Vote for your Pub of the Year 2018
Do you prefer a cosy traditional ale house with comfy seats, crackling fire, the happy hum of background conversation and a pint?
Perhaps it’s the banter and cheer of a buzzing street corner boozer, or a gleaming city bar, craft beers and rustic snacks?
Yes, pubs are a haven of solace and authenticity.
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Hide AdTell us who balances charm and history, service and sympathy, a well-stocked bar and hearty food, all pulled together with effortless professionalism.
Who should make the top ten from our list of nominees.
To vote, post us the coupon found on the Pub of the Year page in the print edition of the Edinburgh Evening News, stating the full name, address and voting number of your favourite.
Closing dates for the votes is September 21.
001: 37 Bar, 37 Rose Street
002: 56 North, 2 West Crosscauseway
003: Abbotsford Bar, 3 Rose Street
004: Alan Breck Lounge, 159 Constitution Street
005: All Bar One, 29 George Street
006: All Bar One, 50 Lothian Road
007: Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street
008: Au Bar, 101 Shandwick Place
009: Banshee Labyrinth, 29-35 Niddry Street
010: Barony Bar, 81-85 Broughton Street
011: Bennets Bar, 1 Maxwell Street
012: Bennets Bar, 8 Leven Street
013: Biblos, 1 Chambers Street
014: Biddy Mulligans, 94-96 Grassmarket
015: Black Bull, 12 Grassmarket
016: Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street
017: Bowlers Rest Bar, 24 Mitchell Street
018: Brandon’s of Canonmills, 1 Canonmills
019: Brass Monkey, 14 Drummond Street
020: Brass Monkey Leith, 362 Leith Walk
021: Brauhaus, 105 Lauriston Place
022: Brewdog, 143–145 Cowgate
023: Brewhemia, 1A Market Street
024: Broadfields, 96 Northfield Broadway
025: Bunch O’roses, 79 Restalrig Road South
026: Burlington Bertie, 11-13 Tarvit Street
027: C C Blooms, 23 Greenside Place
028: Cafe Habana Ltd, 22 Greenside Place
029: Caley Sample Room, 58 Angle Park Terrace
030: Cambridge Bar & Grill, 20 Young Street
031: Cameo, 23 Commercial Street
032: Candy Bar, 113-115 George Street
033: Canny Mans, 237 Morningside Road
034: Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street
035: Cask & Barrel, 115 Broughton Street
036: Chanter Edinburgh, 30-32 Bread Street
037: Clarks Bar, 142 Dundas Street
038: Clermiston Inn, 9 Rannoch Road
039: Compass Bar & Grill, 44 Queen Charlotte Street
040: Corstorphine Inn, 17 Corstorphine High Street
041: Cramond Inn, 30 Cramond Village
042: Dalriada, 77 Promenade
043: Deacon Brodies Tavern, 435 Lawnmarket
044: Dickens Lounge Bar, 88 Dalry Road
045: Doo’cot Road House, 731 Ferry Road
046: Dragonfly Cocktail Bar, 52 West Port
047: Dropkick Murphys, 7 Merchant Street
048: Drouthy Neebors, 1 West Preston Street
049: Element, 110-114 Rose Street
050: Ensign Ewart, 521 Lawnmarket
051: Finnegan’s Wake, 9b Victoria Street
052: Frankenstein, 26 George IV Bridge
053: Golden Rule, 30 Yeaman Place
054: Grand Cru, 79 Hanover Street
055: Grassmarket Bar, 27-31 West Port
056: Greenmantle, 44 West Cross Causeway
057: Greyfriars Bobbys Bar, 30-34 Candlemaker Row
058: Halfway House, 24 Fleshmarket Close
