The latest positive local news from Leith: food and drink, nightlife, people, arts, sport and business stories from La Vida Edinburgh.
Henderson Street's Bittersweet, the Italian aperitivo bar founded by two brothers, has been named Cocktail Bar of the Year at the 2026 Scottish Bar and Pub Awards in Glasgow.
Couple Jonathan Heredia and Isla Mosquera have opened Chez Bernard on The Shore, a French wine bar and bistro named after Jonathan's grandfather and built around long, leisurely lunches.
Leith social enterprise Shore Psychology has expanded its clinic at Sandport Place, creating trauma-informed therapy and training suites overlooking The Shore and reinvesting profits in local charities.
Secondhand bookshop Choose Books has opened at 126 Newhaven Road with a Trainspotting-orange frontage, selling paperbacks alongside vinyl, comics, vintage toys and local coffee.
The first Leith Food Festival brought street food, family fun and a chef theatre hosted by Barry Bryson of Barry Fish to Leith Links, celebrating the area as a food destination.
Fingal, the former Northern Lighthouse Board ship berthed in Leith, has been named Europe and Scotland's Leading Boutique Hotel at the World Travel Awards 2026.
A converted horse trailer turned wood-fired sauna, Puffin Sauna sits among the vegetable plots of Leith Community Croft on Leith Links, offering small group sessions and cold plunges.
Leith makerspace Edinburgh Open Workshop has launched new classes in machine knitting, garment construction and laser cut-and-sew, alongside clothing repair events and family making days.
Leith Theatre has been taken off the UK's Theatres at Risk Register after securing funding pledges, a 50-year lease and a design team, and it celebrated its 94th birthday with an open day.
Rated the number one attraction in the world on Tripadvisor, The Royal Yacht Britannia at Ocean Terminal is decking its five decks for Christmas from 13 November to 3 January.