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GOOD QUALITY SCOTTISH BREAKFAST
(TRY POTATO SCONE AND HAGGIS!)
SCOTT'S KITCHEN, VICTORIA TERRACE
CITY CAFE, BLAIR STREET
GOOD LUNCH
(IF YOU FANCY SOMETHING MORE THAN A SANDWICH!)
PIPERS REST, HUNTER SQUARE
TOLBOOTH TAVERN, CANONGATE
FANCIER DINNER CHOICES
(IF YOU HAVE A DECENT BUDGET!)
MAXIES, VICTORIA TERRACE
HOWIES, WATERLOO PLACE
OTHER DINNER OPTIONS
(MORE FRUGAL CHOICES!)
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
COFFEE N MORE, 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
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL ART GALLERY, THE MOUND
SCOTLAND'S PORTRAIT GALLERY, QUEEN STREET
OTHER ACTIVITIES
(NOT FREE, BUT FUN)
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)
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