Tollcross, Bruntsfield & Marchmont
Edinburgh City Guide
One of Edinburgh’s most charming and confusing characteristics is the smallness of its neighbourhoods – if you’re a couple of streets wide and you’ve got character, you get your own name. Hence this Bruntsfield/ Tollcross/Marchmont hybrid: it’s the size of a regular city’s neighbourhood, but each area has its own distinct vibe and community. Tollcross’ vibrant intersection is filled with independent cafes and excellent charity shops, but climb a few minutes up the hill to Bruntsfield and the tenements immediately get fancier, the brunch spots more refined. Marchmont, meanwhile, is the perfect marriage between the two: a deceptively quiet area filled with young students and unexpectedly quirky boutiques. What the three share, however, is an intensely local feel: this is where people live and work and hang out, and there’s very little better for getting a sense of everyday Edinburgh life.
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