Top Edinburgh Food & Drink

There are so many fantastic places to eat and drink in Edinburgh that planning where to go can be a headache. Leave the decisions to the experts on this food and drink tour. In a small group, you'll delve deep into Scotland's culinary heritage and history and make five food stops in the Old and New Towns, three of which include a drink tasting.

This immersive chocolate-making experience is deal for traveling families or groups, or for rainy days. Create a unique souvenir by making your own Scottish-themed chocolate before heading to the tasting room to sample a wide selection of chocolates from both Scottish and international chocolatiers, including haggis chocolate, chili chocolate, gin chocolate and many more

Scotland is renowned for its unique cuisine, but Edinburgh’s foodie hotspots are best explored with a local guide. On this small-group walking tour, discover the UNESCO-listed Old and New Towns, and sample Scottish classics such as Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, Scotch whisky, and afternoon tea.

Get a taste of Edinburgh on this guided tasting tour. Try locally sourced dishes and drinks beyond the Royal Mile. Along the way, learn about the history of the area. Plus get recommendations on places such as bars, restaurants, museums, and galleries to go following the tour. Listen with an audio headset so you can walk at your own pace.

Knowing the best spots for a quintessential British experience in Edinburgh can be tricky. Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea on a vintage Routemaster bus tour, and cruise past city landmarks including Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace as you sample fresh scones, sandwiches, and tea. Choose a departure time to suit your schedule, and capture stylish snaps on board the classic vehicle.

Journey through Edinburgh’s grisliest tales on a haunted walking tour. Experience the ghastly histories of monsters, madness, and murder that cast a dark shadow on the capital city. Discover the stories and sites of witch trials, pagan rituals, and executions, and hear about local monsters that live in urban myth. Then visit the chilling Old Calton Burial Ground or Canongate Kirkyard cemetery to learn about body-snatching and some of the infamous interred.

Edinburgh is known for its dark past, and this evening walking tour is the original one to showcase the city's historically sinister and spooky side. Discover the hidden ‘wynds’ (alleys) and closes of the Old Town as you learn their mysteries and horrors; visit the ghost-ridden Greyfriars Kirkyard; and explore the city’s underground vaults to uncover their spirits and secrets. Your tour is led by a creepily costumed guide.

The Waverley Pub is one of Edinburgh’s most popular drinking establishments and stocks a huge variety of Scotch whisky. On this tasting tour, sample four single malt whiskies from four different whisky-producing regions of Scotland, uncover the secrets of Scotch whisky-making, and experience the Scottish tradition of storytelling.

An Edinburgh bus tour is the perfect way to hear commentary on city sights and get a panoramic overview. This City Sightseeing tour of Edinburgh lets you hop on and off at several strategically placed stops as many times as you like. Board the open-top double-decker bus and travel the entire route, or stop at Edinburgh Castle, the National Museum and many more. Buses depart regularly and tickets are valid for 24 hours from first use.

Spice up your time in Edinburgh with a visit to the Hard Rock Cafe on George Street. Enjoy priority seating, grab your place amidst fun rock-n-roll memorabilia like Elvis Presley’s sombrero or James Brown’s pink satin vest, and savor a 2- or 3-course American-style meal.

Feast your senses on the diverse cuisine of Edinburgh during a private food tour that allows you to tailor your itinerary according to personal tastes. As well as receiving undivided attention from a private guide, you’ll discover eateries and restaurants that you may otherwise have missed, and collect food recommendations for the rest of your vacation.

Enjoy a quirky, one-of-a-kind way to discover Edinburgh’s thriving culinary scene on this cheese-themed walking tour. Meet your guide right outside St. Stephen’s Comely Bank Church, and be sure to come hungry: you’ll visit a number of the city’s top cheesemongers, and will enjoy generous tastings at each (with prosecco on the side). As you go, learn more about the cheeses, as well as Edinburgh's neighborhoods and small businesses.

Get acquainted with some of Edinburgh’s most famous pubs and bars and meet new people on this large-scale bar crawl around Edinburgh’s Old Town. Experience Edinburgh’s vibrant nightlife and join in with drinking games, and learn where the best places to drink in the city are from local, knowledgeable guides. Let your hair down and enjoy the wild side of Edinburgh!

