CC Blooms

Bar and club · Edinburgh Pink Triangle

An institution of Edinburgh’s scene since 1994: CC Blooms next to the Playhouse Theatre is a bar with a kitchen by day and a club by night, daily until 3 am.

• ★ 3.8 on Google (1,458)
• since 1994
• daily until 3 am
• mostly young, 20–35

Address

23–24 Greenside Place
Edinburgh EH1 3AA

Opening hours

Mon–Wed 3 pm–3 am
Thu 1 pm–3 am
Fri–Sun 11 am–3 am

Crowd

mixed, rather young in the evening, 20–35

Flirt factor

high, especially late on the dance floor

Getting there

Waverley station or Picardy Place tram stop, each approx. 5 minutes’ walk

What makes CC Blooms special

CC Blooms opened in 1994 and calls itself Edinburgh’s original LGBTQ+ bar with restaurant and nightclub. It is next to the Playhouse Theatre at the top of Leith Walk, just a few steps from the other bars in the Pink Triangle.

Early in the evening there is food, cocktails and, at weekends, boozy brunch; many come before or after the theatre. Later it turns into a club with a dance floor and drag shows, until 3 am every night of the week.

Atmosphere and crowd

In the evening the crowd is rather young, between 20 and 35, and very mixed. At weekends the dance floor gets really full after 11 pm.

Contact

Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: official CC Blooms website, misterb&b, Google reviews (3.8 stars, 1,458 reviews). Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.