july-2011

EDINBURGH EATING
FLY TO EDINBURGH FROM 37 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING ALICANTE | BERLIN | MALTA | LANZAROTE | STOCKHOLM (SKAVSTA) | VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION
Brendon Burns
[ SHARP-TONGUED
AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN ]
RECOMMENDS: BAR NAPOLI
75 HANOVER STREET,
TEL: +44 (0)131 225 2600,
WWW.BAR-NAPOLI.CO.UK
“This is a great
place for late-night
dinner. The staff
are famously surly
Scottish Italians.
After a decade of
eating there
they've finally
accepted me as a
regular. It's a festival
favourite.”
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The Witchery Henderson's Doctors Bar
Zoe Lyons
[ SHE’S TATTOOED AND
UNTAMED ]
RECOMMENDS: THE
WITCHERY BY THE CASTLE
CASTLEHILL, ROYAL MILE,
TEL: +44 (0)131 225 5613,
WWW.THEWITCHERY.COM
“I always forget
how beautiful
Edinburgh is. I
usually spend
my first day of the
festival oohing
and ahhing like an
over-excited tourist
from Florida. I
pretend to be a
knight in tin-foil
armour trotting up
the Royal Mile. Dine
at the Witchery for
gastronomy with
a dash of Gothic
charm.”
Jools Constant
[ STAND-UP WHO RECKONS
FACEBOOK MAKES US
TWO-FACED ]
RECOMMENDS:
ELEPHANTS & BAGELS
32 MARSHALL STREET, TEL:
+44 (0)131 668 4404
“For a great-tasting
snack and superb
service, I head
to this bagel
shop. It’s not far
from the Gilded
Balloon venue
and university
complex.”
Cal McCrystal
[ PERFORMER AND SHOW
DIRECTOR ]
RECOMMENDS:
VALVONA & CROLLA
19 ELM ROW, TEL: +44
(0)131 556 6066, WWW.
VALVONACROLLA.CO.UK;
AND HENDERSON’S, 94
HANOVER STREET, TEL:
+44 (0)131 225 2131, WWW.
HENDERSONSOFEDIN-
BURGH.CO.UK
“Valvona & Crolla
is one of Britain's
best delis but they
also present shows
on the shop floor
during the Fest. It’s
intimate and delicious!
But best for
breakfast and lunch
is Henderson’s, on
Hanover Street.
They always have
lots of fresh veg and
juices. Essential for
hangovers.
RANDY
[ PUPPET, FRIEND OF
PUPPETEER HEATH MCIVOR ]
RECOMMENDS: THE
UNEXPECTED ELBOW
MYSTERIOUS ADDRESS
WITHHELD (WE HAVE
A FEELING IT MAY NOT
EXIST…)
“After closing time
you'll nearly always
find me locked in
at The Unexpected
Elbow, an old pub
hidden away off
the Royal Mile. It's
£3.50 for a pint of
'Old Crumps' and
the pickled gherkins
are complimentary
after 4am. Be sure
to ask for Craggy
Wilma, she's always
willing to tell the tale
of the ghost of old
McFraggest and his
three-legged stoat.”
Mark Dolan
[ STAND-UP AND TV
PRESENTER ]
RECOMMENDS:
DOCTORS BAR
32 FORREST ROAD,
TEL: +44 (0)131 225 1819
“I always drink at
Doctors bar. Great
beers, a lively
atmosphere and
ironically you'll
need the services
of a doctor once
you finally leave!”