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- Joseph Pearce
A traditional Edinburgh pub transformed into Swedish beer house - La Garrigue
La Garrigue is an authentic French restaurant with three venues across Edinburgh - La Vallée Blanche
La Vallée Blanche serves delightful French- Scottish cuisine in Glasgow - Assam's
Assam's is has cleverly produced a contemporary take on traditional Indian fine dining
Al Dente
139 Easter Road,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5QA
Al Dente’s low ceilings, tiled floors and wooden tables give the feel of a traditional trattoria. The small space is enlivened by numerous photos, including some of owner Graziano Spano’s home of Bari in southern Italy. Quality ingredients and…
Always Sunday
170 High Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1QS
This blueprint for a successful café is as easy as a Sunday morning. The clear glass frontage provides space, light and the perfect vantage point from which to spy on tourists photographing the Royal Mile. A fresh and very friendly tearoom, Always…
An Clachan
Off La Belle Place,
Glasgow,
G3 7LH
With its steady stream of regular customers and its friendly and relaxed atmosphere, An Clachan in Kelvingrove Park has the feel of a village café that people would travel to from far and wide. Housed in a former children’s shelter and public…
Anatolia Chargrill
140 St Vincent St,
Glasgow,
G2 5LA
Anatolia (named after a Turkish region) consists of a large light space, on two levels and a bar area with giant ottoman-style cushions. It is all decorated with rustic murals, ceramics and beautiful carpet wall hangings. This is no kebab shop, there…
The Apartment Bistro
7–13 Barclay Place,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4HW
The Apartment Bistro, older sibling to the Outsider restaurant, has completed its first year since a radical overhaul of both interior and menu. Deep red walls, low hanging pendant lamps and mismatched canteen chairs create a stylish and intimate vibe.
Art Lover's Café
House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road,
Glasgow,
G41 5BW
Situated in Bellahouston Park’s House for an Art Lover, which was built to a Charles Rennie Mackintosh design in the 1990s, the Art Lover’s Café matches the fine setting by serving high-quality food. It is a pleasant stroll through the house’s gardens…
Assam’s
57 West Regent Street,
Glasgow,
G2 2AE
This popular newcomer last year has quite literally taken a step up for 2011, with owner Assam Rashid moving his basement eatery to a street-level site two doors along. And it’s a lovely venue, with lots of daylight coming in through windows with…
Balbir's
7 Church Street,
Glasgow,
G11 5JP
Balbir Sumal is a stalwart of the Glasgow Indian dining scene and can still be found using his experience to oversee matters at his eponymous West End branch of his restaurant group. Attention to detail and a determination to keep Indian cuisine…
Black Bo's (Restaurant)
57–61 Blackfriars Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1NB
Black Bo’s is another restaurant which has graced the Edinburgh vegetarian scene for over 20 years. If this were to draw you to the conclusion that they must be doing something right you’d be spot on. The shabby chic bistro-style interior is…
Broughton Delicatessen
7 Barony Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6PD
Recently voted among the top 50 delis in the UK, this little deli/café champions the relaxed, community-based ethos of Broughton Street. There’ll be no pursed lips if you sit all day over your coffee and a book, there’s no BYOB corkage, and regular…
Bukharah
Lorne Hotel, 923 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow,
G3 7TQ
The award-winning Bukharah continues to uphold its ethos for delivering healthy home-style Indian cuisine with flair. Charcoal walls, exposed blackened ventilation pipes and brickwork give this large restaurant a somewhat industrial feel, yet the…
The Butterfly and the Pig
153 Bath Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4SQ
This is one of the most unique pub/dining experiences in Glasgow. Walk through the basement doors on Bath Street and you’re taken into what could be your great grandmother’s house. Velvet curtains separate the dark, comfy bar from the kitsch and cosy…
The Cabin
996–998 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G14 9UJ
The cosy, low-ceilinged dining space is small and intimate, with pictures on the walls, a kitsch cabinet filled with the glasses and a wide open door opening onto the busy kitchen. From there, hisses, aromas and shouts all pour out. Also seen going in…
Café Fish
15 North West Circus Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6SX
Note: in July 2011 Café Fish moved to a new location in Stockbridge. This review, first published in April 2011, refers to its previous venue in Leith.
It is a brave restaurant that opens a few doors along from the Michelin-starred Plumed Horse, but…
Café Gandolfi
64 Albion Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1NY
Few can claim to be Glasgow foodies without having sampled the wares of Cafe Gandolfi – for over 30 years this bohemian restaurant has been at the front of Glasgow's culinary revolution. Inside is dark and rustic – deep mahogany-coloured tables and a…
Café Modern One
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, 75 Belford Road,
Edinburgh,
EH4 3DR
A stalwart in Edinburgh’s arts-venue dining scene, the gallery café has become synonymous with quality food. A recent refurb has brought a more modern, streamlined feel to the operation, although the overall approach remains the same. Operating a…
Café St Honoré
34 North West Thistle Street Lane,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1EA
With its wood-panelled and mirrored interior, black and white chequered floors and spindly tables with white cloths, Café St Honoré certainly has the power to make you feel like you’re in 1940s Paris. Fortunately for Edinburgh diners, 2011 Scottish…
Cafe Salma
523 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow,
G3 7PQ
There is nothing quite like Cafe Salma in Glasgow. With an established clientele who clearly like its value for money, authentic international food and its no alcohol policy. Large tables of families and young Asians tuck into a varied mix of pizzas…
Café Sejuiced
77 Hanson Street,
Glasgow,
G31 2HF
Hidden as it is behind an old tobacco factory a short walk east from the City Centre, Café Sejuiced has had to rely upon word of mouth to gain its strong reputation for excellent soups, sandwiches and fresh fruit juices, and a welcoming and pleasantly…
Cherry and Heather Fine Foods
7 North Gower Street,
Glasgow,
G51 1PW
Cherry and Heather is a takeaway, deli and café close to Cessnock subway station run by a husband and wife team who firmly believe that good food can make you happy. The owners also have an eye for quality, serving restaurant-standard food in a relaxed…
City Café
Mint Hotel, Finnieston Quay,
Glasgow,
G3 8HN
If your aim is to eat riverside you couldn’t get any closer than the City Café without getting wet. With its own mooring it’s possible to step from a boat onto the large outdoor decking area, which must be one of the better spots for summer drinks in…
Classic's
10 Windsor Street,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5JR
Classics restaurant is hidden away in the basement of the Cairn Hotel, but don’t let the unprepossessing location put you off. And don’t be distracted by the incongruous piped muzak that plays on a loop while you study the menu. The food is of prime…
Cookie
72 Nithsdale Road,
Glasgow,
G41 2AN
Winner of last year's newcomer of the year award, Cookie continues to impress with their usual yet welcomed combination of deli, shop and small restaurant. Busy all day, every day, you are instantly hit with aromas filling the air from the open-plan…
Criterion
568 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6RH
Based on the nearby café that closed in the 1970s, the Criterion recreates the spirit of those classic Italian bistros once so ubiquitous in Glasgow. This sister venue to neighbouring Velvet Elvis and Pintxo is full of art deco signage, wood panelling…
David Bann
56–58 St Mary's Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SX
They say that once you reach the top the only way is down, but this is far from the case for David Bann who, for almost ten years, has been at the forefront of vegetarian dining in Edinburgh. There are no vegetarian clichés to be found here, only…




