Tatha Bar & is perched on top of the world-famous V&A Dundee and overlooks the river. As well as views of the Tay Rail Bridge, and RRS Discovery, the historic ship that took Captain Scott to Antarctica, the V&A’s roof terrace means you can nip out between courses Fine dining is on the menu at several for sunset selfies! of our most renowned eating places, earning three local chefs Good Bridgeview Station, a restaurant in a Hero accolades. Rory Lovie of restored Victorian railway station, while Bridgeview Station champions local Tayberry in Broughty Ferry has a fabulous produce with his delicious menu, while view across the sand dunes and the river award-winning chef Adam Newth of to Fife, the kingdom across the water. Broughty Ferry institution Tayberry is passionate about putting the Dundee area on the culinary map. And a stone’s throw across the water in Newport, Jamie Scott of The Newport Hotel cooks up a storm with dishes which prove why he Step into almost any independently- won Masterchef: The Professionals. owned Dundee café to experience the best of Dundee banter. Having a blether over a teapot or mug of piping hot coffee’s an important part of Dundee life. And, as we like to Freshly-caught fish and shellfish, locally- eat good food while we talk, Dundee’s reared pork, beef, lamb and buffalo, café menus often feature local produce. real ale brewed in Dundee and freshly- Local eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish baked are just a few of the treats and inspire delicious soups, on offer at Dundee Farmers’ Market, salads, sandwiches, snacks, hot dishes, which takes place in the City Square on salads, and bakes. the third Saturday of every month (apart from January, when the market takes a If you’re a coffee addict, visit wee winter break). Braithwaite’s, the oldest shop in Dundee. Braithwaite’s has been roasting, grinding and selling coffee since 1868 and stocks a breathtaking selection of coffees and teas. The smell of 150 years of coffee when you walk through the door’s the equivalent of a double espresso!

‘Dundee Eats’ shines a spotlight on the locally produced food and drink that you’ll not want to miss the chance of Dundee’s independent Despite being the birthplace of enjoying whilst in our area, as well as food network is useful information about the city’s main legendary cow pie eater Desperate Dan, working towards a Dundee’s embraced vegan and veggie Dundee and the surrounding area often food and drink districts. Take time to more sustainable showcases the region’s foodie offerings explore these mouthwatering hotspots food. Across the city, there’s a fabulous future. This small but mighty region has selection of eating places which offer at pop-up events and festivals, none where you’ll find clusters of restaurants, its sights set on reducing its share of better than Dundee Flower and Food bars and cafés, many independently excellent vegetarian and vegan choices ’s food waste - a total of around by making the most of local produce. Festival a weekend extravaganza owned and managed. one million tonnes a year across the of horticulture and . out country - by working with Zero Waste dundee.eats and dundee.com for more Our unique ‘coast meets countryside’ Underdog has a completely plant-based Scotland to cut waste both at outlets and menu while family-run Simpsons offers information about What’s On throughout location means that around 70% of by educating customers. the year. Scotland’s fresh produce is grown within vegan, veggie, gluten-free and dairy- a 30-mile radius of Dundee - something free dishes. The Parlour Café, one of we’re really proud of. the trendiest eating places in Dundee, has a mostly veggie and vegan menu, Never mind being Scotland’s food as does The Bach, where everything’s basket! Dundee is Scotland’s supermarket cooked from scratch. Or how about Rishi, We’re proud to have the world- which specialises in cuisine from southern food trolley, overflowing with locally famous based grown must-try goodies! Indian, an area where most dishes are here in Dundee, at the forefront of traditionally meat-free? transformative science for sustainable management of land, crop and natural We like a dram or two in Dundee. Or resources. In addition, the Food and a pint or two. Or a nip, a tipple or a Drink department at Abertay University G&T or two! And there’s no shortage of continually turns out talented students distilleries, breweries and