Late-night tipples in The Permit Room – visit Edinburgh’s hidden gem

If you’re out late in Edinburgh during the festive party season and looking for somewhere you can enjoy an exceptional cocktail, then you must pay a visit to The Permit Room.

Hidden beneath the kitchen of Dishoom in St. Andrew Square, The Permit Room is named after the Bombay bars where permit-holders may consume alcohol (if only ‘for preservation and maintenance of one’s health’). Open until 3am every day, guests can enjoy a treat of a cocktail list offering some of the most delicious tipples in Edinburgh.

The cocktail list features drinks created especially for Edinburgh by award-winning Daru-walla Carl Brown, such as the Marzban’s Fizz, which combines smoked chickoo (an Indian pear) with Johnnie Walker Black Label, and The Pila House Sling with 1800 Coconut Tequila and jackfruit juice.

For the designated drivers, The Permit Room’s totally unique and award-winning ‘copy tipples’ (drinks that look and taste like alcohol, but do not contain one single drop) are seriously good. Among them you'll find versions of classic serves – Old Fashioned, Whisky Sour and Martini – each made with 100% alcohol-free spirit essence distillation, which has the same kick and sensation as something a little less 'dry'.

With the illicit undertones of a Permit Room, great music and first-class service, The Permit Room is the ideal place to settle yourself for a late-night cocktail.

The Permit Room, 3a St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2BD, www.dishoom.com/permitroom