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UP TO €30
The
Basement Bar and
Restaurant
(10A
Broughton Street, tel:
0131 557 0097)This
spacious underground
bar has a laid-back
atmosphere that spills
over into the slightly
more formal dining
area.The fish is always
worth considering
fromamenu of
well-constructed
combinations,which
changes every evening.
UP TO €50
Wedgwood the
Restaurant
(267
Canongate, tel: 0131
558 8737) Fine dining
on the Royal Mile in
a calmand friendly
atmosphere.Head
chef PaulWedgwood
has a fanatical attitude
to Scottish produce
– fromsustainably
sourced seafood to
locally foraged leaves.
His attention to detail
is reflected in elegantly
crafted food on amenu
that varies according
to season.
Edinburgh
UK
DIALLING CODE
+44
CURRENCY
£
FLY FROM
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FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £15.
TheAirlink 100
express service
goes to the centre.
Tickets: £6.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
The
Storytelling Café
(43
High Street, tel: 0131
556 9579)
The café in the
Scottish Storytelling
Centre on the Royal
Mile is bright and
airy.Agreat
selection of home-
baked goodies is
complementedwith
salads and light bites.
TAXI
EXCLUSIVE
The
Tower
(Chambers
Street, tel: 0131 225
3003) On the rooftop
of theMuseumof
Scotland, this venue
lends a real air of
celebration to any
meal,with cityscape
views across theOld
Town to the castle.The
menu and ambience
live up to the setting
with amenubased
on seasonal Scottish
ingredients,prepared
in a relaxedunfussy
style, and a seriously
longwine list tomatch.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Villager
(49 George IVBridge,
tel: 0131 226 2781)
Aserious attention
to the art of lounging
means this large,
comfy bar off the
Royal Mile is a great
location for a long
and lazy afternoon.
Asophisticated
selection of decadent
cocktails makes it all
themore pleasant.
LIVE MUSIC
Bannerman’s Bar
(212 Cowgate, tel:
0131 556 3254) Loud,
local bandsmore
thanmake up for the
diminished sound
quality, caused by this
bar’s vaulted ceiling,
with enthusiasm from
the stage.
LATE & LIVELY
Opal Lounge
(51
George Street, tel:
0131 226 2275)
Upmarket clubbing
in the heart of the
NewTown. Open until
3amnightly with a
selection of guest DJs.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Ahot spot
for traditional and
contemporary Scottish
folkmusic,Coda is
just off the Royal Mile.
Afriendly shop that
also boasts a strong
selection of country,
blues andworldmusic
(12Bank Street).
SEE
The National
Theatre of Scotland
takes up residence
at the Traverse all
month with its Òran
Mór collaboration of
lunchtime theatre in
A
Play, a Pie and a Pint
.
The bite-size offerings
are inspired by artists
living in Lebanon,
Morocco and Syria.
GO
The village of
Cramond is at the
endof the 41 bus
route,where the river
Almond enters the
Firth of Forth. It is safe
to cross the causeway
toCrasmond Island for
twohours either side of
lowwater; or just take a
wander up the river.
ESCAPE
St Abbs
Head sticks out into
the North Sea and is
a 40-minute drive east
of Edinburgh.There
are easy cliff-top walks
past the precipitous
nesting ledges of
thousands of seabirds,
and the harbours of St
Abbs and Eyemouth
to explore.
NOWAY!
Cramond is the earliest
known site of human
settlement in Scotland.
Archaeological
remains go back to
around 8,500BC.
ThomDibdin
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Düsseldorf
Germany
DIALLING CODE
+49
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
London (LGW), Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Trains to the
Hauptbahnhof
leave every 15minutes.
Tickets: €2.30.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
VietnamTú
(39
Bolkerstrasse, tel: 0211
9119 1315)The plump
summer rolls and
fragrant noodle soups
atVietnamTúmake a
healthy alternative to
kebabs or currywurst
– and the kitchen stays
open until midnight.
EXCLUSIVE
Café
de Bretagne
(7
Benrather Strasse,
tel: 0211 5694 0775)
Bright, wholesome
Café de Bretagne is a
blast of freshAtlantic
air in the elegant
Carlstadt, with amenu
rich in oysters, lobster
and caviar, plus lavish
plateaux de fruits
demer to share.
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Haifischbecken
(108Moltkestrasse,
tel: 0151 1021 0674)
There’s an underwater
theme to Pempelfort’s
latest café-bar:
Haifischbeckenmeans
“shark basin”.Dive in
for a cool ambiance,
cosmopolitanmenu,
cocktails and topDJs.
LATE & LIVELY
Checker’s Club
(28–30 Königsallee,
tel: 02131 2985
2501) Supermodel
Claudia Schiffer
was discovered at
Checker’s Club and,
just like Schiffer, the
club is as fresh and
stylish as ever, with
everything fromR’n’B
nights toTurkish
and urban sounds.
THIS MONTH
GO
Fine weather
makes a visit to pretty
Schloss Benrath –
Düsseldorf’s sole
example of a
Baroque palace –
almost irresistible.
From the ornate
interiors of the Corps
de Logis to the lush
hunting park, this
stately home is a cut
above (schloss-
benrath.de).
NOWAY!
Sheep graze the
Rhine’s grassy banks
directly opposite
Düsseldorf’s Altstadt,
giving drinkers
on the waterfront
an incongruously
pastoral view right in
the heart of the city.
NevilleWalker
This boutique hotel
boasts brilliant
colours and a vibrant
crowd, withwork by
Scottish artists
hung throughout.
From€84, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
THE BONHAM
HOTEL
★★★★
★
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