Draffens

3 Best Day Trips From Edinburgh | Condé Nast Traveler

"Like any good speakeasy, Draffens is a challenge to find; you'll have to tug door handles in a discreet alleyway and perk your ears for music playing down below. But trust us—it’s worth the effort. When you enter, you'll be swept away to a bygone era: mannequins dressed in period garb (a nod to the building's past life as a department store) welcome you before you descend into a basement lounge filled with leather banquettes and bar seating. The first cocktail lounge of its kind in Dundee, and a definite marker of the city’s reinvigorated drinking scene, Draffens blends its storied past with a decidedly modern cocktail menu." - Danielle Bernabe