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St Andrew Square continues to redevelop, repurpose and generally polish up, with two glossy new restaurants announcing launch plans. In the autumn, The Ivy on the Square (above) will become the first Scottish site for the Ivy Collection, promising an all-day brasserie menu based on British classics. They’ll be joined by Italian mega- brand Vapiano who are due to open a huge three-story restaurant in October. The scaffolding has also come down on The Edinburgh Grand, a luxury hotel based in the former RBS building. They’ll incorporate a restaurant, bar and café among the plush rooms and ghosts of bankers past.
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is Toast, a casual wine café. And as things gear up for the opening of the Queensferry Crossing, it’s worth knowing about The Shore Grill & Fish House in North Queensferry, a splashy refurb of the former North Shore Restaurant by the people behind Twenty Princes Street, which will have one of the best views of the new bridge on either side of the water. Glasgow is mourning the demise of some notable operators recently. The grandaddy of the city’s up-scale Italian dining, La Parmigiana, has closed after nearly 40 years at Kelvinbridge. Rather handily, the next in line for the grandaddy title, La Lanterna (est. 1970), has taken over the premises for their second venue. Riverhill’s restaurant has gone – though their excellent Coffee Bar remains. Also heading south is Southside’s bakery47, shutting up shop in September. And finally, the Curse of Partick Cross bites again with the disappearance of Pizza West after less than a year spent battling whatever hell-bent demons congregate there.
ICYMI, pre-festival time saw the traditional flurry of restaurants, cafés and bars opening their doors in Edinburgh. There’s The Fat Pony on Bread Street, a laid-back wine bar with a strong wine list, cocktails and small plates. Brewhemia (above) has taken over a seemingly endless space in Market Street – there’s room for a café, prosecco bar, taproom and six giant copper beer tanks. Harmonium is bringing joy to veggies and vegans alike, with innovative plant-based cooking down Leith way. Also on The Shore
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