Tomato ketchup? On Chips! Madness! Never let is be said that the 5pm Dining blog doesn’t tackle the big questions. With the trifling business of the general election out the way, we can concentrate on the issues that really matter:...
The latest edition of the 5pm Gin Map of Scotland is available to [download][1]. To celebrate, we have rounded up a selection of great offers where you can enjoy fine food with a refreshing Scottish gin. You can browse all the offers...
Our new Gin Map of Scotland launched this week and it has all the info you need to know about 53 different Scottish gins. To celebrate, we are running lots of great, gin-inspired Big Deals along with a wide selection of dining deals...
Street food is moving more and more into restaurants. Tuck into a Spicy Redneck at Surf Dogs. Pic: [restaurant’s website][1]. Spatch and Surf Dogs are two restaurants with a new take on old street foods. First up, Spatch is taking...
The latest edition of the 5pm Gin Map of Scotland. Celebrate Scottish gin with the latest 5pm Gin Map of Scotland. Gin has been a Scottish success story over the last few years with more than 70% of the gin consumed in the UK now being...
Doug Wood: wine merchant and, more recently, milk sommelier. Pics: Carlo Paloni. While wine sommeliers are nothing new, could milk sommeliers ever catch on? The 5pm Dining blog has covered tea sommeliers and, almost unbelievably, water...
Edinburgh’s new Herringbone bistro serves local and seasonal food. Pic: [restaurant Facebook][1]. Today we bring you glad tidings of two new restaurants in Edinburgh: The Herringbone and The Ivy on the Square. One is a small...
Japanese dishes such as sashimi are on the menu at Kweilin Potterrow. Pic: [restaurant Facebook][1]. Edinburgh’s Kweilin has opened a second branch on Potterrow. Since 1984, the Dundas Street restaurant has earned a sparkling...
Kowloon Bar and Kitchen is serving Cantonese dishes and more in Glasgow’s Southside. Pic: [restaurant Facebook][1]. Kowloon Bar and Kitchen has launched in the Southside. As we mentioned a few months back, the people behind...
Sugar Boat’s frontage on Colquhoun Square. Pic: www.instagram.com/sugarboat30/ Sugar Boat is making waves in Helensburgh. The Bank Holiday weekend may be over but the 5pm Dining blog is taking a wee jaunt to the seaside. To be...
The Counter® offers more than a million different burger variations. The Counter® Custom Burgers is the latest company to test Glasgow’s appetite for burgers. While pizza parlours have been picking up all the headlines of late, the...
The latest Edinburgh restaurant news includes the launch of the new seasonal menus in the Dining Room at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Pic: Till Britze. Edinburgh restaurant news? It’s in the bag… There are new menus in the Dining Room...
Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival is one of many options open to beer drinkers this weekend. Chewing over where to drink this weekend? Step this way… While it may be damp in places, this weekend’s weather looks set to be –...
A section of the WhiskyTubeMap from The Pocket Guide to Whisky. The Pocket Guide to Whisky offers a new way to get to grips with Scotland’s national drink. There is no shortage of books about whisky. But there is a shortage of...
The Fat Pony is in training with a view to start serving at the end of June The Fat Pony might not seem like the most obvious name for Edinburgh’s newest wine bar. But then restaurateur David Ramsden has usually preferred to take...
The Waverley Bar in Edinburgh. Not to be mistaken with the Kama Sutra. From Kama Sutra to The Carnivore, we have all the new Edinburgh restaurants and bars. Plus an old timer enjoying a new lease of life. Previously on Lothian Road, Kama...
