Fully revised for 2008
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Edinburgh: Arts Venues | Bar & Pub Food | Bistros & Brasseries | Chinese | Far East | Fish | French | Indian | Italian | Mexican | North American | Round the World | Scottish | Spanish | Takeaway & Home Delivery | Thai | Vegetarian
Glasgow: Arts Venues | Bar & Pub Food | Bistros & Brasseries | Chinese | Far East | Fish | French | Indian | Italian | Mexican | North American | Round the World | Scottish | Spanish | Takeaway & Home Delivery | Thai | Vegetarian
Hitlists 2008
The List's independent recommendations of the best places to eat.
Edinburgh
Arts Venues
- Atrium (10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh)
- blue (10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh)
- The Fruitmarket Gallery Café (Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh)
- Queen Street Café (The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh)
- The Storytelling Café (Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh)
- Zucca (15–17 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh)
Bar & Pub Food
- Amicus Apple (17 Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
- Avoca (4–6 Dean Street, Edinburgh)
- The Cambridge Bar (20 Young Street, Edinburgh)
- Cloisters (26 Brougham Street, Edinburgh)
- Hectors (47–49 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh)
- The King's Wark (36 The Shore, Edinburgh)
- Roseleaf Bar Café (23–24 Sandport Place, Edinburgh)
- The Ship on the Shore (24–26 The Shore, Edinburgh)
- sygn (15 Charlotte Lane, Edinburgh)
- Tonic (Devil's Kitchen) (34a North Castle Street, Edinburgh)
Bistros & Brasseries
- Amicus Apple (17 Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
- Bijou (2 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh)
- blue (10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh)
- The Dogs (110 Hanover Street, Edinburgh)
- First Coast (97–101 Dalry Road, Edinburgh)
- Home Bistro (41 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh)
- Olive Branch Bistro (91 Broughton Street, Edinburgh)
- Pani Solińska (73 Broughton Street, Edinburgh)
- sygn (15 Charlotte Lane, Edinburgh)
- Toast (146 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh)
- Tonic (Devil's Kitchen) (34a North Castle Street, Edinburgh)
- Urban Angel (121 Hanover Street, Edinburgh)
- Zanzero (15 North West Circus Place, Edinburgh)
Chinese
- Chop Chop (248 Morrison Street, Edinburgh)
- Joanna's Cuisine (42 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh)
- Kam Po (34 West Preston Street, Edinburgh)
- Karen Wong's Chinese Restaurant (107–109 St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh)
- Silver Bowl (12 Albert Place, Edinburgh)
- Silver Bowl (311 Leith Walk, Edinburgh)
- Silver Bowl (135 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh)
- Wok and Wine (57a Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
- Xanadu (13–14 Dalziel Place, Edinburgh)
Far East
- Bonsai (46 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh)
- Dusit (49a Thistle Street, Edinburgh)
- Mai Thai (The Tun, Edinburgh)
- Ruan Siam (48 Howe Street, Edinburgh)
- Thai Orchid (5A Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh)
- Wok and Wine (57a Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
Fish
- Bonsai (46 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh)
- Dionika (3–6 Canonmills Bridge, Edinburgh)
- Fishers Bistro (1 The Shore, Edinburgh)
- Fishers in the City (58 Thistle Street, Edinburgh)
- The King's Wark (36 The Shore, Edinburgh)
- The Ship on the Shore (24–26 The Shore, Edinburgh)
French
- Café Marlayne (7 Old Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh)
- Café Marlayne (76 Thistle Street, Edinburgh)
- Duck's at Le Marché Noir (14 Eyre Place, Edinburgh)
- La Garrigue (31 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh)
- The Kitchin (78 Commercial Quay, Edinburgh)
- La P'tite Folie (61 Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
- La P'tite Folie (Tudor House, Edinburgh)
- Restaurant Martin Wishart (54 The Shore, Edinburgh)
- The Vintners Rooms (The Vaults, Edinburgh)
Indian
- Eastern Spices (2 Canonmills Bridge, Edinburgh)
- Kalpna (2/3 St Patrick's Square, Edinburgh)
- Khushi's (9 Victoria Street, Edinburgh)
- Namaste Kathmandu (17–19 Forrest Road, Edinburgh)
- Roti (73 Morrison Street, Edinburgh)
- Saffrani (11 South College Street, Edinburgh)
- Suruchi (14a Nicolson Street, Edinburgh)
Italian
- La Bruschetta (13 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh)
- Café Marina (61 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh)
- La Concha (18–24 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh)
- La Favorita (325–331 Leith Walk, Edinburgh)
- Rapido (77–79 Broughton Street, Edinburgh)
- Sadivino (52 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh)
- Santini Restaurant (8 Conference Square, Edinburgh)
- Valvona & Crolla Caffè Bar (19 Elm Row, Edinburgh)
- Zanzero (15 North West Circus Place, Edinburgh)
- Zucca (15–17 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh)
Mexican
North American
- Buffalo Grill (12–14 Chapel Street, Edinburgh)
- Buffalo Grill (1 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh)
