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Aberdeen

Dinner from the Castlegate westwards.

Eating out in Aberdeen takes you round the world without leaving the granite. There's a candlelit French restaurant on a cobbled brae, and an Italian trattoria from a family restaurant founded in 1922. Dim sum is served every day on Causewayend, and you'll find Thai, Turkish, Nepalese and Korean kitchens too. On Union Street there's steak grilled over wood fire and a tasting menu whose theme changes every six weeks. Out at Cove Bay, Dyce and Bridge of Don, the fish and chips are fried from fresh haddock. Book ahead, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.

Sea Salt + Sole, Cove Bay→
St Machar Bar→
The Dutch Mill→
Gio's by La Lombarda→
Sea Salt + Sole, Dyce→
The Pig's Wings→
Cafe Harmony→
The Bothy→
Sea Salt + Sole, Bridge of Don→
Madame Mew's→
Under the Hammer→
Six by Nico→
Restaurant of the day19 hours ago

Chop Grill & Bar.

A steakhouse and cocktail bar in the Sandman Signature hotel in Aberdeen, cooking British beef.

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From our guide18 hours ago

Faffless.

At number eight Golden Square, a quiet square of granite townhouses just off Union Street, Faffless serves good wine and good food without any fuss, which is where the name comes from. The wine list is natural, organic and vegan, drawn from the old wine countries of Europe. The chef, Craig, worked in Michelin-starred kitchens and cooks small plates to share, fish and seasonal vegetables, with brunch at the weekend. Scottish paintings and prints hang on the dark walls, as the townhouse doubles as a gallery.

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Tonight17 hours agoAberdeenChop Grill & BarRestaurantAberdeenFafflessRestaurantAberdeenThe Braided FigRestaurantAberdeenUnder the HammerRestaurantAberdeenCafe HarmonyRestaurantAberdeenManchurianRestaurant

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Restaurants to book ahead, and the ones you can still walk into.

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From our guide17 hours ago

Yorokobi by CJ.

Yorokobi means joy in Japanese, and since 2005 this small restaurant on Huntly Street has cooked the food of Korea and Japan, the first in Aberdeen to do so. It is recommended in the Michelin Guide. From the Japanese side come neat sushi, sashimi and gyoza. From Korea come bibimbap, sizzling in a hot stone bowl with an egg on top, and bulgogi on an iron plate with kimchi. There is sake to go with it all, and plenty of choice for vegetarians and anyone avoiding gluten.

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Afterwards16 hours agoAberdeenBon Accord Terrace Gardens200 yardsAberdeenUnion Street400 yardsAberdeenUnion Terrace Gardens500 yards

Round the corner from Cafe Harmony.

Three good places a short walk away: Bon Accord Terrace Gardens, Union Street and Union Terrace Gardens.

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From our guide15 hours ago

Moonfish Café.

Moonfish has been cooking on Correction Wynd since 2004, in a simple, stylish room whose tall windows look across the cobbled lane to the Kirk of St Nicholas. The mood is relaxed and unfussy, with wooden tables and globe lamps. The cooking is modern British, on a short menu that changes constantly with the seasons, and it shows a real love of local fish and seafood. There is a good list of gins to go with it. It is a small place, so it is wise to book.

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Did you know14 hours agoWritten byColin FraserRead Colin’s piece

La Lombarda, on the Castlegate in Aberdeen, is the oldest Italian restaurant in the UK.

‘La Lombarda has sat on its corner of Castlegate since 1922 seeing itself through World War II, the demise of the city’s fishing industry and a fair few oil industry crashes. If only restaurants could talk. As for its secret to longevity, I’d say it’s down to its authentic and classic Italian pizzas.’

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From our guide14 hours ago

Rendezvous at Nargile.

Yusuf and Karen Iridag brought Turkish cooking to Aberdeen in 1983, and their west end restaurant is named for a meeting of east and west. The best way to eat here is to share. Start with a spread of meze, from fried aubergine to dips and warm bread, then move on to grills, tender lamb and seafood, with baklava and coffee to finish. There are plenty of choices for vegetarians and vegans, and for anyone avoiding gluten. It is warm, friendly and popular, so book a table.

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From our guide13 hours ago

Café Boheme.

Down Windmill Brae, a short cobbled street off Union Street, Café Boheme could pass for a little bistro in Paris. Candles flicker on small tables under brick arches, bentwood chairs stand on dark floors and a curved wooden bar glows with bottles. The cooking is French, from brasserie classics to modern plates, made with the best of Scottish produce, and it has earned a place in the Michelin Guide. Save room for the crème brûlée. The room is small and intimate, lovely for a special evening, so book ahead.

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From our guide12 hours ago

Gio's by La Lombarda.

In 1922 Giuseppe Berni opened an Italian restaurant by the Castlegate, and La Lombarda has stayed in his family ever since. Today his granddaughter Chantal runs Gio's, a trattoria on King Street at the corner of the square, with tall arched windows looking out over the old market place. A young team of local chefs cooks the Italian classics: fresh pasta, rice balls stuffed with mozzarella, scaloppine and tiramisu. There is a three-course menu for anyone heading to a show, and the welcome is a proper family one.

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Restaurants11 hours ago

Sea Salt + Sole, Cove Bay.

The Cove Bay shop of Sea Salt + Sole, an Aberdeen fish and chip business since 2014, frying haddock bought fresh each day with double-cooked chips.

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Restaurants11 hours ago

St Machar Bar.

A friendly, independent pub on the High Street of Old Aberdeen, with a remarkable wall of whiskies and good cask ale.

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