Chill Fest Leith 2019: Events, tickets and everything you need to know as the festival returns Rosalind Erskine July 17, 2019 Drink, In the News After a successful launch last year, Chill Fest Leith is back fr 2019, offering festival-goers a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh during one of the busiest months in the city. Bigger than...
65% Kukina, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar July 12, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review The best thing I ever saw on Leith Walk was a guy and his staffy in matching gold chains and black Adidas tracksuits. But now, halfway down, there’s something even better than the semi-canine version of...
Everything you need to know about Edinburgh’s coolest street food venue the pitt Sean Murphy June 6, 2019 Food The pitt were the first to pioneer the idea of a street food venue way back in 2015, and though Glasgow has taken the baton and ran with it, the Edinburgh forerunner is still one of the best street food sites...
70% Kcal Kitchen, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar February 15, 2019 Food, Restaurant Review Calories are cunning creatures. No matter how much you try to avoid them, they gravitate towards you, like leeches. I tend to operate on the principal that if you eat standing up or with your eyes...
Leith cocktail festival which supports local charities to return this month Sean Murphy October 31, 2018 Drink, In the News Yule Fest will be offering a host of limited-edition winter warmer cocktails, special discounts and exclusive events to help locals get into the yuletide spirit. Launching on Monday 5th November and running...
Taste of authentic Indian street food comes to Leith with launch of new restaurant Sean Murphy October 2, 2018 Food, In the News Occupying the site of the old Kublai Khan restaurant on Assembly Street, Mumbai Street Food is owned and run by the brains behind Mumbai Diners Club in Atholl Place in the West End. The restaurant,...
In pictures: A first look at Leith’s newest bar The Nauticus Scotsman Food and Drink Staff August 15, 2018 Drink Iain McPherson, co-owner of two of Edinburgh’s top cocktail bars, Panda & Sons and Hoot The Redeemer, is one half of the duo who have brought a flavour of Leith’s past into the present. He has...
80% The Little Chartroom, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar July 13, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review I recently read a newspaper story about a woman who was found dead in her house. She was surrounded by 82 chihuahuas, all of whom were descended from an original pair. I also feel a bit overwhelmed, though...
Leith to host first ever cocktail festival in support of local charities Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 10, 2018 Drink, In the News Launching on August 2nd, Leith Chill Fest is a vibrant celebratory festival of EH6’s thriving bar scene. From then until September 2nd, Leith will become a cocktail community, with eighteen of the...
Crabbie’s return to Scotch with release of John Crabbie whisky brand Sean Murphy January 24, 2018 Drink, Whisky The new releases, an 8-year-old single malt and a 30-year-old single malt, were announced at an event in the capital hosted by renowned whisky writer Charles MacLean and John Crabbie managing director David...
