Edinburgh
This superb neighbourhood bistro, with French chef and wait staff, and two-thirds of its top-quality produce sourced in Scotland (one-third imported from…
Must-see restaurants in Scotland
Southern Highlands & Islands
This fine-dining restaurant at the Crinan Hotel offers gourmet dinners featuring local seafood. The multicourse menu changes monthly and offers choices…
Glasgow
A subway-station forecourt is an unlikely spot to find a seafood restaurant of such quality, but pop out of Shields Rd and here it is. The adjacent fish…
Glasgow
Offering several different cuts of traceably sourced, properly aged beef, this is one of the best spots in Glasgow for a tasty, served-as-you-want-it…
North & West Coast
A mile south of Achiltibuie, this sweet chalet offers views to the Summer Isles and fresh local seafood served with a smile. What's on offer varies, but…
Dumfries & Galloway
Fresh local seafood is the stock-in-trade of this unpretentious local favourite. With Melba toast, prawn cocktails and curious cutlery, it's got a retro…
North & West Coast
One of the Highlands’ most picturesque places for a pint or a romantic away-from-it-all stay (doubles £120), the Glenelg Inn has tables in a lovely garden…
Southern Highlands & Islands
Attached to Skipness House, near the castle, this place has a great summer scene on a fine day, serving no-frills but delicious local fish and shellfish…
Waterfront Fishouse Restaurant
Oban
Waterfront is housed on the top floor of a converted seamen’s mission, and the stylish, unfussy decor, bathed by the summer evening sun, does little to…
Glasgow
This has such cachet as the Southside's, if not the city's, best cafe, that you'll be waiting in line most days. It's worth the enforced contemplation…
Leith
A small restaurant with a big reputation, the Little Chartroom boasts just a few tables and four stools at the bar where you can watch the chefs…
Oban
If you want to savour superb Scottish seafood without the expense of an upmarket restaurant, head for Oban’s famous seafood stall – it’s the green shack…
Glasgow
This elegant Cantonese oasis is one of Scotland's most authentic Chinese restaurants; indeed, it's quite a surprise after a traditional dining experience…
Highland Perthshire
This superb little tearoom sits on the platform at remote Rannoch Station, serving coffee, sandwiches and cake to visiting hikers, mountain bikers and…
Southern Scotland
Further along the harbour road from the maritime museum, make sure to drop into this wonderful pub. It's the oldest in Irvine (built in 1597, licensed in…
Aberdeen
This smart and sophisticated restaurant and cocktail bar, tucked away on a quiet square, takes Scottish favourites such as sea trout, scallops and…
Dumfries & Galloway
This bookshop is set around a brilliantly welcoming cafe serving decent coffee to prolong your reading time, as well as really delicious baking and other…
Central Highlands
The only eating place on the island, this cafe serves meals such as haddock and chips (fish freshly landed at Mallaig) and Canna rabbit stew, in a lovely…
Southern Scotland
The Dancing Midge is a hugely cheerful cafe on the waterfront, offering fine views and excellent breakfast options as well as sandwiches, daily soups,…
Leith
A weekly street-food market surrounded by industrial warehouses, The Pitt is a little bit of East London in north Edinburgh. The regularly changing food…
Leith
A more traditional alternative to Edinburgh’s thriving artisan-pizza scene, Origano is all low lighting, exposed brick walls, and the best pizza in Leith …
Edinburgh
One of Edinburgh’s livelier Indian restaurants, Tuk Tuk serves street-food-style Indian dishes in spacious surroundings with vintage Bollywood posters on…
Skye
This old country inn dates from 1790 and has a lively little bar and a delightful beer garden beside the loch – a real suntrap on summer afternoons. The…
Edinburgh
A tiny restaurant punching way above its weight, Field pulls off that rare feat: fine dining at modest prices. The food is Scottish, contemporary, and…
Edinburgh
Serving up Edinburgh’s most creative and beautiful bakes, Lovecrumbs is a shabby-chic cafe popular with students and hipsters. Cakes and tarts are…
Edinburgh
This chic patisserie is owned by a chef – Mademoiselle Macaron, no less – who trained at Alain Ducasse’s cookery school in Paris. French precision is…
Leith
This is the genuine article: a tiny, no-frills bar tucked off Leith Walk serving up the best dim sum in Edinburgh. The authentic menu includes silky-soft…
Edinburgh
Light, bright and modern, Home mixes social purpose with quality food. The globe-spanning menu includes steaks, tagines, gumbo and posh mac ’n’ cheese…
Scotland
Looking over the bucolic Union Canal in Ratho, 7 miles west of Edinburgh, the sleek Bridge Inn serves good-looking plates of superior pub food – Mull…
Glasgow
This welcoming and approachable place, with a takeaway outlet alongside, is an offshoot of the ever-popular neighbouring Café Gandolfi. Attractive art and…
Edinburgh
Established by the Michelin-starred team responsible for Kitchin and Castle Terrace, this laid-back gastropub adds a modern chef's touch to old-time…
Kirkwall
This grand old waterfront hotel is among Kirkwall’s better dining places. The elegant bar and eating area packs out; it’s a favourite spot for older…
Scotland
This rustic inn is a trencherman's delight, famous for its excellent Aberdeen Angus steaks and Scottish seafood (bookings essential). Its world-class wine…
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
Housed in an 18th-century cottage with low ceilings, exposed stone walls, polished wood tables and plush red upholstery, this place – named after a local…
Southern Scotland
Tucked away above the Royal Bank of Scotland on the main road, this stunningly attractive bar and bistro comes as quite a surprise. Eating is done in an…
Leith
This restaurant (and its companion bar, Teuchters Landing) inhabits a warren of nooks and crannies in a red-brick former waiting room (for ferries across…
Aberdeen
A cut above your usual seaside cafe – on sunny days you can sit at the wooden tables on the prom and share a bottle of chilled white wine, or choose from…
Stirling
This elegant Scottish-Austrian restaurant is a reliable and popular choice, with conservative decor oddly offset by magazine-spread skiing photos, but the…
Edinburgh
The scent of curry leaves and spices hits you as soon as you walk through the door of this unassuming cafe serving up some of Edinburgh's best South…
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
Enter the romantic interior of this informal lounge bar and bistro for anything from a cup of tea to good wines by the glass to an interesting array of…
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