A GOOD QUALITY SCOTTISH BREAKFAST (TRY POTATO SCONE AND HAGGIS!)
SCOTT'S KITCHEN, VICTORIA TERRACE
CITY CAFE, BLAIR STREET

GOOD LUNCH, A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE - BUT VERY SCOTTISH
PIPERS REST, HUNTER SQUARE
CONTINI, CASTLE HILL

FANCY DINNER PLACES THAT I LOVE
MAXIES, VICTORIA TERRACE
HOWIES, WATERLOO PLACE

OTHER DINNER OPTIONS
BERTIES, VICTORIA STREET (GOOD QUALITY FISH AND CHIPS)
ARCADE, COCKBURN STREET (BEST HAGGIS IN TOWN)

GOOD QUALITY COFFEE THAT IS NOT STARBUCKS
BLACK MEDICINE, NICOLSON STREET
MILKMAN, COCKBURN STREET
KILIMANJARO, NICOLSON STREET

QUIET BARS FOR DRINKING AND CHATTING
BOW BAR, WEST BOW
WAVERLEY BAR, ST. MARY'S STREET
DRAGONFLY, WEST PORT (AMAZING COCKTAILS)
TOLBOOTH TAVERN, CANONGATE

LOUD BARS WITH LIVE MUSIC, ATMOSPHERE
STRAMASH, COWGATE
BANSHEE LABYRINTH, NIDDRY STREET

FREE ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL MUSEUM, CHAMBERS STREET
MUSEUM OF EDINBURGH, CANONGATE
ST. GILES CATHEDRAL, ROYAL MILE
WRITERS MUSEUM, LAWNMARKET

OTHER ACTIVITIES (NOT FREE, BUT FUN)
DEPT. OF MAGIC, BLAIR STREET (HARRY POTTER BAR AND ESCAPE ROOM)
INCHCOLM ISLAND TRIP, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY
MEDICAL MUSEUM, NICOLSON STREET

SHOPPING
All of the shops on the Royal Mile are part of a "chain", if you want to buy genuine Scottish made tartan, wool, and other hand crafted items, please head to one of these two places in Old Town.
GREYFRIARS TARTAN (part of a social enterprise - good people)
TRON KIRK MARKET (local artists, crafters, all hand made in Scotland)