Friday
- 6:30 PMArthur's SeatOutdoors · Holyrood Park
251 m extinct volcano with 360° city views — 45-min climb from the palace.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Holyrood Park — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:00 PM
Timberyard
Modern Scottish · $$$ · Lady Lawson StreetDressed-up dinner — Cosy warehouse, fire-pit cooking and a serious cocktail list.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Lady Lawson Street — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 2:00 AM
Ondine
Seafood · $$$ · George IV BridgeLate-night slice — Sustainable Scottish shellfish — oysters and lobster thermidor.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in George IV Bridge — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 12:00 PM
Mary's Milk Bar
Ice Cream · $ · GrassmarketSlow brunch — Daily-changing gelato and hot chocolate — under-the-castle queues.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Grassmarket — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:00 PMNational Museum of ScotlandCulture · Chambers Street
Dolly the Sheep, Lewis Chessmen and a Victorian Grand Gallery — free.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Chambers Street — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:30 PM
The Kitchin
Modern Scottish · $$$$ · LeithTom Kitchin's Michelin-starred 'nature-to-plate' tasting menu.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Leith — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:30 AM
Pick the cocktail strip
Find the trendiest cocktail block in town and bar-hop three rooms before the dancefloor.
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