The White Hart Inn
The Grassmarket's claim to the city's oldest pub
In brief
In the Grassmarket under the castle rock, claiming records back to 1516 — though the building itself dates from around 1740. Its roll of past drinkers runs from Robert Burns to Wordsworth, alongside some considerably darker local history. Over seventy Scottish malts behind the bar.
Compiled from public sources — not my own note.
Good to know
- Live acoustic music starts around nine every night, so come early if you want to talk.
- The Grassmarket is loud at weekends.