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Stockbridge’s High Street

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The neighbourhood’s busy high street has a wide variety of independent shops, places to eat, and an impressive collection of charity shops.

Among them are two cheesemongers, Mellis (6 Bakers Place) and George Mewes Cheese (3 Dean Park Street), and An Independent Zebra (88-92 Raeburn Place), which stocks products from 120 small businesses.

Round the cornerMossA farm-to-table restaurant on St Stephen Street, linked to its own organic farm in Angus, where everything on the menu comes from Scotland.1 min by roadSee itGlass jars of dried herbs and flowers lined up on a wooden shelf
Close by
  1. Lannan Pantry, EdinburghLannan PantryUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. Fortitude CoffeeFortitude CoffeeThe Stockbridge coffee house of Fortitude, an Edinburgh roaster, on Hamilton Place, with seasonal coffees roasted in the city.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Smith & GertrudeSmith & GertrudeA wine and cheese bar in Stockbridge, opened in 2015 by Amy and Duncan Findlater, with more than 150 wines on its list and cheese to match.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. KESTINKESTINThe Stockbridge shop of KESTIN, the menswear label Kestin Hare founded in Edinburgh in 2015, which cuts Scottish fabrics for modern life.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. Jorum Studio perfume bottles labelled Arborist and Medullary Ray displayed on a shop shelfJorum StudioA perfume house on St Stephen Street, founded in Edinburgh in 2019 by perfumer Euan McCall, making every fragrance in-house.Under a mile1 min by road
Directions
Glass jars of dried herbs and flowers lined up on a wooden shelfRestaurantsMossA step away
Artist touching a large blue seascape painting propped against a studio wallAttractionsSaorsa Gallery0.2 miles
Houseplants crowd wooden shelves and hanging baskets in a plant shopShoppingGrow Urban0.2 miles
Fresh pasta nests, rolled shapes and gnocchi displayed in trays on a market stallAttractionsStockbridge Market0.2 miles
St Stephen Street curving towards St Stephen's church tower.AttractionsSt Stephen Street0.3 miles
Shop window reading "shoptreen.com, a killer wardrobe without killing the planet, treenShoppingTreen0.3 miles
Golden Hare Books shopfront with fine books signage on a terraced streetAttractionsGolden Hare Books0.3 miles
Plate of fudge, truffles, biscuits and cake with "Happy Anniversary" piped in chocolateRestaurantsPurslane0.3 miles
Candle and cocktail on a glass table beside an open fireplaceRestaurantsThe Last Word0.3 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near Stockbridge’s High Street, and when each is next free.

West End Muse
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Edinburgh
  • Under a mile from Stockbridge’s High Street
Check datesA man walks past Bucken Booths entrance flanked by black lamp postsOld Town Chambers
  • To stay
  • In Edinburgh
  • Under a mile from Stockbridge’s High Street
Check datesA round table and chairs stand before tall curtained windows looking onto stone buildings, a sofa and mounted television to the right.Moment George IV Bridge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Edinburgh
  • A mile from Stockbridge’s High Street
Check datesA turreted sandstone building with conical spires catches the evening light above rooftops, a large pine tree standing beside it.The Scott Hotel
  • A hotel
  • In Edinburgh
  • 2 miles from Stockbridge’s High Street
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