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Where to eat in Moray Speyside.

Moray Speyside eats well, from fish and chips on the coast to dinner in whisky country. Try Cullen skink in the town that gave the soup its name, lunch in two old railway carriages at Dufftown station, or a meal at a village inn looking over Findhorn Bay. Elgin has a modern Scottish restaurant and a laid-back bar off the High Street. Book ahead in summer.

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Knockando Woolmill.

One of the last district woollen mills in Scotland, working since at least 1784 and restored with its Victorian machinery, with a shop and coffee shop.

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Cullen skink, the creamy haddock and potato soup, takes its name from the little town of Cullen, on the Moray Firth.

‘As the name suggests, it is in this little coastal town where the recipe was first created centuries ago. Initially made with beef shavings the recipe quickly changed tack when beef became scarce in the 1800s and locals looked to a more available good to add to their prized recipe. And the rest, as they say, is history.’

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The Captain's Table.

A restaurant and bar at the edge of Findhorn with views over the bay, serving fresh local food from scratch, with a dog menu too.

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Rockpool.

If you’re going to try Cullen’s most famous dish anywhere, there are few better places than this seafood-focused restaurant, a stone(fish)’s throw from the harbour. You’ll find various sandwiches and snacks on offer, but the classics are the fish and chips and the signature Cullen Skink.

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Sidings Café in Dufftown, on Speyside, is set in a pair of period railway carriages parked for good at the town's station.

Step aboard and the atmosphere is relaxed and in keeping with the 1950s, with breakfast rolls, home bakes, light lunches and afternoon tea on the menu. The station is also the end of the line for the Keith and Dufftown heritage railway, which climbs through pine forests and skirts a loch on its 11 miles from Keith, in period carriages of its own. That makes the café a natural stop before or after a ride on the train. Dufftown itself, often described as the malt whisky capital of the world, is worth a wander too.

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Orrin Restaurant.

A modern Scottish restaurant in Elgin, cooking seasonal produce for an à la carte menu and an eight-course tasting menu with wines.

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The Story of Speyside

Christopher Coates on how Speyside became the home of malt whisky, from George IV calling for Glenlivet in Edinburgh in 1822 to the smugglers, taxes and Highland line behind it.

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Sidings Cafe.

This memorable café occupies a pair of period railway carriages, now permanently parked at Dufftown station. Expect a relaxed atmosphere in keeping with the 1950s, as well as breakfast rolls, home-bakes, light lunches and afternoon tea.