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Puffin' Rooms

Lister Square cocktail and whisky bar with over 200 rare whiskies by the glass

Capacity to be confirmed.

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Checked 30 Oct 2026

Here is Puffin' Rooms in Edinburgh at a glance. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres. We check these details and update them when the venue changes.

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Standing
capacity
grassroots room
In detail
Live musicVaries
TodayClosed12:00–19:00Opens in 2h 42m 55s
BacklineTBC
BooksMixed

01 — Inside the room

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02 — The details

Before you book

Everything you need to know

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Capacity–
Live nightsContact venue
Curfew–
Sound limiter–
Outdoor stageNo
OriginalsYes
Websitepuffinrooms.co.uk
The check
StatusBeing verified

03 — Find Puffin' Rooms

Edinburgh

Getting there

You will find Puffin' Rooms at 11 Lister Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9GL. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.

11 Lister Square,
Edinburgh EH3 9GL

The nearest station is Princes Street (tram stop), about 15 minutes' walk away.

04 — Booking

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05 — Opening times

Open 7 of 7

Puffin' Rooms publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.

MonToday12:00–19:00
Tue12:00–19:00
Wed12:00–19:00
Thu12:00–22:00
Fri12:00–22:00
Sat12:00–22:00
Sun15:00–22:00

06 — What's on stage

TBC

The stage kit at Puffin' Rooms is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.

PA systemTBC
Drum kitTBC
Guitar ampTBC
Bass ampTBC
Keys / keyboardTBC
Vocal micsTBC
In-house engineerTBC

07 — About

Edinburgh

About Puffin' Rooms

Here is the story of Puffin' Rooms in Edinburgh so far. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say. Played here before? Tell us whether these details were right.

Puffin' Rooms is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh.

Listing notes

Puffin' ‌​‌​‍Rooms is a cocktail, whisky and cigar bar in Lister Square with over 200 rare whiskies by the glass and a La Casa del Habano walk-in humidor. Outside, a covered and heated cigar terrace looks over the square. The city's tourism site lists live jazz here, but the bar's own website does not mention music or publish a schedule, so check with the venue before planning a visit around it.

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08 — What's on

Nothing listed

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09 — Edinburgh league

Next 30 days

The Edinburgh league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.

#65
of 118
live rooms
Ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.
01Backstage at The Green Hotel up3 9 gigs
02La Belle Angele down1 9 gigs
03PJ Molloys 8 gigs
04The Alhambra Theatre New 8 gigs
05Cabaret Voltaire 7 gigs
06Edinburgh Corn Exchange down4 7 gigs
07Liquid Room Edinburgh New 6 gigs
08The Usher Hall up1 6 gigs
09DreadnoughtRock down3 5 gigs
10The Caves New 5 gigs

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Edinburgh · Grassroots

Puffin' Rooms

Lister Square cocktail and whisky bar with over 200 rare whiskies by the glass

Venue at a glance Puffin' Rooms · Edinburgh
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Capacity
to confirmgrassroots
Varies
Live music
flexibleper week
12:00
Open today
until 19:00hours
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Backline
ask the venuegear
Mixed
Books
originalslive acts
Listed
Directory status
unverifiedGX directory
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Last updated: 30 October 2026

Puffin' Rooms — Quick Facts

Lister Square cocktail and whisky bar with over 200 rare whiskies by the glass. Here are the key facts on Puffin' Rooms at a glance.

Listing being verifiedWe’re working through the directory — details below are a first pass.
Checked
SizeGrassrootsvenueCapacity to confirm
Live musicVariesnight to nightNights vary - check the listings
BacklineAskthe venueEquipment details still being checked
BooksMixedlive actsOriginals and covers
Capacity Not listed yet No capacity listed yet - the venue can add it by claiming the page.

Know how many it holds?

Today12:00–19:00Opens in 2h 42m 55s
Outdoor stageNo
OriginalsYes
Directory statusBeing verified
This pageNot yet claimed
Opening times

Puffin' Rooms this week

Mon· today 12:00–19:00
Tue 12:00–19:00
Wed 12:00–19:00
Thu 12:00–22:00
Fri 12:00–22:00
Sat 12:00–22:00
Sun 15:00–22:00

Booking Information

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What's on Stage

The stage kit at Puffin' Rooms is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.

