
Amidst spectacular scenery, Angus enjoys a contrasting landscape of Highland glens, rugged coastlines, rolling lowlands and famous golf courses.
Wildly romantic castles jostle for top position among tourist attractions with sparkling beaches, formal gardens and art collections left from the Victorian industrial boom days.
A rich heritage can be found on the food front among Dundee's bakers; look out for bridies, butteries, speciality pies and of course, the famous Dundee Cake.
But 'n' Ben RestaurantBut 'n' Ben is the old fashioned Scottish name for a rustic, two-roomed dwelling: in fact this delightfully cosy, whitewashed restaurant was once the holiday cottage belonging to a family from Dundee.
1 Auchmithie, Arbroath, Angus - Cuisine: Seafood
Gordon'sGordon and Maria Watson opened their welcoming restaurant-with-rooms in the mid-1980s and have been doing great business ever since. Their Victorian house is a bit of a gem, with its stained glass windows, stone walls, beamed ceilings, rugs on the wooden floors and a huge open fire.
32 Main Street, Arbroath, Angus - Cuisine: Modern Scottish
Carnoustie Golf Course Hotel, Dalhousie RestaurantLocated immediately adjoining the First Tee and the Eighteenth Green of the world famous Carnoustie Golf Course (scheduled to host the 2007 Open Championship), this hotel is a top-flight luxury, leisure and conference destination – with facilities to match.
The Links, Carnoustie, Angus - Cuisine: Modern Scottish
Bon AppétitBon Appétit is a delightful restaurant tucked away in a side street in Dundee's city centre run by husband and wife team Audrey and John Batchelor, who spent over 20 years working in France.
22 - 26 Exchange Street, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Modern French
The Blue Marlin Seafood RestaurantSeptember 2011 saw Tayside's premier seafood restaurant The Blue Marlin move from Monifieth to a new location at City Quay and the same passion for quality food and service moved in tandem.
Unit 6b, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Seafood
Ashoka Shak DundeeThe first Ashoka Shak opened in 2001 and since then, the concept has been completely refined with a sassy new design and then The Ashoka Shak came to Dundee at the Camperdown Leisure Park, to spice up the lives of the curry lovers of Dundee.
Camperdown Leisure Park, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Indian
Dil SeThe sibling of Balaka in St Andrews, Dil Se is a smart, spacious venue with a modern glass frontage and a professional outlook.
99 Perth Road, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Indian
Hotel Broughty FerrySituated three miles east of Dundee in an old fishing village a stone's throw from the banks of the 'Silvery Tay', this family-run hotel offers plenty in the way of congenial relaxation.
16 West Queen Street, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Indian
Jahangir TandooriSome of the best Indian cooking in Dundee is to be found in this luxuriously decorated restaurant named after the Mogul Prince and son of King Akbar.
1 Sessions St, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Indian
Metro Bar and Brasserie, Apex City Quay Hotel & SpaA rich, warm colour scheme and a stunning double-height space makes the Metro Bar and Brasserie a bright yet intimate restaurant with breathtaking views over the Dundee quayside.
1 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, Angus - Cuisine: Global
Castleton House HotelTamworth pigs gorge themselves on orchard apples in the grounds of this Victorian country mansion not far from historic Glamis Castle.
Castleton of Eassie, Glamis, Angus - Cuisine: Anglo French