Glasgow
This welcoming and approachable place, with a takeaway outlet alongside, is an offshoot of the ever-popular neighbouring Café Gandolfi. Attractive art and…
Must-see restaurants in Scotland
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…
New Town
Established in 1962, Henderson’s is the grandmother of Edinburgh’s vegetarian restaurants. The food is mostly organic and guaranteed GM-free, and special…
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…
New Town
This appealing modern restaurant (part of the Scottish National Gallery complex) has picture windows providing a view along Princes Street Gardens. Try…
New Town
Try breakfast (served till 11.30am) with an Italian flavour – full paesano (meat) or verdure (veggie) fry-ups, or deliciously light and crisp panettone in…
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…
Perth
This funkily French bistro – the name is Breton for Brittany – is a treat. Dishes are served with real panache, and the salads, featuring all sorts of…
Borders Region
The brasserie and restaurant here turn out just about the best gourmet cuisine in town and offer decent value. There's some rich, elaborate, beautifully…
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…
Dumfries & Galloway
Cheery servers and a wide-ranging menu of well-presented dishes give you plenty of options here; you can sit in the more formal restaurant area (dinner…
Islay
On the left as you enter Port Charlotte from the north, this cabin-like restaurant offers confident bistro cuisine, using ingredients like duck breast and…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
More the sort of place you'd expect to find on the gringo trail in the Andes, this offbeat and cosy (if brusque) spot is a shrine to mountaineering and…
New Town
As with its sister restaurant, L’Escargot Blanc, this cute little bistro is as Gallic as garlic but makes fine use of quality Scottish produce – the…
Old Town
You've got to love a place where the waiter greets you with the words, 'I'll be your whisky adviser for this evening'. Located in the Scotch Whisky…
Scotland
Perched above the River Esk in sleepy Lasswade, 5 miles south of Edinburgh, is this former paper mill, now a gorgeous restaurant and bar decked out with…
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
Though it doesn't promise a great deal from outside, this atmospheric and historic pub offers exceptional value for the quality of food it serves. Dishes…
West Highlands
At least half-a-dozen signs in Mallaig advertise ‘seafood restaurant’, but this bright, modern, bistro-style place next to the harbour is our favourite,…
Glasgow
A combined bar and bistro with a cheery feel, Firebird has zany artwork on its bright walls and, more importantly, quality nosh whisked under the noses of…
Fife
With tables spilling onto the pavement in summer, this perennially popular restaurant is a family favourite, offering a wide-ranging but top-quality menu…
Leith
Started up by a Canadian on a mission to bring authentic Montreal bagels to Edinburgh, Bross Bagels is the real deal. Dense, chewy bagels are made by a…
Scotland
This stylish cafe-bar serves classy comfort food made with farm-fresh produce, from towering sandwiches and nacho bowls to homemade hot dogs and burgers …
Harbourview Grille & Black Sheep Pub
Southern Highlands & Islands
Part of the Royal Hotel, elegant Harbourview Grille offers the best eating in town. The menu is a mixed bag, with standard pub fare complemented by some…
North & West Coast
This solid stone building on the way to Kinlochbervie makes for an appealing food stop, with the dining area in the former school classroom and outdoor…
Portree (Port Righ)
This hotel restaurant sports a relaxed atmosphere, an award-winning chef and a menu that makes the most of Skye produce – including lamb, game, seafood,…
East Coast
On the main road opposite the spa buildings, this is comfortably Strathpeffer's best eating establishment. The casual modern interior with its bright red…
Edinburgh
This snugly rustic restaurant takes pride in an extremely meaty menu, which begins with Fanagalo – a sharing platter of ribs, boerowors (South African…
Kirkwall
There’s a traditional cosiness about this place and the decor is a comfortable, with contemporary slate floor and quotes from the Orkneyinga Saga…
Outer Hebrides
The cafe at the Isle of Harris Distillery, with its communal, scrubbed-timber tables and chunky benches, is bright and convivial. The menu is not…
Scotland
This local institution beside the River Tyne serves up top-notch bistro fare made with Lothians produce and fresh Scottish fish. Its restaurant and well…
Old Town
Eating here is comfortably laid-back – the candlelit ground floor has chunky wooden tables and modern art on bare stone walls; upstairs is brighter and…
Ullapool
There's pleasing pub food at this shorefront establishment, where the cosy bar and restaurant area dishes up generously proportioned, well-presented mains…
Edinburgh
Taisteal is the Gaelic word for 'travel', so it's no surprise that the menu in this convivial bistro is a fusion of Scottish produce with influences and…
Borders Region
Glorious is the only word to describe the Georgian dining room here, complete with musicians' gallery, fireplace and fabulous windows. It'd be worth it…
