Suits and shopping bags rule the streets of New Town,
until after dark when strappy dresses come out to
play. This is the city’s central business district
with its smaller offices, clothes boutiques, and many
of the city’s flashiest restaurants and ritziest
clubs. The architecture along roads like George Street
helps give it a swank and formal feel: it’s a planned
Georgian development of regal townhouses, geometric
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squares, and self-important statues. But it’s also a
very wanderable neighbourhood, with a healthy bustle
at almost any time of day and fine people-watching in
places like St Andrew's Square which fills with
picnickers around lunch. You’ll also find a series of
cheerful basement bistros on Hanover Street, while
dark Rose Street has something of the feel of an
undiscovered back alley and is chock-full of
characterful pubs and small independent shops.
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