059: Harbour Inn, 4-6 Fishmarket Square
060: Harry’s Bar, 7b Randolph Place
061: Haymarket, 11-14a West Maitland Street
062: Hectors, 47-49 Deanhaugh Street
063: Henrick’s Bar, 1-3 Barclay Place
064: Holyrood 9A, 9A Holyrood Road
065: International Bar, 15 Brougham Place
066: Iona Bar, 203 Easter Road
067: Jinglin’ Geordie Bar, 22 Fleshmarket Close
068: John Leslies Bar, 45 Ratcliffe Terrace
069: Jolly Judge, 7a James Court
070: Juniper, 20 Princes Street
071: Kays Bar, 39 Jamaica Street
072: Kilderkin, 65 Canongate
073: Kings Wark, 36 The Shore
074: Le Di-Vin, 9 Randolph Place
075: Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street
076: Limelite, 15 Jocks Lodge
077: Links Tavern, 5-7 Restalrig Road
078: Lord Nelson, 8 Trafalgar Street
079: Maggie Dicksons, 92 Grassmarket
080: Malt & Hops, 45 Shore
081: Malt Shovel Inn, 11-15 Cockburn Street
082: Mathers Bar, 1 Queensferry Street
083: McCowans Brewhouse, 134 Dundee Street
084: McSorleys, 18 Clerk Street
085: Middleton Bar, 69 Easter Road
086: Milnes Bar, 35 Hanover Street
087: Moriarty Bar Ltd, 161 Lothian Road
088: Murrayfield Bar, 57-59 Roseburn Terrace
089: No 1 The Grange, 1 Grange Road
090: Nobles Cafe Bar & Venue, 44a Constitution Street
091: Norhet Bar, 45 Main Street
092: Oceana, 145 Ferry Road
093: Old Chain Pier, 32 Trinity Crescent
094: Opal Lounge, 51a George Street
095: OX184, 184 Cowgate
096: Oxford Bar, 8 Young Street
097: Panda & Sons, 79 Queen Street
098: Paradise Palms, 41 Lothian Street
099: Planet Bar, 6 Baxter’s Place
100: Port O’Leith, 58 Constitution Street
101: Radical Road Pub, 229 Willowbrae Road
102: Red Squirrel, 21 Lothian Road
103: Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace
104: Revolution Bar, 30a Chambers Street
105: Robbies, 367 Leith Walk
106: Rose & Crown, 170 Rose Street
107: Roseburn Bar, 1 Roseburn Terrace
108: Royal Mile Tavern, 127 High Street
109: Ryans Bistro, 2 Hope Street
110: Sandy Bells, 25 Forrest Road
111: Scotsman’s Lounge, 73 Cockburn Street
112: Shakespeare, 65 Lothian Road
113: Silver Wing Bar, 2 Parkhead Gardens
114: Slug & Lettuce Edinburgh, Unit 8 Omni Leisure Development
115: Smithie’s Ale House, 49-51 Eyre Place
116: Sneaky Pete’s Ltd, 73 Cowgate
117: Southpour, 1-5 Newington Road
118: Spey Lounge, 39 Leith Walk
119: St Bernard Bar, 10 Raeburn Place
120: Star Bar, 1 Northumberland Place
121: Stratfords Bar, 227-229 Gorgie Road
122: Strathmore Bar, 17 Iona Street
123: Swanny’s Bar, 32 North Junction Street
124: Swanys, 1 Ratcliffe Terrace
125: Sygn, 15 Charlotte Lane
126: Tamson’s Bar, 280 Easter Road
127: Tanners Bar/Restaurant, 459 Lanark Road
128: Teuchters, 26 William Street
129: The Abbey, 65 South Clerk Street
130: The Advocate, 7 Hunter Square
131: The Albanach, 197 High Street
132: The Amber Rose, 22 Castle Street
133: The Antiquary, 72-78 St Stephen Street
134: The Artisan Bar, 35-36 London Road
135: The Auld Hoose, 23-25 St Leonards Street
136: The Bailie Bar, 2-4 St Stephen’s Street
137: The Beehive Inn, 18-20 Grassmarket
138: The Beer House, Waverley Station
139: The Black Bull, 43 Leith Street
140: The Black Cat Bar, 168 Rose Street
141: The Black Fox, 17 Albert Place
