2 Spittal Street, Tollcross-ish

Long the fallback pub when other options don’t look so promising, the Blue Blazer rarely fails to disappoint. Most importantly there’s no jazz band going to be playing in here any time soon. Managing to shirk any responsibility for getting a round in I can’t comment on the prices but the ambience, a word you wouldn’t use in the place itself, hasn’t changed in about 40 years. Homely to some, basic to others – but still a reliable Edinburgh watering hole.