Golfing royalty is soon set to descend on East Lothian with the Scottish Open due to tee off later this week.
North Berwick's Renaissance Club will to host nine of the world's best 10 golfers - including recent US Open champion Matthew Fitzpatrick, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, US PGA Champion Justin Thomas, last years Open champion Collin Morikawa and Scotsman, Bob MacIntyre.
Another Scots golfer set to take part is Edinburgh-based Richie Ramsay, who tied in 15th place in last year's event in East Lothian.
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The Scottish Open represents the last chance for top golfing talent to get some practice ahead of next week's Open Championship at St Andrew's and fans are expected to flock to North Berwick over the coming days to see them all in action.
And while the sports stars in the Edinburgh area, they might be keen to do some exploring. Thanks to Richie Ramsay, they now have a list of what the 39-year-old tour pro feels are the best restaurants in the capital they might want to visit when they're not on the course.
Taking to social media, the Scot, who has been ranked as high as 52nd in the world, revealed his list of Edinburgh's top eats to his fellow golfers.
He said: "If you're playing @ScottishOpen and haven't been to Edinburgh before, here's a few pointers on restaurants. Train is best way into town so all a 10 min walk from Waverley station. Check Trainline as times are unpredictable at moment.
Here's where he's suggested:
Restaurants:
- The Spence at Gleneagles Townhouse
- L'escargot Bleu
- Monteiths
- Dishoom
- Wedgewood
- The Outsiders
- Ondine
- Cafe St Honore
- Fishers in the City
- Baba
- The Broughton Bar
- Olive Branch
- Kanpai
For fine dining:
- Aizle
- Little Chartroom
- Mono
- Fhior
- The Lookout at Gardener's Cottage
For steak:
- Hawksmoor
- Gaucho
- Kyloe
- Chop House
For coffee:
- Steampunk (North Berwick)
- Cairngorm
- Wellington
- The Pastry Section
- Artisan Roast
- Fortitude
For brunch:
- Loudons
- Urban Angel
- The Pantry
Where would you have included in your list of Edinburgh's top restaurants? Let us know in the comments!
The Scottish Open officially starts on Thursday, July 7 however spectators can go and watch the Pro-Am which is taking place on Wednesday 6th July from 7:30am. For all information on the tournament, tickets and how to get there, click here.
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