142: The Black Rose Tavern, 49 Rose Street
143: The Blackbird Edinburgh Ltd, 37 Leven Street
144: The Bon Vivant, 55 Thistle Street
145: The Bonnington Bar, 284 Bonnington Road
146: The Bow Bar, 80 West Bow
147: The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate
148: The Centurion, 245a St Johns Road
149: The Cloisters, 26 Brougham Street
150: The Conan Doyle - Nicholsons Pubs, 71-73 York Place
151: The Constitution, 48-52 Constitution Street
152: The Cumberland Bar, 1-3 Cumberland Street
153: The Devil’s Advocate, 9 Advocates Close
154: The Doctors, 32 Forrest Road
155: The Dome, 14 George Street
156: The Doric, 15-16 Market Street
157: The Ferryboat, 683 Ferry Road
158: The Globe Bar, 30 Niddry Street
159: The Golf Tavern, 30-31 Wright’s Houses
160: The Grosvenor, 26-28 Shandwick Place
161: The Guildford Arms, 34-36 Rose Street North Lane
162: The Harp & Castle, 298-300 Leith Walk
163: The Hermitage, 1 Comiston Road
164: The Hoppy, 23 Marionville Road
165: The Huxley Bar, 3 Rutland Street
166: The Jam House, 5 Queen Street
167: The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street
168: The Jolly Botanist, 258 Morrison Street
169: The Kenilworth, 152-154 Rose Street
170: The Last Drop, 74-78 Grassmarket
171: The Last Word Ltd, 44 St Stephen Street
172: The Melville Bar, 19 William Street
173: The Merlin, 168 Morningside Road
174: The Mitre Bar, 131-133 High Street
175: The Newsroom, 5-11 Leith Street
176: The Office, 180 Albert Street
177: The Orchard, 1 Howard Place
178: The Other Place, 2-4 Broughton Road
179: The Ox, 49 London Street
180: The Cavern, 142 Duke Street
181: The Peartree House, 38 West Nicolson Street
182: The Persevere Bar, 398 Easter Road
183: The Phoenix Bar, 46-48a Broughton Street
184: The Potting Shed, 32-34 Potterrow
185: The Queens Arms, 49 Frederick Street
186: The Robins Nest, 393 Gilmerton Road
187: The Rose Street Brewery, 55-57 Rose Street
188: The Royal McGregor, 154 High Street
189: The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street
190: The Stable Bar, 50 Mortonhall Gate
191: The Starbank, 64 Laverockbank Road
192: The Street, 2b Picardy Place
193: The Telford Arms, 76-78 Telford Road
194: The Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate
195: The Tron, 9 Hunter Square
196: The Village, 16 South Fort Street
197: The Vine Bar, 43 North Junction Street
198: The Wally Dug, 32 Northumberland Street
199: The Waverley Inn, 8-10 Southhouse Broadway
200: The White Hart, 34 Grassmarket
201: The White Horse, 266 Canongate
202: The Worlds End, 2-8 High Street
203: Theatre Royal Bar, 25-27 Greenside Place
204: Thomsons Bar, 182-184 Morrison Street
205: Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate
206: Tonic, 34a North Castle Street
207: Treacle Bar & Kitchen, 39-41 Broughton Street
208: Tynecastle Arms, 92 Gorgie Road
209: Victoria Bar, 25 Causewayside
210: Villager, 49-50 George Iv Bridge
211: Wash Bar, 11-13 North Bank Street
212: Whigham’s Wine Cellar, 13 Hope Street
213: Whiski Bar & Restaurant, 119 High Street
214: Wilkies, 1-3 Henderson Street
215: Windsor Buffet, 45 Elm Row
216: Winston Lounge Bar, 20 Kirk Loan
217: Ye Olde Inn, 25 Main Street