3 Best Bars in Edinburgh and the Lothians, Scotland

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We've compiled the best of the best in Edinburgh and the Lothians - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

The Jazz Bar

Old Town Fodor's Choice

This basement music venue delivers exactly what the name promises: jazz, in all its many weird and wonderful forms. Blues, funk, acoustic, electric—there's something new to discover every night of the week. There's usually a small cover charge (cash only), but this all goes to musicians, not the venue.

The Royal Oak

Old Town

With a piano in the corner, this cozy, friendly pub presents excellent live blues and folk music most nights—usually with no cover charge.

1 Infirmary St., Edinburgh, EH1 1LT, Scotland
0131-557--2976

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Whistle Binkies

Old Town

This atmospheric North Bridge bar, with its main entrance on Niddry Street (as it's in the bridge), presents rock, blues, and folk music every night of the week, with as many as six or seven acts on Saturday nights.

4–6 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL, Scotland
0131-557--5114

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