Located on Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile Itchycoo Bar & Kitchen is a sleek restaurant within the Radisson Blu Hotel serving a range of Scottish and international dishes. Have a look at the fantastic videos below from their...
[][1]Like beer? Clerk#s bar has lots of it. And bbq. And sport. The 5pm Dining blog was at the official launch of Clerk’s Bar in Newington last week. Formerly the Dragon Way Chinese restaurant, the South Clerk Street bar has been...
[][1]The decor at Clouds and Soil promises to be different. Neither a foodstuff, person’s name or address, Clouds and Soil is the sort of enigmatic bar or restaurant name guaranteed to excite interest. Although the title may sound like...
[][1]Black Wolf Brewery: proves old dogs can learn new tricks. The 5pm Dining Blog was at the launch of the Black Wolf Brewery last night. Held at the lovely Whighams wine and seafood bar in Edinburgh’s West End, the event...
Carina Contini and her husband Victor are familiar faces on Edinburgh’s restaurant scene. Together, they have run Centotre on George Street for ten years and The Scottish Cafe and Restaurant on The Mound for five. Last night, Carina...
[][1]Get your hands on the new menu at The Three Sisters. It’s all hands on-deck at The Three Sisters in Edinburgh’s Cowgate. Not only is the popular bar launching a new food menu today, they are also gearing up for the Old Town Street...
[][1]Stuart McCluskey drops by the SMWS for a cocktail event. Pic: Rob McDougall Avid readers of the 5pm Dining blog (hi Mum!) may recall that we wrote about the Clans and Drams program of whisky related events taking place in the Scotch...
[][1]Craig Hart is the new Executive Chef at The Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh. There is a new face in the kitchens at The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh. Craig Hart has been announced as the new Executive Chef. He takes over...
Piece of My City Campaign Launches to Boost Scottish Restaurant Scene & celebrate Glasgow & Edinburgh’s restaurants Our exciting new campaign, Piece of My City, launches this week to celebrate all that is great about the Scottish...
[][1]Mark Greenaway in Bistro Moderne Mark Greenaway has worked as a chef for over twenty years. From Ayrshire to Australia and back, Mark has done stints in several notable restaurants picking up numerous AA Rosettes en route. He opened...
[][1]Bar Soba in Edinburgh: make a break from the office at lunch. In Edinburgh, Bar Soba on Hanover Street have proclaimed that this is National Treat Your Friend to Lunch Month. You order a starter, they will pay for your friend’s...
[][1]It gets hot in a Josper. David Scott is the Head Chef at Blackwood’s Bar and Grill at the Nira Caledonia on Gloucester Place in Edinburgh’s New Town. His restaurant has just introduced a rather enticing new a la carte menu which you...
[][1]The pumps are primed at Drygate. The 5pm Dining blog is getting all flustered about the imminent launch of Drygate, the new brewery, bar and restaurant on Glasgow’s Duke Street. Scheduled to open on Saturday 10th May, the project is...
Juniper bar on Edinburgh’s Princes Street has introduced a new Friday Wine Down event. Every Friday, from 5pm-7pm, the cosy library in the bar is playing host to a very informal networking bash. Not that you need to be handing out the...
[][1]The bar at the recently launched Raeburn Hotel in Edinburgh. From the Games to the Ryder Cup, this is a big year for Scotland and our restaurateurs have been working flat out to provide visitors and Scots alike with all manner of...
Fin The 21st edition of The List’s Eating and Drinking Guide is in the shops today and, as happens every year, it is bigger than before. According to Editor Donald Reid, the latest edition contains some 158 new entries out of an...
