Must-see shopping in Northeast Scotland

  • Gordon & MacPhail

    Moray

    Gordon & MacPhail is the world's largest specialist malt-whisky dealer. More than a century old and offering around 1000 different varieties, its Elgin…

  • James McLaren & Son

    Dundee & Angus

    Forfar, the county town of Angus, is the home of Scotland’s answer to the Cornish pasty: the famous Forfar bridie, a shortcrust pastry turnover filled…

  • Star Rock Shop

    Dundee & Angus

    For generations of local school kids, the big treat when visiting Kirriemuir was a trip to the Star Rock Shop. Established in 1833, it specialises in…

  • Johnstons of Elgin

    Moray

    Founded in 1797, Johnstons is famous for its cashmere woollen clothing, and is the only UK woollen mill that still sees the manufacturing process through…

  • Spey Larder

    Moray

    This deli is the place to shop for picnic goodies to eat on the banks of the River Spey – a great selection of Scottish artisan cheeses, smoked salmon,…

  • Portsoy Pottery

    Moray

    Beside the harbour (entrance around the back of the big stone building), the Portsoy Pottery sells handmade stoneware objects made from the local marble…

  • Fisher & Donaldson

    Dundee

    There's an excellent tearoom in this upmarket bakery and patisserie, which sells traditional Dundee cake and less traditional novelty cupcakes, including…

  • Whisky Shop

    Moray

    A fantastic shop that stocks hundreds of single malts and runs tasting sessions and other events.