Must-see restaurants in Borders Region

  • Coltman's

    Borders Region

    This main-street deli has numerous temptations, such as excellent cheeses and Italian smallgoods, as well as perhaps Scotland's tastiest sausage roll…

  • Cobbles

    Borders Region

    This inn off the main square is so popular you will need to book a table at weekends. It's cheery, very welcoming and warm, and serves excellent upmarket…

  • Night Safe Bistro

    Borders Region

    Lively and attractive, this High St coffee stop and restaurant occupies the ground level of a handsome bank building. Morning coffees and light lunches…

  • Capon Tree

    Borders Region

    Attractively combining smart and casual, this welcoming bistro and bar does modern Scottish cuisine. Plates are beautifully, though not fussily, presented…

  • Fleece

    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…

  • Damascus Drum

    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…

  • Townhouse

    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…

  • Tontine Hotel

    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…

  • Contented Vine

    Borders Region

    Upmarket pasta dishes take their place alongside quality dishes of Scottish produce with a Mediterranean inflection at this popular, welcoming central…

  • Osso

    Borders Region

    A good stop for home baking, coffee, light meals or sandwiches at any time of day, this bistro comes into its own at dinner time. A short, regularly…

  • Oblò

    Borders Region

    For a meal any time, find your way upstairs to this modern Mediterranean-fusion bar-bistro with comfy seating and a modish interior. It's just down from…

  • Le 2016

    Borders Region

    Interior design isn't a strong point at this restaurant, which has taken over a too-large space, but the food certainly is. A young French couple produces…

  • Crown Hotel

    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…

  • Cocoa Black

    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…

  • Ebbcarrs Cafe

    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…

  • Ebba's Bistro

    Borders Region

    This very welcoming cafe in what was once the village school, now a community centre, offers tasty home-baked scones, breakfast rolls, crab sandwiches and…

  • Carter's Rest

    Borders Region

    Right opposite the abbey, here you'll find up­market pub grub in an attractive lounge bar. The standard fare, which includes a lighter menu of soup and…

  • Cellar

    Borders Region

    Drop into the Cellar for a caffeine hit. It's also a good spot for a glass of wine on the town square, as well as food platters and speciality cheeses…

  • Giacopazzi's

    Borders Region

    This venerable local institution is a cherished stop for many families on a seaside holiday. It does fish and chips and pizza to eat in or take away, but…

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