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Edinburgh
Once you see past the extraordinary castles
and storied history of Scotland’s capital,
Edinburgh takes on an air of refined coziness
and peculiar curiosity. A good start to the
morning here includes the perfect cup of
coffee—Edinburgh’s craft coffee scene is
on the rise like the scent of savory beans
floating through the air. Cairngorm Coffee
Company, the Elephant House, Artisan Roast
and Dovecot Café by Leo’s all comprise the
vanguard of quality cups of coffee in this city.
If you’d rather spend your day browsing
shops instead of museums and castles,
Multrees Walk is a blossoming of designer
shops. Mulberry, Louis Vuitton and Kurt
Geiger all call Multrees Walk home, while
just a street over are boutique womenswear
Jane Davidson and footwear specialist Pam
Jenkins—both widely considered the best
in Scotland. If neither shops nor museums
are your cup of tea, then check out Stobo
Castle—a state-of-the-art luxury spa that now
calls the medieval castle home.
Speakeasies make for a thrilling evening
thanks to their wholly cool atmosphere and
quality craft cocktails. Edinburgh may have a
treasure trove of hidden bars to choose from,
but two rise well above the rest. Slyly located
in the basement of a dry cleaners, Bramble Bar
is a local-favorite where the cocktails are crisp
and the vibe is cozy. After Bramble, the next-
best hidden hideaway for drinking is Hoot
the Redeemer. With the entrance guarded
by both an easy-to-miss street door and then
a fortune-telling machine, the interior of
Hoot’s is a 1950s New Orleans bar filled with
funfair magic, complete with fair games, and
bespoke cocktails all waiting to be enjoyed for
an evening of delightful indulgence.
SPRING | 2019
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