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The Arches Café Bar
253 Argyle Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 8DL
Being underground isn't just about subterranean existence - being underground is, of course, the supreme height of cool. The Arches Café Bar transcends semantics by being both down in the basement and undeniably hip. Designed by Glasgow design stars…
Art Lovers' Café
House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, Southside,
Glasgow,
G41 5BW
On a walk around Glasgow's House for an Art Lover, a mansion based on Charles Rennie Mackintosh's drawings and not built till 1990, the serenity of Bellahouston Park might lull even the highest of blood pressures to a gentle sense of calm. Even inside…
Arts Café
City Art Centre, 1 Market Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DE
The Arts Café tries to be all things to all people, and more or less succeeds. For local workers, it's a reasonably-priced haven at lunchtime, both for sit-in and take-away. With tasty home-made soup and a roll coming in at under £2, and a plethora of…
Atrium
10 Cambridge Street, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
There's a reason why the Atrium is one of Edinburgh's most renowned restaurants - the food is simply divine. Chef Neil Forbes has affiliations to the Slow Food movement, which means the Scottish/Mediterranean menu is created with an eye not just to the…
blue bar café
10 Cambridge Street, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
Sharing a building with its big sister restaurant Atrium and the Traverse Theatre, blue bar café has the same innovative edge as both its neighbours. Having just undergone a makeover - opting for earthy tones in its décor - this place celebrates nature…
Café at the Palace
Palace of Holyrood House, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH8 8DX
It's not the first place that springs to mind when choosing where to lunch, but the Café at the Palace is more than a place to satiate the appetites of hungry tourists. Located across the road from the Scottish Parliament and a stone's throw from the…
Café Cosmo
Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G3 6RB
There is rarely anything particularly nutritious to be found at your run-of-the-mill, everyday cinema snack bar. Overpriced and over-salted popcorn won't fill a hole: it will just make you want to chug more of that equally expensive giant cola. However…
Café DeLos and Café Soupson
National Museum of Scotland, 2 Chambers Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1JF
One of Edinburgh's most popular attractions, the National Museum of Scotland, has not one but two cafés to offer visitors. If you're looking for something informal and child-friendly, head for Café Soupson at the rear of the building. There you'll find…
Cafe Hub
Castlehill, Royal Mile, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2NE
Despite its austere, gothic exterior, the Hub has a disarmingly warm and brightly coloured interior - the glass doors open upon a large, high-ceilinged hall with pale wooden flooring, bright yellow walls and deep blue chairs. This former church is now…
Café Lucia
Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9FT
With its giant windows facing out onto Nicolson Street, Café Lucia is a great place to people watch. Or you can turn your back on the world and find out what's coming up at the Festival Theatre courtesy of the large, but silent, TV screen. Situated on…
Café Newton
Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH4 3DS
Unlike its sister cafés at the Modern Art and Portrait Galleries, the Dean Gallery café offers table service. Dining here is a rather more sophisticated affair than at the other galleries, with dark wooden walls, mirrors and high-backed Mackintosh-style…
Café North
North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 15a Pennywell Court, Muirhouse,
Edinburgh,
EH4 4TZ
If Café North was in the centre of Edinburgh, you would be fighting to get a table. So perfect is it for family lunches, every toddler in town would treat it like a second home. In reality, North Edinburgh Arts Centre (NEAC) is a little off the beaten…
Café Royal
Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 3QA
Glasgow's Theatre Royal dates to 1867, although the current building and wonderful interiors date to 1895. The small street-level brasserie, Café Royal, has a small raised area for pre-theatre dining, while the bar is the place to see a few of the…
Café Source
1 St Andrew's Square, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5PP
With words like 'skirlie', 'whirr', 'rumbledethumps' and 'fligmagaeries', the language of traditional Scottish music and traditional Scottish food - often with a little helpful translation - go well together. This is something that Café Source, in the…
CCA Café
350 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 3JD
To 'schmooze' is to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner in order to forge influential connections, and the CCA feels full of such conversation. A fly on the wall could, on a daily basis, observe the cream of Glasgow's art cognoscenti buzzing from…
The Doocot Café and Bar
The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G1 3NU
After climbing up and down the 137 steps of the Mackintosh tower at The Lighthouse, (Scotland's Centre for Architecture and Design), chances are you'll be ready to eat. The Doocot, on the fifth floor, is there to make sure that any tower-weary…
Filmhouse Café Bar
88 Lothian Road, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9BZ
The Filmhouse Café Bar is an Edinburgh institution, and for good reason. A handy meeting place before or after a film, the café also attracts nearby workers, families, shoppers and anyone looking for good food in a relaxed atmosphere. With comfortable…
The Fruitmarket Gallery Café
Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DF
The exhibitions that grace the Fruitmarket Gallery walls suggest a desire to push boundaries, and the chefs in the café kitchen seem to have similar ambitions. The menu, which changes to reflect the season and its produce, is put together with creative…
The Gallery Restaurant and Bar
Weston Link, National Galleries of Scotland, The Mound, City Centre,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2EL
