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Restaurants, Bistros & brasseries and Outdoor dining
- The Boat House
Fresh local seafood with world class views! - Tron Theatre
Fantastic food and drink - and a fabulous night out - Whighams Wine Cellars
Whighams is one of Edinburgh's leading wine bars and restaurants - The Magnum Restaurant & Bar
At the Magnum we combine Scotland's best local ingredients with traditional flavours
Bijou
2 Restalrig Road,
Edinburgh,
EH6 8BN
Since coming under new management in late 2011 this small bistro on the edge of Leith Links has been spruced up and dusted down. The atmosphere is casual and the welcome friendly, and as for the food, it puts many pricier city centre places to shame.
The Black Bull
Market Place,
Lauder,
TD2 6SR
Located on one of the main routes south from Edinburgh in the heart of the Scottish Borders, this popular 18th-century coaching inn is in perfect walking and cycling country. Serving well cooked, no-nonsense food, there's no better place to restore lost…
The Brasserie at Òran Mór
731–735 Great Western Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8QX
Òran Mór – a multi-space arts and social venue formed from a grand old church at the top of Byres Road – is something of a hub in the cultural life of Glasgow’s West End. Hidden below the busy main bar, though, the Brasserie feels like something of an…
Café Grande
184 Bruntsfield Place,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4DF
Café Grande has sat among Bruntsfield’s mish-mash of ever-changing shops for a good while now, and it seems well pitched for the market that surrounds it. Decked out in classic French bistro red, the walls are a cacophony of old prints, chalkboards and…
Canasta Bistro
1102 Cathcart Road, Mount Florida,
Glasgow,
G42 9EG
Within a pizza throw of Hampden stadium, Canasta has become a celebrated restaurant in Glasgow's Mount Florida – an area not known for great dining options. It's cosy inside, with chequered tablecloths and scatter cushions contributing to an informal…
Forth Floor Brasserie
Harvey Nichols, 30–34 St Andrew Square,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2AD
Refurbished in early 2012, this place looks smart and modern, with the use of wood and leather softening the metals and glass in the bright, open space. A new seafood bar is an attractive addition, and a screen has been erected between the brasserie and…
inDulge
22 High Street,
Auchterarder,
Perthshire,
PH3 1DF
InDulge sits on the ‘Lang Toon’ of Auchterarder’s 1.5 mile-long high street in the Ochil foothills. The name is a first clue to this popular café's breakfasts, lunches and snacks. The décor is light and welcoming with cream painted wood walls, leather…
Lucky 7 Canteen
166 Bath Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4TB
The peeling wallpaper, plain wood and 1970s style cushions on the booth benches are all deliberate: for all Lucky 7 looks like a dodgy old bedsit, it's actually carefully contrived to give this city centre hangout a laid-back, studenty atmosphere. This…
Malmaison Brasserie
1 Tower Place,
Edinburgh,
EH6 7BZ
Being a hotel restaurant can have its perks and challenges – and the brasserie at Malmaison does make an effort to be more than an adjunct to the successful and stylish hotel chain. The chunky Victorian waterfront property, fitted out with plush…
Malmaison
278 West George Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4LL
With its low cavernous ceiling, warm dark brown and red hues and atmospheric lighting, the Mal is surprisingly unpretentious. The menu is a collection of classic British dishes, which swim across the channel for inspiration, class and a little Gallic…
Monster Mash
20 Forrest Road,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QN
In April 2010, Monster Mash relocates a grand total of 15m up the road. But fans need not fear: the biggest change will simply be more space to spend your money. As 20 Forrest Road will see restaurant seating for 65, private dining for 25 and outdoor…
The Old Bakehouse Bistro and Grill
Main Street,
West Linton,
EH46 7EA
There's an old-time feel to the fixtures and fittings in this former village bakery, but the approach is contemporary and imaginative, with children's, high tea and Sunday brunch menus alongside a weekly market menu and main à la carte.
Olive Branch Bistro
91 Broughton Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3RX
Broughton Street has long been a hot spot for eating and drinking in the city, and this corner dining room is a tremendously popular example. Open for breakfast through to dinner, the usual suspects are served throughout the day before the real event…
St Louis Cafe Bar
734 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 7RD
This family-run café-bar originally opened as just a café, but as its evening popularity grew so did its modest menu. The venue is as welcoming as a good friend’s living room with Klimt prints, fairy lights wrapped around pillars and an aged wooden…
Shimla Pinks
777 Pollokshaws Road,
Glasgow,
G41 2AX
Pink is the word at Shimla Pinks on Pollokshaws Road. The striking cerise and black décor, along with the subdued lighting and white opaque glass behind the bar, create a 1980s wine bar feel. The atmosphere is subdued, intimate and rarely too busy…
Sky Bar & Grill
Ocean Terminal, Victoria Dock,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6JJ
Shopping malls and exquisite dining experiences don't immediately spring to mind as easy bedfellows. But this hasn't prevented the opening of an ambitious venture on the top floor of Edinburgh's Ocean Terminal. Sky Bar and Grill is a modern diner with…
The Top Deck @ The Ferry
The Ferry, Anderston Quay,
Glasgow,
G3 8BX
A popular venue for gigs and club nights, this floating Glasgow institution does a good line in lunches and early dinners before the entertainment begins. There is a certain indefinable pleasure in eating on water, and when the sun shines on the outdoor…
The Unicorn Inn
15 Excise Street,
Kincardine,
Fife,
FK10 4LN
A 17th century coaching house which was also the birthplace of Kincardine’s most famous son, the chemist and physicist James Dewar (inventor of the Dewar – later Thermos – flask), the Unicorn Inn has seen a substantial upgrade since them. Now a smart…
Urban Bar & Brasserie
23–25 St Vincent Place,
Glasgow,
G1 2DT
Positioned to receive tourists spilling out from George Square is this, the flagship in Alan Tomkins’ collection of Glasgow bars and restaurants. With its muted tones, champagne bar and live piano playing it seems halfway between a relaxed, cosmopolitan…
Whighams Wine Cellars
13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4EL
For almost 30 years, stressed professionals have uncoiled at Whighams. At 6pm on Fridays the shadowy cellar’s nooks are jammed, the restaurant side is heaving and the bar stools are occupied by smart ladies gratefully cradling one of 40 wines by the…
Yann's at Glenearn House
Perth Road,
Crieff,
PH7 3EQ
Authentic home-style cooking from a French chef producing simple bistro fare with Scottish ingredients. Traditional favourites, such as French onion soup and ratatouille feature, but a cheese fondue with wild mushrooms reveals chef Yannick Grospellier's…