PA system · TBC
Drum kit · TBC
Guitar amp · TBC
Bass amp · TBC
Keys / keyboard · TBC
Vocal mics · TBC
In-house engineer · TBC

About Puffin' Rooms

Puffin' Rooms is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.

This listing is part of the Edinburgh venue directory.

Listing notes

Puffin' ‌​‌​‍Rooms is a cocktail, whisky and cigar bar in Lister Square with over 200 rare whiskies by the glass and a La Casa del Habano walk-in humidor. Outside, a covered and heated cigar terrace looks over the square. The city's tourism site lists live jazz here, but the bar's own website does not mention music or publish a schedule, so check with the venue before planning a visit around it.

Playing Puffin' Rooms: what to know

Puffin' Rooms doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. It takes both original music and covers. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. Puffin' Rooms isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Edinburgh.

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Find Puffin' Rooms

You will find Puffin' Rooms at 11 Lister Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9GL. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.

Address11 Lister Square
AreaEdinburgh
PostcodeEH3 9GL
Getting there

The nearest station is Princes Street (tram stop), about 15 minutes' walk away. Puffin' Rooms is in Edinburgh — use EH3 9GL for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Edinburgh this week, or see which Edinburgh bands are free this weekend if you book the music.

Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).

The Edinburgh League

Puffin' Rooms is #65 of 118 Edinburgh venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.

  1. #1 ▲3 Backstage at The Green Hotel 9 gigs
  2. #2 ▼1 La Belle Angele 9 gigs
  3. #3 – PJ Molloys 8 gigs
  4. #4 NEW The Alhambra Theatre 8 gigs
  5. #5 – Cabaret Voltaire 7 gigs
  6. #6 ▼4 Edinburgh Corn Exchange 7 gigs
  7. #7 NEW Liquid Room Edinburgh 6 gigs
  8. #8 ▲1 The Usher Hall 6 gigs
  9. #9 ▼3 DreadnoughtRock 5 gigs
  10. #10 NEW The Caves 5 gigs

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Rankings like this run across GigXchange: the national Hardest Working Rooms table tracks the UK's busiest grassroots stages week on week, the Pint Index prices a gig ticket in pints city by city, and UK market statistics covers what live music pays. All of it is built from the same directory this page lives in.

Common Questions

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10 — Small print9 answersCommon questions

These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting Puffin' Rooms. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page. Can't see your question? Send it to us with a correction.

Puffin' Rooms has not listed its kit yet — check with the venue before you book. For venues with gear listed, see the Edinburgh venue directory.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Edinburgh grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
Sign up free on GigXchange to see the booking details Puffin' Rooms has shared — contact, fee range and how to submit, where listed. Most grassroots venues accept email submissions with a link to your music or EPK. Check current UK fee benchmarks before quoting.
Capacity data is pending for Puffin' Rooms. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
Open mic information is not currently listed for Puffin' Rooms. Browse the Edinburgh Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
11 Lister Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9GL. See the map below for directions. Browse more Edinburgh venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Edinburgh vary by event type, band size, and whether the deal is a flat fee or door split. The GigXchange Rate Calculator shows current UK percentiles.
The nearest station is Princes Street (tram stop), about 15 minutes' walk away. For sat-nav and taxis, the postcode is EH3 9GL. (Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport, Open Government Licence.)
GigXchange doesn't publish venue phone numbers or emails. Puffin' Rooms hasn't claimed its page yet — vote to bring it on, or claim it free if you run it.
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Venues Near Puffin' Rooms

16 other venues are close to Puffin' Rooms in Edinburgh. Each one has its own page with its size, kit and live nights. Use them to plan a night out or a run of local gigs.

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We list 118 grassroots music venues in Edinburgh. Or search the full UK directory by town, size or genre. Every listing shows capacity, kit and live nights where we have them.

More rooms near Puffin' Rooms: The Black Rose Tavern, The Canons' Gait, The Duchess of Kirkcaldy, The Fox and Faun, The Outhouse, The Royal Oak, The Safari Lounge, The Stand Comedy Club, The Three Sisters, Uno Mas, Backstage at The Green Hotel, La Belle Angele, PJ Molloys, The Alhambra Theatre, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Liquid Room Edinburgh, The Usher Hall, DreadnoughtRock and The Caves.

Edinburgh has 118 rooms in the UK grassroots venue directory - why we built it, and what the data shows.

Rankings like this run across GigXchange: the national Hardest Working Rooms table, the Pint Index and UK market statistics - all built from the same directory.

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