Photos: Saffron Blaze, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Saffron Blaze, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Leith's dockside restaurants, a changed harbour
Your local guide
Alison Grant
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Highlights
- Warehouses turned into restaurants
- A former customs house repurposed
- Tables facing the old harbour water
- An open kitchen through a window
- Leith's working past explained dockside
About this tour
This session walks the Shore in Leith, looking at how old harbour buildings have become some of the city's best restaurants. You see warehouse conversions with tables facing the water and a former customs house whose purpose has entirely changed. Alison explains how the docks' working history shaped the food scene that replaced it.
After a short sound check by the water, the walk moves along the Shore at an easy pace, pausing at a kitchen window for a closer look, with questions welcomed throughout. Alison answers as you go and sends a short list of the buildings' original uses afterwards.
It suits anyone interested in how a working harbour becomes a dining destination, and works well before booking a table in Leith yourself. It also appeals to those curious about Edinburgh's port history.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Edinburgh before heading out.
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The Shore 21 min
The camera walks along the Shore, old warehouse buildings now holding restaurants with tables facing the water. Alison points out a former customs house, its purpose changed completely.
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A dockside kitchen window 21 min
A restaurant's open kitchen faces the street through a large window. Alison explains how Leith's food scene grew directly out of the old port's working history.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Edinburgh: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Haggis, neeps and tatties and Old Town, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Edinburgh, showing you The Shore and A dockside kitchen window live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Edinburgh live with my phone. I walk the Shore past kitchen windows and old warehouses.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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