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Princes Street and George Street are the place to go for
high street brands, but there are also loads of interesting
and independent shops to explore off the beaten track.
Stockbridge
Stockbridge’s high street, Raeburn
Place, is home to more than 10
charity and vintage shops. Here
you can find everything from
books to boots, old records,
porcelain crockery and even
wedding dresses!
Leith Walk
The grand avenue of Leith Walk
is dotted with loads of great
shopping, from charity shops to
vinyl stores to Chinese and Polish
supermarkets.
Bruntsfield
Bruntsfield is where creative
types (including Edinburgh
Napier’s School of Creative Arts
and Industries students) come to
sip coffee and raid high-quality
charity shops.
Very Vintage on Bruntsfield Place
is a well-known spot to score cool
antiques - specifically furniture
and homewares.
Edinburgh
loves
literature
From the largest monument to a
writer (the Scott Monument) to
the literary quotes that adorn the
bricks of Scottish Parliament, it is
easy to see why Edinburgh was
declared the first ever UNESCO
City of Literature.
Waterstones on Princes Street
is the place to go for shiny new
hardcovers, but if you are looking
for something special, head down
to Victoria Street and West Port
in the Old Town. Who knows?
You might stumble across a first
edition Sherlock Holmes.
C&J Vintiques, Leith Walk
Victoria Street