The Finnieston
1125 Argyle Street, Glasgow
Appropriately enough given its proximity to the water, The Finnieston’s speciality is seafood. To pair with fresh-that-day oysters, grilled and dressed lobster, or baked whole coley, you’ll find an excellent, inventive cocktail offering. Nowhere else in the city does both dinner and drinks so well.

The Ormelie Tavern 
44 Joppa Road, Edinburgh
The perfect rest stop at the end of a brisk wander down Portobello Promenade. The Ormelie is a charmingly untouched 19th-century hole-in-the-wall, its façade adorned with a vintage wrought-iron clock gifted by McEwan’s Brewery.

Teuchters Landing
1a Dock Place, Edinburgh
In the former waiting room of the Leith-to-Aberdeen steam ferry, Teuchters Landing might be one of Scotland’s best-stocked and most eccentric whisky bars. Ask for a throw of their ‘Hoop Of Destiny’, a ring-toss game where drams from any of the 100 bottles on their backbar are yours for a bargain price, should your aim be true.