With bars and restaurants lining every street, the slick and vibrant Merchant City has become synonymous with Glasgow nightlife. From traditional Scottish pubs such as Rab Ha’s to slick cocktail bars like Metropolitan, every taste is...
5pm customer Jacqueline Young is a keen visitor to restaurants in the Merchant City and we wanted to know just why she loves it so much, so asked her a few questions. What do you most like about the Merchant City? I like the area and 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...
[][1]Aizle’s dish of pork cheek, pig ear crackling, turnip, radish, watercress and togarashi. The 5pm Dining blog had a fun evening last night at a preview of Aizle, a new restaurant on Edinburgh’s St Leonard’s...
This week on 5pm Dining we’ve been looking at family friendly restaurants. Eating out with children can be a challenge and it can often be tricky to find restaurants which easily accommodate children as well as provide a quality...
New year, new diet. It’s always the same. After gorging on food and drink over Christmas, January comes and it’s time to shed the guilt as well as the extra pounds. During this time you may think dining out is an indulgence...
[][1]The Meat Bar Burger: meat, burgers and bars pretty much sums up Glasgow’s dominant restaurant trends in 2013. July Glasgow’s bid to become the most carnivorous Scottish city takes another step forward as Burger Meats...
[][1]Macsween haggis: not just for Burns night. The 5pm Dining blog had a fun night last week at the swish new Innis & Gunn HQ in Edinburgh’s West End. We were there as guests of Macsween, the haggis people. Jo and James Macsween, the...
[][1]Ting Thai Caravan: keeping a low profile The 5pm Dining blog likes to think of itself as a level-headed sort. Calm under pressure, cool under fire and capable of tucking away a second lunch should circumstances require. Kind of like...
Afternoon teas are this week’s Spring Fever theme and we’ve certainly got plenty of them on 5pm! Amongst my favourites, for a bit of luxury I would of course include Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort’s champagne afternoon tea and of course,...
The interior of Central Market. Pic by Ash Paterson. Last November, the 5pm Restaurants blog mentioned Central Market, a thoughtful new restaurant which had opened in Glasgow’s Merchant City. Staffed by chefs Andy Lambert and Neil...
John Travolta as Danny. No need to ask ‘Is he or isn’t he… wearing half a pound of SlickBoy Pomade’ Tomorrow is Burns Night but the 5pm Restaurants blog recognises that not everybody goes completely cray cray for...
[][1]No prizes for guessing what’s on offer at Cocktail & Burger. Pic by Pamela Graham for [James vs Burger][2] Never a man to let the grass grow under his feet, Colin Barr, a veteran of Glasgow’s night time economy, is at the...
The 5pm blog will be taking the next couple of days off but, before we do, here’s our final look back at the culinary events which shaped the blog in the last few months of 2012. Have a fantastic Hogmanay and we’ll be back the...
Back in August, we mentioned rumours that Chaophraya Thai restaurant may be about to open in Edinburgh. According to this report in Caterer, the new branch will open next month. This isn’t 100% confirmed but it seems very likely that...
[][1]Le Bistro Beaumartin According to his restaurant review on Saturday, The Daily Record’s Tam Cowan was well chuffed by his visit to Le Bistro Beaumartin, a French restaurant on Glasgow’s Hope Street. He was particularly...
