Edinburgh pub crawl

6 pubs within 600 metres of the Grassmarket and Old Town, all with a Pass for food hygiene, in an order that keeps the walking to about 430 m (7 minutes). Click any pub to swap it out, or add others.

The route

The White Hart Inn Pass34 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JUThen 120 m, about 2 min, to stop 2
The Fiddlers Arms Pass9-11 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2HYThen 70 m, about 1 min, to stop 3
The Black Bull Pass12-18 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JUThen 30 m, about 1 min, to stop 4
The Beehive Inn Pass18-20 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JUThen 120 m, about 2 min, to stop 5
The Last Drop Pass74-78 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JRThen 80 m, about 1 min, to stop 6
Castle Arms Pass6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW

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How these pubs were picked

We started from the pubs and bars the Food Standards Agency lists within 600 metres of the Grassmarket and Old Town, kept the ones with a Pass, the top food hygiene result in Scotland, and left out names that belong to restaurants, cocktail lounges, hotels or clubs. The route starts at the pub nearest the middle and follows the shortest walking order we could find from there.

That makes it a short, well-rated walk. The register records hygiene inspections only, so whether these are Edinburgh’s best pubs is yours to judge. A listing means the council has the business on its books, so check opening times before you go.

Every pub and bar within 600 metres

Pub or bar	Rating	From the middle
The White Hart Inn	Pass	50 m
The Last Drop	Pass	60 m
The Beehive Inn	Pass	70 m
Maggie Dicksons	Pass	70 m
Biddy Mulligans	Pass	90 m
The Black Bull	Pass	100 m
Cold Town House	Pass	110 m
Bar Salsa	Pass	130 m
Castle Arms	Pass	140 m
The Bow Bar	Pass	150 m
West Port Oracle	Pass	160 m
The Fiddlers Arms	Pass	160 m
Whirlybird	Pass	170 m
Finnegans Wake	Pass	190 m
The Ensign Ewart	Pass	220 m
Jolly Judge	Pass	240 m
Frankensteins	Pass	270 m
Oz Bar	Pass	270 m
McGonagalls	Pass	280 m
George IV Bar	Pass	280 m
Sneaky Pete's	Pass	290 m
Greyfriars Bobby Bar	Pass	290 m
Drop Kick Murphy's Bar	Pass	290 m
Deacon Brodies Tavern	Pass	300 m
The William Chambers	Awaiting inspection	320 m
Sandy Bell's	Pass	330 m
Ballie Ballerson	Pass	370 m
Doctors	Pass	370 m
Brew Dogs	Pass	380 m
Western Bar	Pass	390 m
Burke and Hare	Pass	430 m
Hey Palu	Pass	450 m
The Malt Shovel	Pass	490 m
The Doric Tavern	Pass	510 m
Ox184	Improvement Required	510 m
Traverse Bar Restaurant & TBC Coffee Shop	Pass	520 m
Footlights Bar and Grill	Pass	520 m
Potterrow Venue Bar (EUSA)	Pass	520 m
Stramash	Pass	520 m
Edinburgh Dungeon	Pass	530 m
Brauhaus	Improvement Required	530 m
Belushis / Jakes	Pass	530 m
The City Cafe	Pass	540 m
Monkey Barrel Comedy	Pass	540 m
La Belle Angele	Pass	540 m
The Advocate	Pass	550 m
Arcade Bar	Improvement Required	550 m
The Albanach	Pass	550 m
Auld Reekie Taverns @ Edinburgh Dungeons	Improvement Required	560 m
Usher Hall	Pass	560 m
Cabaret Voltaire	Pass	570 m
Roxy Lanes	Pass	570 m
Auld Hundred	Pass	570 m
O'Neills Edinburgh	Pass	570 m
Buck's Bar	Pass	570 m
The Merchant's Hall	Pass	580 m
Half Way House	Pass	580 m
Jinglin' Geordie's	Pass	580 m
Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom	Pass	580 m
Scotsman's Lounge	Pass	580 m
Element	Pass	590 m
Robertson's Thirty Seven Bar	Improvement Required	590 m
Brewhemia	Pass	590 m
The Black Rose Tavern	Pass	590 m
Rose Street Brewery	Pass	590 m
The Inn on the Mile	Pass	600 m

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Questions about the Edinburgh pub crawl

How long is the Edinburgh pub crawl?

About 430 m between the 6 pubs, roughly 7 minutes of walking at a gentle pace. That's an estimate from straight-line distances, so allow a little more.

How many pubs are there around the Grassmarket and Old Town?

66 pubs and bars within 600 metres are on the Food Standards Agency register as of 21 September 2026. 60 of them hold the top food hygiene rating.

How were these pubs chosen?

By food hygiene rating, name and distance only: pubs with a Pass, the top food hygiene result in Scotland, named like pubs rather than restaurants or cocktail bars, close enough to walk between. The register records hygiene inspections only, so beer, food and atmosphere are yours to judge. No pub paid to be on the list.

Pubs and ratings: Food Standards Agency register, captured 21 September 2026, under the Open Government Licence v3. Distances are straight lines between the register’s positions.