Candlelit wine bar
The Bon Vivant
Why locals love it
With regularly changing coctail and wine list, the Bon Vivant is a little gem on cobbled Thistle street. You can sample over 30 wines here by the glass and carafe, and if this is still not enough, you can join the tasting events to try exclusive wines. Then, you can call yourself a 'bon vivant' - a person with refined taste.
Why you should visit it
If you prefer wine bars than traditional beer pubs, you find the best wines of Edinburgh here. Bon Vivant is a buzzing bar and restaurant with Gallic charm, where empty wine bottles are re-used as candlesticks. Feeling peckish after the wine? There is a brilliant selection of budget snacks. For live music visit at weekends.
Special tip
Buy your favourite wine from the Bon Vivant wine shop located nextdoor.
The Bon Vivant
55 Thistle StreetMon-Su: 12:00-01:00
+44 131 225 3275