Shetland
This pub near the harbour in Lower Voe opens year-round but does food in summer only, with hearty home cooking supplemented by daily local seafood…
Must-see restaurants in Scotland
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
The cosy bar, or wonderful beer garden on a sunny day, are memorable places for a pint, and the food here ranges from sound-value bar meals to seafood…
Southern Highlands & Islands
Overlooking the pretty beach, this tearoom is a haven of warm chat, ice cream, delicious home-baked cakes and other snacks. Winter sunsets are just…
The Cairngorms
The Glen Clova Hotel has a bay-windowed restaurant with views across the glen, serving classics such as steaks, salads and fish and chips, as well as…
Loch Ness
A superb little pub right on the canal bank, the Lock Inn has a vast range of malt whiskies and a tempting menu of bar meals, which includes Orkney salmon…
Inverness
The stylish decor in Sam’s is a cut above your average curry shop, and so is the food – lots of fresh and flavoursome spices and herbs make dishes such as…
Scotland
The Samphire restaurant at Orocco Pier serves fine Scottish seafood in a glass-panelled dining room and outdoor terrace with stunning views of the Forth…
Glasgow
A Sikh family brings authentic home-cooked flavours from the Punjab to this sweet little Southside spot, whose elongated wooden tables soon pack out…
Highland Perthshire
This appealing modern restaurant has a prime position on the banks of Loch Tay, with window tables making the most of the gorgeous views. Service is…
Islay
Housed in the former malting kiln at Ardbeg distillery, this cafe serves homemade soups, tasty light meals, heartier daily specials and a range of…
East Coast
Well-presented dishes from across the world are a real strength at this likeable and extremely friendly central cafe and bistro. It doesn't try to…
Leith
A firm favourite with local Leithers, Truva combines a standard cafe menu of breakfast fry-ups, coffee, soups and sandwiches with a tempting array of…
Central Highlands
The cafe-bar above the ferry pier is the social hub of the community, and serves tasty, great-value soups, salads and sandwiches, plus hot lunch specials…
Glasgow
This comfortable split-level bistro serves food all day and buzzes with contented chatter. French, Mediterranean and Asian touches add intrigue to the…
Fiddler’s Coffee Shop & Restaurant
Loch Ness
The coffee shop here serves cappuccino and croissants, while the restaurant dishes up traditional Highland fare, such as venison and haggis, and a wide…
Moray
The coffee shop at Johnstons woollen mill is one of the best places to eat in town, serving breakfast till 11.45am, hot lunches from noon to 3pm (crepes…
Caithness
One of Wick's quality eating establishments, this is an appealing option for lunch or dinner at Mackays Hotel. The food is fairly classic in style and…
Borders Region
There's nothing too fancy on the menu at this traditional, tight-packed, main-street hostelry, but this is really top pub food, with generous portions of…
Glasgow
Tucked away just off Byres Rd, this upbeat spot offers creative takes on Vietnamese food, using fresh ingredients and home-made tofu. The various pho…
Dumfries & Galloway
On the main drag, colourful Brew Ha Ha offers an upbeat welcome and a tempting array of home-baked goodies as well as huge burgers, breakfast muffins,…
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
Hungry hillwalkers throng the tables in this justifiably popular cafe. The menu looks familiar – fish and chips, soups, salads and burgers – but the…
Fife
The Ship Inn, down by Elie harbour, is a pleasant and popular place for a pint at the outside tables overlooking the wide sweep of the bay, but there's…
Southern Highlands & Islands
There's lots to like about this compact restaurant that makes an effort to source sustainable local seafood. There's a fairly light touch from the kitchen…
Mull
The Mishnish offers three eating options, with hearty pub meals in the bar, Italian upstairs and a good range of seafood in a nautically themed space…
New Town
The cafe in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery has something of the feel of a busy university refectory. The excellent soups and sandwiches make it a…
Scotland
Set in a 16th-century house packed with mementos of Mary, Queen of Scots, this attractive traditional pub serves real ales aplenty and good-value pub grub…
Fort William
Upstairs from the Grog & Gruel real-ale pub is a lively Tex-Mex restaurant, with a crowd-pleasing menu of tasty enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, burgers,…
Inverness
This cyclists' cafe serves soups, sandwiches and salads prepared with organic, locally sourced produce, as well as yummy cakes and coffee. There's also a…
Outer Hebrides
Recycled timber and cool colours mark out this cafe-gallery as one of Stornoway's hip hang-outs, serving great coffee and cake and tapas-style lunches …
Glasgow
This happy, buzzy bar serves excellent meals, far better than your average pub food. Salads, pasta and burgers are among the many tasty offerings, and in…
Glasgow
Airy and easygoing, this two-level eatery specialises in sustainable scallops, oysters and mussels at affordable prices, served with a smile. There's a…
Highland Perthshire
This working watermill grinds its own flour and bakes its own bread, and serves it up in this atmospheric cafe as deliciously fresh sandwiches and…
Crail Harbour Gallery & Tearoom
Fife
Set in an original 17th-century pantiled cottage, with a low ceiling and quirkily uneven stone floor, this cosy cafe goes beyond the usual coffee and cake…
Ullapool
A likeable venue for a coffee or snack, this upbeat modern place has sub rolls, decent coffee and a variety of deli produce, including some very tasty…
Scotland
The atmospheric Hawes Inn, famously mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novel Kidnapped, serves excellent pub grub and dozens of cask ales and…
Borders Region
Chocaholics should make a beeline for this friendly cafe, where exquisite cakes and other patisserie offerings will satisfy any cacao-focused cravings. It…
Outer Hebrides
There are only outdoor seats at this cafe (attached to the Hebridean Toffee factory), on a wooden deck overlooking the bay, but it's worth waiting for a…
Mull
Just a few minutes’ walk from the sandy beach at Calgary Bay, this tearoom serves soups, sandwiches, coffee and cake, with fresh local produce used as…
Borders Region
A stone cottage by the harbour in St Abbs, sweet Ebbcarrs does tasty rolls with local crab, cullen skink and other sweet and savoury bites. Grab one of…
Edinburgh
Nok's dishes up a menu of authentic and beautifully presented Thai food in the romantic atmosphere of a 17th-century town house, decorated with Thai…
