Pubs & restaurants in HighlandHighland, Scotland

Michelin-starred dining room in a remote Victorian shooting lodge hotel beneath the Torridon mountains.

A former 16th-century hunting lodge serving Skye produce as a remote restaurant with rooms.

Intimate Michelin-starred seafood restaurant in the crofting village of Stein on the Isle of Skye.

A crofthouse restaurant with rooms on a remote Skye sea loch.

Remote Morvern restaurant championing West Highland produce, on the 100 Best Local Restaurants.

Historic 300-year-old inn in the heart of Glen Coe, a walkers' and climbers' institution with a huge whisky range.

Lochside hotel bar and restaurant on Loch Ewe at Aultbea.

Cafe at Tornapress at the foot of the Bealach na Ba, a first or last stop on the pass.

Village hotel and bar in Tongue with local ales and views to Ben Loyal.

Old Drumnadrochit inn and CAMRA favourite with a hanging-tree yard, real ales and its own Loch Ness beer connections.

North-coast hotel bar above Farr Bay, a welcome stop on the remote A836.

City-centre taproom of the organic Black Isle Brewery, pouring its own beers over pizza in central Inverness.

Cafe by the river bridge in Poolewe, a stop near Inverewe Garden.

Turreted pub below Inverness Castle with a big beer terrace over the River Ness and a strong cask range.

Former bishop's palace on the cathedral square with a celebrated whisky bar and garden.

Country-house hotel bar below the Quiraing, once Flora MacDonald's home ground.

Country house hotel and bar on the shore of Loch Shiel below the Glenfinnan Monument.

Long-established coaching inn at Invermoriston with a whisky-lined bar near the falls of the Moriston.

Community-owned eco inn on Loch Ailort in Moidart, known for live music and local seafood.

Historic waterfront hotel and bar at Isleornsay, tied to the Gaelic Whiskies house.

Former shooting lodge on Ardnamurchan's south coast, the community pub and restaurant of the most westerly mainland village.

Lochinver eatery and takeaway famous for its handmade savoury and sweet pies.

Traditional Victorian hotel bar in Nethy Bridge, the village local on the edge of Abernethy Forest.

Long-running mountaineers' bar beneath the Nevisport shop in Fort William.

Family-run hotel and bar behind Dunnet Bay beach, known for its Italian kitchen.

Harbourfront hotel bar in palm-fringed Plockton, celebrated for its seafood.

Edwardian hotel with bar and dining beside the golf links in Brora.

Long-established west Sutherland fishing hotel and bar famed with anglers for its hill lochs.

Mountaineers' bar at the foot of the Cuillin, with its own brewery and huge whisky range.

Village inn on Loch Sunart at Strontian, a base for exploring Ardnamurchan and Morvern.

Small hotel bar and restaurant at Achiltibuie looking out to the Summer Isles.

Waterfront pub and restaurant in Ullapool serving locally landed seafood since 1973.

Nearly 300-year-old former coaching inn on Arisaig seafront, with the Crofter's Rest bar and local seafood.

Station-side hotel bar at Boat of Garten with a wide malt whisky range and real ale beside the steam railway.

Relaxed bar and restaurant beside the Caledonian Canal in Fort Augustus, good for post-walk food.

Friendly village pub in Carrbridge with a coal fire, cask ales and a garden by the River Dulnain.

Handsome estate-village inn near Cawdor Castle, with panelled bars, an award-winning whisky list and Highland food.

Ullapool institution combining cafe, bar, restaurant, bookshop and live-music venue.

Large traditional coaching hotel bar in Kingussie, a long-standing touring base on the Spey.

Modern craft-beer and whisky bar in Broadford, a stop after a day in the hills.

Welcoming village hotel bar in Newtonmore, a walkers' and shinty local at the top of Strathspey.

Hotel and bar at Banavie beside Neptune's Staircase and the Caledonian Canal.

Community-owned inn at Inverie, famous as the remotest mainland pub in Britain, reachable only by ferry or foot.

Small seafood restaurant and bar in the fishing village of Portmahomack on the Tarbat peninsula.

Lochside bar, restaurant and award-winning chippy in Ullapool serving Loch Broom langoustines.

Small hotel bar at John o' Groats, a handy stop by the famous signpost.

Harbour-side bar-bistro in Mallaig focused on local seafood and daily specials.

Village inn in Kinlochleven named after the hydro outlet, a stop on the West Highland Way.

Kingussie high-street pub with real ales, a whisky wall and hearty food in the Badenoch capital.

Victorian former sporting lodge with a wood-panelled bar overlooking the Kyle of Tongue.

Coaching-inn hotel bar overlooking Uig Bay and the ferry harbour.

Angling hotel and bar beside the River Thurso in the inland village of Halkirk.

Small cafe in Kinlochewe, a handy refuel by Beinn Eighe.

Remote hillside hotel bar on the old military road above Loch Ness, a fishing and touring stop in Stratherrick.