Edinburgh Clubs

Edinburgh has an eclectic night club scene that caters for all tastes. From small and happy spaces to super clubs and more, the city has some of the best clubs you could ask for. Most clubs offer a range of live music options such as hip hop, funk, soul and techno, which will keep the nimble footed party makers in the city happy all night!

Browse our list of dance clubs to know some of the best options to spend your night out in Edinburgh city


Bongo Club

The place has an impressive combination of music, art and clubing. With a peppy ambinace this club offers some fiery club nights full of noise and energy. The loud music and sizzling performers adds more spice to the place. Ideal for having a rocking evening in style.

Club Mercado

There are 2 sides to this venue, on a Fri from 1700 onwards its TFI Friday night is the most popular post work venue for the city's office workers and half price drinks are served till 2000 to a backdrop of Wham, Abba, young secretaries and leering bosses. Not for the faint hearted. On Sat it is a club venue alternating between the funky/commercial 'Eye Candy' and the house night 'Blast'. Suns are fairly popular with the camp/kitsch night Tackno.

Espionage

Espionage comforts on the Victoria Street with over five levels, upper level houses the Lizard lounge bar. Middle level has the Moroccan themed kasbar. Great place to hangout in groups and relish some wide selection of drinks.

Studio 24

At opposite end of the street to The Venue. Falling to pieces but nevertheless has good atmosphere and splits in to 2 separate venues (upstairs and downstairs) on fortnightly Sat for 'Oxygen' a gay friendly hard house night and 'Mingin' a very gay trance/techno night run by the 'Joy' team, the other weekends are usually rock nights for grungeys and goths or the occasional fetish/rubber night so check what's on before going.

The Venue

Situated at the east side of the city centre, recently refurbished and under new management it hosts nights such as 'Up' and 'Cerotonin'.

Citrus Club

This sizzling club is located just off the Lothian Road. The club boasts many thrilling and vibrant night events giving the night a real night treat for all.

Ego

Refurbished casino situated at top of Leith Walk, hosts various club nights, its biggest draws are the long running gay night 'Joy' which runs fortnightly on Sat and 'Vegas' which runs monthly and is frequented by twenty-to-thirty somethings who enjoy spending their Saturday nights dancing to Kenny Rogers, Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash.

La Belle Angele

Underground venue situated up one of the closes leading from the Cowgate.

The Honeycomb

Much-vaunted attempt to house an Edinburgh superclub, formerly known as 'The Vaults' allegedly £100 mn has been spent on its refurbishment and it hosts 'Sublime' the long running trance/house night, 'It' which is the premises own funky house night and the popular gay friendly nights 'Luvley' which runs the 3rd Sat of every month and 'Taste' which runs every Sun and remains the biggest Sun night Club in Edinburgh.