On the main road to Royal Deeside, a few miles out from Aberdeen you'll find the Bieldside Inn. There's a variety of home cooked meals on offer at varying prices; vegetarians are well catered for. If you're looking for accommodation, the pub does bed and breakfast too. All the usual pub games are available, and a large screen TV. For those of you that like to sit outside in the summer there's a pleasant beer garden.
This establishment, located right in the middle of Aberdeen's pub mecca, is housed in a rather grand converted church. As the name might suggest, the themed bar is a ghoulish, gothic castle with dark, winding staircases and intricate alcoves, set on several different levels. They offer, amongst the usual alcoholic beverages and a suitably gory menu, the "Seven Sins" cocktails. If you're in an adventurous mood, why not sample all seven? You'll win yourself a T-shirt and certificate - Sloth is particularly recommended. Be warned though - if you drink too much and feel the need to visit the loos, make sure you follow someone who's been here before. The toilets are cunningly disguised as rows of bookshelves and many an unwary reveller has been seen spending minutes trying to push open a wall with despair etched on their face.
Built in the late 1880s, this bar is dedicated to the theater: it is decorated in shades of green and dark wood paneling and festooned with theatrical memorabilia. Not surprisingly, this is a favorite haunt of actors, theater staff and theater-goers but it is also one of the few gay and lesbian bars in Aberdeen. Food is served afternoons and evenings and all day at weekends. Downstairs there's a separate function room where there are regular live jazz and folk sessions. Centrally located, the bar is friendly and has a good atmosphere which means that many heterosexual drinkers can also be found here enjoying the 'craic'.
You can't fail to recognize the building, thanks to its distinctive style, built in the late 1820s to John Smith's first Grecian plan. Opened as an art center in 1963 by the county council, there is an auditorium, exhibition gallery, meeting rooms, and a cafe-bar. The stage area is available to wheelchair visitors. In 1998, the center was almost closed down by the council, but through persistent campaigning it now has a new twenty-five year lease, and is run by the Aberdeen Arts Center Association. The center also regularly runs children's drama workshops throughout the year so check their excellent website or local press for details.
Cellar 35 in Aberdeen is a great place located just a stone's throw away from the city center. The bar decor is complete with candle light tables and elegant fixtures. To add to this is the unlimited supply of beers and wines that are always accompanied by a variety of events. Concerts, comedy shows and gigs steal the show here. To know more about the forthcoming events, please call ahead.
You can't fail to recognize the building, thanks to its distinctive style, built in the late 1820s to John Smith's first Grecian plan. Opened as an art center in 1963 by the county council, there is an auditorium, exhibition gallery, meeting rooms, and a cafe-bar. The stage area is available to wheelchair visitors. In 1998, the center was almost closed down by the council, but through persistent campaigning it now has a new twenty-five year lease, and is run by the Aberdeen Arts Center Association. The center also regularly runs children's drama workshops throughout the year so check their excellent website or local press for details.
Cellar 35 in Aberdeen is a great place located just a stone's throw away from the city center. The bar decor is complete with candle light tables and elegant fixtures. To add to this is the unlimited supply of beers and wines that are always accompanied by a variety of events. Concerts, comedy shows and gigs steal the show here. To know more about the forthcoming events, please call ahead.
The pub is over a hundred years old and is one of Aberdeen's listed buildings. Inside, it has wood paneling and a real wooden floor. Drinkers come from across the board, pensioners in particular feel at home here. Only 18s and over are permitted so leave the kids at home. This is a social drinking pub, no food, and no music, apart from the occasional karaoke session.
Dating from the 1850s and located on a rustic cobble-stoned street, this pub provides a pleasant step back in time, despite the fact that it's located right at the hub of Aberdeen's busy shopping district. Come here to enjoy a pint of real ale and some old-fashioned home cooking. The furniture is predominantly wooden, and the bar is rumored to be the city's longest! Punters range from businessmen and students to seamen, and the atmosphere is always lively. Call for hours.