Riddoch’s

Head down to Nethergate and you'll find Riddoch's tucked in amongst the city's better-known spots, but this is where people who know what they're doing come to drink. The bar has that rare quality of feeling genuinely welcoming without trying too hard—the sort of place where the staff know your name after your second visit and you'll bump into folk you know. It's got the bones of a traditional Scottish pub done properly, the kind of bar that respects its drinkers enough to stock things worth drinking and serves them without faffing about.