Over the past few years, Glasgow has defined itself as a
city that bloody well knows its food. Almost every month there is a new food
joint opening somewhere in the city
from gourmet pizza bars in the centre to dessert parlours in the West End and
fine dining restaurants in the South Side. We’re completely spoilt for choice
and I love that it gives us locals a chance to continually discover our own
city, one bite at a time.
With the influx of new restaurants, new menus and bottomless
brunches (Hello my little friend!) I thought it was about time I introduced a
new feature on the blog dedicated to my latest foodie finds. So, without
further ado, let me tell you all about three exciting (and totally different) discoveries
I’ve made over the past month.
#1 Champagne flights at Champagne Central
Perhaps a little light on the food but nonetheless a foodie
find that has got me very excited. Hot off a train from Forres (don’t ask), I
headed along to one of my favourite city centre spots – Champagne Central.
Ideal location, divine interiors and all over good vibes …. I won’t go on much
more, just trust me when I say, it’s one to visit on a Friday night with the
girls.
Now, champagne flights I hear you question. To sum it up,
it’s a serving of three different flavoured Taittinger champagnes that are
accompanied with your choice of delectable canapes – the perfect pairing they
say. On the food front, I went for the oaked smoked salmon with caviar
(how fancy!), a tasty Belgian white & strawberry chocolate and the cutest
mini meringue. On the champagne front you get to try the Taittinger Brut
Reserve NV, Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV and Taittinger Nocturne Sec NC.
This is the first time I’ve ever tried Taittinger and I can’t believe how good
it is! Honestly, divine. Like too good. Being an avid prosecco drinker,
champagnes can sometimes be a little too - is bitter the right description? -
for me, but not Taittinger.
I love how unique this experience is and think it’s the
perfect way to celebrate. Whether it’s a birthday, graduation or engagement, it
makes going for a glass of champagne even more special.
The Taittinger champagne flight costs £25 which I think is
amazing value for money.
#2 First-class food at Lido Troon
Although not Glasgow based, Lido in Troon is absolutely
worth the drive (or train ride) out of the city. Last week, I was kindly
invited along to try out their delectable menu as part of their new
#LoveFoodFeelGood campaign that’s essentially all about the amazing memories you
create over food. With a pasta-making demonstration from one of their in-house
Italian chefs, the thought of what memories we’ll be making over just the dish
for our wedding in Italy next year got me very excited!
I can’t remember the last time I went to a restaurant and
was so highly impressed by every.single.dish. The quality of food on offer was amazing
and I can say that with confidence as we went through almost everything on the
menu! My favourite dishes were definitely the duck ragu, butternut squash risotto,
Moroccan lamb and sharing platter. We’ve filled what little room we had left in
our stomach with a taster of the deserts available – passion fruit cheesecake
was my favourite out of the lot.
Oh, and how could I forget… the mixologists put together a
rather special Edinburgh Gin menu especially for us which were D.I.V.I.N.E. Good
food and the perfect serves of G&T make me very happy indeed.
I’ll absolutely be back to Lido very, very soon. Next time
though, I’ll be incorporating a walk along the beach after the meal to shift a
few of the just consumed calories 😊.
#3 A taste of Korea at Bibimbap
Last but by no means least, my fiancé and I headed along to
Bibimbap on West Nile Street to chow down some authentic Korean grub. To be
honest, before visiting, I wasn’t entirely sure what would be on the menu at a
Korean restaurant. I typically go for a very generic ‘Chinese’ so was intrigued
to discover what dishes would be on offer.
On arrival, I was immediately impressed by the eclectic and
striking décor that has transformed the space that was once the Riverhill
Restaurant. A ceiling of umbrellas, neon signs and plenty of colour –it’s an
Instagrammers heaven.
On the menu we had a choice between small plates, noodles,
soups, stir-fry’s, rice bowls and more. We decided to try three of the small
plates to share and then a main dish each. This turned out to be quite a bit
more food than we can comfortably consume so for anyone visiting I’d recommend
trying one small plate and one main per person which would be more than enough to satisfy.
Top picks I hear you ask? For me, it has to be the (very
spicy) lamb skewer, vegetable dumpling and Katsu curry. We also tasted a few of
their cocktails which set of the meal perfectly.
The restaurant only offers a walk-in service but that didn’t
seem to stop anyone as the place was packed full of happy customers.
If you’re eager to try something different in the city – I’d
highly recommend adding this one to your list.
That’s all for my first #FoodieFinds post but I hope you
enjoyed learning about my latest discoveries.
Let me know if there are any styles of food
you’d like to see more of and I’d be happy to do my research (lol).
Until next time.
Xoxo
Disclaimer: I was kindly invited along to try out the food/drink at all of the above restaurants/bars however all of my opinions and recommendations are genuine.
