
Victoria Street and the Grassmarket
Victoria Street and the Grassmarket, Old Town
Address: The Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh EH1 2HH- Bar
- Mid-price
- Romantic
Wander down the curve of colourful shopfronts on Victoria Street into the Grassmarket for a drink under the castle rock.
Why it's a good date: Independent shops on the way down, old pubs at the bottom and the castle above you. It's busy by day, so come in the evening when the pubs are lit up.
Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped and resized)