"The Scottish Café"

Enter the Scottish Café and Restaurant beneath the National Gallery of Scotland and you're not going to be short of choice. For a start, are you just looking for a coffee, a snack or a lighter bite? If so, ask for the café menu (covered by an entry in…

Nestled in the basement of the National Gallery of Scotland, the Scottish Café and Restaurant exudes professionalism from start to finish. Husband and wife team Victor and Carina Contini run a tight ship for a good mix of tourists and locals. Smart…

This award-winning specialist Italian grocer, wine merchant and café bar has legendary status in the capital, if not the country as a whole. 2008 marked a major development for Valvona & Crolla when a tie-up with House of Fraser saw them take over…

Iain Burnett, the Highland Chocolatier, opened this 4-star visitor attraction in 2011, next to his established Legends of Grandtully café and gift shop. Exhibitions lead you through the production of chocolate from cocoa bean plantation to Iain's…

The Willow Tea Rooms have been part of Sauchiehall St for over 100 years, ever since they were run by Charles Rennie Mackintosh's most loyal patron (and queen of the Victorian tea room) Kate Cranston. At the time of going to print, the future of that…

The Doocot (or pigeon-loft for those not fluent in Scots) perches atop another Mackintosh building that is now Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture: six floors of exhibition spaces, usually with something quirky on show. More conservative in…

Eating at the 18th-century estate house in glorious Pollok Country Park is like being invited for lunch at Downton Abbey. Sitting downstairs in the old kitchen, surrounded by artefacts –- including copper pans and an original cast-iron stove – of the…

There's a tranquil feel to the Gateway Restaurant located upstairs in the John Hope Gateway Centre, a biodiversity and information centre in Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Gardens. Set in a long, bright room, the lovely interior features leaf-green ceilings…

With an informal wine bar atmosphere, racks of wine bottles around the walls and a gallery of artworks for sale in aid of a hospice, there's a feeling of caring and community here. This caring extends into the food, wine and cheery service on offer.

There’s a good reason why people are advised to brew up some fresh coffee and put a loaf of bread in the oven when selling their house. The aroma of its on-site certified organic bakery makes this little café cosy and welcoming, now in its tenth year of…

There are reasons aplenty to visit the café at Fenton Barns Farm Shop near North Berwick. The shop is an Aladdin’s cave of Scottish foodie delights, and a tasty symbiosis sees the cheeses, chocolate, smoked fish and ice-cream which pack the shelves…

The Real Food Café transformed an old Little Chef into a fish and chip (and more) stop that buys its produce from local farmers, artisan suppliers and sustainable fish sources. With its open-plan kitchen and eating area, as well as outdoor tables, this…

If you want a measure of deli/greengrocer Roots and Fruits’ repute as a source of high-quality produce, just ask countless respected cafés and restaurants that use them as a supplier. But a sample of said goodness needn’t only be taken second hand…

Part of the earlier wave of cafés that popped up as the Southside got younger and hipper, Tapa has responded to the increasing number of openings in the area by stripping back its menu to become a more straightforward daytime café, offering breakfasts…