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NeighborhoodOld Town
HoursOpen every night, doors typically 19:00-03:00
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Tip: The room sells out fast for any name booking, buy in advance and arrive by doors to avoid being turned away at 22:00.

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Georgian Edinburgh New Town Food Tour

Guided tour · 3 hours

Georgian Edinburgh New Town Food Tour

Explore Edinburgh’s Georgian 200 year-old New Town on a food walking tour. Enjoy a Scottish gin cocktail, smoked salmon canapes, port and chocolate, haggis, ice cream ...

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Location

Address: 73 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JW

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Cabaret Voltaire ★ 4.4

£ Old TownEvent nights, typically 22:30-03:00, gigs from 19:00

The Blair Street basement carved into Edinburgh's old underground vaults is one of Scotland's most well-known electronic venues, with seven-night-a-week programming.

TipThe vaulted side rooms run different sounds from the main floor, walk the full venue before committing to one bar queue.

The Mash House ★ 4.3

£ Old TownEvent nights, typically Thu to Sat 22:00-03:00

The three-floor Cowgate venue accessed via Hastie's Close is a rustic brick and scaffold space running electronic club residencies, ceilidhs and the odd punk gig.

TipEasier to find via the Guthrie Street staircase than the Cowgate side, and the upstairs bar is the quietest spot for between-set drinks.

La Belle Angele ★ 4.4

£ Old TownEvent nights, typically Thu to Sat 22:00-03:00

Originally formed in the early 1990s, rebuilt after the 2002 Cowgate fire, La Belle remains one of Edinburgh's most loved live music and club rooms in the Old Town.

TipAccess is via the steep close stairs from Guthrie Street or the Cowgate, wear sensible shoes if it has been raining.

The Jazz Bar ★ 4.7

£ Old TownWed to Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri 17:00-03:00, Sat 14:00-03:00

The basement of an 1860s Chambers Street building has been the city's most reliable seven-nights-a-week jazz, blues and funk room since musician Bill Kyle opened it.

TipThe late set at 23:30 is when the room loosens up, get there for the early jazz at 20:00 to grab a banquette seat.

Whistle Binkies ★ 4.2

£ Old TownOpen every night until 03:00

The reclaimed South Bridge vaults run live bands every night until 03:00, free before midnight Friday and Saturday, the canonical Cowgate-area late-night gig stop.

TipUp to six acts on a Friday or Saturday, the late slot from 01:00 is when the room tightens, arrive after 23:00 to skip the early covers.

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Cabaret Voltaire ★ 4.4

£ Old TownEvent nights, typically 22:30-03:00, gigs from 19:00

The Blair Street basement carved into Edinburgh's old underground vaults is one of Scotland's most well-known electronic venues, with seven-night-a-week programming.

TipThe vaulted side rooms run different sounds from the main floor, walk the full venue before committing to one bar queue.

The Mash House ★ 4.3

£ Old TownEvent nights, typically Thu to Sat 22:00-03:00

The three-floor Cowgate venue accessed via Hastie's Close is a rustic brick and scaffold space running electronic club residencies, ceilidhs and the odd punk gig.

TipEasier to find via the Guthrie Street staircase than the Cowgate side, and the upstairs bar is the quietest spot for between-set drinks.

La Belle Angele ★ 4.4

£ Old TownEvent nights, typically Thu to Sat 22:00-03:00

Originally formed in the early 1990s, rebuilt after the 2002 Cowgate fire, La Belle remains one of Edinburgh's most loved live music and club rooms in the Old Town.

TipAccess is via the steep close stairs from Guthrie Street or the Cowgate, wear sensible shoes if it has been raining.

The Jazz Bar ★ 4.7

£ Old TownWed to Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri 17:00-03:00, Sat 14:00-03:00

The basement of an 1860s Chambers Street building has been the city's most reliable seven-nights-a-week jazz, blues and funk room since musician Bill Kyle opened it.

TipThe late set at 23:30 is when the room loosens up, get there for the early jazz at 20:00 to grab a banquette seat.

The Voodoo Rooms ★ 4.6

£ New TownMon to Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri 15:00-01:00, Sat 13:00-01:00, Sun 16:00-01:00

The opulent first-floor Ballroom above the Cafe Royal off West Register Street is one of the city's most beautiful live rooms, with album launches, cabaret and jazz nightly.

TipThe Speakeasy side bar is the spot for cocktails before a show, and the Ballroom acoustics reward standing centre rather than the side balconies.

Whistle Binkies ★ 4.2

£ Old TownOpen every night until 03:00

The reclaimed South Bridge vaults run live bands every night until 03:00, free before midnight Friday and Saturday, the canonical Cowgate-area late-night gig stop.

TipUp to six acts on a Friday or Saturday, the late slot from 01:00 is when the room tightens, arrive after 23:00 to skip the early covers.

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