Best pubs in Edinburgh › The Athletic Arms (The Diggers)
#4 of 31 best pubs in Edinburgh · Angle Park Terrace · EH11 2JX
Best for 500-plus whiskies, 22 taps and award-winning pies.
It's on 2 of the 11 Edinburgh pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 5 times. That makes it #4 on our best pubs in Edinburgh.
Sport on · Food · Dogs welcome
“Named the Athletic Arms when it opened in 1897, this Victorian pub is known as Diggers thanks to its close proximity to two graveyards.”
The Scotsman ↗
“Diggers on a lunch time does a great soup a toastie and acuppa tea for 7 quid thats last time I was in that is…”
r/Edinburgh ↗
Also named by The Times' 35 best pubs in Edinburgh.
A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.
Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.