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THE
best
DINING BETS
Edinburgh
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Best Fine-Dining Restaurant:
With a precious Michelin star and the city's
most talented chef/owner,
Restaurant Martin Wishart,
54 The Shore, Leith
(
&
0131/553-3557
), is where the leading out-of-town chefs want to dine when
they visit Edinburgh. See p. 83.
W
Best Cafe:
Near the heart of Old Town,
Spoon Café Bistro,
6a Nicolson St.
(
&
0131/557-4567
), forks out some of the best soups, salads, and sandwiches
in Edinburgh. See p. 82.
W
Best Vegetarian Restaurant:
Off the Royal Mile,
David Bann,
56-58 St.
Mary's St. (
&
0131/556-5888
), continually sets the highest standards for meat-
free dining. See p. 80.
W
Best Modern Scottish Restaurant:
New to the city is
21212,
3 Royal Terrace
(
&
0845/22-21212
), an innovative fine-dining restaurant that quickly garnered
a Michelin star. See p. 76.
W
Best Restaurant Views:
Forth Floor,
Harvey Nichols, 30-34 St. Andrew Sq.
(
&
0131/524-8350
), offers wonderful cooking of fresh Scottish produce to go
with its scenic vistas. Second best is
Oloroso,
33 Castle St. (
&
0131/226-
7614
). See p. 76 and 77.
W
Best on a Budget:
Nothing fancy, but the
Kebab Mahal,
7 Nicolson Sq.
(
&
0131/667-5214
), serves up good, hearty Indian food at budget prices. See
p. 82.
Glasgow
W
Best Fish Restaurant:
One of the most consistently excellent restaurants in the
entire city,
Gamba,
225a W. George St. (
&
0141/572-0899
), specializes in
superb seafood, showing off some of Scotland's best natural produce. See p. 186.
W
Best Indian Restaurant:
The competition is stiff, but for this edition the nod
goes to the always outstanding
Mother India,
28 Westminster Terrace
(
&
0141/221-1663
).
See p. 191.
W
Best Bistro:
More of a bistro despite its name,
Café Gandolfi,
64 Albion St.
(
&
0141/552-6813
), offers straightforward and delicious dishes, whether a
bowl of Cullen
skink
(smoked haddock chowder) or a sirloin steak sandwich. See
p. 184.
W
Best Cool Cafe:
Where the Monkey Sleeps,
182 W. Regent St. (
&
0141/226-
3406
), makes sandwiches that are as delicious as their names are ridiculous.
W
Best on a Budget:
A brief stroll from the shopping precincts of Sauchiehall
Street, the
Wee Curry Shop,
7 Buccleuch St. off Cambridge St. (
&
0141/353-
0777
), is a tiny gem of a restaurant, serving freshly prepared Indian cuisine at
bargain prices. See p. 188.
