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Our team of reviewers are currently out and about visiting hundreds of restaurants, bars and cafés in Edinburgh and Glasgow for our 26th Eating & Drinking Guide, which hits shelves in April. As ever, they’ll be dishing up their favourite spots in each section in our coveted Hit Lists, but it’s also a chance for you, dear reader, to tell us about the places you love in each city in our Reader Awards. To vote for your fave, simply find the venue at list. co.uk/food and hit the green ‘Nominate this Restaurant’ button plus you could win an exclusive Birra Moretti dining experience.

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for two of the Edinburgh art scene’s newest openings. The team behind the excellent Mimi’s Bakehouse have taken over the café space at the City Art Centre, while the folks at the Pantry have moved into the café at the Dovecot Studios. Excellent cakeage is assured. Lady Libertine is the latest opening from the always-interesting Bon Vivant group. Tucked into the basement corner of the Edinburgh Grand, it’s a two-storey bar with food available till late, classy cocktails, DJ’s a-plenty and exciting plans to do their bit for Edinburgh’s music scene.

As The List went to press, news reached us of the death of Andrew Fairlie. Chef-proprietor of the only restaurant in Scotland with two Michelin Stars, Fairlie’s down-to- earth decency, culinary intelligence and exceptionally high standards set an inspiring example. Our condolences to his family, friends and the many colleagues he influenced and encouraged over the years.

Glasgow’s animal-free scene ever expands with the arrival of Soul Food Kitchen, a new plant-loving, good- living diner from the owner of the former Southside vegan café Soy Division.

Nobody seems to have told Benihana about the restaurant downturn the one especially afflicting mid to upper market chains. The 55-year-old US teppanyaki specialists are poised to open their first UK restaurant in two decades, bringing their blend of theatrics and Japanese food to Glasgow’s Buchanan Street. You can’t go wrong with coffee, cake and culture, so if looking at beautiful things makes you hungry then you’ll want to make a beeline

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