Amarone

Amarone is a trio of modern Italian restaurants in Scotland's city centres, part of the family-run DRG (Di Maggio's Restaurant Group). Animated chatter over glasses of deep red Amarone, waiters shaving Parmigiano-Reggiano to order, focaccia dunked in ragù: pizza from the open pizza oven, fresh pasta and bistecche, plus cocktails, brunch, lunch and pre-theatre menus. Glasgow sits just off Buchanan Street with a terrace; Edinburgh is built around a spectacular dome on St Andrew Square; Aberdeen on Union Street has a brass cocktail bar, Aperitivo Hour and live music. Restaurant Rewards gives 5% back on food; careers via thedrg.co.uk.