Travel Reference
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Silver Darling£££
(
01224-576229;
www.thesilverdarling.co.uk
; Pocra Quay, North Pier; 2-course lunch
£20, dinner mains £22-29; lunch Mon-Fri & dinner Mon-Sat year-round, lunch Sun
Apr-Oct)
The Silver Darling (an old Scottish nickname for herring) is housed in a former
Customs office at the entrance to Aberdeen harbour, with picture windows overlooking
the sea. Here you can enjoy fresh Scottish seafood prepared by a top French chef while
you watch the porpoises playing in the harbour mouth. Bookings are recommended.
SEAFOOD
Moonfish Caf飣
(
01224-644166;
www.moonfishcafe.co.uk
;
9 Correction Wynd; 2-/3-course dinner £24/
29; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat)
The menu of this funky little eatery tucked away on a
back street concentrates on good quality Scottish produce cooked with an international
flair that draws its influences from cuisines all around the world, from simple smoked
haddock with pea risotto, to nut-crusted skate wing with Peruvian potatoes (with chilli,
onion and hard-boiled egg).
FRENCH
FUSION
Foyer££
(
01224-582277;
www.foyerrestaurant.com
;
82a Crown St; mains £12-18;
11am-10pm Tue-Sat; )
A light, airy space filled with blond wood and bold colours,
Foyer is an art gallery as well as a restaurant and is run by a charity that fights youth
homelessness and unemployment. The seasonal menu is a fusion of Scottish, Mediter-
ranean and Asian influences, with lots of good vegetarian (and gluten- or dairy-free) op-
tions.
MODERN SCOTTISH
Musa Art Cafe££
(
01224-571771;
www.musaaberdeen.com
; 33 Exchange St; lunch mains £8-10, dinner
£13-23; noon-11pm Tue-Sat; )
The bright paintings on the walls match the vibrant
furnishings and smart gastronomic creations at this great cafe-restaurant, set in a former
church. As well as a menu that focuses on quality local produce cooked in a quirky way -
think haggis-and-coriander spring rolls with chilli jam - there are Brewdog beers from
Fraserburgh, and interesting music, sometimes live.
