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Bow Bar
(80 West Bow)
One of the city's best traditional-style pubs (it's not as old as it looks),
serving a range of excellent real ales and a vast selection of malt whiskies, the Bow Bar
often has standing room only on Friday and Saturday evenings.
PUB
Jolly Judge
(
www.jollyjudge.co.uk
;
7a James Ct; )
A snug little howff tucked away down a close,
the Judge exudes a cosy 17th-century atmosphere (low, timber-beamed painted ceilings)
and has the added attraction of a cheering open fire in cold weather. No music or gaming
machines, just the buzz of conversation.
PUB
BrewDog
(
www.brewdog.com
;
143 Cowgate; )
A new bar from Scotland's self-styled 'punk
brewery', BrewDog stands out among the grimy, sticky-floored dives that line the Cowg-
ate, with its cool, industrial-chic designer look. As well as its own highly rated beers,
there's a choice of four guest real ales.
BAR
Ecco Vino
(
www.eccovinoedinburgh.com
;
19 Cockburn St; )
With outdoor tables on sunny after-
noons, and cosy candlelit intimacy in the evenings, this comfortably cramped Tuscan-
style wine bar offers a tempting range of Italian wines, though not all are available by the
glass - best to share a bottle.
WINE BAR
Villager
(
www.villagerbar.com
;
49-50 George IV Bridge; )
A cross between a traditional pub
and a preclub bar, Villager has a comfortable, laid-back vibe. It can be standing room only
in the main bar in the evenings (the cocktails are excellent), but the side room, with its
brown leather sofas and subtropical pot plants, comes into its own for a lazy Sunday after-
noon with the papers.
BAR
