The restaurants in Scotland named among best in UK at top national awards

A number of Scottish restaurants have been named among the best in the UK at the 2024 National Restaurant Awards.

On Monday evening, the winners of the prestigious awards were revealed. Dating back to 2007, the yearly ceremony celebrates the top 100 eateries the nation has to offer as decided by a panel of chefs, restaurateurs, and food writers.

The highest placing Scottish restaurant on this year’s list is The Glenturret Lalique in Crieff, coming in at number 11. The fine dining restaurant, situated at The Glenturret Distillery in the heart of Perthshire, also took home the Best Restaurant in Scotland prize.

The two Michelin-starred eatery features only seven tables, offering a luxury and intimate experience for guests. Highlights of its dinner-only menu include juniper smoked roe deer, ‘bisque-it’, and BBQ Orkney scallop with shiitake XO.

Elsewhere, Lyla on Edinburgh’s Royal Terrace appears at number 28 on the National Restaurant Awards’ top 100. The staff at the cosy restaurant, which specialises in line caught fish and sustainable shellfish sourced from the Scottish Isles, also received The Service Award.

Also appearing in the top 100 are Inver along the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll and The Little Chartroom in Edinburgh, at numbers 42 and 45 respectively. The former offers a contemporary take on traditional and forgotten Scottish dishes in a scenic environment, while the latter is an understated spot that specialises in high-end dishes, cocktails, and wine.

The final Scottish restaurant to be recognised at the 2024 National Restaurant Awards is The Palmerston in Edinburgh, appearing at number 94. Situated in a former bank, it is known for its old-fashioned decor and daily-changing menu.

Topping the National Restaurant Awards’ overall list is The Ledbury in London, 12 years after it last claimed the title. The Notting Hill restaurant, which reopened in 2022 after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, was previously awarded three Michelin stars in the 2024 Michelin guide.

Read on for all of the restaurants recognised at the 2024 National Restaurant Awards. More information can be found on the National Restaurant Awards website.

National Restaurant Awards 2024 winners

• National Restaurant of the Year: The Ledbury

• Highest New Entry: Mountain

• Best Restaurant in England sponsored by Estrella Damm: The Ledbury

• Best Restaurant in Northern Ireland: The Muddlers Club

• Best Restaurant in Wales: Ynyshir

• Best Restaurant in Scotland: The Glenturret Lalique

• Chef of the Year sponsored by SevenRooms: Adejoké Bakare

• Restaurateur of The Year sponsored by Chapman Ventilation: Joshua and Victoria Overington

• Opening of The Year sponsored by Open Table: The Devonshire

• Chef to Watch sponsored by Belazu: Ayo Adeyemi

• One to Watch sponsored by Woods Foodservice: Skof

• The Estrella Damm Sustainability Award: The Bull Inn, Totnes

• Gastropub of the Year: The Devonshire

• The Service Award sponsored by Liberty Wines and Piper-Heidsieck: Lyla

• Wine List of the Year: Trivet

• Cocktail list of the Year sponsored by Britvic: The Dover

• Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by HG Walter: Michel Roux

National Restaurant Awards 2024 Top 100

1. The Ledbury

2. Mountain

3. Moor Hall

4. Bouchon Racine

5. Ynyshir

6. Kiln

7. Da Terra

8. Opheem

9. The Devonshire

10. Ikoyi

11. The Glenturret Lalique

12. Restaurant Pine

13. The Ritz

14. Mana

15. Endo at the Rotunda

16. Higher Ground

17. Myse

18. Kitchen Table

19. A. Wong

20. L’Enclume

21. Dorian

22. Paul Ainsworth at No.6

23. Akoko

24. Josephine Bouchon

25. Sabor

26. Solstice

27. Kolae

28. Lyla

29. The Sportsman

30. Hjem

31. Chishuru

32. Core By Clare Smyth

33. Trinity

34. Brooklands by Claude Bosi

35. BiBi

36. Sollip

37. The Angel at Hetton

38. Woven by Adam Smith

39. SOLA

40. Frog by Adam Handling

41. The Black Swan at Oldstead

42. Inver

43. Fallow

44. Luca

45. The Little Chartroom

46. Upstairs by Tom Shepherd

47. Brat

48. Cycene

49. Kol

50. Erst

51. Parkers Arms

52. Solo

53. Morchella

54. The French House

55. Ugly Butterfly

56. The Unruly Pig

57. Heft

58. The Midland Grand Dining Room

59. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

60. Lumiere

61. Crocadon

62. The Fordwich Arms

63. Manteca

64. Osip

65. The Cedar Tree

66. Grace & Savour

67. Annwn

68. The Clove Club

69. Restaurant Sat Bains

70. Chez Bruce

71. Singburi

72. Wilsons

73. Hide

74. Northcote

75. Forest Side

76. Lyle’s

77. St John

78. Restaurant 22

79. Lisboeta

80. The Harwood Arms

81. The Muddlers Club

82. Aulis by Simon Rogan

83. Interlude

84. Manifest

85. Maison François

86. Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons

87. Sune

88. Smoking Goat

89. Evelyn’s Table

90. Trivet

91. Etch

92. The Grill by Tom Booton

93. Gymkhana

94. The Palmerston

95. The Quality Chop House

96. Updown Farmhouse

97. Planque

98. The Seahorse

99. Sette

100. Camille

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