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Rows of single malt whisky bottles lit from behind on the shelves at Teuchters.
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Teuchters

A freehouse on William Street in the West End, open since 2001, with 140 single malts, Scottish cask and keg beers and pub classics, and a favourite with rugby fans.

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There's something about a proper whisky pub on a winter's night, and Teuchters, tucked away on William Street in the West End, is one of Edinburgh's best loved.

It has been an independent freehouse for almost twenty-five years, and its collection of 140 single malts is the heart of the bar, alongside Scottish cask and keg beers from the country's best breweries. Try your luck at the hoop of destiny, or settle into a corner with a dram. The food is pub classics done well, from sausage and mash and fish and chips to mugs of Cullen skink, served every day until 9.30pm. It's a favourite with rugby fans heading to Murrayfield, and dogs on a lead are welcome, except on big match days. The name came from a brother's joke that the two founders, both from the north, were just a couple of teuchters. Princes Street and Haymarket station are both five minutes' walk away.

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Before you go

Open every day from noon, until midnight Sunday to Wednesday and 1am Thursday to Saturday, with food until 9.30pm.

Where
26 William Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NH.
Open
Sunday to Wednesday 12pm to midnight; Thursday to Saturday 12pm to 1am.
Food
Every day, 12pm to 9.30pm.
Booking
By email, westend@teuchtersbar.co.uk.
Children
Welcome until 10pm, away from the bar.
Dogs
On a lead; not on big rugby days.
Phone
0131 225 2973

Opening hours

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Monday
noon–midnight
Tuesday
noon–midnight
Wednesday
noon–midnight
Thursday
noon–midnight
Friday
noon–midnight
Saturday
noon–midnight
Sunday
noon–midnight

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Where it is

On William Street in the West End, five minutes from Princes Street and Haymarket, EH3 7NH.

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