Aberdeen
One of the most attractive traditional pubs in the city, with a lovely stone and timber interior, stained-glass windows and a relaxed atmosphere – a great…
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Highland Perthshire
The heart of Kenmore, this hotel has a bar with a roaring fire and some verses scribbled on the chimney by Robert Burns in 1787, when the inn was already…
Inverness
Beautifully refurbished, this is the most traditional of the pubs in the city centre, with a mahogany horseshoe bar and several real ales on tap,…
Aberdeen
Tucked down an alley off Union St, Aberdeen's best-known pub boasts the longest bar in the city, a great range of real ales and good-value pub grub. Quiet…
Leith
If you’re serious about spirits, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has branches all around the world. Membership of the society costs from £65 a year and…
Edinburgh
Set in an 18th-century house with a cobbled courtyard, the Pear Tree is a student favourite with an open fire in winter, bright modern decor inside, and…
Portree (Port Righ)
This adjunct to a popular pizza restaurant (upstairs beside the Royal Hotel) serves excellent Italian espresso, and also has an extensive range of Italian…
Aberdeen
The original flagship bar of northeast Scotland's most innovative craft brewery brings a bit of industrial chic to Aberdeen's pub scene along with a vast…
Glasgow
This traditional pub is Scotland’s oldest gay bar. It attracts punters of all ages. It’s very friendly and, with a large group of regulars, a good place…
Scotland
This chic yet laid-back bar, which doubles as a casual restaurant, flies the flag for wine, craft beer and artisan cocktails, some made with seasonal…
Leith
The Starbank is an oasis of fine ales and good, homemade food on Edinburgh's windswept waterfront. In summer there's a sunny conservatory and in winter a…
The Cairngorms
Lively local pub that operates under the wing of the Cairngorm Brewery. It's popular with hikers and climbers, and serves a good range of real ales and…
Glasgow
Downstairs on cosmopolitan John St, Underground sports a relaxed crowd and, crucially, a free jukebox. You’ll be listening to indie rather than Abba here.
Inverness
Offering a tempting selection of craft beers, this pub has a wee suntrap of a terrace out the front. It's a great place for a pint on a summer afternoon.
Fort William
The Grog & Gruel is a traditional-style, wood-panelled pub with an excellent range of cask ales from regional Scottish and English microbreweries.
Glasgow
This popular Manchester club's Glasgow branch is a cheery spot, not too scene-y, with all welcome. It makes for a fun place to finish off a night out.
Glasgow
Chilled out vibes and cocktails bring a young crowd to this lane hideaway where the cosy, contemporary interior is complemented by DJs regularly spinning…
Glasgow
One of the city's oldest pubs, Sloans' major draw is its Friday night ceilidh where kilted Glaswegians and visitors dance together to the beat of…
Glasgow
With a fair claim to being Scotland's smallest pub, there's also a strong case for the Wee Pub to be one of the country's most charming. As soon as you…
Glasgow
Venture down the graffiti-splashed stairs to this bohemian basement space, where there's a sociable studenty vibe, vegan comfort food and regular bands or…
Glasgow
There's a basement bar for all types on Bath St, with subversive hideaways under brokers' offices and a range of vibes. This one is low-lit and casual but…
Glasgow
An enticing destination for a session of craft beer, this comfortable neighbourhood pub has lots of options, including several kegs of guest ales. The…
Glasgow
Every vodka drinker's dream, Vodka Wodka has more varieties of the stealthy poison than you could possibly conquer in one sitting. Its brushed-metal bar…
Glasgow
This former library still features lofty shelving but these days it's craft gins and spirits that they bear. The noble, high-ceilinged interior of this…
Oban
A traditional pub with a lovely old island bar, polished brass fittings, stained glass and a beer garden, the Lorne serves local real ales, as well as…
Glasgow
Dark wood and marble columns frame this attractive drinking emporium, peppered with church pews and leather lounge chairs. Its cosy and relaxing vibe…
Dumfries & Galloway
This attractive central bar has craft beer and a good atmosphere. It also does breakfasts, basic snacks and sandwiches during the day, and simple, cheap…
Inverness
Stuck beneath the ugliest building on the riverfront, Johnny Foxes is a big and boisterous Irish bar with a wide range of food served all day and live…
Butterfly and the Pig Southside
Glasgow
The southern incarnation of this well-loved Bath St bar occupies an extravagantly decorated traditional pub opposite Queens Park. It's a laid-back,…
Glasgow
Set across three levels, this outpost of an Edinburgh brewery offers some 20 taps of quality craft beer, some of which is brewed here, and a few…
Glasgow
Near Queens Park station, this upbeat spot doles out more than a hundred varieties of rum. It backs up the Caribbean theme with Jamaican and Creole…
Portree (Port Righ)
Portree's pubs are nothing special, but the Isles Inn is more atmospheric than most. The Jacobean bar, with its flagstone floor and open fires, pulls in a…
Skye
You can enjoy a bar meal of Cullen skink or roast venison (food served noon to 9pm) washed down with Isle of Skye Brewery ale at the public bar in the…
Ullapool
Known as the FBI, this character-laden waterfront inn is a popular spot where locals and visitors go to mingle. The food isn't anything special but it's…
Fort William
The lounge here enjoys a good view over the loch, and the bar exudes a relaxed, jovial atmosphere where climbers and tourists can work off leftover energy…
Glasgow
This student favourite on a West End backstreet near the River Kelvin is a relaxed den that serves nearly a hundred different teas and other infusions. It…
Glasgow
This lager labyrinth with its fantasy-realm elven treehouse feel could be an Escher sketch brought to life, and it's a cut above most Irish theme pubs.
Greater Glasgow
Designed by a Mackintosh disciple, this is Paisley's best pub, with original dark wood fittings and several guest ales on tap. There's no food, though.
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