New Town
Edinburgh, Scotland
18th-century planned neighborhood with Georgian architecture
Places in New Town
- Lyla Stuart Ralston's townhouse restaurant with ten-course tasting menu using Scottish ingredients
Practical notes for Edinburgh
- Best time to visit
- May-September (mild weather, festival season); winter offers festive markets and Hogmanay
- Getting around
- Compact historic center walkable; efficient tram and bus system; hilly terrain requires comfortable shoes
- Currency
- British Pound (£). Scottish notes are valid across UK but sometimes questioned in England.
- Language
- English with Scottish accent and vocabulary. Gaelic on some signs.
- Timezone
- GMT (UTC+0), BST in summer (UTC+1)
- Current trends
- New Michelin Star awardees arriving; Scottish ingredients gaining prominence; Leith becoming foodie destination; craft beverage culture thriving
Other neighborhoods in Edinburgh
- Old Town — Historic medieval district below Edinburgh Castle
- Stockbridge — Charming village-like neighborhood north of city center
- Leith — Waterfront neighborhood undergoing culinary renaissance
Read the full Edinburgh guide