Some 400 years ago the Beehive was a coaching inn, and outside the pub's doors once stood the main city gallows. Bar meals and snacks are served throughout the day, downstairs or in the beer garden. Upstairs, Rafters Restaurant opens at 6 with a dinner menu; the grilled salmon steaks are a good option. The bar can be noisy, but there's usually a quieter spot to be found. You can book literary lunch and supper packages downstairs in conjunction with the McEwan's Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour, which departs from here.
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