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Review: Thistle Tavern, a Games Hub in the West End

June 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Queues lined Shandwick Place for the launch of Thistle Tavern. Offering clean tables, rare cards without convention price inflation, and reliable city-centre access, it provides a dedicated home for the local card game community.

Radar: Scottish debut for iconic Pokémon vocalist Jason Paige at The Green Room

March 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jason Paige makes his Scottish debut in Edinburgh this March. Meet the voice behind the iconic Pokémon theme during the 30th anniversary celebrations.

Review: Flatbread Turkish Bakery House, Haymarket Terrace

December 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Located near Haymarket station, Flatbread Turkish Bakery House serves authentic Pide and Lahmacun. The venue is clean with a great bakery counter. While portions are light, the Doner flatbread is delicious and the service is fast and friendly.

Girdy & Birdy Review: Fava, West End

July 30, 2023 by Girdy & Birdy Leave a Comment

Fava is an authentic Greek restaurant located in the West End of Edinburgh with a wide array of menu choices and something to suit pretty much everyone! Great food, relaxed vibe.

Girdy & Birdy Review: NAM, Haymarket Terrace

June 25, 2023 by Girdy & Birdy Leave a Comment

NAM is a fab almost hidden gem of a Vietnamese restaurant, although clearly quite popular with locals – we can see why! And, if you don’t fancy going out, you can also order delivery from many of the usual suspects.

A review of Strumpets, West End

February 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I really wanted to find a cosy coffee shop that could feed me tasty cake. The weather was awful, wind and rain was whipping Edinburgh into a bleak misery and I had been outside for too long. The West End had a few places to pop into but I felt as if I deserved a […]

Pictures from the West End craft fair, 2012

August 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[wooslider slider_type=”attachments” limit=”10″] Once again St John’s is playing host to 3D/2D and the West End Fair. There are very many stalls worth checking out but Richard Pell‘s creative metalwork especially caught my eye. Unfortunately, pictures from this year’s craft fair are fewer in number than I would have hoped after one of the stall […]

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