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pre-theatre deal (noon to 3pm and 5.30pm to 7pm) offering the
plat du jour
and a cof-
fee for £7.90; add a starter and it's £11.90.
Leith
ROSELEAF
(
www.roseleaf.co.uk
;
23-24 Sandport Pl; 10am-1am; )
Cute and quaint and verging on
chintzy, the Roseleaf could hardly be further from the average Leith bar. Decked out in
flowered wallpaper, old furniture and rose-patterned china (cocktails are served in
teapots), the real ales and bottled beers are complemented by a range of specialty teas,
coffees and fruit drinks (including rose lemonade) and well above-average pub grub
(served 10am to 10pm).
| Cafe-Bar
TEUCHTER'S LANDING
(
www.aroomin.co.uk
;
1 Dock Pl; )
A cosy warren of timber-lined nooks and crannies housed
in a single-storey red-brick building (once a waiting room for ferries across the Firth of
Forth), this real-ale and malt-whisky bar also has outdoor tables on a floating terrace in
the dock.
| Pub
PORT O'LEITH
(
www.portoleithpub.com
;
58 Constitution St)
This is a good, old-fashioned, friendly local boozer,
swathed with flags and cap bands left behind by visiting sailors - the Leith docks are just
down the road. Pop in for a pint and you'll probably stay until closing time.
| Pub
Entertainment
Edinburgh has a number of fine theatres and concert halls, and there are independent art-
house cinemas as well as mainstream movie theatres. Many pubs offer entertainment ran-
ging from live Scottish folk music to pop, rock and jazz as well as karaoke and quiz
nights, while a range of stylish modern bars purvey house, dance and hip-hop to the pre-
clubbing crowd.
The comprehensive source for what's-on info is
The List
(
www.list.co.uk
), an excellent
listings magazine covering both Edinburgh and Glasgow. It's available from most news-
agents, and is published fortnightly on a Thursday.
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