Edinburgh has a lot of good places in which to lunch once you have had your fill of gallery art. Nevertheless, the Gallery Restaurant and Bar at the National just about tops them all and certainly gives good value for money. Overlooking Princes Street…
Gallery Café
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH4 3DR
Despite being slightly off the beaten track, the Gallery Café is a constant hive of activity. For many, the café is attraction enough - the modern art which surrounds it merely an added bonus. Midweek, you'll find friends chatting over a healthy lunch…
The Green Room
Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 3NY
At Glasgow Royal Concert Hall's Green Room, given the gentle tinkle of jazz piano and the impressively silent glide of classically waistcoated staff, the maddened dash of rush hour reality on Buchanan Street seems blissfully far away. Vast windows look…
KG Café
Kelvingrove Park, Argyle Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8AG
With a fully renovated Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum back on the scene, it is only fitting that the café at this long-loved Glasgow institution has also undergone a serious makeover. Gone is the boxy old café; long gone is the canteen-style food…
The Kitchen Restaurant
Pollok House, Pollok Estate, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Southside,
Glasgow,
G43 1AT
A sense of 19th century grandeur is unmistakable as you walk up towards Pollok House. On entering, you'd be forgiven for expecting a starched and preened butler to cordially introduce you to a room peopled with tobacco lords and aristocracy. As you…
Leith's at Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific Quay, Southside,
Glasgow,
G51 1EA
We should all remember from physics classes that energy equals mass times velocity squared - or something like that. Anyway, the Science Centre abounds with pent-up force, as children learn about science through what at least sounds like a whole lot of…
No 28 Charlotte Square
National Trust for Scotland, 28 Charlotte Square, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4ET
You'd be forgiven for thinking this café, housed within the National Trust for Scotland head office overlooking Charlotte Square, might be quite formal and exclusive. Instead, it has a welcoming atmosphere that makes you feel instantly at home. It's set…
The Pipers' Tryst
30-34 McPhater Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G4 OHW
Anyone who still labours under the misconception that Scottish cuisine is just a huge mound of tasteless, grey mince and tatties topped off with a deep-fried Mars bar should eat here. You won't find bland, cloying stodge at the Pipers' Tryst. It's a…
Queen Street Café
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1JD
Full tables and an almost constant queue at the counter are testament to this café's popularity. Visitors to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery itself, nearby workers and escapees from the bustle of Princes Street all seek haven in this impressive…
La Scala d'Oro
The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd,
Stirling,
FK8 1DE
Up on the first floor of Tolbooth, Stirling's contemporary arts and music venue, La Scala d'Oro caters mostly to hungry gig-goers, but this Scottish-Italian fusion restaurant could easily hold its own with its convincing mix of the two cuisines. In…
The Stand Café Bar
The Stand Comedy Club, 5 York Place, Queen Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3EB
The Stand could so easily serve up uninspired pub grub and get away with it. Food, after all, is not the main attraction here. Yet, surprisingly, almost as much thought is put into the menu as to the comedy line-up. And, like the best comedians, the…
The Storytelling Café
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43 High Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SR
Situated in the revamped Scottish Storytelling Centre, this well-appointed café holds more than a few surprises. The relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere belies the mastery at work on the menu. The headings may say salad and sandwiches, but the food on…
The Top Deck @ The Ferry
The Ferry, Anderston Quay, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8DL
Meals can become memorable for various reasons, and ambience or surroundings can at times be as important as the food. Clambering down the wooden gangplank that forms the entrance to the Renfrew Ferry is certainly not like the beginning of a normal…
Tower Restaurant
Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1JF
The Tower, one of three very different restaurants that form James Thomson's Witchery Group (the Witchery itself and Rhubarb are the others), is nestled on the top floor of the modern extension to the National Museum of Scotland. It enjoys some…
Tramway Café Bar
25 Albert Drive, Southside,
Glasgow,
G41 2PE
Glitterballs can add a sense of humour to a room, and the ones hanging in the two-floored Tramway Café operate as a kitsch point of interest for the artists, young families and school groups that gather there. A mix of low, comfortable couches and basic…
Traverse Bar Café
Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
This busy theatre bar has one of the best atmospheres in Edinburgh. Attracting a wide range of people, partly drawn from the nearby financial sector but mainly theatrical types here to either put on a show or watch one, the Traverse is never short of…
Tron Theatre
63 Trongate, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5HB
Scotland
Once upon a time, the Tron was the undisputed hub of Glasgow's art crowd. A constant coterie of theatre lovers mingled with other creative types in this vaunted Glasgow arts venue for cutting-edge drama and low-key musical events. However, with the…
Willow Tea Rooms
217 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 3EX
The Willow Tea Rooms remain an important part of Glasgow's architectural heritage, and an equal mix of locals and tourists choose from the various Mackintosh-designed rooms. At the Sauchiehall Street original (entry via Henderson the Jewellers), the…
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