These days, trendy style bars seem to be opening across Auld Reekie every other week – so it's good to know plenty of traditional ‘old-man’ pubs have survived through gentrification.
Of course, we have lost a fair few fabulous old boozers down the decades – but that’s even more reason to cherish the ones that remain.
Scroll through our picture gallery to see 23 of Edinburgh's last standing ‘proper’ old man pubs – and please let us know your own favourites in the comments section.
8. Port O' Leith
Where: 58 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6RS. Note: This pub is closed but expected to reopen under new ownership. Photo: Third Party
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