Edinburgh is full of brilliant clubs, pubs, bars. These venues have an excellent atmosphere during the fringe and we wanted to share some of them with you!
Make sure to check out each of these places during your stay, you are guaranteed a good night and will no doubt meet some amazing people. Some of these are also venues, so make sure to check out what to see the following day whilst your there, but perhaps something thats on in the afternoon, you are bound to have a hangover.
Biblos
Located on the edge of Chamber Street, not a far walk from
The Royal Mile, Biblos offers quality food and drink with wine and cocktail
menu’s to suit all tastes. Biblos is a very popular hangout spot during the
festival time as it is so central to most of the other venues scattered around
the city.
Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire is a nightclub, bar venue located down the
road from The Tron on Blair Street. This venue has a relaxed and fairly
intimate atmosphere during the week. At the weekends the club holds different
musical events, playing all types of music to suit everyone. Like most
nightclub’s and bar’s open during the festival, Cabaret Voltaire stays open
till late often till around 3am most nights. This venue is popular with a lot
of the students studying in the city and the drinks prices are fairly reasonable.
Vodka Revolutions
This particular Revolutions stands out from the rest mainly
because of the friendly and warm welcoming atmosphere. By day Vodka Rev’s is a
relaxed restaurant and by night this venue comes alive, especially in the
festival period. Rev’s is situated on Chambers Street (just around the corner
from C venues and Biblos) and is usually open Monday-Saturdays from 11:30am
until 1am and sometimes even later during festival period staying open until
3am.
The Tron
The Tron which is again situated a short walk from The Royal
Mile in Edinburgh’s Old Town is a friendly, cheap and cheerful pub which
welcomes people of all ages and races. The Tron serves classic ‘pub grub’ and
reasonable priced drinks all day and night and during the Festival season is
open till late just like most venues throughout the city.
To read some reviews about this pub please visit
this website:
Frankenstein
The Frankenstein pub has its own events section especially
for the Edinburgh Fringe and is open every day from Midday until Midnight and
until 2am Tuesday, Fridays and at the weekends. Frankenstein is located on 26
George IV Bridge (near The Vault venue). During the day the pub has a relaxed
atmosphere but comes alive during the evening.
Pear Tree
http://www.pear-tree-house.co.uk/index.php?content=about.php
The Pear Tree is a lovely pub set in the heart of Edinburgh Southside. It has been "supplying beers, whisky and all-round hospitality to the locals, students and visitors alike for over 250 years." With a cosy indoor area and bar and a large outdoor seating area, this is a popular venue during the fringe. It also has a small upstairs venue that teams up with the free fringe every year so there is always something going on! Bar open: Mon–Thu 11am–11.45pm; Fri/Sat 11am–12.45am; Sun 12.30–11.45pm. Capacity 100. Check out the website for more information.
Library bar
The Library bar is a bar located in the Gilded Balloon venue with a capacity of 150. It is a stylish bar with an upstairs and downstairs area as well as a section outside for nice evenings and smokers! This venue has real character and charm and is great for a chilled drink either before a show or in the evening after a long day.
For more information check out their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Library-Bar-Edinburgh/48730305019
So those are just a few of the many incredible pubs and bars to visit during your time at the festival. Of course there are many more such as the pleasance courtyard and dome, assembly, C venues etc which are all worth checking out. We hope you have some amazing nights out during your stay. If you know of any other great places to go during the evenings/nights of the fringe, feel free to comment below!
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