Emma Eclectic, friendly pub with an excellent beer selection
One on the to-visit list for ages, the tourmalet in Edinburgh is stunning. Just off Leith Walk on Buchanan Street, it is what the term hidden gem was surely made for.
We assume, given the cycling paraphanelia around, that tourmalet is from col de tourmalet which is the highest road pass in the French Pyrannees and has been a stage in the tour de France since 1910.
It’s a quirky being the tourmalet. French inspired but with an excellent array of German beers. It could do with a regular dusting, and maybe a swipe with a bleached cloth once in a while. However, that adds to its charm, in a way. We’ll be back, cheers!
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The Tourmalet, 25 Buchanan Street, Leith, EH6 8SQ
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Dive bar with mould on the walls. Major generator of noise pollution for the environs. The residents (myself included) are constantly on the phone with the police and the City Council with complaints because, in addition to all the noise, they have to clean up vomit and/or blood and pick up empty bottles, cigarette butts, and beer cups strewn along the residential street connected to this corner bar on a regular basis from the local drunks and after-hour boisterous patrons who migrate to this spot. There are children, handicapped, and elderly who live on the residential street near this pub and are subjected to this noise, street drinking, fights, etc. Not to mention the other residents whose well-being is also negatively impacted by sleep disruption from this uncivil behaviour. Don’t be a part of the problem, stay away!