Edinburgh

Why Not

Four rooms and a beer garden on George Street

Why Not

Four rooms and a beer garden on George Street

Club
student club
New Town
United Kingdom
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George Street club with four spaces, including an LED room and an outdoor beer garden, open Wednesday to Saturday from 22:30 to 03:00.

Why Not is a club at 14 George Street, at the St Andrew Square end of the New Town's main street. It has four spaces: the main room, an LED room that it bills as the only full LED room in Scotland, the Vault, and the Garden, a large outdoor beer garden. The Scotsman has called it the city's only late-night outdoor garden.

It opens four nights a week, Wednesday to Saturday, from 22:30 to 03:00: Love Wednesday, Sorted Thursdays, Filthy Friday and Why Not Saturdays. The midweek nights lean on cheap student drink prices, and VIP tables with queue jump and table service are sold for groups. Not for you if you want a specialist music policy: this is the big commercial night out.

Known for

Capacity
Main Room, LED Room, the Vault and the Garden
Entry
Age
Payment
Cloakroom
Peak
00:00–02:30
Worth knowing

VIP tables include queue jump; otherwise arrive early at the weekend and bring photo ID.

What you'll hear

Chart, party music

Plan your night

Guest list

Reservations

Dress code

Drinks and food

Happy hour

Drink prices

Price level

Outdoor and smoking

Getting in

  • Book a VIP table if you are a group: it includes queue jump and table service.
  • The Garden is one of the few outdoor spaces open late in the city.
  • Midweek student nights have the cheapest drinks.

History

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Opening hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
22:30–03:00
Thursday
22:30–03:00
Friday
22:30–03:00
Saturday
22:30–03:00
Sunday
Closed
Practical
City
Edinburgh
Area
New Town
Type
Club

Price level

Opened

Address
14 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PF
Getting there
St Andrew Square tram stop, about 2 minutes on foot; Edinburgh Waverley about 5 minutes
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