Number 27 Bar and Kitchen

You're walking up Castle Street toward the castle itself, and Number 27 sits right in that sweet spot where locals actually want to be rather than just tourists wandering through. It's got that inviting warmth that makes you immediately want to settle in with a drink — the sort of place where the bartenders know their craft and aren't messing about with half measures. The food is solidly Scottish without the tacky tartan nonsense; think proper ingredients cooked properly. It's busy enough to feel alive, quiet enough to actually hear your mates across the table.