Southsider

Edinburgh


Always busy with students and regulars, the Southsider is a big, old-fashioned, slightly rough-around-the-edges pub that pulls in people from further afield with a good selection of real ales, live sports on TV, Thursday-night pub quizzes, and live music on Saturday.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Edinburgh attractions

1. Surgeons' Hall Museums

0.12 MILES

Housed in a grand Ionic temple designed by William Playfair in 1832, these three fascinating museums were originally established as teaching collections…

2. Old College

0.2 MILES

Edinburgh University’s Old College is a neoclassical masterpiece designed by Robert Adam in 1789; today it is home to the university’s law faculty. At the…

3. Talbot Rice Gallery

0.2 MILES

This small art gallery has three exhibition spaces: the neoclassical Georgian Gallery, designed by William Playfair, houses a permanent collection of…

4. Dovecot Studios

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A world-class tapestry studio and contemporary arts-and-crafts centre housed in what was once Edinburgh’s oldest public baths, Dovecot has a remarkable…

5. National Museum of Scotland

0.25 MILES

Elegant Chambers St is dominated by the long facade of the National Museum of Scotland. Its extensive collections are spread between two buildings: one…

6. Greyfriars Bobby Statue

0.31 MILES

Probably the most popular photo opportunity in Edinburgh, the life-size statue of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye terrier who captured the hearts of the British…

7. Greyfriars Kirk

0.34 MILES

One of Edinburgh's most famous churches, Greyfriars Kirk was built on the site of a Franciscan friary and opened for worship on Christmas Day 1620…

8. Museum of Childhood

0.37 MILES

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