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Andrew Fairlie
Many passionate epicures make their way to Perthshire for the sole purpose of dining at Andrew Fairlie, having booked their tables months in advance. When Gleneagles hosted the G8 Summit in 2005, Fairlie, a local culinary prodigy who trained in the southwest of France, cooked for a formidable roster of world leaders including Her Majesty the Queen. His restaurant, tucked inconspicuously into an interior alcove of the resort’s main building, is still Scotland's only two Michelin-starred outfit.
Ballintaggart Farm
Boath House
In addition to housing a Michelin-starred restaurant, this restored Georgian mansion just east of Inverness is home to Donald and Wendy Matheson, its devoted conservators and residents of more than twenty years. The impressive structure, originally built in 1825, is surrounded by wildflower meadows and landscaped grounds, including an orchard and kitchen garden that supply Chef Charlie Lockley with organic fruit, vegetables and herbs. His six-course tasting menu is exquisite from the breadbasket (which might contain fennel soda bread or pine nut bread) to the memorable dessert courses (goat's cheese from Devon with homemade oatcakes and plum and shallot purée followed by chocolate cake with pearl barley ice cream).
Café Cùil
Caora Dhubh Coffee Company
Edinbane Lodge
Fish Shop Restaurant
The Fife Arms’s latest addition to its vast array of restaurants is the Fish Shop located in Ballater, 25 minutes from the hotel. Serving a rotating, seasonal menu of fresh seafood in the restaurant—with a local fishmonger next door—this is a great place to sit and enjoy delicious oysters or maybe a crab crumpet, which has earned a permanent spot on the ever-changing menu. Husband-and-wife duo chef Marcus Sherry and front-of-the-house manager Jasmine Sherry have set out to bring the most sustainable seafood inland, while ensuring the taste is top notch. When asking Jasmine about the oysters, she pointed to a video on the wall which tastefully shows the harvesting process and explained how she crafted relationships with each supplier, solidifying her dedication to local productions and produce. This spot is worth a stop, whether you are visiting the nearby Balmoral Castle or staying down the road at the Fife Arms. You might even catch a glimpse of a royal, as this is known to be one of their favorite spots in the area.
Kinloch Lodge
Leakey's Bookshop and Café
Still heated by a wood-burning stove, Leakey's is a charming place to sit down and skim the local paper over a cup of coffee and a home-cooked treat. Housed in a converted 18th-century Gaelic church, it is also Scotland's largest secondhand bookshop, filled with antique maps and classic tomes.
Loch Bay
The Old Inn
The Oyster Shed
The Three Chimneys
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