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Café-bars, Bars and Clubs
For good cask ales and an
extensive selection of single
malt Scotch whiskies, try
The Café Royal, Bennet’s, The
Cumberland or The Bow Bar.
The George Street area is the
obvious centre for café-bars.
Some serve good food but are
predominantly night-time spots,
such as Indigo Yard, the
Voodoo Rooms, Tigerlily and
Scotland versus Ireland rugby match at the RBS Six Nations Championship at Murrayfield the Opal Lounge. The latter two
are considered particularly stylish
Sports association football (soccer) choices. Other’s, including Auld
The impressive Murrayfield sides, Heart of Midlothian in Reekie Tiki Bar, are late-night
Stadium is the national the west and Hibernian in Leith. clubs dedicated to drinking and
centre for Scottish rugby Meadowbank Stadium and dancing, but most Edinburgh
and international matches Sports Centre hosts league clubs are based on or around the
are played from late January basketball and a range of athletics Cowgate, such as the perennially
to March. There are two events throughout the summer. popular multi-level Espionage.
DIRECTORY
Theatre and St Giles Cathedral The Filmhouse Café-Bars, Bars
Dance High St, EH1 1RE. 88 Lothian Rd, and Clubs
Tel (0131) 225 9442. EH3 9BZ.
Bedlam Tel (0131) 228 2688. Auld Reekie Tiki Bar
11b Bristow Place, EH1 Usher Hall 43b Frederick St, EH2 1EP.
1E2. Tel (0131) 629 0430. Lothian Road, EH1 2EA. Odeon Edinburgh Tel (0131) 226 2224.
Tel (0131) 228 1155. 118 Lothian Rd,
Edinburgh Playhouse EH3 3BG. Bennet’s
18–22 Greenside Place, Rock, Jazz and Tel (0333) 014 4501. 8 Leven St, EH3 9LG.
EH1 3AA. World Music Tel (0131) 229 5143.
Tel (844) 871 3014. Odeon Wester Hailes The Bow Bar
Assembly Rooms 120 Wester Hailes Rd, 80 West Bow, EH1 2HH.
The King’s Theatre 54 George St, EH2 2LR. EH14 1SW.
2 Leven St, EH3 9LQ. Tel (0131) 220 4348. Tel (0333) 014 4501. Tel (0131) 226 7667.
Tel (0131) 529 6000. The Café Royal
Cabaret Voltaire OMNI Edinburgh 19 W Register St, EH2 2AA.
The Royal Lyceum 36 Blair St, EH1 1QR. Greenside Place, Tel (0131) 556 1884.
30b Grindlay St, EH3 9AX. Tel (0131) 247 4704. EH1 3BN.
Tel (0131) 248 4848. The Cumberland
Henry’s Cellar Bar Tel (0131) 524 7770. 1–3 Cumberland St, EH3
The Traverse 8–16a Morrison St, EH3 6RT. Tel (0131) 558 3134.
10 Cambridge St, EH1 8BJ. Tel (0131) 629 2992. Sports Espionage
2ED. Tel (0131) 228 1404.
The Liquid Room Heart of Midlothian 4 India Buildings, Victoria
Classical Music 9c Victoria St, EH1 2HE. Tynecastle Stadium, St, EH1 2EX.
and Opera Tel (0131) 225 2564. Gorgie Rd, EH11 2NL. Tel (0131) 477 7007.
The Tron Tel (0333) 043 1874. Indigo Yard
Edinburgh Festival 9 Hunter Sq, EH1 1QW. Hibernian Football 7 Charlotte Lane,
Theatre Tel (0131) 225 3784. Club Ltd EH2 4QZ.
13–29 Nicolson St, Tel (0131) 220 5603.
EH8 9FT. Cinema 12 Albion Place,
EH7 5QG.
Tel (0131) 529 6000. Opal Lounge
The Cameo Tel (0131) 661 2159. 51a George St,
The Queen’s Hall 38 Home St, EH3 9LZ. Meadowbank EH2 2HT.
85–89 Clerk St, EH8 9JG. Tel (0871) 902 5723. Tel (0131) 226 2275.
Tel (0131) 668 2019. Stadium and
Cineworld Sports Centre Tigerlily
Reid Concert Hall 130 Dundee Street, EH1 139 London Rd, 125 George St, EH2 4JN.
Bristo Sq, EH8 9AG. 1AF. Tel (0871) 200 2000. EH7 6AE. Tel (0131) 225 5005.
Tel (0131) 651 2189. Tel (0131) 661 5351.
The Dominion Voodoo Rooms
St Cecilia’s Hall 18 Newbattle Terrace, Murrayfield Stadium 19a West Register St,
Niddry St, EH1 1LG. EH10 4RT. Murrayfield, EH12 5PJ. EH2 2AA.
Tel (0131) 650 1000. Tel (0131) 447 4771. Tel (0131) 346 5250. Tel (0131) 556 7060.

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