DRESS CODE: Casual, smart to trendy and chic.
MUSIC: Eclectic selection of jazz, northern soul, house and funk.
DJs: Ricky, Isla Blige and many more.
If Bar 99 on Hanover Street is easy to find, it's equally easy to get lost once inside, thanks mainly to the black paint job. The black decor was a tradition of Edinburgh pubs long before the concept bar reared it's pretty, yet at times soulless head back in the early-90's.
Any while 99 may well be a concept bar, it's one with a difference. Soulful and atmospheric, it displays the decadence of Georgian Edinburgh with finesse.
Hard wooden panelling, vintage upholstered chairs and comfy sofas make for a laid-back lounging experience, there's not the faintest flicker of neon or glimmering chrome to spoil the effect.
The decor makes use of the original features, pillars and cornices are painted white and gold to provide a contrast to the black walls and expensive patterned wall paper. A smart, brooding place to hangout with the 'in' crowd, the bar staff are friendly, efficient and make a mean cocktail.
DJ Ricky, meanwhile, plays out a vintage selection of tunes on a Friday night, kicking off with funk and soul before working his way up to house music. A regular DJ at the Southport Weekender, Ricky is one of the best you'll hear around town - certainly one of the most soulful.
Bar 99 gets busy late on, but with such a cool factor you could find it becomes your local boozer and pre-club gathering place.
Bar 99, Hanover Street, Noon - 1am, 0131-225-8200
Words and Picture: Grant Paterson
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