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The pub’s story
The Shoogly Peg at 133 Rose Street is a small contemporary cocktail bar with a short, traceable modern history rather than a claimed ancient pub pedigree. A 2015 local pub account identifies its predecessor as the Gordon Arms and says the new name had opened around the start of December 2014; that opening date is a retrospective observer’s estimate, so it should remain attributed. The same account recorded a makeover while retaining the old bar. In 2015, a Tennent’s mural on the Shoogly Peg and neighbouring Rose & Crown was commissioned, then reportedly had to be covered after the council highlighted consent requirements for listed buildings. Today the operator focuses on cocktails, local beer, whisky, board games and weekend live music. It is a compact, dog-friendly late stop: choose it for small-scale atmosphere and an actual music listing, not for unverified tales about the building.
What to notice
- 01
The venue is small and its website says it cannot admit anyone under 18 because of its licensing conditions.
- 02
Friday and Saturday live music is listed by the operator; check the current event entry before travelling for a specific performer.
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Dogs are welcome, but the late, compact room can feel crowded. This is better for a small group than a large crawl.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
A January 2015 local pub account says the former Gordon Arms had become the Shoogly Peg around the start of December; this is a retrospective observer’s estimate.
The local account recorded a modernising makeover while noting that the old bar itself remained.
Tennent’s and the bars’ owner commissioned a street-art mural for the Shoogly Peg gable, according to contemporary Scotsman coverage.
The Scotsman reported that the City Council said the mural needed permission because the building was listed and would have to be covered.
The current operator advertises the 133 Rose Street venue as a cocktail, whisky, local-beer, board-game and live-music bar.
The operator’s current listings programme live music on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Sources & confidence
The operator confirms The Shoogly Peg’s current food-and-drink, games and music identity. CAMRA supplies the valuable former-name evidence, allowing the profile to recognise pub-site continuity without inventing an opening date or heritage-interior claim.
Research reviewed
- The Shoogly PegThe Shoogly Pegofficial
SupportsCurrent 133 Rose Street identity, cocktail/whisky/beer/board-game offer, weekend music, dog policy and weekly opening hours.
- What’s OnThe Shoogly Pegofficial
SupportsCurrent Friday and Saturday live-music listings and venue address/hours.
- The Shoogly Peg, Rose Street, EdinburghEdinburgh Pubs / Brewmookeditorial
SupportsContemporary January 2015 account identifying the former Gordon Arms, estimated early-December 2014 Shoogly Peg opening and reported interior makeover; date is treated as attributed.
- Iconic Tennent’s mural on Edinburgh pubs meets untimely endThe Scotsman Food and Drinkeditorial
Supports2015 commission of the Shoogly Peg/Rose & Crown mural and council-permission/covers report.
- Edinburgh and South-East Scotland Pub GuideCampaign for Real Alespecialist
SupportsCurrent local CAMRA directory listing for the Rose Street pub.
- List of licensed premisesCity of Edinburgh Councilgovernment
SupportsCurrent council licensed-premises cross-check for the Shoogly Peg.
