The Nineteen Hundred bar and lounge. The Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel is holding its official relaunch party this week after a multi-million pound refurbishment. Among the changes are the introduction of a new bar lounge – called...
The launch of the world’s first social enterprise gin, Ginerosity, at Harry’s Bar, Edinburgh. Photo by Tina Norris. Yesterday, we gave you the lowdown on the exciting new stuff happening in Glasgow. Today, we turn our...
Kained Holdings’ Porter and Rye specialises in steak. The Kelbourne Saint, their latest venture, features a chicken rotisserie. Here’s the latest Glasgow restaurant and bar round-up from 5pm Dining. As we noted just under a...
Epicurean: the new bar at G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh. As we noted in a blog a few days ago, there are changes afoot at G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh. In that blog, we told you about the new look Cucina restaurant. Following on...
Over in the West End, it’s bye bye to BoBar and hello to beGin, the new bar at Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor. As the name suggests, all things gin are at the heart of the new look bar. Some 68 varieties of gins from all over the world are...
Edinburgh’s Broughton Street has long been a buzzy spot for eating, drinking and shopping. The latest business to join the fray is The Empress which, all being well, will open today on the old Mather’s site. Craft beer, cocktails and an...
Restaurants such as Chop House Market Street and the imminent Ronaq Indian Restaurant are fuelling the New Waverley development. Last Friday, we looked at some of the new openings taking place in Glasgow. Today, we’re heading to the...
Is Glasgow ready for a Cuban revolution? Glasgow has lots of new restaurants and bars in the pipeline. Fresh from launching The Drugstore Social on Old Dumbarton Road, the Kained Holdings team have revealed new plans for their bar on...
Once upon a time, people would open bars. The bars would serve drinks. Sometimes they would serve food. Sometimes, the bar would have a curious name. Quite often the name would have a historical link. The Sheep Heid Inn or The Last Drop...
Chaakoo Bombay Cafe: evoking the atmosphere of Fifties Bombay. As we mentioned on the 5pm Dining blog yesterday, Chaakoo Bombay Cafe is set to open at 79 St Vincent Street tomorrow. It is a couple of doors down from its Mexican sister...
Wahaca is a colourful new edition to Edinburgh’s restaurant scene. After yesterday’s brief digression on the subject of the Michelin Guide, the 5pm Dining blog is back in the churning waters of new openings. Today we are back...
‘What time is dinner?’ is never a question at Finsbay. This 5pm Dining blogger is back in the saddle after some holidays and we’re catching up on recent openings. Today, we will look at new restaurant openings in Glasgow...
Steaks take pride of place in the new Marco Pierre White Steakhouse in the Hilton Edinburgh Carlton hotel. The Marco Pierre White Steakhouse has been sizzling along nicely in Glasgow’s Indigo Hotel for a couple of years. It has now...
Will diners get an ‘Ooooh’ with Chaakoo Bombay Cafe? The team behind the Topolabamba Mexican restaurants don’t let the grass grow under their feet. Mere weeks after opening the Edinburgh Topolabamba, they are hard at...
This blogger is on his hols at the moment so this week’s 5pm Dining blogs have all been written in advance. As such, a number of them have involved a certain amount of staring into the office crystal ball and trying to figure what...
Asturian tapas are coming to Glasgow. All being well, Ibérica will open the doors to its first Scottish restaurant on St Vincent Street in exactly one week. Currently in the soft opening phase of development, the casual dining restaurant...
