ALL THAT JAZZ - EXPERIENCE THE VARIED EDINBURGH NIGHTLIFE.
EARLY AUGUST IS A GOOD TIME TO VISIT & EXPERIENCE
THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.
What
you do when the sun goes down may be your own little secret but certainly
the city of Edinburgh will have rival attractions. During the Edinburgh
International Festival & Fringe you can probably wade on the wider
shores of culture right through the twenty-four hours. For others a
Scottish experience, piping in the haggis, traditional Scots dishes
and dancers — all listed on page 40 under food and drink, will
be the answer. For others it will be a pint of heavy and a wee dram
in an atmospheric old bar. Pub hours are generally 11am to 11pm. Music
bars, discos and clubs often open late, close later. For others it will
be jazz, or Scots-rock. Whatever it is, the city has it, Sláinte
(pronounced Slancha) is gaelic for ‘cheers’.
Music
Bars
Fingers Piano Bar, 61a Fredrick Street, Edinburgh. Tel: (0131)
225 3026. Unique and original piano bar with a retinue of guest
performances.
Finnegans Wake, 9b Victoria Street. Tel: (0131) 226 3816.
Irish bar playing folk music and Irish tunes. Open every night.
Guildford Arms, 1-5 West Register Street. Tel: (0131) 556 4312.
Caledonian folk festival runs during the Edinburgh festival. Splendid
Edwardian decor and famous ceiling along with 12 well kept Real Ales.
L’Attache, 3 Rutland Street. Tel: (0131) 229 3402.
Cellar bar, seeing itself as the city's main venue.
Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary St. Tel: (0131) 557 2976.
Fine cask ales to match the fine folk music.
Sandy Bell's, 25 Forrest Road. Tel: (0131) 225 1156. This
is the folk music bar many visitors head for.
Victoria & Albert, 15-17 Frederick Street. Tel: (0131) 226
4562.
Old Fashioned sing-a-long, sing-song pub.
