Dean Village on the Water of Leith

Area guide · Edinburgh

Stockbridge and Dean Village: where to eat, walk and browse

Dean Village on the Water of Leith, St Stephen Street’s restaurants, the Sunday market and the Botanic Garden.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Stockbridge and Dean Village: the village in the city

    Stockbridge·Area guide

    Stockbridge’s shops and Sunday market, St Stephen Street’s restaurants, the Botanic Garden and Dean Village on the Water of Leith.

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What to see and do

  1. Inverleith

    Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

    Stockbridge·Botanic garden

    One of the world’s great botanic gardens, in Inverleith, with its glasshouses and views of the castle.

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  2. Next to the Botanics

    Inverleith Park

    Stockbridge·Park

    A wide park beside the Botanic Garden, with a pond and a view of the city skyline.

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  3. Self-guided

    The Water of Leith: Dean Village to Stockbridge

    Stockbridge·Walk

    The riverside path from Dean Village, under Dean Bridge, past St Bernard’s Well to Stockbridge.

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  4. Self-guided

    Circus Lane and Stockbridge

    Stockbridge·Walk

    The curving mews lane of Circus Lane and the shops and Sunday market of Stockbridge.

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Where to eat

  1. One MICHELIN Star (2026)

    Avery

    Stockbridge·Creative

    Creative cooking on St Stephen Street, in the heart of Stockbridge.

    54 Saint Stephen Street, EH3 5AL, EdinburghExplore View on map

  2. Bib Gourmand (2026)

    Skua

    Stockbridge·Modern British

    Modern British cooking on St Stephen Street, Stockbridge.

    49 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AH, EdinburghExplore View on map

  3. Bib Gourmand (2026)

    The Scran & Scallie

    Stockbridge·Scottish

    Scottish cooking in a relaxed room on Comely Bank Road, Stockbridge.

    1 Comely Bank Road, EH4 1DT, EdinburghExplore View on map

  4. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Cardinal

    Stockbridge·Modern Cuisine

    Modern cooking on Eyre Place, at the foot of the New Town.

    14 Eyre Place, EH3 5EP, EdinburghExplore View on map

  5. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Moss

    Stockbridge·Modern Cuisine

    Modern cooking on St Stephen Street.

    112 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AD, EdinburghExplore View on map

  6. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Purslane

    Stockbridge·Modern Cuisine

    A basement dining room on St Stephen Street.

    33a St. Stephen Street, EH3 5AH, EdinburghExplore View on map

  7. In the MICHELIN Guide

    eòrna

    Stockbridge·Modern British

    Modern British cooking on Hamilton Place, Stockbridge.

    68 Hamilton Place, EH3 5AZ, EdinburghExplore View on map

  8. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Sotto

    Stockbridge·Italian

    Italian cooking on Deanhaugh Street, Stockbridge.

    28-32 Deanhaugh Street, EH4 1LY, EdinburghExplore View on map

Shopping

  1. Since 1993

    I.J. Mellis

    Stockbridge·Cheesemonger

    Farmhouse and artisan cheese, cut to order, from a cheesemonger founded in Edinburgh in 1993.

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  2. Sundays

    Stockbridge Market

    Stockbridge·Market

    The Sunday market of food and makers in Stockbridge.

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Where to stay

  1. Raeburn Place

    The Raeburn

    Stockbridge·Boutique hotel

    A romantic boutique hotel in a Georgian house on Raeburn Place, in the heart of Stockbridge.

    112 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh EH4 1HGExplore View on map

  2. Gloucester Place

    Nira Caledonia

    Stockbridge·Townhouse hotel

    A Georgian townhouse hotel on Gloucester Place, between the New Town and Stockbridge.

    Gloucester Place, Edinburgh EH3 6EFExplore View on map

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