The Newtown Bar has now had a mjor facelift and been renamed as Bar Twist.

The bar has again been taken over and the New Owner  Jimmy has gone back to the original name of the Newtown bar 

For 14 years the Newtown catered to the slightly more mature members of the Edinburgh gay "scene" but this has changed with the facelift and now not only are the under 30's visiting but also the occasional female ventures in.they also do great food 7 days a week 12.30 pm till 7.00pm

The bright and airey decor is a vast improvement and with the new windows letting the Scottish sunshine in you cna now actually see the other customers. The ambience changes later in the evening when the lights are dimmed and the music system creeps up a notch.

weekly events in the bar

Monday its Wii night join the fun of all types of games bring your own team

Wednesday its dance night bring your dancing shoes and learn how to salsa or show off your moves

Thursday its the fun quiz with Big Dave the quiz master from the New Town

Sunday afternoon around the paino with free cakes and sandwiches 4.00pm untill 7.00pm 

 The basement club is open every Friday & Saturday from 10pm-2am which is a bonus as nealry all the other bars in town close at 1am!

Friday nights are theme  nights check out the notice board in the upstair bar for more details most tastes are coverd  

 The club plays host to the womens club Furburger on the second friday of the month and inbetween it's a free club night out.

 With the smoking ban in Scotland in place there is ample room outside the bar under the huge "jumbrella" in case the climate is a tad cold.

 In all - a welcome upgrade for the Edinburgh scene.