Best pubs in Edinburgh › The Oxford Bar
#3 of 31 best pubs in Edinburgh · New Town · EH2 4JB
Best for Ian Rankin's Rebus pub, an unreconstructed New Town bar.
It's on 3 of the 11 Edinburgh pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 3 times. That makes it #3 on our best pubs in Edinburgh.
Dogs welcome
“Known as one of author Ian Rankin's favourite Edinburgh pubs, The Oxford bar features in many of his Rebus series.”
The Scotsman ↗
“This pub was made famous by Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin, who used it as a setting for his famous novel series…”
Solo Sophie ↗
“Love that pub! Great roaring fire during the winter.”
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.