The range of categories include the likes of Best Live Music Venue, Cocktail Bar of the Year, New Bar of the Year, and the ever-popular Dog Friendly Pub of the Year.
The finalists include venues running the length and breadth of Scotland, and Auld Reekie has plenty of contenders up for awards, which will be revealed at a glitzy awards dinner on Tuesday, August 29 at The Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.
Take a look through our photo gallery to see the Edinburgh pubs and bars named as finalists in the 2023 Scottish Bar and Pub Awards.
Take a look through our photo gallery to see the Edinburgh pubs and bars named as finalists in the 2023 Scottish Bar and Pub Awards.
![Where: 1A Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE. Nominated for: Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjIxNzIwY2MzLThkYjktNGU2Zi04N2ZjLTkxNGZiYmIzNGNkODoxYzNkMjQ1ZS02ZGFiLTQ1ZDUtYTBkYy0xZjc5Njg5YzhlOGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Brewhemia
Where: 1A Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE. Nominated for: Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year. Photo: Third Party
![Where: 10 Whitecraig Road, Whitecraig, Musselburgh EH21 8PG. Nominated for: Sheep Dog Whisky Dog Friendly Pub of the Year.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjFmZjhhNjVkLTBkODYtNGRmNy05NjdiLTU2NTBmNjQ1MTJhMTo1ZjJhMDU3ZS0yMDJjLTRjYmEtOGJjYi1lZDk3ZmRiMmIzZGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. The Mercat Bar & Grill
Where: 10 Whitecraig Road, Whitecraig, Musselburgh EH21 8PG. Nominated for: Sheep Dog Whisky Dog Friendly Pub of the Year. Photo: Third Party
![Where: 67 St Leonard's Hill, Edinburgh EH8 9SB. Nominated for: Benromach Whisky Bar of the Year.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM2YTFhMDg2LTIwMWItNGJmYi1hNDViLTJiMmQ1ZjUzOWVkMDo5MWNiMTY4ZS03ZTQ5LTQzYWItODUyNy0xZWI0ZjcwOThiZTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Tipsie Midgie
Where: 67 St Leonard's Hill, Edinburgh EH8 9SB. Nominated for: Benromach Whisky Bar of the Year. Photo: Third Party