DELIS & GENERAL FOOD SHOPS ■ Mon–Sat 9am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm.
A culinary labyrinth of locally sourced produce (home-made preserves, drycured bacon) and far-flung ingredients (Italian Vincotto, Spanish Brotes de Ajo), McNee’s is a lively delicatessen and tempting chocolatier: the truffle range is a particular favourite. A lot of McNee’s stock is created at home or on the premises – quiches, pies, cakes, jams etc – but nearby businesses are also well-represented: Dalchonzie Fruit Farm vinegars, for example, and Summer Harvest’s cold-pressed rapeseed oil and dressings.
■ Menzies of Dunkeld Deli, Cheese, Wine, Beer 1 Atholl Street, Dunkeld, Perthshire 01350 728028, www.scottish-deli.co.uk Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm. Closed Sun. Café, Web/mail order.
See main entry for sister venue The Scottish Deli in Pitlochry.
■ Pestle & Mortar Deli 41–43 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, Lanarkshire 01360 771110, www.pestlemortar.com Mon–Fri 9.15am–7pm; Sat 9.15am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm. Café, Web/mail order.
Pestle and Mortar really is an act of indulgence. Based in the little village of Blanefield, this lovely shop is filled to the brim with fine foods and deli items. Its speciality is hampers packed with goodies and gift selections that come in wicker baskets wrapped with ribbons. Many of the items have won Great Taste awards – so, you’re just going to have to find an excuse to treat yourself.
■ Pillars of Hercules Organic Farm Shop & Cafe Farm Shop, Box Scheme, Organic Foods Pillars of Hercules, Falkland, Fife
See Fruit & Veg Specialists.
■ Provender Brown Deli, Cheese, Wine 23 George Street, Perth 01738 587300 www.provenderbrown.co.uk Mon–Wed 9am–5pm; Thurs–Sat 9am– 5.30pm.
• The finest milk and cream for four generations • Delivery service throughout Aberdeenshire • Our deli stocks a wide selection of local produce and speciality foods • Family-friendly restaurant serving delicious traditional fare • Luxury food hampers delivered throughout the UK
■ The Scottish Deli Deli, Cheese 96 Atholl road, Pitlochry 01796 473322, www.scottish-deli.co.uk Mon–Sat 8.30am–5.30pm. Closed Sun.
The Scottish Deli has moved into the main street of Pitlochry and does a roaring trade at lunchtime with the extensive menu of gourmet sandwich fillings – in season, the salad leaves are grown on Alec Cruikshank’s smallholding. The shop stocks a quality range of produce including Alec’s personal selection of 70 cheeses. Down the road, Menzies of Dunkeld offers the same products as well as European and New World wines, Scottish beers and ciders.
■ Thompsons the Delicatessen
Provender Brown is now wellestablished in Perth as the place to find deli bits and pieces. It stocks an impressive range of spices, oils and dressings, including Asian items and some Lebanese goodies. There is a good range of British farmhouse and continental cheeses and charcuterie. Stock up from a variety of olives and
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other nibbles, or from the selection of French, Italian, Spanish and New World wines. Takeaway rolls are available for lunch.
Deli, Bread, Patisserie Drummond Street, Comrie 01764 670253 www.thompsonsdelicatessen.com Mon–Sun 8am–5pm. Café.
Daily shop-baked bread and a range of
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Victor Hugo Delicatessen
Scotland’s most established deli, est. 1940
Superb range of local and international products Delicious hot and cold food, made from fresh, local, seasonal produce 40 Al fresco and 20 indoor seating Great coffee Supper Club every Friday - Bring Your Own Bottle
Mitchells award winning Shop & Tearoom 20-22, Market Place, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire AB51 3XN 01467 621389 • www.mitchells-scotland.com
Victor Hugo Continental Delicatessen 26/27 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 1LP 0131 667 1827 www.victorhugodeli.com THE LARDER 27
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