Stravaigin

This popular café bar close to the university has picked up several awards for its food and design recently. Located in a busy street, the modern split-level basement restaurant continues to pull the crowds with its contemporary decor, stone and leather-covered walls, modern art and quirky antiques. The award-winning bar was intended to be where diners had pre-dinner drinks but it now has a life and clientele of its own, offering real ales like Fyne Ales Chip 71 and Belhaven Best to casual drinkers. Expect innovative and exciting fusion food cooked from top notch Scottish ingredients. The wide range of eclectic dishes may include Jerusalem artichoke and Arbroath smokie arrancini with pea purée and bacon crisps; seared sea bream, fondant potato, crab and mussel chowder, green beans and chilli crushed sweetcorn; mustard and thyme pork belly, Brussels sprouts and ham hock spiked barley risotto, apple compote; and pear and caramel custard trifle, sherry granita and almond biscuits for dessert (wines are recommended with each dessert).