• • The Area
  • • Amenities
    • Eating, Drinking & Entertainment
    • Commerce
    • Sightseeing
  • Getting there and about

Eating, Drinking & Entertainment

 

1. Fountain Park (Dundee Street)
Next door to Springside is Fountain Park – one of Scotland’s biggest entertainment destinations. Contained within the centre is a 13-screen Cineworld cinema, a bowling alley, modern casino and Virgin Active Health Club, plus a variety of bars and restaurants – including favourites such as Nando’s.
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2. Cargo (129 Fountainbridge; 0.4mi)
This trendy bar offers quality food and drink, and is recognised as one of the city’s best venues for functions and events.
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3. Lava Ignite (3 West Tollcross; 0.8mi)
Having undergone a £1 million refurbishment, Lava Ignite’s state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems offer an unrivalled clubbing experience in Edinburgh.
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4. Cameo (38 Home Street; 0.7mi)
This independent cinema has a tradition of showing art house films, and is one of the oldest cinemas in Scotland still in use.
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5. King’s Theatre (2 Leven Street; 0.6mi)
This theatre offers a great choice of plays and dramas, as well as being the home of Scotland’s best Pantomime.
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6. Leven’s (30-32 Leven Street; 0.5mi)
This Scottish-Thai Fusion restaurant is highly praised for its excellent service and delicious high quality food.

 

7. Lebowskis (18 Morrison Street; 0.7mi)
This bar-restaurant offers a friendly atmosphere and fresh Scottish food.
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8. Henry’s Cellar Bar (8-16 Morrison Street; 0.7mi)
Henry’s Cellar Bar is a longstanding music venue located in a basement bar.  Formerly called Henry’s Jazz Cellar Bar, it now offers everything from folk to punk, and hosts club nights.
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9. Illegal Jack’s South West Grill (113-117 Lothian Road; 0.8mi)
American Grill restaurant, serving contemporary Tex-Mex food.
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10. Izzi (119 Lothian Road; 0.8mi)
Restaurant serving high quality Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

 

11. Usher Hall (Lothian Road; 1.2mi)
This concert hall, constructed in 1914 and recently restored, hosts numerous concerts and events and is the Edinburgh home of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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12. Traverse Theatre (10 Cambridge Street; 1.1mi)
The Traverse Theatre is Scotland’s new writing theatre.
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13. Royal Lyceum Theatre (Grindlay Street; 1.2mi)
The Royal Lyceum Theatre is Scotland’s top producing theatre.
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14. Filmhouse Cinema (88 Lothian Road; 0.8mi)
Home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Filmhouse presents a more varied programme than any other cinema in the country; with everything from the latest international releases to material from the history of world cinema, 16mm, video and digital video work.  It also puts on special events, and has played host to a number of top names in film, such as Martin Scorsese, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sean Connery and James Mason.
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15. Bombay Bicycle Club (6 Brougham Place; 1.0mi)
Restaurant and takeaway/delivery serving authentic Indian cuisine.
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16. Brauhaus (105 Lauriston Place; 0.9mi)
Despite its small size, this modern yet unpretentious corner bar offers an unrivalled menu of over 300 world beers.

 

17. Starbucks (123 Lothian Road; 0.8mi)

 

18. Subway (122 Lothian Road; 0.6mi)

 

19. Costa Coffee (Earl Grey Street; 0.6mi)

 

20. Cuthberts Coffee & Sandwich Bar (94a Fountainbridge, 0.2mi)
Cuthberts is a modern Scottish-European eaterie and venue, offering a great range of affordable luxuries.
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21. Loudons Café & Bakery (94b Fountainbridge, 0.2mi)
Loudons is a stylish modern café/bakery with a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere.  Full IT services are available, including wi-fi internet and printing.
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