First of all, let me just say that I have yet to meet anyone, or even meet anyone that has met someone, who has even come close to completing the infamous 'Rose Street Challenge'. \n\nWhen I first came to Edinburgh everyone told me this was one of the first things any self-respecting local (or tourist) should tick off their list at the first available opportunity, but when you stand at one end looking down the long narrow cobbles you realise that it's just not going to happen. Which, in fact, brings me to my first plus point: for such a tiny little street there is a huge number of bars, gastropubs, caf\u00e9s and shops.\n\nThey're quite pricey in comparison to other parts of the city cente, as it's so popular with tourists, but it's abolutely gorgeous. My personal favourites are Seadogs (an amazing seafood and veggie place) or during the day the Garden Caf\u00e9 at the back of The Dome is great for a spot of lunch al fresco.\n\nBy day, it's bustling but in a cute village-high-street sort of way. By night, and especially on weekends, it's bustling in a more hen/stag dos starting off here for the night until a local points them in the direction of a club sort of way.