Southside Home to Edinburgh University and much of the Edinburgh Fringe, the Southside is where to find cheap eats, green spaces and a laidback air
dinburgh’s Southside is right in the thick of the action; a buzzing, central neighbourhood that nevertheless feels local rather than touristed. Home to the main campus of Edinburgh
University, this is where the students hang out, so there’s a wealth of diverse and notably cheap eateries, and excellent cafes perfect for bunking down with a good book or two. It’s also home to the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as the typically peaceful green expanses of The Meadows and George Square Gardens are transformed into a veritable carnival of performance tents and street food stalls.
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