Experience rustic, family style cooking at award-winning French restaurant La Garrigue. Sample the tastes of Languedoc at one of the most authentic restaurants in Edinburgh (Hitlisted in The List Eating & Drinking Guide 2012) or visit our fantastic little bistro in Leith.
Restaurants and BYOB
- L'escargot Bleu
French cuisine with a Scottish twist - McKirdy's Steakhouse
Edinburgh's only Steakhouse owned & supplied by Award Winning butchers - Assam's
Assam's is has cleverly produced a contemporary take on traditional Indian fine dining - Mother India
Mother India provides you with the freshest, most wholesome Indian dishes in Glasgow
Beanscene
16 Cresswell Lane Hillhead,
Glasgow,
G12 8AA
Beanscene, recently opened, is another contender for the trendy cafe crown, with its Friends-y vibe, evening tapas menu and weekly live music.
The Beautiful Mountain
11-13 Belmont Street,
Aberdeen,
AB10 1JR
Full Scottish in the morning, lunchtime BLT (with Ayrshire pork of course) or thrice-weekly evening eclectic tapas menu - this little Belmont Street cafe takes it in its stride. The owners also run a catering service if you want the caff to come to you.
Big Mouth Coffee Bar and Café
167 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6AA
This casual café servicing Partick locals is nicely furnished and softly lit making it a comfortable spot for a coffee, breakfast or bite of lunch. A tender steak served in a warmed ciabatta is flavoured with a tangy mustard mayo and comes with a side…
Biscuit
17 Skirving Street,
Glasgow,
G41 3AB
Biscuit’s pastry chef/owner has appeared on TV showing us how to bake some of the scrumptious sweet treats available here – and maybe she’ll share her recipe for a successful café too. Exceptional, creative cakes (including the 'whoopie' – dubbed the…
Brazilian Sensation
117–119 Buccleuch Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9NG
Open since 1998, this Brazilian restaurant in the Southside has been helping the people of Edinburgh delude themselves – despite any cold temperatures or grey skies – that they are in fact somewhere tropical, where the sun shines and the dancing never…
The Cabin
996–998 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G14 9UJ
Situated a little walk past the main dining strip on Dumbarton Road, the striking cream and red art deco-style exterior of this charming little restaurant welcomes you into the nautical world inside. Host Dennis welcomes you to the light, bright space…
The Cocoa Tree Cafe
9 High Street,
Pittenweem,
Fife,
KY10 2LA
A dedicated chocolate shop and café selling high-end Belgian and other imported chocolate. For main entry see Where to Eat (p.36).
Cup
311 Byres Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8UQ
The first thing to mention about Cup is that it’s a tearoom rather than a café, offering a wide range of speciality teas and infusions that add twists to the traditional black, green, and oolong varieties. The second thing to mention is that this isn’t…
Cuthberts Coffee & Bistro
94a Fountainbridge,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9QA
Housed in the ground floor of an elegant B-listed building (the former St Cuthbert’s Co-Operative Society headquarters, from which the café takes its name), the converted frontage of Cuthberts is impressive. Huge plate glass windows mean the morning…
Double Dutch
27–29 Marshall Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9BJ
Under new management since the summer of 2008, but still trading under the same name, any former Dutch influence which this café boasted has long since disappeared. There’s plenty to take its place, although it could be argued that the extensiveness of…
Kim's Korean Meals
5 Buccleuch Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9JN
Kim’s serves simple wholesome Korean meals just as Mrs Kim would prepare for her own family, with jaunty décor, tiny dimensions and ornate floral chinaware adding to the homely atmosphere. A helpful little photo album explains each dish in full colour.
PJ’s India
15–17 Kent Road,
Glasgow,
G3 7EH
PJ, the owner of the restaurant (which used to be Panjea) apparently has ‘mad visions’ of curries in his dreams. This could explain some of the more inspired dishes on the menu, such as almond-honey curry, tandoori trout and banana pakora. But it’s not…
Red Fort
10 Drummond Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TU
This modern-style, 50-seater restaurant shows an engaging determination to tick every box you could possibly desire. Open seven days, service kicks off at noon with a buffet lunch (free for under threes, £3.50 for under tens, £6 for students, or £6.85…
Roastit Bubbly Jocks
450 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6SE
The open glass frontage of this well established Partick eatery offers a candlelit window into its cosy, relaxed atmosphere. Inside locals, couples and large family parties are served hearty portions of Scottish cuisine. The Highland game terrine is…
Russian Passion
5 Canonmills,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5HA
It’s rare to find a restaurant in Scotland that opens up unexplored gastronomic worlds and where pretty much everything on the menu is a new experience. Russian Passion in Canonmills, a café and restaurant run by Maria Belyaeva and her chef Luba, is one…
Saffrani
11 South College Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9AA
This small restaurant tucked away off Nicolson Street has retained its all-round quality through a recent change in ownership, with an extensive list of curries from a variety of Indian regions. To start, chicken chat is a substantial dish of spicy…
The Tannochbrae Tearoom
High Street,
Auchtermuchty,
Fife,
KY14 7AP
This Auchtermuchty tearoom, which was used for the filming of Scottish Television’s Dr Finlay, transports diners back in time to post-war Britain when independent teashops, grocers and tobacconists reigned. Its interior is unashamedly retro with its…
Tawa & Grill
146–148 Nelson Street,
Glasgow,
G5 8EJ
The smart and contemporary Tawa & Grill provides proof – if you needed reminding – that a trip to Nelson Street in Tradeston possesses nearly all the virtues of a journey halfway across Asia. That this dilapidated zone south of the Clyde has become…
Wannaburger
7–8 Queensferry Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4PA
Wanna burger? Then head down to the West End for belly-filling burgers, hot dogs, milkshakes and ice-cream sundaes. Make no mistake: fine dining this is not, but if what you’re looking for is superior fast food of a quality and price that put the chains…
Avenue G
291 Byres Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8TL
Avenue G prides itself on its coffee, and their menu even includes a handy customers’ guide to their array of options. It’s not just the coffee that they have every right to boast about though as the café’s food and ambience are both well worthy of…
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.
Café India
29 Albion Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1LH
Having recently been taken over by Tony Hussain, Café India has some big ideas and great expectations. From a Sunday morning cookery school to Indian tapas and Scottish ale evenings, there’s plenty going on. The large dining area remains divided, with a…
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…
Eat Deli
16 Busby Rd, Clarkston,
Glasgow,
G76 7BG
The rather prosaic name gives no indication of the high quality of food served and on sale here. Bei & Nannini coffee, Ferrarelle mineral water, Suki fair-trade tea and Stornoway black pudding are just a few of the superior brands. There’s clearly a…