bars eager who are leading the way in food and to cater for our thirst for good, locally- drink innovation. made drinks. For listings information go to: ’s the most obvious drink to enjoy dundee.com/DundeeEats when visiting Scotland and there are lots of places where you can enjoy a dram. to eat tucked away in the West End’s Dundee’s Waterfront is only minutes while the streets leading to the sea stretch of coastline dotted with fishing Or how about trying our local gins? 5. Pick your own berries, either back- quieter, tree-lined streets, while many of away and has been transformed in are home to many of Broughty Ferry’s villages where boats land fresh fish and There are several gin distilleries in and breaking strawberries or difficult-to- the local shops and cafés specialise in recent years - as has the choice of legendary, often award-winning, eating shellfish every day. around Dundee, each of them making find rasps - and worth every single bit fresh, local produce. fabulous places to eat. And one of and drinking spots. And if that’s not enough their own unique version of the spirit We asked Dundonians for a few of of effort. the best things about eating along the to tempt you onto the Number 73 bus Just over the Tay Road bridge, the We asked locals to name a few of their Fraser Reid of Fraser’s Fruit and Veg that’s fast becoming Scotland’s other their favourites. Tell us yours using 6. Tuck into a picnic at the top of the Law Waterfront is the view. No matter the to Broughty Ferry, there’s also a decent village of Newport on Tay has an favourite places. You can find more makes it onto our Good Food Heroes list national drink! #DundeeEats. Hill. The climb will burn off more than time of day or night (or the weather), the selection of independently owned bakers, enviable reputation for eating out, suggestions at dundee.com/DundeeEats with his soup bags, which contain locally- a few calories and you’ll get a great River Tay’s the perfect accompaniment to butchers, greengrocers and delis. Take a including a restaurant owned and run sourced ingredients so you can make Or say cheers with one of the real ales 1. Eat from a poke (also Where will you find the cool kids in delicious homemade soups. Parlour Café brewed in and around our city, expertly birds’ eye view of the city! Dundee? In the West End! any ! large shopping bag – you’ll need it! by one of the winners of Masterchef: Looking for locally-grown fruit and veg? known as a paper bag!), ideally Stop off at Fraser’s Fruit and Veg in the owner Gillian Veal is also one of our served from the cask in a traditional, sitting in a windswept spot, being kept The Professionals and a much-loved café famous for posting the Daily Perth Road, Clementine’s in Broughty Good Food Heroes as she’s so committed welcoming Dundee pub. Ask one of the warm by your fish supper. The West End is the city’s most to persuading us all to cook and eat worthies at the bar for their local real cosmopolitan eating and drinking Night or day, the City Centre and Forecast, where the scone of the day is Ferry or Birchwood Emporium in the 2. Out on the town? Several city Waterfront is a lively, bustling place, photographed against the backdrop of city centre. Alternatively, embrace new locally, she wrote a best-selling cook ale recommendation - you’ll be spoilt bakeries open in the early hours of Eat your way around the world without district, with restaurants, cafés and pubs book based on the dishes she serves. for choice! featuring food and drink from all over crammed with great places to eat and the Tay and its changeable weather. technology and buy fresh farm produce the morning. What more could you leaving our city! Dundee’s centuries-old from Grewar Farms’ vending machine in trading links and thriving international the world. Spreading out westwards drink. Choose from family-run cafés, ask for at 2am than a just-baked restaurants serving the best of modern When it comes to locally-produced The Overgate. Local cheeses are celebrated by ? student population - and Dundonians’ from The Nethergate, the University Exchange Street cheesemongers Hilary love of good food - has led to a of Dundee is at the heart of Dundee’s , sophisticated wine bars, drinks, we’re spoilt for choice. Gins 3. Nibble on a piece of with a open air dining in stunning squares, Easily accessible from all parts of the We love Dundee’s food and drink – distilled here and flavoured with the Many