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A Travel Guide to Edinburgh
Edinburgh Reviews is written by locals for locals and visitors to the city. In this blog, you'll find reviews and write-ups of places to eat from fancy restaurants (when we can afford it) and indie cafes (our home from home), things to to, local theatre, galleries, any pretty much anything else we fancy and the best festival coverage we can manage.
In the future, we may even publish area guides for places to eat in Leith, things to do in Morningside, places to visit in Portobello and other area guides.
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Edinburgh’s Christmas Market Returns: Seven Tonnes of Mulled Gin, Local Discounts, and the Best Views in the City
Read our first-hand experience of the 2025 Edinburgh Christmas Market. We ride the Big Wheel, find 7 tonnes of gin, and detail the 20% discount for locals.
Review: BrickLive animal trail at Edinburgh Zoo
BrickLive is a temporary but fantastic addition to Edinburgh Zoo. These giant, non-LEGO animal sculptures further entertain kids and adult nerds while boosting education, appreciation of the natural world, and fundraising for charity.
Review: Port of Leith Distillery tour
A tour and whisky-tasting experience in the world’s tallest vertical Distillery is another reason to come to Leith. The Port of Leith Distillery is history in the making and the tour is interesting, tasty and a chance to be part of the story.
A Review of Castle of Light: Magic and Mystery
Girdy & Birdy made their way to the Castle of Light: Magic and Mystery on a cold November evening, where they encountered dancing historical Scottish knights, majestical beings, sleight-of-hand trickery, smoke machines, magic mirrors and more!
Scottish gems a day’s drive from Edinburgh
At Edinburgh Reviews, we’re proud to feature resident experts who know how much there is to see, do, eat and experience in our beautiful city. However, every once in a while it’s good to get out and discover what other wonders there are to enjoy further afield of our capital. With summer in full flow […]
How well lit are Edinburgh’s streets for cyclists?
How well lit are Edinburgh’s streets for cyclists? Edinburgh Reviews asked this question as part of our competition, supporting Love to Ride Edinburgh and giving away a Proviz Reflect 360 cycling jacket. Whereas it’s true that competition based polls aren’t always the most robust, this particular survey had a straightforward, no reason to guess, question […]
Competition: Proviz Reflect360 Cycling Jacket
Cycling is good for you and the city too. So why don’t more people do it? That’s the idea behind the Edinburgh Cycle Challenge which runs from the 1st of March to the 21st. Sign up today at Love to Ride and just by cycling a little bit you could be a winner. The idea […]