Rose Street is a street in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a narrow street running parallel between Princes Street and George Street, and was formerly used as a service entrance to the houses on those roads as well as local shops and servants quarters. Today, it is principally a residential, office and shopping street. However, it is well known for containing a large number of bars and public houses. It has been pedestrianised.
Bars and history
Rose Street was nicknamed the "Amber Mile" by tourism promoters (later dropped) due to the many bars and public houses along it. This was partly in reference to the Royal Mile, but was misleading since it is neither an English nor a Scots mile.
While some of the traditional pubs here have given way to ones with humorous names such as Dirty Dicks and Filthy McNastys, in keeping with its many Walter Scott references, Rose Street in Edinburgh has a bar called the "Kenilworth", along with one named after Scott's house, the "Abbotsford". Milne's Bar, also has literary connections, with one of its rooms nicknamed the "Little Kremlin", because many members of the Scottish Renaissance such as Hugh MacDiarmid would meet there. Pictures of various Scottish poets appear on the walls.
Rose Street, along with the history, is also famed for a rare drinking game. This game, named the Rose Street Challenge, is not for the faint of heart. It involves making your way along Rose Street while having a drink in every bar/pub/restaurant on the way.
Rose Street is also the home to the BT Rose Street Exchange, which connects much of the telecommunications infrastructure for the west side of the New Town of Edinburgh.
Pubs/Bars on Rose Street |
DIRTY DICKS BAR
159 Rose Street
Edinburgh
0131 260 9920 |
ABBOTSFORD
3-5 Rose Street
Edinburgh
0131 225 5276 |
THE KENILWORTH
152-154 Rose Street Edinburgh
0131 226 1773
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ROSE STREET BREWERY
55-57 Rose Street Edinburgh
0131 220 1227
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AULD HUNDRED
100-102 Rose Street Edinburgh
0131 225 1809
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THE BLACK ROSE TAVERN
49 Rose Street Edinburgh
0131 220 0414
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GREAT GROG WINE BAR
43 Rose Street Edinburgh
0131 225 1616
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THE GORDON ARMS
133 Rose Street Edinburgh
0131 225 7135 |
