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10 Good Food Guide restaurants for a Burns Night celebration
Published 23 January 2024

A trusty MacSween’s and some neeps and tatties are all very well for a homemade Burns Night, but nothing beats the ceremony of celebrating the Scottish bard in good company. Prepare to be regaled by Robin the bagpiper at Sam’s Riverside, raise a dram at Cannonball in Edinburgh or join fellow dinners in reciting the Address to a Haggis before tucking into haggis doughnuts at The Golden Ball in Henley. 

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