- Calistoga (93 St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh)
Round the World
- Calistoga (93 St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh)
- Hanedan (41 West Preston Street, Edinburgh)
- Sabor Criollo (36 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh)
Scottish
- Amber (The Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh)
- Atrium (10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh)
- The Dogs (110 Hanover Street, Edinburgh)
- Duck's at Le Marché Noir (14 Eyre Place, Edinburgh)
- First Coast (97–101 Dalry Road, Edinburgh)
- The Grain Store (30 Victoria Street, Edinburgh)
- Home Bistro (41 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh)
- The Kitchin (78 Commercial Quay, Edinburgh)
- Number One (1 Princes Street, Edinburgh)
- Restaurant Martin Wishart (54 The Shore, Edinburgh)
- Shapes Restaurant (1-3 Bankhead Medway, Sighthill Industrial Estate, Edinburgh)
- The Stockbridge Restaurant (54 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh)
- Wedgwood the Restaurant (267 Canongate, Edinburgh)
Spanish
Takeaway & Home Delivery
- Appetite@Rowland's (42 Howe Street, Edinburgh)
- The Baked Potato Shop (56 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh)
- Chop Chop (248 Morrison Street, Edinburgh)
- Dusit (49a Thistle Street, Edinburgh)
- Eastern Spices (2 Canonmills Bridge, Edinburgh)
- La Favorita (325–331 Leith Walk, Edinburgh)
- Joanna's Cuisine (42 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh)
- Kam Po (34 West Preston Street, Edinburgh)
- Karen Wong's Chinese Restaurant (107–109 St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh)
- Namaste Kathmandu (17–19 Forrest Road, Edinburgh)
- Rapido (77–79 Broughton Street, Edinburgh)
- Rick Shaws (248 Causewayside, Edinburgh)
- Ruan Siam (48 Howe Street, Edinburgh)
- Silver Bowl (12 Albert Place, Edinburgh)
- Silver Bowl (311 Leith Walk, Edinburgh)
- Silver Bowl (135 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh)
- Suruchi (14a Nicolson Street, Edinburgh)
- Urban Angel (121 Hanover Street, Edinburgh)
- Wok and Wine (57a Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
Thai
- Dusit (49a Thistle Street, Edinburgh)
- Mai Thai (The Tun, Edinburgh)
- Ruan Siam (48 Howe Street, Edinburgh)
- Thai Orchid (5A Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh)
- Wok and Wine (57a Frederick Street, Edinburgh)
Vegetarian
Glasgow
Arts Venues
- The Green Room (Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow)
- KG Café (Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow)
- The Pipers' Tryst (30–34 McPhater Street, Glasgow)
Bar & Pub Food
- Ad Lib (33 Ingram Street, Glasgow)
- Bar Gandolfi (64 Albion Street, Glasgow)
- Bar 91 (91 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- Barça Tapas and Cava Bar (Princes Square, Glasgow)
- The Butterfly and the Pig (153 Bath Street, Glasgow)
- Chinaski's (239 North Street, Glasgow)
- Cottier's (93–95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow)
- Lebowskis (1008 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
- The Liquid Ship (171 Great Western Road, Glasgow)
- MacSorley's Music Bar (42 Jamaica Street, Glasgow)
- Pintxo (562 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Urban Bar & Brasserie (23–25 St Vincent Place, Glasgow)
Bistros & Brasseries
- Ad Lib (33 Ingram Street, Glasgow)
- Barça Tapas and Cava Bar (Princes Square, Glasgow)
- Bibi's Cantina (599 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- The Brasserie at the Chip (12 Ashton Lane, Glasgow)
- The Brasserie at The Menzies Glasgow Hotel (27 Washington Street, Glasgow)
- Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or (176 West Regent Street, Glasgow)
- Chinaski's (239 North Street, Glasgow)
- Dakhin (89 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- The Dhabba (44 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- Fanny Trollopes (1066 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
- Fifi and Ally (80 Wellington Street, Glasgow)
- Gamba (225a West George Street, Glasgow)
- Grassroots Café (93–97 St Georges Road, Glasgow)
- Italian Caffè (92 Albion Street, Glasgow)
- La Lanterna (35 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- Mise en Place (122–124 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow)
- Mother India (28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow)
- Mother India's Cellar (28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow)
- Mussel Inn (157 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- Nanakusa (441 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
- Pintxo (562 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Roastit Bubbly Jocks (450 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Salsa (63 Carlton Place, Glasgow)
- The Sisters (1a Ashwood Gardens, Glasgow)
- The Sisters Kelvingrove (36 Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow)
- Tibo (443 Duke Street, Glasgow)
- Two Fat Ladies (88 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- 279 Café Bistro (279 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Urban Bar & Brasserie (23–25 St Vincent Place, Glasgow)
- La Vallée Blanche (360 Byres Road, Glasgow)
Chinese
Far East
- Amber Regent (50 West Regent Street, Glasgow)
