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The pub’s story
Herringbone Abbeyhill opened on 28 April 2023 at 3 Royal Terrace Gardens. The compact building had previously served as an office and, earlier, as public toilets. Buzzworks acquired the site in April 2022, then commissioned a conversion with a new kitchen and extension, bar, banquette seating, improved access and a raised outdoor deck. The result sits low against the garden slope, approached by steps and marked by timber cladding carrying the Herringbone name and monogram. At opening, the venue had capacity for about 120 people and created twenty jobs. The current offer runs from weekend breakfast through lunch, dinner and late drinks, with cocktails, local craft and draught beers, and thirty wines available by the glass. Its appeal comes from the careful reuse of a small garden-side building and the easy movement between the bar, dining room and terrace.
What to notice
- 01
The venue is approached by steps from Royal Terrace Gardens, with a level route from the garden path.
- 02
Timber cladding carries the Herringbone monogram and the words NEIGHBOURHOOD WATERING HOLE.
- 03
The central bar serves a modern drinks list that includes cocktails, local draught beer and thirty wines by the glass.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
The building had served as public toilets before being converted to office use.
The premises were in office use when Buzzworks acquired the site.
Buzzworks acquired the Royal Terrace Gardens site for a third Herringbone venue.
The office was converted with a kitchen extension, bar, banquettes, improved access and a raised deck.
Herringbone Abbeyhill opened to the public after the conversion.
Sources & confidence
The operator pages establish identity, address, contact, hours and current offer. DRAM records the April 2022 acquisition and 28 April 2023 opening, while CTD documents the conversion from an office in former public toilets. CAMRA and Larder independently support the converted premises and opening. OpenStreetMap fixes the mapped position.
Research reviewed
- The Herringbone, AbbeyhillHerringbone Abbeyhillofficial
SupportsCurrent identity, address, telephone, operator offer, food, cocktails, beer, wine, gatherings and current seven-day opening pattern.
- ReservationsHerringbone Abbeyhillofficial
SupportsExact seven-day ordinary opening schedule and contact details.
- Herringbone Abbeyhill, EdinburghCampaign for Real Alespecialist
SupportsApril 2023 conversion, earlier design-studio and toilet uses, address, access note and dated exterior photograph.
- Buzzworks unveils new bar and restaurant in Royal Terrace GardensLarder Magazineeditorial
SupportsOpening on 28 April 2023, 120-person capacity, terrace, central bar, drinks offer, new kitchen and employment.
- Our venuesBuzzworks Holdingsofficial
SupportsCurrent operator relationship, venue identity, address and telephone.
- Herringbone map recordOpenStreetMapappearance
SupportsMapped identity, address and coordinates.
- New-look Herringbone re-opens todayDRAM Scotlandeditorial
SupportsContemporary trade report that Buzzworks acquired the site in April 2022 and opened the completed Abbeyhill venue on 28 April 2023.
- Herringbone AbbeyhillCTD Scotlandofficial
SupportsProject record for conversion of an office in former public toilets, with new kitchen, extension, bar, access and a 100-person raised deck.
