The best restaurants Inverness

This beautiful little pub is nestled in the shadow of the castle. In 1700, it was a drinking establishment and regained its original vocation in the 1990s. The food is as excellent as it is typical and its selection of beers has earned it the recognition of CAMRA. The Victorian setting is charming and the bar on the ground floor is separate from the restaurant upstairs. The wooden counter is surrounded by sports and city photos and the terrace is very pleasant. We come here for a nice meal as well as a pint.

Award winning cuisine on a national scale. An establishment where a good fire fire. Paintings and antiques. The chef guarantees delicious cuisine and a wide choice of desserts accompanied by best malt.

Black Isle Bar is first and foremost a bar, but its pizzas are so delicious that it must also be classified as a restaurant. On the bar side, it offers a very wide range of homemade beers, including those from its own brewery - are you hesitating? Ask for a taste! -, organic wines and whiskies. On the restaurant side, pizzas are cooked over a wood fire, made with organic and local ingredients, and inventive enough to revisit Scottish heritage in Italian sauce (unless it's the other way round). Upstairs, a rooftop terrace welcomes you.

This large, modern and trendy restaurant offers very good value for money at lunchtime and in the early evening. Its room is very colourful, with bright red and yellow tones. The paintings on the walls are reminiscent of the Fauve and Cubic movements and there is a mezzanine floor and a balcony terrace overlooking the Ness River. One will see the Highlands, the other the castle. The whole thing is quite elegant and the cuisine is a success, with classic dishes of Scottish gastronomy skillfully prepared. The music is atmospheric and the service is excellent.

Next to its bike shop, Velocity has opened a small, relaxed café where you can sit down for a snack and have a soup, salad or sandwich. You can also spend the morning or afternoon there for a hot drink and a cake. The menu features healthy cuisine, with fresh, seasonal and local products, vegetarian and vegan proposals, as well as gluten and allergen-free alternatives. The policy is zero-waste and plastic ban. The decoration is of course in honour of cycling.

Named after the famous castle on Loch Ness, this fine gourmet address opened in 2011 and is run by a father and his daughter. He cooks burgers, fish & chips, curries, haggis, pasta and salads. The desserts are also worth a close look, if you haven't already eaten too much. In the evenings, the menu is enriched with meat and fish, with a wider choice between venison, magpies and grill suggestions. The room is quite sober, black and burgundy, and the staff is smiling. The atmosphere is simple and relaxed.

Installed in Inverness in 2019, this surf & turf restaurant honors the fresh and local products of the Highlands, hence its name. In the kitchen, the goal is to give your taste buds a divine culinary experience, sublimating rigorously selected products with passion. In addition to the menu, the wine and beverage list is equally well thought out. The lunch and early evening menus are particularly attractive.

The Café de Paulo is located in the Victorian Market: even if it rains, you can have tea on the terrace, in an uchronic and exotic environment. This small café offers all kinds of sweet and savoury snacks, freshly prepared, including breakfasts, soups of the day, special sandwiches, salads, scones, afternoon teas, hot chocolates and gourmet coffees... It has a mezzanine area in addition to the room downstairs. You can enjoy a warm gourmet break there for a very good value for money.