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ting for the city's best fish restaurant doesn't look too promising. But once inside, there is
sleek and understated nautical-themed decor, and the chance to feast on the best of Scot-
tish seafood.
Playwright££
(
01382-223113;
www.theplaywright.co.uk
; 11 Tay Sq; mains £23-26; 10am-mid-
night)
Next door to the Dundee Rep Theatre, and decorated with photos of Scottish actors,
this innovative cafe-bar and bistro serves a set lunch (two course £13), pre-theatre menu
(£17/20 for two/three courses, 5pm to 6.30pm) and a gourmet à la carte menu that concen-
trates on fine Scottish produce with dishes such as saddle of lamb with celeriac
dauphinoise.
BISTRO
Jute Café Bar££
(
www.jutecafebar.co.uk
;
152 Nethergate; mains lunch £8-12, dinner £10-19; 10.30am-
midnight Mon-Sat, noon-midnight Sun)
The industrial-chic cafe-bar in the Dundee Con-
temporary Arts centre serves excellent deli sandwiches and burgers, as well as more ad-
venturous Mediterranean-Asian fusion cuisine. The early-bird menu (5pm to 6.30pm
weekdays) offers a two-course dinner for £13.50. Tables spill out into the sunny courtyard
in summer.
BISTRO
Agacán££
(
01382-644227; 113 Perth Rd; mains £11-18; dinner Tue-Sun)
With a charismatic
owner, quirky decor and wonderfully aromatic Turkish specialities (İskender kebab is our
favourite), it's no wonder that you have to book ahead at this colourful little restaurant, a
20-minute walk up Perth Rd from the centre. If you can't get a table, you can settle for
takeaway.
TURKISH
Encore Bar & Brasserie££
(
01382-206699;
www.encoredundee.co.uk
; Tay Sq; mains £10-16; bar 11am-late,
brasserie noon-3pm & 5-9pm Mon-Sat)
The city's arty types hang out in this Continental-
style cafe-bar and restaurant in the foyer at the Dundee Rep Theatre. The menu ranges
from crayfish salad to wild mushroom and blue cheese puff pastry.
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