Best pubs in Edinburgh › The Guildford Arms
#9 of 31 best pubs in Edinburgh · city centre · EH2 2AA
Best for a city-centre bar where tourists and locals mix.
It's on 2 of the 11 Edinburgh pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 2 times. That makes it #9 on our best pubs in Edinburgh.
Food · Dogs welcome
“The Times said the city centre pub was somewhere were 'tourists and locals happily mix'.”
The Times' 35 best pubs in Edinburgh ↗
Also named by Edinburgh CAMRA Pubs of the Year 2026 (#3) and r/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.