Californian food and wine helped put Calistoga on The List’s hitlist. The 5pm Dining blog was chuffed to see that Edinburgh’s Calistoga restaurant was recognised and put on a hitlist in the latest List Eating and Drinking...
Comfort food is king at Malones. _ More and more Edinburgh restaurants are signing up with 5pm. Say hello to the latest arrivals: Malones, Shezan and Belted Burgers._ Malones This lively Old Town Irish bar is on Forrest Road –...
Seafood feast at the crustacea bar. Pic: Paul Johnston. As we noted a couple of weeks back, the latest edition of The List Eating and Drinking Guide is in the shops. One of its most popular features is the hitlist, a select band of...
Festivals like Foodies are riding a wave of interest in all things edible. It’s hard to believe now but there was a time when most people had not heard of Balsamic vinegar; olive oil was only used to cure ear aches and, if you had...
Summerhouse Drinks make a range of softies using all natural ingredients. The 5pm Dining blog is always ready sacrifice itself for you, our dear readers. Last night we bade farewell to the sofa and spent a gruelling couple of hours trying...
Da Rum Ba: no prizes for guessing what they sell. Some places do exactly what they say on the tin. If a place is called Restaurant Mark Greenaway then you don’t need to be Einstein to figure that Mark Greenaway is the chef patron...
Stornaway black pudding, slow cooked duck egg and chorizo crumble from Turnip and Enjoy. Congratulations are due to Turnip and Enjoy. The Great Western Road restaurant has just been awarded its first AA Rosette. According to the AA, these...
Gin makes the 5pm Dining blog very happy and, judging by the response we get whenever we post anything gin-related, the spirit has quite a following among our readers as well. If you are a gin-lover then an imminent event at The Two Fat...
The Harajuku chefs with Kaori in the centre. A big slap on the back is due to Edinburgh’s Harajuku Kitchen as the Bruntsfield restaurant has just been awarded an AA Rosette for Culinary Excellence. Named after the hip district where...
Scottish produce and modern Indian cooking are combined at Navadhanya. One of the joys of the new List Eating and Drinking Guide being published is that the 5pm Dining blog can catch up on any new places that we may have missed out...
Buckle up as Salt and Vinegar, Birdtree and Bellfish, The Kelvin Bar and Shilling Brewing Co get ready for launch. On Monday we promised that we would bring you more new openings. We’ll kick off with some developments at the Lorne...
To OX184 which last night played host to the launch party for the 23rd annual edition of The List Eating and Drinking Guide. Focusing on Glasgow and Edinburgh, the 194 page guide covers slightly fewer than a thousand restaurants, bars,...
Seafood paella is among the dishes on offer at the new Mi Casa tapas restaurant. It’s Monday and the start of a new working week. Here’s a handful of new or imminent Glasgow restaurants to get your teeth into. We’ll be...
Dinner at dusk in the Glasshouse. You can keep your full moon raves in Goa. Dinner, wine and music under the stars in the Secret Herb Garden is where it’s at. The 5pm Dining blog is delighted to see the days slowly but surely...
Kimchi: can 50 million south Koreans be wrong? Pic by [Nagyman][1] via Wiki. Seoul Restaurant is the latest in a number of new Korean restaurants in Glasgow. Maybe it’s the new direct flights between Glasgow International Airport...
The bar at Badger & Co. All pics by [Marc Millar Photography][1]. Last weekend, after a very enjoyable lunch at the recently opened Wee Restaurant on Edinburgh’s Frederick Street, the 5pm Dining blog found itself sauntering along...
