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The pub’s story
Manahatta at 28 Rose Street is a recent, New York-inspired cocktail-bar arrival rather than a historic pub. Its operator’s brand material frames the concept around Manhattan-style glamour, while local launch reporting records this as the brand’s first Scottish venue. Announced in September 2024, it opened on 26 October in a two-floor site with arched back bars, strong lighting and spaces designed for DJs and live piano. That is the useful history here: a late-night national-brand conversion in the heart of Rose Street, not an inherited interior with a deeper pub lineage. The current venue operates as an all-day cocktail, food and party-bar stop, with the latest finishes on Fridays and Saturdays. Go for a booked celebration or a late, high-energy stop; check the current events programme rather than assuming regular live music.
What to notice
- 01
This is a two-floor, late-night cocktail bar rather than a traditional pub; expect a louder, event-led atmosphere.
- 02
Friday and Saturday finishes are later than the rest of the week. Book ahead if a table or celebration space matters.
- 03
Live-piano and DJ activity is programme-led. Check the venue’s current events information rather than treating it as a nightly guarantee.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
Local launch coverage announced that Manahatta would open its first Scottish location at 28 Rose Street.
Launch reporting described the planned two-floor interior, arched back bars, bold lighting and DJ-oriented layout.
Manahatta Edinburgh officially opened at 28 Rose Street.
Opening coverage described live-piano programming as part of the new Edinburgh venue’s launch offer.
The operator lists Manahatta as a current brand and publishes the Edinburgh venue’s current food, drinks, celebrations and late-hours information.
Sources & confidence
Manahatta’s own Edinburgh page establishes its present cocktail-bar identity, while the Food Standards Agency record corroborates the current licensed food-and-drink premises at 28 Rose Street. The profile deliberately does not claim historic pub status, an opening date or heritage fabric.
Research reviewed
- Manahatta EdinburghManahattaofficial
SupportsCurrent Edinburgh venue identity, address and operator-led food, drink and event information.
- Celebrate at Manahatta EdinburghManahattaofficial
SupportsCurrent Edinburgh weekly opening hours and booking/celebration offer.
- ManahattaArc Inspirationsofficial
SupportsOperator’s current description of the Manahatta brand and its New York-inspired identity.
- Cocktail bar Manahatta to open its first Scottish location in EdinburghWhat's On Edinburgheditorial
Supports23 September 2024 announcement, first-Scottish-location context and planned two-floor interior.
- Manahatta Edinburgh is now openWhat's On Edinburgheditorial
Supports26 October 2024 opening confirmation and launch-era entertainment/interior description.
- Corporate EventsArc Inspirationsofficial
SupportsCurrent operator portfolio evidence that Manahatta is an active Arc Inspirations brand with Edinburgh event use.
