The Scottish writer Ian Rankin is best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector John Rebus. The series of novels, numbering 22 in all and which spawned a television series starring Ken Stott as Rebus, is set in Edinburgh. The favourite watering hole of Rebus is the Oxford Bar, apparently chosen by Rankin because a lot of police drink there. The bar is also a favourite of Rankin himself, who can often be found there enjoying a pint of Deuchars IPA. Sean Connery has also visited, as has another detective novel supremo Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse books.
The Oxford Bar can be found in Young Street, which is in the part of the city known as the New Town, something of a misnomer since the architecture is largely Georgian, and construction started in 1767. The bar, which is a short walk north from Princes Street, has received many favourable reviews from visiting fans, being described as no frills, with prices to match. The many pictures on the wall include photographs of Rankin and of Stott.
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| The Oxford Bar, Young Street - geograph.org.uk - 3150895. Photo by kim traynor, via Wikimedia Commons. |
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