Tiny Cup Collective, the company behind Edinburgh venues The St Vincent (The Vinnie), Nightcap, and bottle shop Nip’s, has opened Cry Baby on Dean Street in Stockbridge.
The new venue is a deliberate departure from the overly refined and will offer fun, nostalgic cocktails, smash burgers, wings and laid-back service. The interior features black walls lit by colourful neon lights, bold signage, and a hot pink bar top, all set to a soundtrack of 90s and 00s throwbacks.
Co-founder Chris Grierson told DRAM, “We want Crybaby to feel like the place you stumble on and immediately know it’s your new favourite spot. I just wanted to take things back a step. The industry is great and it’s really diverse, but it’s come such a long way that I just wanted to remember what bars were like when they were a bit more fun.
“It’s not a new concept – it’s the kind of place you would find on holiday. We’ve stripped the venue right back, so it doesn’t look like a traditional pub anymore. Stockbridge already has a handful of these, in fact one of them is ours, and there’s no point in trying to compete with yourself! It’s certainly something new and different that didn’t exist in Stockbridge before.”