If you like oysters then make tracks for Hotel du Vin premises. The Hotel du Vin in Edinburgh and sister venue One Devonshire Gardens in Glasgow are hosting an oyster festival this month. The hotels are offering oysters at just £5 a...
[][1]The Seadogs was scuttled at the weekend The end of the Festivals in Edinburgh is usually marked by two things: fireworks at the Castle and restaurants closing their doors as the performers and all their audiences roll out of town....
[][1]Some of Scotland’s top chefs are taking part at feastRen The Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight gets underway tomorrow. Taking place since 2009, the annual celebration of the country’s fantastic produce includes a huge range of...
[][1]The new Connich bar at the Hilton Glasgow has plenty of private areas It’s all go at the Hilton Glasgow where staff are busy launching not one, not two but three new venues. The first to be revealed is Connich, their new, ground floor...
[][1]The Moët & Chandon Roof Terrace Bar at 29 For a number of reasons, dinking champagne on a rooftop terrace is something that seldom happens around these parts but all that could change as Glasgow’s 29 launches its Moët & Chandon...
5pm is delighted to welcome Glasgow’s newest Chinese restaurant to the site. Lychee Oriental offers delicious Cantonese cuisine in a modern, stylish atmosphere. Enjoy! ...
[][1]Duck curry at Thairiffic The 5pm blog is hearing very good things about the recently opened Thairiffic restaurant on Sauchiehall Street. The new Thai has opened in the premises which housed the Jade Garden Chinese restaurant for...
[][1]OKO’s sushi chefs get slicing Danny Donaldson has managed the popular OKO restaurant on Glasgow’s Queen Street since it opened eight years ago. He also looks after the new OKO which launched recently on Sauchiehall Street. Look...
5pm is delighted to welcome the new OKO Sauchiehall Street to the site. The original OKO is now a Glasgow institution so a second branch can only be a good thing for fans of Pan-Asian cuisine. Enjoy! ...
[][1]The decor at Timberyard doesn’t do conventional The 5pm blog felt for Tony Singh when he recently announced that Edinburgh’s Oloroso was likely to close in the next few weeks. There is a rumour going around that...
[][1]Recreate your own Downton Abbey at Cameron House Downton Abbey is back on our screens in September and Cameron House Loch Lomond is getting in on the act by offering a luxury butler experience. Whether you see yourself as the...
[][1]Piping Live! gets underway on George Square Last Friday, the 5pm blog blethered about the fabulous August Dinearound which is taking place in Glasgow. But it’s not the only event which is making some noise on the Glasgow dining...
[][1]29 at the Grill is one of many top Glasgow restaurants taking part in the August Dinearound It’s the start of August which can only mean one thing – the August Dinearound promotion is up and running in dozens of Glasgow’s finest...
[][1]Papa Tony’s: new Italian on Sauchiehall Street Paperino’s on Sauchiehall Street has become Papa Tony’s. While much may have changed along with the name, the menu’s heart remains in Italy. Pizza and pasta take...
[][1]The braised red mullet served with pickled veg and warm potato salad at Sideways They opened on Elderslie Street earlier this year but Sideways are fairly new to 5pm so we thought that we’d flag up their lovely coffeehouse,...
[][1]Go down to Glasgow’s Merchant City this weekend and you will be in for a very big surprise Hold on to your eyeballs as the Merchant City Festival gets underway for the eleventh time today. From now until Sunday, some 300...
