakeries easily walkable
Casa Amiga
32A Leith WalkGreat coffee and Portuguese custard tarts. Just 5 minutes away
Montreal style bagels baked on the premises. All types of fillings including Vegan. Eat in or takeaway. Buy a freezer pack to take home to toast for breakfast. Just 5 minutes walk from flat
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Bross Bagels
6 Manderston StMontreal style bagels baked on the premises. All types of fillings including Vegan. Eat in or takeaway. Buy a freezer pack to take home to toast for breakfast. Just 5 minutes walk from flat
Up and coming restaurant run by young woman(shes’s the chef) and husband team. On its way to a Michelin star.
Booking advised as only small. 10 minutes walk from flat.
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The Little Chartroom
14 Bonnington RoadUp and coming restaurant run by young woman(shes’s the chef) and husband team. On its way to a Michelin star.
Booking advised as only small. 10 minutes walk from flat.
Good value Italian cafe popular with students. Family owned and offers a range of panini pasta and cakes. Great coffee. 10 minutes walk from flat.
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Gaia
32 Crighton PlGood value Italian cafe popular with students. Family owned and offers a range of panini pasta and cakes. Great coffee. 10 minutes walk from flat.
Restaurant recommendation for Sunday lunch in particular though good as a treat anytime. Great wine list with many organic wines. 15 minutes walk from flat.
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Borough
50-54 Henderson StRestaurant recommendation for Sunday lunch in particular though good as a treat anytime. Great wine list with many organic wines. 15 minutes walk from flat.
Another good Sunday lunch recommendation. 10 minutes walk from flat.
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Chop House Leith
102 Constitution StAnother good Sunday lunch recommendation. 10 minutes walk from flat.
Harmonium
60 Henderson StAnd for the vegetarian so much meat so far. 15 minutes walk from flat.
For all things Italian for the sweet tooth. Great local favourite. 10 minutes walk from the flat.
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Sicilian Pastry Shop
14-16 Albert StFor all things Italian for the sweet tooth. Great local favourite. 10 minutes walk from the flat.
Tom Kitchen’s Michelin star restaurant. For top value check out the set lunch menu.
20 minutes walk from the flat at Leith Shore.
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The Kitchin
Tom Kitchen’s Michelin star restaurant. For top value check out the set lunch menu.
20 minutes walk from the flat at Leith Shore.
Leith’s second Michelin offering on the shore waterfront closer to the flat than Kitchen so about 15 minutes walk. Also has a set lunch menu.
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Restaurant Martin Wishart
54 ShoreLeith’s second Michelin offering on the shore waterfront closer to the flat than Kitchen so about 15 minutes walk. Also has a set lunch menu.
Good value bistro food, interior quite rustic, has a regular clientele so booking advised. 15 minutes walk from flat.
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The Walnut
9 Leith WalkGood value bistro food, interior quite rustic, has a regular clientele so booking advised. 15 minutes walk from flat.
Alternative transport
Local cycle shop with cycle hire giving you access to nearby off road cycle paths that will take you to a range of attractions including galleries and Botanic garden 5 minutes walk from flat.
Local cycle shop with cycle hire. Access local traffic free cycle routes that will take you to galleries and the Botanic garden and so much more.
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Leith Cycle Co.
276 Leith WalkLocal cycle shop with cycle hire. Access local traffic free cycle routes that will take you to galleries and the Botanic garden and so much more.
Sightseeing
Historic Royal Yacht, past pomp as lived by our Royals. The naval ratings and Royal Marines Band living below, not so much! 25 minute walk or short bus ride.
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Konunglega jachtin Britannia
Ocean DriveHistoric Royal Yacht, past pomp as lived by our Royals. The naval ratings and Royal Marines Band living below, not so much! 25 minute walk or short bus ride.