If you're after some of the best Edinburgh has to offer boozer wise, then I'd be amiss by not recommending the following
Cafe Royal - West Register St
The Guildford - West Register St
The Bow Bar - Victoria Street
Bennets Bar - Leven St
Mathers Bar - Queensferry Street
Mathers Bar - Broughton Street
Cask and Barrel - Broughton Street
Any other denizens of Edina care to comment?
Oh, and Sandy Bell's - Forrest Road if it's the folk music you're after.