Much-loved 90s restaurants in Scotland
Celebrity chefs and some famous diners, from DJs to footballers, feature in this retro photo gallery, which also shows the hard-working staff who contributed to the restaurants' success.
Some of the restaurants pictured are still going strong, but many have sadly closed over the intervening years.
Have you dined at any of these places, and which lost restaurant from the 90s would you most like to see reopen? Let us know in the comments section.
1 . McEwan's
esley McEwan at McEwan's The Mugwump restaurant on Stafford Street, Edinburgh, in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Paul Raeburn Photo Sales
2 . Sarti
Sarti Italian restaurant, on Bath Street, Glasgow, pictured in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Robert Perry Photo Sales
3 . Golden Dragon
Mr C C Chan, owner of the Golden Dragon Chinese restaurant on Castle Street, Edinburgh, pictured in 1999 | TSPL Photo: Bill Henry Photo Sales
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