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The Newbarns taproom, with its bar, a pool table and wooden tables under hanging lights.
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Newbarns Taproom

The taproom of Newbarns, the brewers of Leith, on Jane Street off Leith Walk, pouring its pilsner, lagers, table beer and IPA where they are brewed.

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There's something about drinking a beer right where it was brewed, and the Newbarns taproom, on Jane Street just off Leith Walk, is the place to do it in Leith.

Newbarns calls itself the brewers of Leith, and its range runs from a pilsner, Lothian Lager, a table beer and a pale ale to the Ziggy IPA, with seasonal brews such as a rauchbier and a weissbier. The taproom is in the brewery itself, so you drink a few steps from where the beer is made, and there's a small space outside for sunny days. It hosts film screenings now and then too. Dogs are welcome. The taproom opens from Thursday to Sunday, from 5pm on Thursday, 3pm on Friday and noon at the weekend, and groups can book a table by email.

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Before you go

Open from Thursday to Sunday.

Groups can book a table by email.

Where
13 Jane Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 5HE.
Open
Thursday 5pm to 10pm; Friday 3pm to 10pm; Saturday 12pm to 10pm; Sunday 12pm to 8pm.
Booking
By email, taproom@newbarnsbrewery.com.
Dogs
Welcome.

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
5pm–10pm
Friday
3pm–10pm
Saturday
noon–10pm
Sunday
noon–8pm

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Where it is

On Jane Street, just off Leith Walk, EH6 5HE.

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