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[][1]The lights are being switched on at Glasgow’s Little Urban Achievers Club There are lots of new restaurants and bars popping up all over the Central Belt – must be something to do with all the sunshine. Over on...
[][1]The lights are being switched on at Glasgow’s Little Urban Achievers Club There are lots of new restaurants and bars popping up all over the Central Belt – must be something to do with all the sunshine. Over on...
[][1]Curing and smoking their own bacon is all in a day’s work at Burger Meats Bun Glasgow is rapidly turning into some sort of carnivorous Valhalla as another new burger joint opens today. Following in the meaty, fragrant footsteps...
[][1]Live cook stations are part of the appeal at the new Cosmo in Edinburgh Chinese and Indian food have been easy to find on British high streets for well over fifty years but, until recently, other Asian foods were harder to track...
[][1]Not for triskaidekaphobes There are a number of cities in the world which are real drinkers’ cities and Edinburgh is one of them. From ancient howfs hidden down dark closes to the shiny cocktail emporiums of George Street, the...
[][1]Glasgow’s just opened Meat Bar is a temple to all things porky and beefy These are fun times to be alive if you love meat and live in Glasgow. We’ve already written about Buddy’s BBQ and Burgers, the cracking...
[][1]The Plum Tree deli platter The 5pm blog would like to give a big welcome hug to The Plum Tree, a new deli bistro which recently opened its doors on Wilson Street in Glasgow’s Merchant City. Open from 8am Monday to Saturday and...
[][1]The coffee machine will be at the heart of the action at The Wee Guy’s Just a quick blog to point out that Guy Cowan, owner of the popular Guy’s Restaurant in the Merchant City, has just launched a new venture: The Wee...
[][1]Pho at the Hanoi Bike Shop Continuing our look at the finalists in this year’s Scottish Restaurant Awards brings us to the contenders for the Best Oriental Restaurant of the Year. They’re an exciting bunch with a veteran...
[][1]Scottish restaurant award finalists 2013 The finalists of the Scottish Restaurant Awards 2013 have now been announced and there’s a great mix of restaurants across Scotland as well as some 5pm favourites! I’m sure many...
[][1]Riccardo’s Kitchen is a new all day Italian in Glasgow’s West End As ever, Glasgow’s restaurant and bar scene is in a constant state of flux with new places opening; old places transforming into new variations and,...
[][1]The world is your oyster at Cook and Indi’s World Buffet The 5pm Restaurants blog has already mentioned the growing popularity of global buffet restaurants. In the last few months, The World in Musselburgh and Cosmo in Aberdeen...
American and Scottish craft ales are a big part of the offer at Jake’s Place Five years ago, most blokes under forty wouldn’t have been seen dead clutching anything other than a big name lager. Real ale was for your Dad and locally...
Italia Restaurant at Si! in Irvine Congratulations to the SimpsInns group which opened Si! In Irvine a little over a month ago. Built from scratch on the site of the old Golf Hotel, the new development features a Mediterranean cafe, bar...
Blackfriars has launched in the former Black Bo’s premises Your blogger felt a pang of nostalgia yesterday as I stood outside Blackfriars, a new restaurant and bar on Edinburgh’s Blackfriars Street which sprung into life last...
No shortage of chandeliers at The Angel’s Share The 5pm Restaurant blog fluttered by the new Angel’s Share hotel on Edinburgh’s Hope Street yesterday. Formerly The Hudson Hotel, it has been taken over by Billy Lowe who...
Scotland meets Scandinavia at The Scran and Scallie Last night saw the press launch of The Scran & Scallie, the latest venture from the Michelin-starred team behind The Kitchin and Castle Terrace restaurants. A gastro pub, the business...