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Aberdeenshire

Buchanan Bistro

The café and restaurant at the Barn arts centre near Banchory, a restless kitchen cooking with local suppliers, with breakfasts, lunches and evening events.

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Welcome

In the old farm buildings of the Barn, the arts centre on the edge of Banchory, Buchanan Bistro is the café and restaurant, a high, airy room of timber and white walls with art on show.

In the daytime it serves breakfasts, with dairy-free and gluten-free choices, lunches, and coffee with cake, with outdoor seating on fine days. The cooking leans on local suppliers and a careful approach to waste. On Friday and Saturday evenings, and before concerts at the Barn, it opens for dinner, with specially crafted menus, vegan nights and live music.

It also caters for weddings and private events. With the Barn's exhibitions and shows on the doorstep, it makes an easy pairing: lunch and a gallery, or dinner and a gig.

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Before you go

Breakfasts and lunches in the daytime, with evening events on Friday and Saturday nights and before concerts at the Barn; check the bistro's own site for hours.

Where
The Barn, Burn o' Bennie, Banchory.
Evenings
Friday and Saturday, and before concerts.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
9.30am–5pm
Thursday
9.30am–5pm
Friday
9.30am–10pm
Saturday
9.30am–10pm
Sunday
9.30am–5pm

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Where it is

At the Barn arts centre at Burn o' Bennie, on the eastern edge of Banchory.

Close byBanchory.
  1. The Barn's glass-fronted building and stone steading among daffodils.The Barn ArtsAberdeenshire's multi-arts centre, under the same roof.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. The Cowshed's dining room of wooden tables in Banchory.Cowshed2 miles 3 min by road
  3. Ride Coffee House BanchoryRide Coffee House Banchory2 miles 5 min by road
  4. Milton of CrathesMilton of CrathesA courtyard of shops, a gallery and a heritage railway.2 miles 5 min by road
  5. Crathes CastleCrathes CastleA turreted tower house with painted ceilings and yew hedges of 1702.3 miles 8 min by road
Directions
Maroon sign reading "Fold Craft & Design Store" against a cloudy skyShoppingFoldA step away
Green steam locomotive engulfed in smoke beside a wooden station platformAttractionsRoyal Deeside Railway1.8 miles
Yolk General Store's bright room, a blue dresser by a white window under a yellow ceiling.ShoppingYolk General Store1.9 miles
Banchory Lodge's glass-roofed garden room set with tables and wicker chairs.RestaurantsBanchory Lodge2.0 miles
Turreted stone castle with flag pole, surrounded by autumn trees and lawnsWalksMilton of Crathes to Crathes Castle Walk2.1 miles
Ivy-covered Milton Art Gallery sign with roses and a "Fresh Flowers £15" chalkboardAttractionsMilton Art Gallery2.1 miles
Maison Castanié, AberdeenshireCafeMaison Castanié2.1 miles
An angler fly-casting on the Dee with a guide at his shoulder.AttractionsTwin Peakes2.1 miles
A bottle of the Strong Water Co.'s own whisky held up at its Banchory shopfront.ShoppingThe Strong Water Co2.2 miles

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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the bistro, and when each is next free.

Timber cabin with metal roof and decking surrounded by woodland treesNorth Lodge and River Cabin
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Banchory
  • 8 miles from Buchanan
Free 8–9 NovA stone farmhouse covered in climbing ivy stands behind a gravel drive, seen through overhanging pine branches.Cuttieshillock
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glen Dye
  • 8 miles from Buchanan
Free 3–4 NovA stone cottage with dormer windows sits behind a low blue gate, a rose-covered archway framing the front door.Gamekeeper’s Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 8 miles from Buchanan
Free 3–4 NovA stone steading with a slated pyramid roof and a chimney stands behind a green nameplate sign, a chair visible through the window.No 2 Steading Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Strachan
  • 8 miles from Buchanan
Free 12–13 NovPlaces to stayEvery stay in AberdeenshireAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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