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Leith is one of our go-to areas for daytime drinking and pub crawls. Why? There’s so much variety!
One drink, you are sipping craft beer while watching sports; the next, you are listening to decent music and eating food truck grub.
Let’s check out the best Leith pubs, beer gardens, date night spots, cocktail lists, and family/fur baby-friendly bars in Leith. Did we miss out on your favourite? Tell us in the comments below.
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Pubs in Leith (Proper)
- Teuchters Landing – dockside pub with a beer garden over the water
- Lost in Leith – craft beer served under the arches
- Three Marys – trendy bar with friendly staff and creative cocktails
- Port o’ Leith – trendy bar with outside seating
- Nobles – Victorian bar, great for breakfast, live music, outdoor seating
- The Carriers Quarters – fireplace, dog-friendly, live music calendar
- Sofi’s Bar – an old favourite in Leith
- Roseleaf – cocktails in teapots
- The Barologist – cocktail menu, sports on TV, family-friendly
- The Granary – old favourite bar in Leith, live music calendar
- Duke – sports on TV, game decor
- Nauticus – intimate bar, whisky specialists
- The Lioness of Leith – lively local, cool decor, cocktail list
- The Percy – a local pub with a Polish food menu and pub quiz
- Smoke and Mirrors – low-lit cocktail bar
- Port of Leith Distillery – Scotland’s first vertical distillery, fantastic views
- The Pitt – weekend indoor and outdoor drinking spot with food trucks in Granton
- Dreadnought – LGTBTQ+ friendly bar with craft beer, cool prints, and rainbow-coloured bridge
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Leith Walk Pubs
- The Society Bar at the top of Leith Street – a leafy cafe with a drinks menu
- The Joker and the Thief – relaxed bar with a pizza menu
- Brass Monkey Leith Walk – drinks, games and movies
- Woodland Creatures – dog-friendly, trendy bar, Sunday roast
- The Dog House – board games and drinks
- The Mother Superior – intimate, lovely bar area, big on whisky
- Leith Depot – modern bar with vegan options on the menu
- Leith Arches – events space (Bross Bagel food truck, too)
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Pubs in Newhaven
- Harbour Inn – Local pub with cheap toasties, nautical decors, dogs welcome
- Loch Fyne Restaurant & Bar – British fish and seafood
- Starbank Inn – local pub next to the park
- The Oldchain Pier – lovely views, bar, food menu
