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About La Bonne Auberge

Since opening in 1975, La Bonne Auberge in Glasgow’s city centre has been a popular spot for fans of French and Mediterranean style food. La Bonne Auberge has pleased generations of Glasgow diners, especially pre-show visitors to the nearby theatre district.

About Daniel's Bistro

Hearty French provincial cooking has made Daniel’s Bistro a popular spot in Edinburgh’s Leith for years.

About Smiths of Uddingston

Friendly relaxed and family run. French bistro atmosphere.

About No 35 at The Bonham

No 35 at The Bonham is located in the boutique hotel of its namesake in the West End of Edinburgh in the New Town and offers French inspired cooking. The Bonham’s townhouse interior features striking and dramatic art by Tilo Stengel and offers a sophisticated yet contemporary dining experience but with a relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff.

About Hotel du Vin Edinburgh

Serving classic French dishes, the Bistro at Hotel du Vin is tucked away off Bristo Place in Edinburgh’s atmospheric Old Town. It is a cosy, welcoming space with restored fireplaces, reclaimed floorboards and lots of wine merchant memorabilia.

Service is polished but informal and the sommelier is always happy to advise anyone in need of a little friendly guidance around the 200 plus bin list. The Bistro’s courtyard – complete with cigar bothy and heaters – is a hidden gem which is well worth seeking out in the sunnier months.

About Montmartre Restaurant Francais

Montmartre Restaurant Francais serves both classic and modern takes on French cuisine.

About L'Escargot Bleu

L’Escargot Bleu is a popular French restaurant on the ever buzzy Broughton Street in Edinburgh. It is the sister restaurant of L’Escargot Blanc on Queensferry Street. Both restaurants would find themselves near the top of any poll dedicated to finding Edinburgh’s most authentic French restaurants. At L’Escargot Bleu, vintage drinks adverts, efficient service and a soundtrack of Edith Piaf set the scene for satisfying, French culinary classics.

About Epicures

Epicures of Hyndland is a classic, stylish coffee-bar and restaurant set on Hyndland Road in Glasgow’s West End.

About Edinburgh River Life

Edinburgh River Life is on Dalry Road in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh. The restaurant opened in 2012 and provides quality French and Caribbean cuisine, with many regular customers considering it a ‘hidden gem’ in Scotland’s capital. With comfortable seating, warm welcomes and friendly service, Edinburgh River Life offers a glimpse of French-Caribbean culture and cuisine in a relaxed setting.

About Hewat's Restaurant

Using seasonal Scottish ingredients, Hewat’s has been a dining hotspot in Edinburgh’s Southside since 2004. A family-run business, Hewat’s offers a pre-theatre and mid week menu alongside the a la carte menu.

About B'est

Located just around the corner from the Festival Theatre, B’est is a cosy French bistro that does a brisk pre-theatre trade. A light, airy space, B’est’s walls are covered in pictures of French life as well as French culinary phrases and sayings. Freshly cooked, locally sourced food, delivered at keen prices is the cornerstone of B’est’s success.

About Hotel du Vin Bistro St Andrews

Hotel du Vin Bistro is a classic French bistro on The Scores in St Andrews. Flooded with natural light, the cosy bistro features dark, reclaimed floors, restored fireplaces and beautiful chandeliers. As the du Vin in the name suggests, this bistro offers a splendid selection of wines from around the world and the hotel’s friendly and highly trained sommelier is more than happy to guide guests around the list.

About The Doll's House

The Doll’s House is a friendly French Scottish restaurant on Church Square in St Andrews. As well as outside tables for those warmer days, The Doll’s House has three dining rooms over two levels. Childhood memorabilia and a pleasant, pastel colour scheme make for a cosy and relaxing ambience. The Doll’s House welcomes everyone from golfers and tourists to ladies who lunch, students and, especially, families.

About The Western Club Restaurant

The Western Club Restaurant has set new heights of dining excellence since it opened in November 2014. Located in a prime city centre site, The Western Club Restaurant has arguably Glasgow’s most stunning dining room overlooking the iconic Royal Exchange Square.

About Le Chalet Beaumartin

Opened at the end of 2014, Le Chalet Beaumartin on Great Western Road is the sister restaurant to Le Bistro Beaumartin in the city centre. A compact and cosy 18 seat restaurant and deli, its cast iron stove and wooden board walls nod to the chalet of its name. Just as the décor suggests an alpine ski lodge, the menu also looks to the mountains for inspiration.

About Atlantic Brasserie

Located on St Vincent Place, Atlantic Bar and Brasserie is a French restaurant on the lower ground floor, underneath sister restaurant The Anchor Line. Inspired by an early Glasgow pop-up restaurant which was built for the Empire Exhibition of 1938, Atlantic offers a contemporary French brasserie and bar in a sophisticated and glamorous vintage setting.

About 63 Degrees

Named after the perfect temperature to serve coffee, and what this restaurant believes is the perfect temperature to cook, 63 Degrees serves fine dining style French cuisine in a relaxed setting in the Northern Quarter. Dishes on the menu include pan fried sea bass, duckling fillet and chocolate fondant. The restaurant has a private function room and outdoor terrace for sunny days.

About Bean and Berry

A coffee house, tea room and patisserie, Bean and Berry is on Bothwell Road in Hamilton. It is a friendly spot to meet friends or family, read quietly or simply watch the street life through the floor to ceiling windows. As well as banquette seating, Bean and Berry has some rather spectacular chairs which vie with the cake displays for customer’s attention.

About Boudoir

Inspired by French and Italian wine bars, Boudoir offers a selection of fine wine and antipasti platters in Glasgow’s stylish Merchant City.

Modelled on wine bars hidden in the back streets of Rome, Paris and Verona, it is a slice of continental sophistication in a funky setting at the corner of Merchant Square.

About Bar a vin

The latest addition to Edinburgh’s family of l’escargot restaurants, bar à vin is an authentic French wine bar on Queensferry Street. With walls covered in vintage French drink adverts and old pastis bottle lights hanging from the ceiling, bar à vin is a quirky spot for lunch, an after work glass of wine with nibbles or a leisurely get together with friends over a couple of bottles and a generous platter of charcuterie.