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The East Neuk or East Neuk of Fife is a geographically ill-defined area of the coast of Fife, Scotland, which none-the-less stirs local passions.

"Neuk" is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the East Neuk is generally accepted to comprise the fishing villages of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth and the land and villages slightly inland therefrom. In effect, that part to the south of a line drawn parallel to the coast from just north of Earlsferry to just north of Crail.

More prosaically, if one considers Fife to look like a Scottie dog's head, with St Andrews the eye, Fife Ness the tip of the nose and the Dreel Burn the mouth, the East Neuk is the muzzle.

As such it would include Earlsferry, Elie, Colinsburgh, St Monans, Pittenweem, Arncroach, Carnbee, Anstruther, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Crail and Kingsbarns.

However, there is a cachet to being part of the East Neuk, and other villages have laid claim to the address, particularly Lundin Links and Lower Largo. Some disquiet was evident in the fishing villages when a sign was erected outside Lundin Links proclaiming that the passer was entering the East Neuk of Fife.

Until someone can find indisputable historic reference to the area enclosed or Local Government intervenes it is unlikely that membership can be resolved.

The area is home to running club called the Anster Haddies. This small club meets at tennis pavilion in Anstruther and hosts 4 races a year. One is the East Neuk 10K, the biggest 10K in Fife.

The boundaries set by local government are the old wards. This means according to this method that Lundin Links to Crail are part of the East Neuk.

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