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PHOTOS: ALL LOCATIONS BY KIERAN DODDS, SEPTIMA<br />
Who better<br />
than the<br />
comedians<br />
who perform<br />
regularly<br />
at The<br />
Edinburgh<br />
Festival Fringe<br />
to tell you<br />
where to eat<br />
and drink<br />
when you’re<br />
in town? From<br />
the best<br />
hangoverbeating<br />
breakfast to<br />
the chip shop<br />
with a DJ, they<br />
share their<br />
favourite<br />
places with<br />
Gemma Elwin<br />
Harris<br />
Dan Atkinson<br />
[ BIG-HAIRED COMEDIAN<br />
WITH BIG IDEAS ]<br />
RECOMMENDS: FAVORIT<br />
19-20 TEVIOT PLACE; AND<br />
PLEASANCE COURTYARD,<br />
60 PLEASANCE,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)131 556 1513,<br />
WWW.PLEASANCE.CO.UK<br />
“If you want some<br />
good food and<br />
atmosphere then<br />
the late-night<br />
diner Favorit is the<br />
place to go, and is<br />
a favourite haunt<br />
of comedians. If<br />
you're planning on<br />
comedian-spotting,<br />
the Pleasance<br />
Courtyard is always<br />
full of festival<br />
performers, too.”<br />
Favorit<br />
Dana Alexander<br />
[ CANADA’S FIRST LADY<br />
OF COMEDY ]<br />
RECOMMENDS:<br />
BRASS MONKEY<br />
14 DRUMMOND STREET,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)131 556 1961<br />
“I'm a complete<br />
movie lover and<br />
here you can go out<br />
the back and watch<br />
movies lying down!<br />
Perfect for chilling<br />
amid the madness<br />
of the festival.”<br />
Doc Brown<br />
[ COMEDY RAPPER ]<br />
RECOMMENDS:<br />
CAFE PICCANTE<br />
7 EAST NORTON PLACE,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)131 652 6221,<br />
WWW.CAFEPICCANTE.COM<br />
“On Fridays and<br />
Saturdays Cafe<br />
Piccante has a live<br />
DJ, banging house<br />
music and a light<br />
show. The first<br />
time I saw Piccante<br />
on a late-night<br />
walk home from<br />
the Pleasance<br />
Courtyard, I<br />
assumed it was an<br />
after-hours rave.<br />
Next thing I know<br />
I’m breakdancing<br />
in a chippy.”<br />
Gemma Goggin<br />
[ A LADY WHO LAUGHS AT<br />
HER DATING DISASTERS ]<br />
RECOMMENDS:<br />
BAR MISSONI<br />
HOTEL MISSONI, 1 GEORGE<br />
IV BRIDGE, TEL: +44 (0)131<br />
220 6666; AND FORTH<br />
FLOOR BAR, HARVEY<br />
NICHOLS, 30-34 ST ANDREW<br />
SQUARE,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)131 524 8350<br />
“The bar at Hotel<br />
Missoni is great<br />
for martinis; the<br />
bar at Harvey<br />
Nichols is perfect<br />
for Champagne<br />
cocktails and a<br />
view over the city.<br />
Last time I went,<br />
I admit I had one<br />
drink too many."<br />
Bar Missoni<br />
Stephen Carlin<br />
[ SCOTTISH COMIC WHO<br />
FEELS AT HOME AT THE<br />
FESTIVAL ]<br />
RECOMMENDS:<br />
THE LIBRARY BAR AT<br />
THE GILDED BALLOON<br />
TEVIOT ROW HOUSE, 13<br />
BRISTO SQUARE, TEL: +44<br />
(0)131 622 6555, WWW.<br />
GILDEDBALLOON.CO.UK<br />
“The Library Bar<br />
at the Gilded<br />
Balloon is a<br />
favourite hangout<br />
for comedians.<br />
Most comedians<br />
are on a totally<br />
different body<br />
clock – they won’t<br />
be in party mode<br />
till about 1am.”<br />
RYANAIRMAGAZINE<br />
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