Edinburgh
Liverpool
Pomegranate Restaurant
£30
(1
Antigua Street, Leith
Walk, tel: 0131 556 8337) Relaxed, contemporary Middle
Eastern restaurant opposite the Playhouse. The mezze-
style menu features tapas-sized dishes from Lebanon to
Morocco, but with its heart in the owner’s native Kurdistan.
Restaurant 100
£50
(100
Princes Street, tel: 0131 225
1501)
Boasting the best view up to the castle, the Royal
Overseas League’s restaurant is open to the public. The
service is excellent and the menu makes much of local
produce in an inventive manner. Booking required.
Bramble Bar & Lounge
(16
A Queen Street, tel: 0131 226
6343)
Hidden alcoves and a wicked cocktail list give this
cellar bar an intimate feel. Chilled in the early evening, DJs
bring it to life late into the night.
SJ Peploe
The eldest of the Scottish colourists (and
sometimes referred to as the Scottish Cézanne) gets a
major retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of
Modern Art, opening 3 November (75 Belford Road,
nationalgalleries.org)
.
thom dibdin
Master Chef
£15
(57
Renshaw Street, tel: 0151 709
3275)
Among the better options for Indian and Pakistani
cuisine, Master Chef is also friendly, welcoming and
excellent value, especially as diners supply their own beer
or wine.
San Carlo
£50
(41
Castle Street, tel: 0151 236
0073)
People come here for the experience amid the
grand old architecture of Castle Street – with waiters as
theatrical as the celebs who show up – as well as the food,
which is New York Italian, with the best fish menu in town.
Garlands
(8-10
Eberle Street, tel: 0151 231 1105) Garish,
gregarious and gay-friendly, Garlands nightclub is a long-
standing Liverpool institution. Attracting some of the best DJs
in the UK, it has even survived being burned to the ground.
Bold Street
One or two retail giants have muscled their
way onto the largely pedestrianised Bold Street, but on the
whole this attractive jumble of shapes and styles has managed
to maintain its modern-day reputation as the place to go for
quirky independent shops and cafés.
gerry corner
Cocktails at Bramble
Bar & Lounge
Buzzing Bold Street
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