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The dining room of Tarragon on the Terrace, with velvet chairs, marble-topped tables and a leather banquette, and tall windows looking out to the trees of Union Terrace Gardens.
Aberdeen

Tarragon on the Terrace

A relaxed restaurant on Union Terrace in Aberdeen with views over Union Terrace Gardens, the sister of Tarragon in Rosemount.

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Tarragon on the Terrace is the relaxed younger sister of Graham Mitchell's Tarragon in Rosemount, on Union Terrace with views out over Union Terrace Gardens.

It's an easy, laid-back place for lunch, an early dinner before a show, or a glass of wine with friends, and the menu is inspired by the land and sea around Aberdeen, using ingredients from local farms, harbours and producers. Graham is an award-winning chef, and he and Clare, who has more than 20 years in hospitality, run both restaurants together. Ask for a table by the big windows and watch the city go by over the gardens. His Majesty's Theatre stands at the top of the street, so it's a handy choice before a performance. It opens from lunchtime Tuesday to Saturday and stays open late on Friday and Saturday, and you can book a table through its website.

Round the cornerWild GooseA brunch and small-plates restaurant with a cocktail bar in the last pavilion at Union Terrace Gardens, in the centre of Aberdeen, open every day from 9am.Under a mileSee itThe upstairs room at Wild Goose, all pale wood, with globe lights and trailing plants hanging from the ceiling, wooden tables and a counter at the far end.
Before you go

Lunch, an early dinner before a show, or a late one at the weekend.

Where
27 Union Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1NN.
Open
Tuesday to Thursday 12pm to 8pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to midnight; closed Sunday and Monday.
Booking
Online, through its website.
Access
A wheelchair-accessible entrance, seating and toilet.
Phone
01224 413163

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
noon–8pm
Wednesday
noon–8pm
Thursday
noon–8pm
Friday
noon–midnight
Saturday
noon–midnight
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On Union Terrace in the centre of Aberdeen, above Union Terrace Gardens, AB10 1NN.

Close byUnion Terrace and the city centre.
  1. Granite steps lead up to a statue and His Majesty's Theatre in AberdeenUnion Terrace GardensA Victorian garden in a green valley in the centre of Aberdeen, opened in 1878 and reopened after its restoration, with lawns, a footbridge and pavilions.Under a mile as the crow flies
  2. Granite façade of Aberdeen's Central Library, with "Public Library" carved above its arched entranceAberdeen Central LibraryAberdeen's granite public library on Rosemount Viaduct, opened by Andrew Carnegie in 1892, one of the three buildings the city calls Education, Salvation and Damnation.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Aberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen's great art gallery on Schoolhill, free to visit, with 700 years of art from Monet and the Scottish Colourists to Joan Eardley and Barbara Hepworth.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Juniper shop front beside a stone church with a rose windowBelmont StreetA cobbled street of granite buildings in the centre of Aberdeen, between Union Street and the Art Gallery, lined with independent cafés, bars and restaurants.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Pedestrian crosses between First and Stagecoach buses under festive light decorationsUnion StreetAberdeen's grand main street, a mile of granite from the Castlegate to Holburn Junction, carried over the Denburn valley on a single great arch.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. Wooden bar with hanging wine glasses, bottles and a lit fireplaceCafé BohemeAn intimate, candlelit French restaurant on cobbled Windmill Brae in Aberdeen, cooking French classics with Scottish produce, listed in the Michelin Guide.Under a mile as the crow flies
  7. The door of Tarragon at 137 Rosemount Place at night, framed by an arch of artificial flowers and fairy lights under the lit Tarragon sign.Tarragon by Graham MitchellGraham Mitchell's modern Scottish restaurant on Rosemount Place in Aberdeen, cooking seasonal food from the farmland and sea of the North East.Under a mile as the crow flies
Directions
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The upstairs room at Wild Goose, all pale wood, with globe lights and trailing plants hanging from the ceiling, wooden tables and a counter at the far end.RestaurantsWild GooseA step away
The Bread Maker's coffee house on Rosemount Viaduct on a sunny day, with a dark awning, tables on the pavement and a chalkboard by the door.CafeThe Bread MakerA step away
The long bar at Casa del Fuego under a red wall and a neon sign reading Viva la Fiesta, with high stools and tables on a patterned tiled floor.BarsCasa del FuegoA step away
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