Fife
This superb little restaurant in the Forth View Hotel, hidden away at the end of a secluded lane to the east of Aberdour, has a menu that focuses solely…
Must-see restaurants in Scotland
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…
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
This striking brick-lined split-level space down an alley off a principal Helensburgh street is a great spot. A range of influences from Asia to the…
The Trossachs
A revamp has seen this restaurant of a small main-road hotel invigorated by young owners. Start with an aperitif from the fine spirit selection of the…
New Town
A grand Georgian town house on the side of Calton Hill is the elegant setting for one of Edinburgh’s Michelin-starred restaurants. Divine decor by…
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…
Dundee
Tiny but terrific, this friendly neighbourhood cafe is bursting with good things to eat including filled tortillas, savoury tarts, bean burgers, bagels…
Borders Region
Attractively combining smart and casual, this welcoming bistro and bar does modern Scottish cuisine. Plates are beautifully, though not fussily, presented…
Old Town
If you want to convince a carnivorous friend that cuisine à la veg can be as tasty and inventive as a meat-muncher’s menu, take them to David Bann’s…
St Andrews
Delicious fresh fish sourced from Arbroath, just up the coast, puts this place a class above most chippies. It fries to order and the food's worth the…
Old Town
A simple concept pioneered in Glasgow has captured hearts and minds – and stomachs – here in Edinburgh: Indian food served in tapas-size portions, so that…
Dundee & Angus
Six miles north of Arbroath, in the tiny and unpromising-looking village of Inverkeillor, lies this intimate and rustic eatery serving gourmet-quality…
Perth
A wood-fired pizza oven is the pride of the kitchen at this cosy, informal restaurant. A few French dishes muscle onto the menu alongside the pizza and…
Dundee & Angus
Above the harbour in Auchmithie, this cosy cottage restaurant with open fireplace, rustic furniture and sea-themed art serves the best of local seafood –…
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…
Mull
Above a gallery and shop, this mezzanine restaurant offers delicious local produce at chunky wooden tables. There's a warm welcome and fine, fresh seafood…
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…
Fife
The range of seafood on offer changes daily at this comfortable but classy restaurant on the harbour – it could include oysters, scallops, cod, turbot or…
Borders Region
Selkirk's best place to eat is in the heart of things. It has a bar as well as a well-thought-out range of classic Scottish and other British ingredients…
Aberdeen
This smart and sophisticated restaurant and cocktail bar, tucked away on a quiet square, takes Scottish favourites such as sea trout, scallops and…
Borders Region
The Middle East meets the Borders in this enticing cafe behind the tourist office. Patterned rugs and a secondhand bookshop make for a relaxing…
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…
Fife
An award-winning chippie famous for its deep-fried haddock and chips, this place also offers classy takes on traditional takeaway dishes, including…
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…
New Town
Pass through the revolving doors on the corner of West Register St and you're transported back to Victorian times – a palace of glinting mahogany,…
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…
Islay
At Islay's major crossroads, 3 miles northeast of Bowmore, this hotel offers satisfying dining in an attractive slate-floored room on one side and a more…
Islay
Owned by the Bowmore Distillery, this restaurant at the Harbour Inn is the classiest in town. The conservatory-style dining area offers wonderful sunset…
Caithness
A trendy, comfortable place decked out in light wood, the Holborn contrasts starkly with more traditional Thurso watering holes. Uncomplicated but decent…
Oban, Mull & Tiree
This hotel beautifully set near the ferry has an excellent country-house restaurant with wooden fireplace, modern furnishings, and a conservatory dining…
