Doce: bringing a sweet taste of Napoli to Glasgow. Italian restaurants thrive all over the UK but Glasgow in particular seems to have a huge appetite for pasta, pizza and a nice plate of prosciutto. Perhaps accompanied a cheeky glass or...
Some of the first traders to take up residency at Taste Buchanan. L-R David Equi from Equi’s Ice Cream, Neil Patterson from Sláinte Mhath popup bar, Felicity Day from Chompsky and Katy Murray from Designer Cakes by Paige. Picture: Jeff...
Au revoir, Black Sparrow. It seems that the Bukowski-themed bar and kitchen on North Street has heard its final dawn chorus. Say ‘Bonjour’ to its replacement, Liberté Bar and Bistro. It is owned and operated by Suzanne...
Harry’s Bar is back in action. Looking for new bars and restaurants to try out in Edinburgh this weekend? Step this way. The 5pm Dining blog may have just what you are looking for… Spit/Fire on Dublin Street has become...
A dish from the new Horn Please restaurant. There is a handful of new openings on the horizon in Glasgow. First up, we have Horn Please on Berkeley Street which promises to offer a ‘new concept of Indian cuisine’ when it opens...
Mackerel, samphire, smoked potatoes, chard and redcurrants from Lovage. As the Edinburgh Fringe begins to loom on the horizon, the capital’s restaurant scene usually goes into a frenzy of fresh openings. Contemporary Scottish and...
The bar at VinYard 28. In Glasgow’s West End, VinYard 28 is bedding in at the former Booly Mardy’s site on Vinicombe Street. Billed as a bar and kitchen, it joins the Byres Road Old Salty’s, Epicures of Hyndland and...
The new Rollo on Broughton Street. Maybe we’re just missing the goss but, recently, Glasgow seems to have been relatively quiet on the new openings front. The exception to the rule is the Hippo Taproom which has opened on...
Lebowskis South: just add customers. After much to-ing and fro-ing over planning permission, the Kained bar and restaurant group will open the doors of Lebowskis South this Saturday. The Kained team took over the old Sammy Dows Pub on...
Team Shilling are gearing up for Friday’s launch. Pic: Dominic Cocozza. Hello Shilling Brewing Co! The new Glasgow brewpub opens this Friday in the West George Street premises which previously housed Horton’s. Originally a...
Bar Luca in Kilmarnock. It’s Monday morning, the sky is blue and the birds are singing. It must be time to tell you about some brave new openings. Top of the list is Bar Luca which opened in Kilmarnock about a month...
Chef Scott Smith outside Norn. Today sees the official launch of Norn restaurant in Edinburgh. It is the first solo venture for Chef Scott Smith, a protégé of Michelin-starred Geoffrey Smeddle, owner of The Peat Inn. Scott has taken over...
Fancy a beer? Salt Horse has a few to choose from. The 5pm Dining blog was sad to learn that Edinburgh’s Blackfriars bar and restaurant had shut up shop. For what it is worth, we thought that chef Andrew Macdonald was...
If you go down to the WildManWood, you’re in for a pizza surprise. There is loadsa stuff happening on Edinburgh’s restaurant front at the moment. First up, a branch of BRGR is scheduled to open on Nicholson Street on the 19th...
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 –...
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...
