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La Taverna's pink-gabled front and glass dining room behind a stone wall in Aviemore.
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La Taverna

A family-run Italian restaurant and pizzeria at the south end of Aviemore, facing the Cairngorms, open Thursday to Monday.

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La Taverna is a family-run Italian restaurant and pizzeria at the south end of Aviemore, facing the Cairngorm mountains.

Neapolitan-style pizzas come out of its own oven, along with Italian classics, desserts and ice cream, and the bar pours Italian wines, Scottish gins and cocktails that change with the seasons. Brian, the head chef, runs the kitchen, and Morag looks after the front of house. Families are made very welcome, there's a children's menu, and vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets are catered for. It opens in the afternoon from Thursday to Monday, from noon at the weekend, and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Book a table online, or order a pizza to collect and take home.

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Before you go

Open Thursday to Monday; closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Book a table online, or order a takeaway.

Where
1 Grampian Road, Aviemore, PH22 1PT, at the south end of the village.
Open
Monday and Thursday from 4pm, Friday from 2pm, Saturday and Sunday from noon, to 10pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Booking
Online, through its own website; the last tables are at about 8.15pm.
Menu
Starters from £6.50; pizzas, pasta and Italian classics. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets catered for.
Children
Families welcome, with a kids' menu.
Takeaway
Pizza to collect, ordered online, and wine to take home.
Phone
01479 810683

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
4pm–10pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
4pm–10pm
Friday
2pm–10pm
Saturday
noon–10pm
Sunday
noon–10pm

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Where it is

1 Grampian Road, Aviemore, PH22 1PT, at the south end of the village by the Coylumbridge road.

Close byAviemore and Rothiemurchus.
  1. Sunlight slanting across the tables and wooden chairs in the Old Bridge Inn's dining room.The Old Bridge InnA pub on the bank of the Spey in Aviemore, once a gamekeeper's cottage, with a log fire, seasonal cooking and dinner every evening.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. A steam train at Boat of Garten.Strathspey RailwayHeritage steam trains through the Spey Valley from Aviemore to Boat of Garten and Broomhill, running since 1978.Under a mile 3 min by road
  3. The Barn at RothiemurchusThe Barn at RothiemurchusThe café at the Rothiemurchus Centre by Aviemore, with a wood-burning stove, Cullen skink and cheese scones, and a corner for dogs.Under a mile 2 min by road
  4. A handler in tweed raising a gloved hand as a golden eagle lands beside him, CairngormsRothiemurchus Farm ShopThe estate's own Highland beef and venison, trout and heather honey, with a deli counter, at the Rothiemurchus Centre by Aviemore.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Rothiemurchus FalconryRothiemurchus FalconryFly owls, hawks and a great eagle yourself on the Rothiemurchus estate near Aviemore, with falconers Jonny and Daisy Ames.Under a mile 3 min by road
  6. The dining room at Delaneys', with dark tables laid by tall windows on Grampian Road.Delaneys'A small-plates restaurant on Aviemore's Grampian Road, opened in 2024, cooking with Speyside meat and local fish, with dinner every day except Thursday.1 mile 4 min by road
  7. The Cairngorm BreweryThe Cairngorm BreweryAviemore's own brewery since 2001, home of Black Gold, Wildcat and Trade Winds, with a shop and a Tap Room by the tanks.2 miles 7 min by road
  8. Loch an EileinLoch an EileinA loch in the Rothiemurchus pinewoods, with a castle ruin on its island and a three-mile path round the shore.3 miles 5 min by road
Directions
A climber crossing between platforms among autumn trees.AttractionsTreeZone Aviemore0.7 miles
Pine trees line a rocky loch shore with an exposed root bankAttractionsRothiemurchus0.9 miles
Coylumbridge Aviemore Hotel entrance lit up at dusk, surrounded by pine treesActivityThe Fun House at the Coylumbridge Hotel1.5 miles
Fruit scones fresh from the oven.CafeRoute 7 Café1.9 miles
AttractionsPlay golf in the Cairngorms2.0 miles
The Rowan Tree Country Hotel, with its sign on the gable and a terrace of pot plants and tables in front.RestaurantsThe Rowan Tree Country Hotel2.0 miles
Ruined castle on a small loch island beneath low mistAttractionsLoch an Eilein Castle2.7 miles
Two guests by the wood-burning stove.CafeFoxfire Coffee3.5 miles
Aerial view of a red-roofed cabin on a forested loch shoreAttractionsLoch Vaa4.6 miles

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