Scotland Restaurants

Cafe Hub, The

An important part of the Edinburgh Festival Centre, the Hub goes on all the year, and that includes the excellent café/restaurant which must be offering some of the best value in Edinburgh, coupled with real quality.

• Address: Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00

Cafe India

• Address: 171 North Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow, G3 7DA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Cafe Mao - Glasgow

Café Mao is one of a chain whose success depends upon what they describe as "blending the exotic tastes of the Orient with the diverse flavours of the Far East creating a highly individual and fresh style of cuisine.

• Address: 84 Brunswick Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 1ZZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Asian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00

Cafe Ostra

• Address: The Italian Centre, 15 John Street, Glasgow, G1 1HP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood, Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £23.00, Dinner: £26.00

Cafe Rouge - Edinburgh

Café Rouge has around one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

• Address: 43 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £26.00

Cafe Royal Circle Bar

This historic institution is a wonderful place in which to regain your equilibrium after having had your first glimpse of the new Scottish Parliament building. Founded as a bar and restaurant in 1817 it moved to its present premises in the heyday of Victorian building and, having survived WW2 had a narrow escape later when Woolworths sought the site.

• Address: 19 West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £45.00

Cafe St. Honore

Discreetly tucked away in one of the New Town's secretive little alleys, Le Café has been described as 'Edinburgh on a plate'. This gastronomic tribute to the ancient entente cordiale as applied to Scotland is entirely merited for here the best of Scottish and French cooking blend to ensure a steady stream of enthusiasts, not to say connoisseurs, beating a path to the doors of Le Café.

• Address: 34 North West Thistle Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH2 1EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £27.00, Dinner: £45.00

Café Zola

This bistro-style restaurant is not unlike the average friendly neighbourhood restaurant. Its range of dishes is eclectic and covers a number of eating modes, with a pleasing result overall. Burns is worshipped frequently as the haggis, neeps and tatties with whisky butter sauce are wheeled out for a popular starter.

• Address: 12 St James Terrace, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4HB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Modern, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £37.00

Cairn Restaurant

• Address: Lochgilphead, Kilmartin, PA31 8RQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00

Calistoga Central

Featured Restaurant

Calistoga Central is Edinburgh's second restaurant specialising in Californian cuisine, a style that should not under any circumstances be confused with American. Instead Gordon Minnis, the owner, describes it perfectly as "light, fresh and healthy".

• Address: 70 Rose Street, Lane North, Edinburgh, EH2 3DX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fusion, Californian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £32.00