Bruntsfield's all day bar and boutique hotel, mixing creative cocktails over park views until 1am every night.
Black Ivy fronts 4 Alvanley Terrace where Whitehouse Loan meets Bruntsfield Links, the park side address south of the Old Town. DesignMyNight describes a strikingly designed neighbourhood bar and restaurant with 21 individually designed bedrooms above it.
The room runs from 8am breakfast to a 1am close every night of the week, with DJs through the week and a terrace facing the Links, per the bar's own listings and SquareMeal's review.
Who would hate it? Anyone after a quiet dram in tweedy silence. Black Ivy is dark interiors, a loud back bar, and a crowd that dressed for it.
Deep greens, dark wood, and brass lamp light fill the interior, with snugs along the windows holding the park view. The terrace takes summer evenings, and SquareMeal notes the bar's late license makes it Bruntsfield's default last stop.
The cocktail list leans playful, with house serves around £10 alongside well kept tank beer, a wide gin shelf, and a Scottish whisky cabinet, per DesignMyNight and the bar's own menu.
Order a house signature early evening when the bartenders have time to talk you through it. Skip the cocktails after 11pm on Saturdays and take the tank beer; the room is a party by then.
Brunch crowds and laptop escapees hold the daytime; evenings bring Bruntsfield and Morningside locals plus hotel guests, and the DJ nights push the back bar to capacity by 10pm on weekends.