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Waffles have long been the house speciality of thus column but rt appears that we have competrtron A La Bonne Gaufre, a Belgran waffle shop, has recently opened In Toilcross, Edrnburgh
’In France or Belgium, you can buy waffles anywhere,’ explarns Mrs Beneat who co-owns A La Bonne Gaufre along wrth fellow waffle maker Mrs Foucaut, 'Untrl we opened up, there was no place to buy waffles rn Edrnburgh '
Over the last four weeks, the Beneat and Foucaut double act have been doung therr best to remedy thrs disgraceful sItuatron and have been drspensrng waffles, or gaufres, as the French would have It, to all and sundry They range from the srmple 'chrc: and sweet' to the extravagance of ’La Grande Folre', an exotrc concoctron that Includes maple syrup, cream and slrces of apple. They've even come up wrth a cheese wafer as a nod to the Scottish taste for savoury snacks although fortunater they haven’t gone so far as to start deep fryrng everythrng,
They also do a nrce line rn crepes and galettes whrch are Irke crepes but savoury and made wrth buckwheat Madame Foucaut promrses a thor0uc;hly French espresso
La Bonne Gaufre, 70 Barclay Terrace, 228 9258
Havana
Arr fares tO Cuba have never been partrcularly cheap but gettrng a taste of Latrn Amencan food rs about to become cheaper than ever before Havana on Glasgow's Hope Street 15 CUlillTQ therr food prices by 50%, 19 31 October Starters, marn courses and desserts are all 1‘.an their ongrnal nrces so if the eres of herbed swordfrsl‘» or‘ clnlil mash or ‘e'non and 1mm chucken served mth pneapple salsa grab your fancy then you kr‘.(>'.'.' where to do Havana, 50 Hope Street, 248 4466
Canteen
Look out for thrs new offshoot of the HOWres restaurant chain that has Just opened 1n Stockbndge 1n Edrnburgh Everythrng ooes here from CrOIssants to carpaccros of frllet steak wrth parmesan shavrngs on a green herb salad
Canteen, 4 -6 G/anw/le Place, Ed/nburgh 225 5553
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lt's half price for food at Havana, 19—31 Oct
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EDINBURGH , ‘
The Basement
10a-12a Broughton Street
557 0097
Restaurant qualrty food at pub-grub pnces, served 'trl 10pm In lrvely, colourful surroundrngs
Common Grounds
2/3 North Bank Street
226 1416 p‘AYé", Amencan-style coffee .7335“ house on The Mound
Food served all day Lrve
mUSIC most evenmgs
DSK
32c Broughton Street 478 7246 Global food wrth stylrsh decor. Tuesday - Saturday nrghts, Sunday lunch We need 'U' to tun DSK to D'U'SK
Filmhouse
88 Lothran Road
229 5932 it
Relaxed, FILMHOUSE
atmosphenc cafe bar, semng great value snacks, salads, spec rals and brrllrant cappuccrnos lOam trl.’ late
Hasta la Pasta! 3 47 Hrll St Lane North 226 3355 An Inexpensrve restaurant
where the food rs good ’ u,Qoscu-
and the decor a Irttle
eccentric Fund II
between Frednck St and Castie St for lunch, drnner of just a coffee
Pancho Villas 240 Cdl‘fiflfldlc"
557 4416 l.1exrc an-bc‘rn r:‘.'.ne' Mayra Nunez says 'lf you're ’;T‘I."(; to eat Mexrcan, then don't be b'and' Lunch untrl 5pm, drnner untzl 11pm
Passepartout
24 Deanhauoh Street, Stockbndge
332 4476 Cosmopolitan
Curslne mth daily set pnc e drnner menus from £12 50 1'bookrnr; adursalrleg 31gb! lunches, coffees, beers and nes
"1 I}? fitter“
Peter Sellars
1. 1-13 ‘\.\'If?l:a."‘. SIT-I‘M, 22“; .326. icelandr: expenence, curs comes to Edrr‘hurit‘: "1 Sun/1a s .11” the best of authentr; NO'cfrz ‘1:>-:::l --
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Pigs
41 West Nrc'olson Street 667 6676
Come along and enjoy tin-s small l‘=stro w-th a tin 1Y‘.("‘.11,it‘<ll;;'1"f;tj-s"g>s
f'om aiI towers f".;.
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Back Alley Restaurant
8 Ruthven Lane 334 7165
World wide cursrne, weekend breakfasts, Happy Hour, lunch menu, evening specrals and Glasgow's best burgers' Balbir's
51 West Regent Street
331 1980 Not bro, not desrgner, not sexy, Just brrllrant
Hrgh duality lndran c‘uzsrne at affordable pnces
Brel bar: restaurant
39 Ashton Lane
342 4966
Beldran beers
-draft Leffe and Hoec;aarrl~:=n,
trr‘re wines, rustlc food, cool rnusrc, relaxed atmosphere
Caffe Latte
58V1rgrnra
Street, Glasgow, C ((37210 5532553 \- c 1 Pwas, bk WW“ Pastas,Salads,
5andx‘xrc’hes, Snacks Licensed unt:l mrdnrght,
seven days
Relaxed, friendly atrn-esphere
Grassroots
20\.'\'-::~-f>~'1ian:ls Road
353 3278
Scare-free food,
or'ctanrc (groceries, excellent bread, frne cheeses, herbs and sprces, wholesome foods yum, yum
Le Petit Pain
239 Byres Road
337 1118 rphone/fax Coffees, oua'rt',’ sartdmc Inesand pastries t- rt"
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Relaxed atmosphere at tnrs stylrsh new bar/krtc hen, ser-.rn-r;
Mojo 158a Bath Street 331 2257
modern international (Ursrne til 8pm l.1ucha(clavrned
stylrsh bar
a ':n oue blend of modern brasserie c ooktnr; In an rnt'rnate settvnr:
FOOD & DRINK
Stravaigin
28 szson Street
334 2665
Fresh Scottish Inoredrents, authentu and ongrnal recipes, award-u.rnnrnt; cookrnc], lrvely and Informal atmosphere
The 13th Note
Kinc} Street 553 1638 Bar/c ale/venue wnh a totally vegan menu of wholesome food \\'lllllll a relaxed atmosphere
The Ubiquitous Chip 12 Ashton Lane
:1 a {-AA7
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fittest r-:‘-sta:."ar‘r’_s ser'.:.'1’:
modern S;r‘-!trsh fayre
Tron Bar ClllSlTOllTT St 552 8587 Contemporary European style bar, burldrng on the Tron's reputation for qualrty food and dnnk Open weekdays and weekends till madnrr;ht
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