10-05-2025
Tiny Scottish restaurant opens second branch – 3,000 miles away
It has a bar with three private dining rooms.
TAKE TWO Tiny Scottish restaurant opens second branch – 3,000 miles away
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A RESTAURANT in Aberdeenshire is going global - after opening a second branch more than 3,000 miles away.
Popular seafood spot Fish Shop, in Ballater, has earned rave reviews since opening two years ago and customers wondered whether they'd expand throughout Scotland.
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The Fish Shop in Ballater is very popular.
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The seafood dishes are incredible.
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But the owners have gone one step further and launched a new location in the US capital, Washington, DC.
Run by Artfarm – a hospitality and development firm operated by owners of Braemar's Fife Arms Hotel – it has a bar with three private dining rooms.
The Ballater restaurant was named as one of Conde Nast Traveller's Best New Restaurants in the World within 12 months of opening and it was one of 36 eateries to receive the honour of Bib Gourmand Restaurants distinction in the Michelin Guide this year.
It's hope the eatery will enjoy similar success across the pond after landing on The Wharf, the site of the oldest open-air fish market in North America.
Tasty dishes such as their crab crumpets will make the move to the US where meals can be cooked in a dedicated fish preparation room.
Artist Angela Eastman, based in North Carolina, was commissioned alongside Helen Jackson in Aberdeenshire, to create a 200 basket-weave fish shoal suspended from the ceiling.
While the restaurant also has a custom-designed Araminta Campbell tartan on the chairs and walls, with colours of the twine used in traditional fishing nets too.
Meanwhile, a popular restaurant chain is closing its busy branch in a Scottish airport, leaving travellers gutted.
Bosses at Glasgow Airport have revealed that Frankie and Benny's will now close the much-loved branch for good.
The family-friendly New York Italian restaurant is located in the airport's departure lounge.
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And it was a favourite among holidaygoers for its gluten-free options, cheaper prices and delicious food.
The diner is open seven days a week and the staff serve customers from 3.15am until the last flight of the day.
The closure comes as airport bosses revealed their major plans to "shake things up."
The chain is set to be replaced with Sanford's - an American-style eatery that hopes to go down a treat with travellers.
It is expected to serve up "unreal" milkshakes, delicious burgers and "plenty more" American diner classics.
