What can you not say that hasn't been said already..? Calim's place is amazing and well worth the walk-up. There is a lovely little cafe downstairs to right as you walk out of the building that has some great little breakfast items and great coffee.
There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance, but Uber came in handy when it was raining and needed to be somewhere quickly. Two little markets (Tesco Express and Sainsbury Local are quite close) .
The National Museum of Scotland is just down the way from the university, and the university dome can be seen from the living room window, which is awesome! And the Surgeon's Hall Museum and Pathology Museum (also amazing for those in the medical field) is about a block and a half up or so in the opposite direction.
Don't forget to try to tour north to the Highlands if you can, well worth the drive!