Edinburgh has lots of great, classic pubs and has always been a great city for a night out. We’ve taken a look back through our photo archive to find images which look back at some great nights out over the years.
There are some great photos of old Edinburgh drinking establishments that are no longer with us, such as The Highway Man at the bus station and the Cavern in Leith. And there are also great photos of stalwart pubs like Diggers and the Jinglin Geordie.
![Customers having a drink and a bar lunch in the Abbotsford bar in Rose Street Edinburgh, April 1979.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmE2NjUzNDk5LTcyOTMtNDZjNy1hNGZiLTJlZjY4MjkyMDU2Mzo1NDUyNWM0Yi04N2Y4LTQ1MDEtOTBhYi1iYjQyYmZmNGI1MTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Bar lunch
Customers having a drink and a bar lunch in the Abbotsford bar in Rose Street Edinburgh, April 1979. Photo: Alex Brown
![Scotland on Sunday writer Louise Rimmer (left) at a speed dating night in The Three Sister's pub in Edinburgh's Cowgate in 2012.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmZiYTk4YjgyLTI4ZGEtNGZjMS1iMGJiLTA5ODY4OGM1NmU5NjoyZWVjNzRkMS1iZTNmLTRhYzgtODU0MC1lOTRjMGE4ZGYyNTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Speed dating
Scotland on Sunday writer Louise Rimmer (left) at a speed dating night in The Three Sister's pub in Edinburgh's Cowgate in 2012. Photo: Robert Perry
![Customers in the Fleshmarket Close pub the Halfway House sample the pub grub in July 1970.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ4MmFjYjA4LTY3MzQtNDAzYS1iNzhhLTgyMmRjYTI2NWQzNDpiMDY5MmU5Yi0zYjliLTRkNjQtOTJhMi01MjVhMDM2ZTYwMzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Pub grub
Customers in the Fleshmarket Close pub the Halfway House sample the pub grub in July 1970. Photo: Ian Porteous
![Young men and women pictured enjoying a drink in the Last Drop pub in the Grassmarket in 2012.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjhiYjJmZWFiLTUzNzUtNDc1MC04MDVlLTkzODQ5MWVjY2YwZjo5YjJmNmEwMC00NjJlLTQ1YTYtOTczYi0wMTcxYzFkMjczZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. A great night out
Young men and women pictured enjoying a drink in the Last Drop pub in the Grassmarket in 2012. Photo: Phil Wilkinson