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Edinburgh pub guide · By Tom Hart · Updated 26 Oct 2026

Pubs with beer gardens in Edinburgh

The Edinburgh pub reviewers talk about most for this is The Pear Tree: 240 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating (read 26 Oct 2026).

Ranked on how many Google reviews talk about the garden, terrace or outdoor seating, so the ones people actually go to sit outside come first.

Showing all 30 pubs, best first
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The Pear Tree

★ 4.2 (2,305)

38 W Nicolson St, EH8 9DD

240 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenLive music
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food

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Teuchters Landing

★ 4.6 (4,066)

1c Dock Pl, EH6 6LU

116 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Three Sisters

★ 4.2 (6,115)

139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS

104 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenLive music
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Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food

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The Cumberland Bar

★ 4.4 (903)

1-3 Cumberland St, EH3 6RT

89 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenReal aleTraditionalLocals' pub
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Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Beehive Inn

★ 4.2 (3,558)

18-20 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU

62 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenLive music
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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Ye Olde Inn

★ 4.4 (917)

25 Main St, EH4 5BZ

59 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer garden
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Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Bellfield Brewery - Taproom & Beer Garden

★ 4.8 (645)

46 Stanley Pl, EH7 5TB

51 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer garden
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Live music · Outside seats · Food

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Starbar

★ 4.6 (616)

1 Northumberland Pl, EH3 6LQ

50 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer garden
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Live music · Outside seats · Dogs welcome

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The Devil's Advocate

★ 4.5 (5,259)

9 Advocate's Cl, EH1 1ND

43 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

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Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Salisbury Arms Edinburgh

★ 4.4 (2,938)

58 Dalkeith Rd, EH16 5AD

38 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Sunday roastBeer garden
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Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Jolly Judge

★ 4.6 (2,786)

7, 493 James' Ct, Lawnmarket, EH1 2PB

35 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Cosy
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Dogs welcome

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The Merlin

★ 3.9 (1,500)

168-172 Morningside Rd, EH10 4PU

33 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer garden
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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Royal Dick Pub

★ 4.5 (877)

1, Summerhall, EH9 1PL

32 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

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Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Stables at Mortonhall - Bar & Restaurant

★ 4.4 (1,587)

50 Mortonhall Gate, EH16 6TJ

32 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Portobello Tap

★ 4.7 (545)

87 Portobello High St, EH15 1AW

31 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenLive music
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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Foresters Guild

★ 4.4 (1,035)

40 Portobello High St, EH15 1DA

29 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenSunday roast
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Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Sheep Heid Inn

★ 4.4 (3,648)

43-45 The Causeway, EH15 3QA

28 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Sunday roastHistoricBeer garden
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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Last Drop

★ 4.4 (5,617)

74-78 Grassmarket, EH1 2JR

26 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Live musicHistoric
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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Food · Dogs welcome

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Bennets of Morningside

★ 4.3 (371)

1 Maxwell St, EH10 5HT

25 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

TraditionalBeer gardenReal ale
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Dogs welcome

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The Booking Office

★ 4.1 (8,172)

17 Waverley Bridge, EH1 1BQ

23 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

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Outside seats · Food

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The Spylaw

★ 4.4 (684)

27 Spylaw St, EH13 0JT

22 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenSunday roast
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Biddy Mulligans

★ 4.2 (3,917)

94-96 Grassmarket, EH1 2JR

21 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Live musicGood craic
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Crowd —typical times

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The Playfair

★ 3.8 (2,396)

Omni Centre, Leith Walk, EH1 3AJ

21 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Pint£ ?not checked yet
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Crowd —typical times

Sport on · Outside seats · Food

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Bar Fifty

★ 4.0 (810)

Bar 50, 50 Blackfriars St, EH1 1NE

20 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer garden
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Hours —no hours listed
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Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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The White Hart Inn

★ 4.5 (3,241)

32-34 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU

19 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Live musicCosy
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Live music · Food · Dogs welcome

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Luckies

★ 4.2 (374)

437 Gorgie Rd, EH11 2RT

19 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer gardenLocals' pub
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Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Tiles Bar

★ 4.3 (2,168)

1 St Andrew Sq, EH2 2BD

18 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Pint£ ?not checked yet
Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Food

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The Black Cat

★ 4.5 (2,037)

168 Rose St, EH2 4BA

16 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Pub quiz
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Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Colinton Inn

★ 4.6 (350)

12-14 Bridge Rd, EH13 0LQ

16 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Beer garden
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Crowd —typical times

Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Malt Shovel Inn

★ 4.3 (2,552)

11-15 Cockburn St, EH1 1BP

16 Google reviews mention the garden or outdoor seating.

Fish and chipsTraditionalLive music
Pint£ ?not checked yet
Hours —from Google
Crowd —typical times

Live music · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

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Where this comes from

We read Google's business data for 729 Edinburgh pubs on 26 Oct 2026, covering review topics, rating, hours, busy times and listed features. Each pub is ranked on how many of its Google reviews mention this, and the card says the number. Where a pub qualifies on Google’s listed features instead, the card says that. Nobody paid to be here. How we rank has the detail.

Hours, busy times and features come from Google and can change. Check with the pub before a special trip.