Salt & sauce
Who else but those culinary pioneers the Scots would have thought of blending two such ordinary ingredients—vinegar and brown sauce—to create a whole new world of flavour sensations?
Mosque Kitchen
This is a staple of Fringe sustenance – the sort of place marketing phrases like “tasty curry in a hurry” were made for. Kebab Mahal opposite is unmissable too.
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Summerhall
Used to be the University Vet school, now presents an artistic programme of immense variety in a number of weirdly scholastic venues; the courtyard is a good place for a secret pint.
Gilded Balloon
Housed in the oldest purpose-built students’ union building in the world, this mini-castle of fun is one of the many hearts of the Fringe.
Members-only bars
The holy grail of festival partying. Don’t try and get in unless you’ve got a pass or are with someone that has. These bouncers cannot be swayed.
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Famed as the home of student drama at the Fringe, this venue has been the proving ground of a remarkable number of theatre greats. Warning: if you’re over 20, a visit to the bar will make you feel like a dinosaur.
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Performers in costume
Where else but Edinburgh at festival time can you spot a troupe of 17th-century courtesans pushing past the Rat Pack in line for a pizza? With no cash in the budget for advertising, EVERYTHING is a marketing opportunity.
Buses
Have the right money to hand, or risk the terrible wrath of the driver and all the passengers you’re holding up with your chit-chat: THEY DO NOT GIVE CHANGE. Or avoid the issue altogether by buying mobile tickets using the app.
The Scott Monument
Built by the Victorians in honour of Scotland’s most famous author, JK Rowling... I mean Sir Walter Scott, it’s the largest monument to a writer in the world.