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The green-painted front of Nauticus on Duke Street in Leith, with its name in gold above the door, brass lanterns and a sign reading Purveyors of Scottish Produce since 2018.
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Nauticus

A cocktail bar on Duke Street in Leith, opened in 2018 to champion Scottish produce, with a drinks menu that tells the history of the port.

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Welcome

There's something about a bar that tells you the story of the street it stands on, and Nauticus, on Duke Street in Leith, is a lovely one.

It opened in 2018 to champion Scottish produce, and today nine in ten of its products are Scottish or have Scottish links. The name is Latin for nautical, after Leith's long history of shipping and trade, and the cocktail menu reads like a history of the port, with chapters on the tea and spice routes, the gin craze, the sherry trade and the whisky boom. The building was a whisky merchant's back in 1887, and Nauticus has since released whiskies of its own. In 2019 it was named Admiral Pub of the Year at the Great British Pub Awards. Dogs are welcome. It opens at 4pm through the week, at 2pm on Saturdays and 3pm on Sundays, and you can ask for a table through its website or by phone.

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Before you go

Open every day from late afternoon until midnight, and until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Ask for a table through the form on its website or by phone.

Where
142 Duke Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 8HR.
Open
Monday to Thursday 4pm to midnight; Friday 4pm to 1am; Saturday 2pm to 1am; Sunday 3pm to midnight.
Booking
Through the form on its website, or on 0131 378 9716; website messages are read Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
Dogs
Welcome.
Access
A wheelchair-accessible entrance and toilet.
Phone
0131 378 9716

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
4pm–midnight
Tuesday
4pm–midnight
Wednesday
4pm–midnight
Thursday
4pm–midnight
Friday
4pm–midnight
Saturday
2pm–midnight
Sunday
3pm–midnight

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Where it is

On Duke Street in Leith, EH6 8HR.

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