Edinburgh pubs: 13 of the coolest cocktail bars in Edinburgh you need to drink at – in pictures

Feeling thirsty? Fancy a cocktail? Fortunately, Edinburgh locals are spoiled for choice when it comes to great bars serving mojitos, margaritas and cosmopolitans.

By Gary Flockhart

Published 17th Apr 2023, 18:57 GMT

Updated 21st Nov 2023, 20:34 GMT

Have a look through our photo gallery to see 13 great places in Scotland’s capital city where you can enjoy a delicious cocktail.

And let us know your favourite cocktail bar in the comments section before you go.

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 13 of the best cocktails bars in Edinburgh.

1. The best cocktail bars in Edinburgh

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 13 of the best cocktails bars in Edinburgh. Photo: Third Party

Where: 41 Lothian St, Edinburgh EH1 1HB

2. Paradise Palms

Where: 41 Lothian St, Edinburgh EH1 1HB Photo: Third Party

Where: 9 Advocate's Close, Edinburgh EH1 1ND. Photo: Till Britze / The Devil's Advocate

3. The Devil's Advocate

Where: 9 Advocate's Close, Edinburgh EH1 1ND. Photo: Till Britze / The Devil's Advocate Photo: Till Britze

Where: 55 Thistle St, Edinburgh EH2 1DY

4. The Bon Vivant

Where: 55 Thistle St, Edinburgh EH2 1DY Photo: Third Party

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