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Marchmont, Bruntsfield, Morningside,

Marchmont lies to the south of the Meadows and is mainly wide streets of well-to-do tenements renowned for whopping great big rooms, high ceilings and now astronomical prices. Lots of student flats. Not many pubs.

Bruntsfield lies to the west and links Tollcross with Morningside. It even has its own website at www.bruntsfield.co.uk. Mainly residential but with a thriving shopping street with deli's, and up-market shops. Home of Bruntsfield Links, a small ancient golf course.

Morningside, the home of Maisie the cat, is Edinburgh's archetypal 'posh' area famed for Morningside Ladies in fur coats and allegedly 'nae knickers'. The accent is often mocked (a creche is a Morningside road ehccident, sex are for keeping rubbish in etc etc). In reality there is money here but also a mix of residents and a thriving community.

Belfry
1, Barclay Place
EH10 4HW
0131 221 0291

Bennets Ltd
1, Maxwell St
EH10 5HT 0131 447 1903
At first site an odd place for a pub, round a corner in Morningside at the foot of a typical tenement. Pre-war design, cosy local bar owned we think by the same folk that used to have Bennets at the Kings and that is reflected in real ales and good whisky selection.

The Canny Mans
237 Morningside Road
EH 10 0131 447 1484
Idiosyncratic place with all sorts of odds and ends gathered over the years. Lovely setting makes it look very inviting from the outside. Real ales and big variety of wines and whiskies.

Centre Court
124, Colinton Rd
EH14 1BY
0131 443 9867

The Earl Of Marchmont
22, Marchmont Crescent
EH9 1HG 0131 667 1398

Golf Tavern
30, Wright's Houses
EH10 4HR 0131 229 1093
Ah now, the Golf. The theme comes from Bruntsfield Links opposite and dates back over 200 years. Until relatively more recently people were bashing balls with sticks on the Links in an ancient variation of the game and you can still pitch and putt here. The Bruntsfield Golf Club is of course now three or four miles away. Pillars divide a relatively big pub with lots of attractive original features.

The Hermitage
1-5, Comiston Rd
EH10 6AA 0131 447 1205
Corner location opposite the old Morningside Station makes this pub a focal point with eye-catching curved windows. Regulars straightforward, airy and pleasant pub that serves food all day.

The Merlin
168-172 Morningside Rd
EH10 4PU 0131 447 4329
Incongruous modern pub set back from Morningside Road's row of sandstone tenements. Spacious inside, function room.

The Park Bar (website)
4 Alvanley Terrace (Whitehouse Loan)
EH9 1DU 0131 229 3834
Overlooking Bruntsfield Links and part of the Bruntsfield hotel. Outside terrace, food all day, large screens for sporting events and pool table.