- Dragon-i (311–313 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- Kokuryo (1138 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
- Nanakusa (441 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
- Thai Lemongrass (24 Renfrew Street, Glasgow)
- Thai Siam (1191 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
Fish
- The Brasserie at the Chip (12 Ashton Lane, Glasgow)
- City Merchant (97–99 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- Gamba (225a West George Street, Glasgow)
- Mussel Inn (157 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- Two Fat Ladies (88 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Urban Bar & Brasserie (23–25 St Vincent Place, Glasgow)
French
- Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens (1 Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow)
- Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or (176 West Regent Street, Glasgow)
- La Vallée Blanche (360 Byres Road, Glasgow)
Indian
- Café Salma (523 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
- Dakhin (89 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- The Dhabba (44 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- Kebabish (323–325 Victoria Road, Glasgow)
- Mother India (28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow)
- Mother India's Cellar (28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow)
- Nerala (623 Cathcart Road, Glasgow)
- The Wee Curry Shop (7 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow)
Italian
- L'Ariosto (92–94 Mitchell Street, Glasgow)
- Bacco Italia (67–69 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow)
- Esca (27 Chisholm Street, Glasgow)
- Eusebi Deli (793 Shettleston Road, Glasgow)
- Italian Caffè (92 Albion Street, Glasgow)
- La Lanterna (35 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- Mancini (315–317 Great Western Road, Glasgow)
- La Parmigiana (447 Great Western Road, Glasgow)
- Piccolo Mondo (344 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
Mexican
- Bibi's Cantina (599 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Cottier's (93–95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow)
- Salsa (63 Carlton Place, Glasgow)
North American
Round the World
- Alla Turca (192 Pitt Street, Glasgow)
- Bibi's Cantina (599 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Café Cossachok (38 Albion Street, Glasgow)
- Cottier's (93–95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow)
- Konaki (920 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
- Mzouda (141 Elderslie Street, Glasgow)
- Salsa (63 Carlton Place, Glasgow)
- Stravaigin (28–30 Gibson Street, Glasgow)
Scottish
- Arisaig (140 St Vincent Street, Glasgow)
- Bar Gandolfi (64 Albion Street, Glasgow)
- Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens (1 Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow)
- The Brasserie at the Chip (12 Ashton Lane, Glasgow)
- The Butterfly and the Pig (153 Bath Street, Glasgow)
- City Merchant (97–99 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- Fanny Trollopes (1066 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
- Gamba (225a West George Street, Glasgow)
- The Green Room (Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow)
- Lux (1051 Great Western Road, Glasgow)
- Mussel Inn (157 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- The Pipers' Tryst (30–34 McPhater Street, Glasgow)
- Roastit Bubbly Jocks (450 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- The Sisters (1a Ashwood Gardens, Glasgow)
- The Sisters Kelvingrove (36 Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow)
- Stravaigin (28–30 Gibson Street, Glasgow)
- Tibo (443 Duke Street, Glasgow)
- Two Fat Ladies (88 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Ubiquitous Chip (12 Ashton Lane, Glasgow)
Spanish
- Barça Tapas and Cava Bar (Princes Square, Glasgow)
- Mzouda (141 Elderslie Street, Glasgow)
- Pintxo (562 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
Takeaway & Home Delivery
- Berits & Brown (6 Wilson Street, Glasgow)
- Bon Appétit (1150 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
- Café Salma (523 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
- Café Sejuiced (77 Hanson Street, Glasgow)
- Cherry & Heather Fine Food (7 North Gower Street, Glasgow)
- Cherrybean (561 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)
- Delizique (70–72 Hyndland Street, Glasgow)
- The Dhabba (44 Candleriggs, Glasgow)
- Eusebi Deli (793 Shettleston Road, Glasgow)
- Fifi and Ally (80 Wellington Street, Glasgow)
- Go Slow Café (452 Victoria Road, Glasgow)
- Heart Buchanan (380 Byres Road, Glasgow)
- Kebabish (323–325 Victoria Road, Glasgow)
- Mise en Place (122–124 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow)
- Mother India's Cellar (28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow)
- Naked Soup (6 Kersland Street, Glasgow)
- Nerala (623 Cathcart Road, Glasgow)
- Sonny & Vito's (52 Park Road, Glasgow)
- Tinderbox (14 Ingram Street, Glasgow)
- Where the Monkey Sleeps (182 West Regent Street, Glasgow)
Thai
- Dragon-i (311–313 Hope Street, Glasgow)
- Thai Lemongrass (24 Renfrew Street, Glasgow)
- Thai Siam (1191 Argyle Street, Glasgow)
