Edinburgh bars

For more than a century, Joseph Pearce’s was a traditional drinking man’s boozer. It has long since ditched the spit and sawdust feel. These days its white-walled, split-level interior is padded out with comfy sofas and armchairs under large windows, giving it a light, airy atmosphere. The revamp of this Elm Row, street-corner establishment came about in 2008 and was the work of Anna and Mike Christopherson, the Swedish couple behind Boda and The Victoria…