3 stops on the map.
Where Lorcan Byway would send you
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1
Mary's Milk Bar
Cafe
Oct 19
Mary's Milk Bar★★★★★ Lorcan Byway's pick
Gelato made fresh every morning by Mary herself, flavours changing daily and with the seasons. October is not too cold for it — go mid-morning to dodge the queue, and get there before closing time; the queue stops 15 minutes before shut.
19 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HS -
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Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
Event
Oct 19
Catherine Opie: To Be SeenAug 8 – Nov 1 ended★★★★ Lorcan Byway's pick
The first major UK museum exhibition of Catherine Opie's photographic portraits — powerful, intimate work — on until 1 November. Ten minutes from the Grassmarket if you cut through the closes.
Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL -
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Event
Oct 19
Scottish International Storytelling FestivalOct 21 – Oct 31 ended★★★★★ Lorcan Byway's pick
Ten days of live oral storytelling under the theme Bird and Beast — the festival that turns the whole city into a story, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre beside John Knox House. The one thing I'd book before arriving.
Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR