Food and Drink
The Skinny food and drink guide. We bring you restaurant reviews offering an alternative take on food writing, from the visual food column to the annual Food and Drink Survey. Monthly food and drink news keeps you up to date with the latest in food.
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News
Glasgow venues round-up: July 2023
From community spaces to classic Glasgow pubs, The Skinny looks at how some of the city’s venues have bounced back and re-emerged after COVID closures Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
Travel
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh's Old Town
The Skinny's 2023 guide to the best of Edinburgh's Old Town, from the sights worth seeing to the best independent bars and restaurants Read more »| 11 Jul 2023 -
Travel
The Skinny guide to Gorgie, Dalry & Fountainbridge
Great food and drink, access to some of Edinburgh's best outdoor spaces, and loads of wildlife – here's our introduction to Gorgie, Dalry and Fountainbridge, all updated for our 2023 guide Read more »| 11 Jul 2023 -
Travel
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh's New Town
Look behind the chain stores and new developments, and Edinburgh's New Town is home to great pubs and cafes, exciting food and world-class art Read more »| 11 Jul 2023 -
Travel
The Skinny guide to Portobello
A burgeoning food and drink scene, a bustling high street, and all the joys of the Edinburgh seaside – here are our picks from Portobello, all updated for our 2023 guide Read more »| 11 Jul 2023 -
Features
Ho Lee Fook, Glasgow
The latest street food addition to Glasgow's East End brings an impressive mix of East Asian flavours to the Barras Read more »| 07 Jul 2023
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Travel
The Skinny guide to Tollcross, Bruntsfield & Marchmont
Tollcross, Bruntsfield and Marchmont are three interlocking Edinburgh neighbourhoods with an intensely local feel and plenty to discover (updated for 2023) Read more »| 06 Jul 2023 -
Travel
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh's Southside
Home to Edinburgh University and much of the Edinburgh Fringe, the Southside is where to find cheap eats, green spaces and a laidback air, and we've rounded all that up in our 2023 guide Read more »| 06 Jul 2023 -
Travel
The Skinny Guide to Glasgow: Finnieston & Partick
Finnieston and Partick are home to a couple of the city's biggest music venues, and some of Glasgow's very best food and drink – here's our 2023 guide Read more »| 26 Jun 2023 -
Features
The Skinny on... Pilot Beer
After ten years, over 1000 brewing sessions, and countless folk wound up on Twitter dot com, Patrick Jones from Leith brewery Pilot takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 30 May 2023 -
Reviews
La Gelatessa, Glasgow
Glasgow's newest ice cream spot, La Gelatessa has great flavours and a delightful throwback vibe Read more »| 26 May 2023 -
Reviews
Skua, Edinburgh
The new late-night spot from the team behind Heron, Skua is a whirlwind of great drinks, fiery flavours and incredibly goth interiors Read more »| 28 Apr 2023 -
Things To Do
Dundee venues round-up: April 2023
A new craft beer cafe and laidback cocktail bar lead the pack in our latest guide to Dundee's new venues Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
Reviews
Chorrito Sauce Co, Leith
New to Leith Walk, some of Chorrito's tacos are excellent – but they, quite literally, come at a heavy cost Read more »| 15 Mar 2023 -
Reviews
Parveen's @ Civic House, Glasgow
Pakistani supper club Parveen's (fka Mooli) keep it simple in their kitchen takeover at Civic House, with impressive results Read more »| 06 Feb 2023