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Lounge Largs

Lounge

by Joanna Blythman

7 out of10

Largs figures prominently in my happy childhood souvenirs. Sitting on a bench with my grandmother eating a generously proportioned Nardini’s ice cream and admiring the sparkle of the Firth of Clyde; sailing to Cumbrae with Caledonian MacBrayne; cycling round the island and staying with friends in Millport. …

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Café Bohème Aberdeen

Café Bohème

by Joanna Blythman

4 out of10

I was reading the crime writer Stuart MacBride’s gripping first book, Cold Granite, on the train to Aberdeen recently. (I know, the rest of the world is now on to his latest bestseller, Blind Eye – I’m catching up.) I wasn’t entirely sure that I wanted to get to my destination. Firstly, because I’d have to…

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21212 Edinburgh

21212

by Joanna Blythman

6 out of10

Expect confusion over Edinburgh’s new upmarket restaurant. It’s called 21212, so the name is hard to remember and easy to get wrong. It might stick in your head if you understood the thinking behind it: a choice of two dishes, followed by a set dish, followed by another choice of two dishes, followed by a set…

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Joanna Blythman

Our award-winning reviewer Joanna Blythman is one of the country's top restaurant critics and a leading voice in British food writing. Her expert opinions are formed from years of experience and a deep knowledge of food and its sources, making her incisive restaurant reviews a must-read for anyone looking for genuine, impartial and expert advice on where to eat in Scotland - and where to avoid.
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