of Dundee’s and Stephen Barney of The Cheesery, cosmopolitan choice of places to eat. West End. But the West End’s not just for which also stocks locally produced milk, Mix it up with a ! Dundee’s coffee. This delicious sweet is made students - or young people! rooms, ‘secret’ cocktail bars and even city, and with excellent public transport but we’re equally proud of our near best of our berries, herbs and butchers, such as Name a country and Broughty Ferry’s Scott Brothers and butter and . Further along cocktail scene is sassy and stylish, with by boiling condensed milk and there’s almost certainly historic pubs where Dundee’s famous links, Dundee’s seaside neighbours’ food and drink, especially as ‘secret ingredients’; whisky sugar - and is the reason for many a whalers would celebrate the end of get-away. they don’t mind sharing it with us! distilled in the grounds of an Grossetts, are Exchange Street, Claire Simpson of new cocktail bars popping up all the time. a restaurant in Dundee There’s a real buzz around the West Simpsons takes local produce to a whole Dundonians’ sweet tooth! End in the evening, especially in its main their latest voyage with a few drams. ancient abbey; vodkas, rums and rightly proud of their which specialises in locally-sourced beef, pork and lamb. new level as her grandad grows the The West Port in Dundee is home to 4. Ask for that famous Dundee tongue food from that part of thoroughfares - the Perth Road, the West Or, if you prefer to eat at home, there’s A trip to The Ferry for something to Dundee’s surrounded by areas renowned liqueurs; real ales an excellent selection of specialist food eat’s a long-standing Dundee tradition. for fresh, seasonal produce. 70% of brewed traditionally and And our fishmongers have the pick of the vegetables for this popular café in his several cocktail bars, including Dundee’s twister of a - ‘A mince peh and the world. Port and Hawkhill. Many of the pubs allotment. an ingin’ ane an’ a’.’ shops packed full of delicious ingredients Whether we fancy an ice cream cone; a Scotland’s fresh produce is grown within with love… east coast catch. Wander down Castle only late-night cocktail lounge. There here are local institutions. Many of us are also cocktail bars offering cocktail truly believe it’s not a night out without and ready-prepared dishes. fish supper walking along the seafront; a 30 miles of our city. On one side, there’s Cheers! Street for a show-stopping display of pie, a pint and a blether; a really good Perthshire, famous for soft fruits, as well locally-sourced seafood in the window of Local legend, Luigi Esposito has making lessons and, at the ever-trendy a visit to at least one pub or nightclub in held onto the title of Dundee’s Godfather DCA, you can enjoy a cocktail as you the West End! Start your City Centre eating experience cup of coffee with a scone and jam; or a as top quality beef, lamb and pork. On Gazeley’s Deli. in Exchange Street, Dundee’s most romantic dinner for two with a sea view, our other side, there’s Angus, a small of for over 40 years. Now run watch a film. If you like a dash of by third generation family, a brisk walk mystery and subterfuge mixed Visit in day time and you’ll be treated mouthwatering street. But avoid walking we’ve no shortage of edible excuses to county which also punches well above its along Exchange Street if you’re hungry jump on the bus or our bikes and head to weight in the fresh produce stakes – not up the Hilltown to Strathmartine Road into a night out, see if you can to a quieter version of the West End, will lead you to Luigis - the pizza place find Dundee’s secret cocktail although there’s always an underlying and in a hurry. You’ll undoubtedly be Broughty Ferry. to mention its world-famous Aberdeen With stunning countryside on three sides led astray by the delicious smells coming , Smokies and and the River Tay on the fourth, Dundee revered by locals. bar, a city centre drinking joint buzz, especially when it comes to good so exclusive only those in the know food. There are many excellent places from the eating places and food shops! Broughty Ferry’s thriving High Street Forfar . And within an hour’s drive, has a wealth of eating places with features lots of popular eating places, there’s the East Neuk of Fife, a beautiful fabulous outlooks. know about it! Widely regarded as producing some In Dundee, we’re great believers that Over 200 years ago, during a