Scottish Food & Drink Regions
We’re building region guides one at a time, each one written from real visits and honest opinion. The ones below are live now; the rest are in progress.
Speyside
Scotland's whisky heartland — and the food culture that grew up around it
46 distilleries · 2 markets · 1 festivals
Islay
Scotland's whisky island — 11 distilleries, deep peat, and a festival that takes over the island for nine days every May
11 distilleries · 1 festivals
Edinburgh & Lothians
Scotland's restaurant capital, plus the East Lothian larder and a craft drinks cluster on the rise
6 markets · 3 festivals
Highlands
Scotland's biggest region — 40 distilleries, four geographic clusters, and a food culture spread across an area the size of Belgium
3 markets
Argyll
Scotland's western seaboard — Loch Fyne oysters, Oban langoustines, the ferry gateway to the islands
2 markets · 2 festivals
Glasgow & Clyde Valley
Scotland's biggest city — restaurants rivalling Edinburgh at lower prices, the best curry scene in the UK, and a craft beer cluster on the rise
5 markets · 1 festivals
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen-Angus country — the granite city, Royal Deeside, eastern Highland whisky, and Scotland's biggest fishing ports
2 markets · 1 festivals
Fife
The Kingdom — East Neuk seafood, two Michelin stars, St Andrews, and five new-wave Lowland distilleries
4 markets · 1 festivals
Perthshire
Big Tree Country — the gateway between Lowlands and Highlands, six Highland distilleries, and a Michelin-starred restaurant in Scotland's oldest working distillery
5 markets
Scottish Borders
Quiet country — Tweed valley, Border lamb, Tempest beer, and the first malt distillery in the region for 180 years
2 markets