Eating Out
Tropical Tiki Bar reveals new small plates menu
Exotic Glasgow bar Tiki Bar and Kitsch Inn has revealed a new Thai small plates menu. Created by head chef Thatchapon Leksriri, the new menu will transport you straight out of Glasgow and over to a remote Thai beach. Full of fresh flavours and aromatic spices, you can also let chef Thatchapon order for you,…
Read MoreKa Pao is Asian-inspired food that packs a punch
Ka Pao – it’s a name that sounds like something from a 1960s Batman episode. It is, in fact, Glasgow’s newest eaterie. The restaurant’s title actually derives from the Thai word for Holy Basil, but offers a menu influenced by the cooking of South East Asia. That’s where the Ka Pao of Batman comes in…
Read MoreOysters and jamon with wine for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is the day for lovers – and what more could you want than free oysters? On Valentine’s Day, Friday 14 February, Le Di-Vin wine bar in Edinburgh is offering complimentary oysters and jamon. The head oyster shucker and the head carver Mr Jamon will work together serving from 6.30pm for all of their…
Read MoreWear your jammies and get some free ice cream
Fife gelateria Jannettas is celebrating that latest research has shown how to combat Blue Monday: ice cream for breakfast. The third Monday of January has been coined as the most miserable day of the year and named Blue Monday. According to Japanese research, a study by Yoshihiko Koga, a professor at Kyorin University in Tokyo,…
Read MoreMarking Chinese New Year in the capital
Contemporary Chinese restaurant group Tattu has announced plans to host a spectacular cultural celebration at its Edinburgh venue. Running from January 24 until February 8, Tattu will not only celebrate Chinese New Year in style, it will also mark the customary Chinese Lantern Festival which symbolises the wish for a bright future. The Year of…
Read MoreGreat chieftain o’ the Puddin’ Race at The Hebridean
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated with a contemporary Scottish twist on the tradition at The Hebridean gastropub in Glasgow. The restaurant and bothy bar, inspired by the Outer Hebrides, will be celebrating the Scottish bard’s birthday in the only way they know how: modern takes on…
Read MoreCelebrating the food of the Italian regions
There are few regions in Italy more famous for food than Emilia-Romagna. The region’s food culture has survived untouched for centuries – proud of its unique and inimitable food and wine traditions – and is the latest inspiration for the new menu at Divino Enoteca. In 2019, the team at award winning restaurant in Edinburgh’s…
Read MoreFlexitarian menu offering every diet option launches
Vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians and omnivores can enjoy stress-free dining together with the launch of Edinburgh’s first fully flexitarian menu by Otro restaurant. To coincide with Veganuary, the award-winning Edinburgh restaurant has crafted a carefully-selected menu with eighteen new seasonal dishes to suit the widest range of dietary requirements. Otro’s Flexitarian À La Carte menu combines…
Read MoreCurries for those counting the calories
Can you eat a curry and still be on a January health kick? That’s the challenge calorie conscious diners have given themselves this month – and Dakhin restaurant in Glasgow might have come up with the perfect solution. The South Indian restaurant in Candleriggs has come up with a calorie counted menu that includes no…
Read More50% off the bill for the first three days at Ka Pao
There’s just over a wee to go until the opening of Ka Pao, a new restaurant in Glasgow with a menu influenced by South East Asia. The new restaurant – named Ka Pao – will open within the historic, Category A-listed Botanic Gardens Garage on Vinicombe Street, which is located off Byres Road in the…
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