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New Town
Rose St (between Princes St and George St) was once a famous pub crawl, where genera-
tions of students, sailors and rugby fans would try to visit every pub on the street (around
17 of them) and down a pint of beer in each one.
OXFORD BAR
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( www.oxfordbar.co.uk ; 8 Young St) The Oxford is that rarest of things these days: a real pub for
real people, with no 'theme', no music, no frills and no pretensions. 'The Ox' has been
immortalised by Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus novels, whose fictional detect-
ive is a regular here.
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CUMBERLAND BAR
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( www.cumberlandbar.co.uk ; 1-3 Cumberland St; ) Immortalised as the stereotypical New
Town pub in Alexander McCall Smith's serialised novel 44 Scotland Street, the Cumber-
land has an authentic, traditional wood-brass-and-mirrors look (despite being relatively
new) and serves well looked-after, cask-conditioned ales and a wide range of malt
whiskies. There's also a pleasant little beer garden outside.
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GUILDFORD ARMS
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( www.guildfordarms.com ; 1 West Register St) Located next door to the Café Royal Circle Bar,
the Guildford is another classic Victorian pub full of polished mahogany, brass and ornate
cornices. The range of real ales is excellent - try to get a table in the unusual upstairs gal-
lery, with a view of the sea of drinkers down below.
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BRAMBLE
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( www.bramblebar.co.uk ; 16a Queen St) One of those places that easily earns the sobriquet 'best-
kept secret', Bramble is an unmarked cellar bar where a maze of stone and brick hide-
aways conceals what is arguably the city's best cocktail bar. No beer taps, no fuss, just ex-
pertly mixed drinks.
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KENILWORTH
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