# The Bow Bar

> The Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh EH1 2HH. One-room Scottish alehouse with eight cask lines on traditional tall founts, guest kegs and 400+ malt…

Source: https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/edinburgh/venues/edinburgh-bow-bar/ (The Craft Beer Crawl, 2026-10-21)

80 West Bow, Edinburgh EH1 2HH

![The Bow Bar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/grass-cs/AABkmLdDW6EbCohlf9jHV69Rx9YHD5fRK9x72tILd_wzh2LBtXBA55D2WUsuTTB0HyqLgjB0UyZ0gNUPS9V1fRr8PTSl1ssQKv2lT73hqLufJVtUITdQ2J08yKEIu8vWEi4NMqSI4ats=s4800-w900)

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## What it's known for

One-room Scottish alehouse with eight cask lines on traditional tall founts, guest kegs and 400+ malt whiskies. No music, no TV. Pies at lunchtime. Open noon to midnight daily.

Walk-ins only and no children. Partly craft: cask ale and whisky lead, with four rotating guest kegs.

Check opening hours with the venue before you go: they change, especially early in the week.

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## On this route

- [Grassmarket, Old Town & the Canongate](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/edinburgh/routes/old-town-grassmarket-canongate/): Route 1 · Stop 2 of 5

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