fierce of the finest beef in the world, the there’s no food that can’t be improved storm, a Spanish ship sought refuge In Dundee, summertime is berrytime! Aberdeen Angus breed was first without the addition of a pastry casing! in the city’s harbour. The ship’s cargo Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, developed by and Angus farmer in the Steak, minced beef, chicken in white included several large boxes blackberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants. 19th century. Scotch Lamb PGI is sourced , curry, even macaroni pies can of Seville oranges which There are even berries named after from selected Scottish farms, many all be found in Dundee’s pie shops and Dundee grocer, James Keiller, the river that flows alongside our city around Perthshire and Angus, adopting bakeries – although the traditional bought and took home. His - Tayberries. And we’re proud to say best practice and is at its delicious best takes a lot of beating! wife, Janet, declared the that fifty per cent during the autumn months when supply is Especially with a layer of beans on top. oranges too bitter to eat of the world’s plentiful. As a result, top quality Angus Or how about and boiled them in her blackcurrant beef and Scotch Lamb PGI regularly Dundee’s large copper pan with lots crop has been appears on menus in Dundee’s top double carb of sugar and a sprinkling of developed by restaurants and is readily available in delight? A chipped orange peel, making the first scientists in Dundee several Dundee butchers. pie on a roll! jars of Dundee . at the James Hutton And there’s Janet Keiller’s Dundee Marmalade Institute. recently been was so popular with the grocery shop’s an addition to customers, the family started mass Thanks to our dry, sunny climate Dundee’s peh repertoire: the producing their mother’s recipe. Dundee (at least in comparison to the wetter, The fertile fields around Dundee produce Pie. Layers of , , beans, Marmalade was soon exported all over colder parts of Scotland!), Perthshire and almost 30% of Scotland’s potatoes. Our (a flat, square sausage - the world, the Keiller Family became Angus berries are among the best in the city is the capital of Scotland! if in doubt, add more sausage!), , one of the most prosperous families world. Every summer, millions of punnets and beans surrounded by in Dundee – and Dundee Marmalade of soft fruits Okay - we admit it. Chips are a pastry shell and ready to eat at any became a breakfast table staple. grown in the one of our favourite potato time of the day! Enjoy a slice of Dundee history by fields around dishes, ideally made from spreading your toast with Mackay’s Dundee are locally-grown tatties and Dundee Marmalade, which is still made sent to shops dunked in roasting hot following Mrs Keiller’s traditional method. You can pay a visit to the and factories fat. However, there’s more Brewing and distilling have recently throughout the to Dundee’s passion for specialist factory shop in Arbroath, only undergone a resurgence in Dundee. twenty minutes from Dundee. UK. And, as we potatoes than tucking into a bag Local beers, gins, , vodkas and know a good thing of chippie chips, although rums are now available in many of the when we taste it, local berries crop up that takes a lot of beating! city’s bars. everywhere in Dundee - with ice cream, in mouthwatering cakes and , As well as being a popular Aitken’s Wine adding flavour to locally distilled gin, side dish (anyone for mince and Warehouse has made into jams and jellies or simply tatties?), we’ve recently become been topping up picked and scoffed! very adventurous with our uses for Dundonians’ wine potato. Chefs throughout the city take racks since 1874. If Look out for local berries pride in transforming humble tatties into you’d like to take a in the city’s supermarkets, gastronomic delights and there’s even bottle of something greengrocers, farmers’ a local farmer who’s diversified into special home with markets, food fairs and, distilling award-winning potato vodka. According to legend, the first Dundee you, Aitkens’ and was baked for Mary Queen of if you’re out and about, at Mcnicoll & Cairnie roadside stalls. Or, for a true taste Scots, who preferred her fruit cakes to stock a selection feature sultanas rather than cherries. of the Dundee berry experience, of local, boutique pick your own with a day at the berries However, according to historical spirits from across