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in Inverness-shire.

It’s 22:09 in Inverness-shire.
Inverness-shire

Church Street, Beauly and the Black Isle.

Inverness is a lovely city to eat in, and much of the best of it is a few minutes from the river. Church Street alone has a whisky bar, a wine bar, hand-made doughnuts and the Black Isle Brewery's own taps. Restaurants line the Ness, from a converted church with a log fire to a glass brasserie looking at the castle. Out of town, eat on Beauly's square, on Fortrose High Street, in a seafront cottage at Rosemarkie or in a hotel dining room at Fort Augustus. Book dinner ahead at weekends, especially in summer.

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Place of the day21 hours ago

Coyote Burger.

A family-run burger bar on the first floor above the River Ness in Inverness, with smash burgers, loaded fries, milkshakes, cocktails and river views.

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Open now21 hours agoInvernessThe Malt RoomRestaurantInvernessPERK Coffee & DoughnutsCafeInvernessBlack Isle BarRestaurantInvernessThe Walrus & CorkscrewRestaurant

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Food and drink20 hours ago

PERK Coffee & Doughnuts.

A bright yellow café on Church Street in Inverness with hand-made doughnuts and barista coffee by day, and espresso martinis by night at the end of the week.

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From our guide20 hours ago

The Rendezvous Café.

On Church Street, a yellow front with a vintage film camera on the sign marks a cinema-themed café that has served Inverness since 2007. It stands where the Northern Meeting Rooms once did, and on 21 May 1960 a young Liverpool band, the Silver Beetles, played there backing the singer Johnny Gentle. By that August they were the Beatles. Today breakfast is the thing, served all day, from a full Scottish or a vegetarian one to pancakes and porridge, with soups, panini and salads at lunch. Old Hollywood pictures line the walls.

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Food and drink19 hours ago

Bakhoos Bakery.

A small bakery on the High Street in Fortrose on the Black Isle, baking sourdough, croissants and cakes by hand, with speciality coffee to take away.

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

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From the magazine18 hours agoThe printed copy of Issue 12Issue 12Spring / Summer 2026

For Jeni Iannetta of Bad Girl Bakery, the first stop for food in Inverness is the Victorian Market's food hall, and not just because her bakery is there.

Bad Girl Bakery is known for its big cakes and delicious bakes, and with everything made by hand, you need to be quick before they sell out. Besides the original café in Muir of Ord, it runs the anchor café in the food hall of the Victorian Market, a historic indoor market under a beautiful ironwork roof in the middle of Inverness. Jeni loves the variety around her, from vegan street food to local seafood, and steaks and pulled pork from a stallholder's own farm. Further afield, she sends people to the Black Isle. 'If you’re there, then why not go to Black Isle Dairy? I’m obsessed with their dark chocolate sorbet'.

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From our guide17 hours ago

Station Road at The Lovat.

In the Lovat hotel at the head of Loch Ness, Station Road is a special-occasion restaurant with three AA rosettes and a place in the Michelin Guide. The cooking starts in the hotel's own garden and reaches out across the land around it, with seafood from the coast, herbs from the hillsides, mushrooms from the woods and seaweed from the shore. Old Highland recipes are brought back to life, and nothing is wasted. It comes as a tasting menu, longer or shorter, with a vegetarian version. Booking is essential.

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Food and drink17 hours ago

The Allangrange.

A white-painted country inn in Munlochy on the Black Isle, fifteen minutes from Inverness, with seasonal pub food, local beer, Sunday roasts and five rooms.

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Food and drink16 hours ago

Cafe Artysans.

A social enterprise café by the station in Inverness, run by the Calman Trust with young people learning the trade, serving breakfasts, lunches and home baking.

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From our guide15 hours ago

Made in the Glen.

Made in the Glen began around a kitchen table in Glen Urquhart, when three sisters, Julia, Christine and Elizabeth, started making gifts for friends and family. Each brings her own craft. Julia paints the Highland watercolours that become prints and cards, and turns wooden bowls and soap dishes. Christine makes natural soaps in small batches, and the sisters have their own skincare range too. The shop at Braefield, on the road through the glen from Drumnadrochit, is a good place to find a present that really was made in the Highlands.

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