Located beside Rossie Place:
  • Supermarkets – Lidl, Scotmid and Sainsburys
  • Bakers – Twelve Triangles, Baynes and Greggs
  • Pubs – Mash Tun and Middletons
  • Chemist
  • Cash dispenser
  • Post Office (up road)
  • Off-license (alcohol shop)
  • Indian food from Shapla (2min down road)
  • Renroc Cafe (6min walk). Along Montgomery Street (street with tree on corner). Great breakfast/lunch etc.
  • Chip shop – Giovanni (1min down road)
Twelve Triangles Bakery & Patisserie
(Up Easter Rd on left).
One of Edinburgh’s best artisan bakeries. Fresh breads, exotic salads, quiches, pastries, soups & sandwiches packed with artisan fillings, as well as a patisserie with gluten-free options.
  • Mon-Sat: 8 – 6pm
  • Sun: 9 – 5pm

What's on now!
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Lidl is down Easter Road about 7min walk, just over the bridge at Albert Street.
Going left (east) along London Road takes you to Meadowbank Retail Park, which has a large Sainsburys supermarket, KFC, M&S, TK Maxx and B&M value shopping. MacDonalds (24hr) – further along London Road.

Buses
Card or cash on bus.
£2 adult, £1 child (5-15)
£5 DAYticket, £2.50 child

Family DAYticket £10.50
Allows 2 adults and up to 3 children unlimited travel together on Lothian Buses (maroon & white) and Trams (City Zone only) for £9.50.

You can buy a Family DAYticket from:
  • Tram ticket vending machines
  • The driver on any Lothian Bus
Taxi numbers:
0131 229 2468 (Central taxis)
0131 228 1211 (City cabs)
0131 272 8000 (ComCab)

If you have an early morning flight, taxi's for up to 6 people can be the cheapest option.
Standard taxi seats 5, or you can ask for a taxi for 6 on request.
Approximate taxi fare from 2 Rossie Place:
Airport = £30
Waverley Bridge (Airport Bus = £9
McDonald Road Tram = £8
Edinburgh Castle = £12
Botanical Gardens = £15
Portobello Beach = £14
Sheep Heid Inn = £14
Royal Yacht Britannia = £14
Edinburgh Zoo = £18
Murrayfield Stadium = £18
Rosslyn Chapel = £30
Shopping
If you're heading into town, turn right along London Road, then left, up past the Playhouse Theatre. About 15min walk to the city's newest shopping centre – 
St James Quarter. Princes Street hosts Apple, with Harvey Nichols department store in St Andrew Sq.

Running parallel to Princes Street is Rose St with independent shops, then George St with upmarket stores, bars and food outlets.

Bus Tours
Compare Edinburgh bus tours here.

Hibernian football stadium is nearby and fans walk down the road on Saturdays.
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Pubs and Food
Pubs just down road.
Middletons (on left) – home to local characters.
The Mash Tun (on right) serves great pub food and is suitable for families.
Joseph Pearces Bar. 10min walk at end of Montgomery St. Kids welcome till 8pm Sun-Thurs and 5pm Fri/Sat. Gluten Free options.
Italian
Vittoria. Pizza/pasta. Great gluten free options. Family friendly. (10min walk.) Up road past Lothian Cat Rescue (red shop), turn right (Montgomery St) keep going past playpark. Turn right down Brunswick Street.
Indian
Shapla takeaway. (1min down road just past Middletons Bar on left)

Franchises
Up to traffic lights, turn right along London Road, at end turn left. 15min walk to the Playhouse Theatre and Omni Centre (giraffe's outside) with lively bars, cinema and restaurants.​St James Quarter hosts a wide variety of pizza, pub grub and burger joints.
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KFC at Meadowbank Retail Park and MacDonalds (10min walk). Up to traffic lights, go left along London Road. MacDonalds is a little further downhill on right.