documents, the first - made - once how Dundee bairns earned their Hand cut Angus asparagus is highly- the area. summer holiday money. prized by chefs all around the world - with sultanas and lots of butter, decorated and we have it growing on our doorsteps! with blanched Spanish and Fancy a pint? 71 Brewing flavoured with orange peel - was actually brews crisp lagers and The light, fertile soil of the Strathmore made over 200 year ago by Janet seasonal beers and offers Keiller, inventor of Dundee Marmalade. Valley which runs behind Dundee is ideal weekend tours which start Dundee’s only a few miles from the for growing asparagus, which is only with a pint of beer. The Law Dundee Cake is known all over the world Angus Glens and Perthshire hills, a available for a few weeks a year. Brewing Company makes spectacular stretch of wilderness in the – and many bakers from outwith the city craft beers with a truly local have unsuccessfully attempted to make shadow of the Cairngorms which is home Visit Dundee in Asparagus Season (May/ flavour – the brewer grows to many herds of red deer. Roaming June) and you can enjoy freshly-picked this teatime treat. It You need the couthie his hops in his Dundee back banter of a Dundee baker to bake a wild on remote, uninhabited hillsides asparagus in restaurants throughout the As you’ll no doubt have guessed, Fancy some seafood? Top quality, garden! provides these deer with an city. Or make the journey to a nearby Arbroath Smokies aren’t from Dundee! freshly-caught shellfish and fish can be fruit cake truly worthy of being called a excellent quality of life. The asparagus farm and buy bunches of this They’re from Arbroath, 17 miles along found in abundance in Dundee. Dundee Cake! UK’s leading directly from the farmer. Then the coast. These delicious hot-smoked supplier is based steam, simmer or throw on the barbie have to be smoked within The city’s ideally placed For listings information go to: in Dundee with a for the ultimate veggie treat! three miles of the town of Arbroath but, between the fishing dundee.com/DundeeEats high proportion of as Dundonians have been tucking into ports of Fife, the on sale in Arbroath Smokies for generations, we’ve including supermarkets across the made it our mission to entice as many Crail and UK coming from this area. people as possible to try this fabulous, Anstruther, and unique, delicacy. and those further up Try an grilled with the coast, such as a knob of butter melting across its Arbroath, Gourdon juicy flesh - or travel to Arbroath and and Johnshaven. experience eating Arbroath Smokies still The small fishing warm from the traditional smoke barrel, boats which sail from these harbours where pairs of are cooked to return to port laden with some of the perfection over a hot, smoky fire. best seafood in Scotland - and some of their catch ends up in Dundee. Seafood plays a starring role on the city’s menus or, if you prefer to cook Try as many of these unique Dundee • A pint of chips at The Phoenix. your own, there are several excellent food experiences as possible during Who knew a pint glass could be so fishmongers in Dundee. your visit to Dundee. Let us know how versatile?! you get on - and whether you have any suggestions to add to the list - using the • A fudge doughnut. We hope this guide has helped give you Find out more information and listings for hashtag #DundeeEats. • A Helicopter Roll – a roll packed with a better understanding of what’s special Dundee’s brilliant food and drink scene a burger, a slice of lorne sausage, and unique about eating and drinking in at dundee.com/DundeeEats along with • A Visocchi’s ice cream cone on bacon, chips and a fried egg. Dundee as well as leaving you with an listings for events, shows and attractions Broughty Ferry beach, regardless of appetite to explore even more food in the city at dundee.com the weather! • An OVD Rum in one of the pubs and drink experiences across Scotland’s on Dock Street, where Scotland’s Tay Country. • A slice of toast dripping with Mackay’s favourite rum was first blended and Dundee Orange Marmalade. bottled in 1838. Cult-CreaTE deploys • A pot of tea and a scone in one of • A Dundee Peh (pie) – cultural and creative Dundee’s posh bakery cafés. ask the butcher to serve industries for the • A pint in Mennies. Actually called The it hot and eat straight development and out of the paper bag. 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