Vote for your Pub of the Year 2018

We all have different ideas of what makes a perfect pub.

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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Tell 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

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