Edinburgh as a digital nomad

This was my second trip to Edinburgh, I was there for two weeks for the first time in 2016 and now we were there for one month. Both times using AirBnB for accommodation (we hired a room, not an entire flat! Edinburgh center is not cheap!).

We finished our month in Edinburgh, here are our fast tips!

• Will you stay for more than a couple days? whatever you do don’t choose an AirBnb shared with several rooms to rent! We did it and we won’t do it again, staying a month is too much people around! go far from the center if you need it to raise the price, buses are always around if you need to go to the center.

Need to send a package or two? use parcel2go, you can use a drop off point. We sent a 10kg box to Spain for 17£!

Do you like books? visit Blackwell’s, a huge bookshop near the University.

Need groceries? go to LIDL best value for the money in Edinburgh.

There are many free museums in Edinburgh, go visit some!

Go to the sea front (Portobello) and visit “Tower Amusements”, even more recommended if you are a fan of Stranger Things.

Best scottish Croissant at Patisserie Valerie

Princess street Starbucks was my other favorite

Best coffee to work, plenty of places, plugs and good wifi: Brew Lab Coffee

Try Haggis!

Go to the car boot sale at Westside Parking on sunday mornings! I loved it!!

Go to “BRGR”! Good burger, fries and drinks for two under 20£.

Scottish breakfast any time of the day CHEAP and GOOD? go to Snax Cafe!! there are like 2 or 3 in Edinburgh.

1. Traditional Scottish and Edinburgh Food

Sticky toffee pudding

Shortbread The traditional Scotland biscuit

Tunnock’s Caramel

Scottish tablet

Tunnock’s Milk Chocolate Tea Cakes

Black Pudding

Sweet

Bangers and mash

Scottish salmon

Leek and tattie soup

Scotch Eggs

Cullen Skink Soup

Crabbie’s Ginger Beer 2 centuries old

Crowdie Cheese

Nairn’s Oat Biscuits

Porridge Boiled oatmeal

Oatcakes (or Bannocks)

Scotch Broth

Haggis

Full Scottish Breakfast! More on this in Best breakfasts section

2. Cheap restaurants

• Wings Chicken wings with freak decoration
• Maki & Ramen (13 West Richmond St)
• Kebab Mahal Curry! (7 Nicolson Square)
• Oink Pulled pork
• Ting Thai Caravan
• Bross Bagels
• Lucky Yu Gyozas
• Union of Genius Soups! closes at 4pm
• Tupiniquim Brazilian street food (crepes)
• Paradise Palms American diner inspired Vegetarian & Vegan food (Mains around 8 pounds)
• meltmongers Breakfasts and Sandwiches (around 5-6 pounds)
• Taste of Italy Italian caffé and take away
• [The High Dive] Pizza (also brunch)

3. Best Fish & Chips

• St Andrews It seems this italian restaurant at Portobello has the best Fish & Chips from Edinburgh according to Kakibot channel
• Globetrotter around 7 pounds
• City Restaurant Two floors restaurant at 33 Nicolson Street.

4. Best Breakfasts

• Brochan Veggie breakfast (Oaks Machine!)
• Dishoom Bombay Cafe Indian restaurant (unlimited chai)
• Snax Cafe Cheap scottish breakfast
• The City Cafe Big breakfast american style (till 10pm!)
• Mimi’s bakehouse Cakes (expensive!)
• Kcal Kitchen Healthy eating
• Roseleaf *Be careful, it seems it changed after being closed for refit (not for good)

5. Best Restaurants

• The Piemaker Typical Scotch Pie, appropiate for cold days.
• The Pakora Bar Indian restaurant (Haggis pakora!)
• A Room in Leith Game & Seafood Bar (ask for scotch eggs!)
• Cafe Piccante Best (if we can use “best” for this) typical deep fried mars

6. What to see

• Scottish parliament
• The Royal Mile
• Holyrood Palace
• Edinburgh Castle
• Princess Street Gardens
• National Museum of Scotland Free
• National portrait gallery Free
• Museum of Modern Art Free
• Greyfriers Kirkyard Free