Learn about the long and important history of Scotland’s national drink on this 90 minute whisky tasting in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Tour a newly uncovered underground space in the heart of the historic capital, and taste four drams of whisky from different distilleries all from different whisky making regions. Hear about the drink’s proud place in national heritage, and how whisky is made as you explore the venue, deep under Edinburgh’s streets.

Small beer tasting session in an secret underground close, where you'll learn more about the history of Edinburgh through beer. What's not to like?!

This highly entertaining show brings together some of Scotland's finest Musicians, Dancers and entertainers. The show features Pipe Major Andy Coulter on bagpipes, World champion accordion player David Vernon, Ballad singer and guitarist Philip Henderson, show host Bruce Davis supported by a full cast of musicians and dancers. The Show features the famous Sword dance and the Highland fling, you may even like to participate and learn a few traditional Scottish dance steps. Pre-show dinner is a 4-course Taste of Scotland menu including 1 drink.

We are Edinburgers who are wildly passionate about all the delicious food found around our world-famous and historical city. By booking on our Edinburgh tour, you will have the opportunity to experience our passion by eating traditional Scottish food (such as authentic Haggis, award winning Lowland Single Malt Whisky), sample tasty Scottish treats, desserts and sample our flavorful cheeses. Enjoy the enriching combination of tea and Scottish scones. Additionally all our tours, there is our Secret Dish, which you can only find out about on the day. As a private tour, everything works around you! Our start times are much more easy going, dates can open up. It's a much more intimate and cozy experience. No need to shout over other tourists, you will have every question answered, and leave feeling like a native yourself!

Our team have been at the forefront of the growth of Scottish Gin. 56 North is Scotland's oldest gin bar so we take a relaxed and fun approach to teaching people how gin is made.

Sample a superb selection of gin and whisky on this tour through East Lothian. You travel to a coastal village to sip on one of the ‘world’s best’ gins, and you savour whisky within a secluded distillery on the outskirts of Edinburgh. You may feel a little bleary-eyed by the end of your trip, but you’ll also have a head packed full of stories and facts. Join this tour of East Lothian and mix your drinks in the most memorable way possible.

True whisky-lovers can swap the generalist distillery tours of Scotland for this private experience that is focused on the magnificent Macallan Distillery in Moray. With door-to-door transfers from your hotel, you can enjoy a few drams of the smooth single malt without the worry of driving. Your tour also includes a visit to Glenfiddich Distillery to compare notes.

• Tours pick up and drop off at clients’ hotel. Tour pick up times are flexible but MUST be advised at time of booking. Tours do not include entrance fees. Suggested entrance tickets have been provided as a separate charge with each tour. •Chauffeurs provide a panoramic tour with historic highlights and luxurious transport to and from the sites visited but are not accredited tour guides. The tour descriptions are suggested itineraries, the passengers may visit any other sites within the tour areas that they may wish to visit, time permitting. The driver will discuss any specific requests with passengers on the day.

Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town through the unique lens of its historic coffee trade with this one-of-a-kind tour. Discover the sites where bustling coffee houses once stood before the Great Fire of Edinburgh changed the cityscape and access a former 18th-century cafè where famous (and infamous) local characters gathered underground. Learn about the importance of the coffee trade for the city centuries ago and what it looks like today.

Take in the seafood capital of Scotland; Oban, visit the whisky distillery of the same name on the West coast of Scotland and season permitting discover the amazing local seafood; mussels, scallops, oysters, the Green hut has it all. -Departure at 8am, return around 7pm. This is a private tour so can be customised, distance and time permitting.

• Tours pick up and drop off at clients’ hotel. Tour pick up times are flexible but MUST be advised at time of booking. Tours do not include entrance fees. Suggested entrance tickets have been provided as a separate charge with each tour. •Chauffeurs provide a panoramic tour with historic highlights and luxurious transport to and from the sites visited but are not accredited tour guides. The tour descriptions are suggested itineraries, the passengers may visit any other sites within the tour areas that they may wish to visit, time permitting. The driver will discuss any specific requests with passengers on the day. • Visits may include Royal Mile and Old Town, Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, Glenkinnchie Distillery (Glenkinchie Distillery), Hailes Castle East Linton, Preston Mill East Linton, North Berwick – Harbour/Beach/Tantallon, Archerfield/Muirfield, Coast Road back to City which is Golf focused.