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Dinner on the banks of the Ness.

Many of the best tables in Inverness look out at the river. There's a restaurant in a converted church with a double-height room and a log fire, a glass brasserie of three floors facing the castle, and a small family place on Bank Street cooking local seafood and venison. Up on Stephens Brae, a relaxed bistro writes daily specials. Further out, eat at a white-painted country inn in Munlochy, a seafront cottage at Rosemarkie, a High Street restaurant in Tain, or a hotel at Fort Augustus that cooks from its own garden. Book ahead for dinner, especially at weekends.

Fig & Thistle Bistro→

The Allangrange→

Black Isle Bar→

Station Road at The Lovat→

Highland Farm Cafe→

McBain's by the River→

Restaurant of the day19 hours ago

Crofters Café, Rosemarkie.

A café and restaurant in a stone cottage on the seafront at Rosemarkie, open all day for breakfasts, fish and chips and ice cream, with seats inside and out.

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Tonight18 hours ago

Inverness-shireCrofters Café, RosemarkieRestaurant

InvernessMcBain's by the RiverRestaurant

Inverness-shireStation Road at The LovatRestaurant

Inverness-shireThe Tomich HotelRestaurant

InvernessFig & Thistle BistroRestaurant

InvernessThe Malt RoomRestaurant

A table for tonight.

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

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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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Afterwards16 hours ago

EdinburghCaledonian Sleeper300 yards

InvernessRiver Ness Walk300 yards

InvernessThe Victorian Market300 yards

Round the corner from Fig & Thistle Bistro.

Three good places a short walk away: Caledonian Sleeper, River Ness Walk and The Victorian Market.

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From our guide15 hours ago

The Kitchen.

Across the river from the castle, a striking glass building under a swooping timber canopy holds The Kitchen across three floors, each looking over the water to the castle. It is a relaxed brasserie with a creative Scottish menu, friendly service and fair prices. Up top there is a heated roof terrace, and groups of up to eight can book a table beside the kitchen to watch the chefs at work. It suits a long lunch, or an evening meal as the lights come on across the river. Ask for a window when you book.

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Stay14 hours ago

Inverness-shireTigh na Coille Cottage6.4 miles

Inverness-shireGarden Cottage6.4 miles

Inverness-shireIvy Cottage6.4 miles

Stay near The Malt Room.

The three good places closest to it: Tigh na Coille Cottage, Garden Cottage and Ivy Cottage.

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From our guide12 hours ago

Rocpool.

By the bridge on Ness Walk, with the river and the castle across the water, Rocpool has been one of the places Inverness goes out for since 2002. It is a stylish brasserie with a glass front, bold colours and big windows on the river. The kitchen starts from fine Scottish ingredients and cooks them with flavours from around the world, so local produce arrives with a lift of something from further afield. It opens for lunch and dinner, with an early evening menu on weekdays. Book ahead.

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From our guide11 hours ago

The Mustard Seed.

On the corner of Fraser Street and Bank Street, facing the river, an old church has been a restaurant since 2001, and the building is half the pleasure. The room rises to a double-height ceiling with a gallery above, tall windows and a great open log fire. On the top floor, a terrace gives a clear view along the river on summer evenings. The cooking is simple and generous, built on fresh Highland produce, from salmon and sea bass to fillet of beef. Book for dinner, and ask for the terrace on a fine night.

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Restaurants10 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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Restaurants7 hours ago

Black Isle Bar.

The Black Isle Brewery's own bar on Church Street in Inverness, with 26 taps of organic beer, wood-fired pizza, a rooftop garden and rooms upstairs.

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Restaurants6 hours ago

Highland Farm Cafe.

A timber eco-café on a farm above the Cromarty Firth near Dingwall, with local food and home baking, a deli of Highland produce, a play area and firth views.