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  • Restaurant and deli reviews

    The List Eating and Drinking Guide
    Each year the List reviews hundreds of restaurants mainly in Edinburgh and Glasgow to produce this invaluable guide which can be searched online. This year the Deli and Good Food Guide has been issued. Listing over 300 establishments across Scotland, this cannot yet be viewed online this guide. However, you can purchase it from their site. Choose Deli and Good Food Guide from the pull down list.

    Scottish Food Guide
    Prepared by Wendy Barrie, a comprehensive guide to places to eat, producers, recipies and photos.

    5pm.co.uk
    Great for last minute bookings and special offers in restaurants throughout the UK.

    Edinburgh Restaurateur Association (ERA)
    Like-minded restaurant proprietors who are committed to bringing you the highest standards in food, wine and service to create a memorable dining experience.

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    RESTAURANTS

    The fabulous Restaurants and Suppliers where we held Discover the Taste events during the last year or so.

    Always Sunday

    The freshest salads and sinful desserts – just the place for lunch.

    Atrium Restaurant

    The Atrium restaurant is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland offering cutting edge food and wine set within a striking restaurant interior.

    The Bonham

    Stylish cuisine with a French flavour masterminded by Michel Bouyer. Check out his new tasting menu on Fridays.

    Britannia Spice

    Dr Wali Uddins flagship restaurant featuring exclusive exotic cuisine. We particularly love the Bangladeshi vegetarian dishes

    The Doric

    Daily changing menus feature the best Scottish meat and produce.

    Harvey Nichols

    4th floor bistro and restaurant are ideal for good food, people watching and a fab panoramic view.

    Hendersons

    An Edinburgh institution for 40 years, its vegetarian cuisine titivates carnivores as well as herbivores

    The Howard

    Tucked away in Great King Street, an ideal place for traditional afternoon tea.

    Kweilin

    Celebrating its 20th year in 2004, exquisite oriental cuisine minutes from George Street, Edinburgh

    The Shore

    Scrumptious food, specializing in seafood in an 18th century setting on the Shore in Leith

    Skippers

    The original seafood restaurant in Leith with daily changing menus.

    FOOD STORES, DELIS and PRODUCERS

    We've worked with some very fine people during the last year or so.

    Coco

    174 Bruntsfield Place 0131 228 4253
    Focussing on chocolate with a high cocoa content some made in house.

    Demijohn
    Victoria Street, Edinburgh
    Edinburgh's first liquid deli. Taste the best of Scottish liqueurs and vinegars with others sourced throughout the UK.

    Harvey Nichols

    St Andrews Square, Edinburgh 0131 524 8322 HN Food hall features prime Scottish produce as well as worldwide delicacies

    Henri’s Delicatessen
    376 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
    0131 447 8877 Specially sourced items from France.

    Lupe Pintos
    24 Leven Street, Edinburgh 0131 228 6241
    313 Great Western Rd. Glasgow 0141 334 5444
    Spanish, Mexican and American produce with fine tequila and wines.

    The Store
    13 Comely Bank Road, Stockbridge, Edinburgh
    0131 315 0030 Fabulous meat raised on their own farm and a range of specially selected products.

    Edinburgh Farmers' Market

    Ballencrieff Rare Pedigree Pigs. Delicious pork and bacon available and additive free sausages
    01875 870 551

    Trusty Crust Bakery
    01875 340 939
    Every Saturday. Wide range of organic breads now sold at many good food outlets.

    Really Garlicky Company
    01667 452 193
    3rd Saturday, seasonal
    Garlic, garlic bread, sauces

    Scots' Cheer 01620 844274
    Damson gin, bramble and whisky liqueurs. 1st and 3rd Saturdays.

    Lanchester Fruit 01207 505 872
    Apple juices including a great tart bramley flavour. 1st Saturday

    Markets

    Scottish Association of Farmers Markets

    The Edinburgh Farmers Market
    The market takes place twice a month - the first and third Saturdays.

    Scottish tourism SITES

    Abade Self Catering
    Hand-picked quality self-catering holiday accommodation in Scotland.

    Association of Scotland's Self Caterers
    Links to a very wide choice of places to stay across Scotland.

    Drumossie Hotel Inverness

    Situated in the heart of the highlands, the New Drumossie 4 Star Hotel offers superb new facilities. Ideally located for weddings, conferences, short breaks, shooting, fishing and golf.

    Edinburgh Guide
    A comprehensive guide to going out in Edinburgh

    Edinburgh and Lothian's Tourist Board

    Edinburgh247.com - your Local Portal

    Hi-Arts Events guide for for the Scottish Highlands and Islands

    More than Golf Tours

    More Than Golf tours was set up with the understanding that – although we have some of the best courses in the world – there are those who want more out of their golfing holiday in Scotland.

    Morrisons Holiday Cottages

    Family run Cottages in Auchterarder, Perthshire Scotland

    UK Hotel Breaks from Hotel Connexions

    An independent hotel booking agency based in Scotland, with a database of over a 1,000 hotels mainly in the UK and, Ireland. They offer discounted rates at 3, 4 and 5 star hotels, as well as golfing breaks, spa breaks, activities and attractions, including off-road driving and visits to tourist attractions.

    Rampant Scotland
    Extensive tour guide - Rampant Scotland features more than 10,000 Scottish links!

    Scotland By.Com - Bed and Breakfast in Edinburgh Hotels in Edinburgh and Accommodation in Scotland. Book online your Edinburgh hotel, bed and breakfast or apartment, or a farmhouse or castle in the Highlands.

    The Traveler's Lunchbox
    An Edinburgh-based blog devoted to all things food and travel, including recipes, cookbooks, food history and trends, restaurant reviews and high-quality photography.

    Undiscovered Scotland
    This site is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory

    VisitScotland - everything to help you plan your trip to Scotland

    Other USEFUL Sites

    Eat Scotland VisitScotland's guide to eating out in Scotland.

    The Foody

    The Foody UK and Ireland an independent on-line resource covering all aspects of the food from these nations.

    egullet.org

    If you're off on your travels, check out the forums section for suggestions of where to eat.

    Local Food Web

    A comprehensive guide to food available locally.

    Taste of Scotland
    Possibly the most extensive and well used guide to good eating in Scotland