Melrose, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

This “very bright white” (in a cool way) indie, in the Borders, was opened in 2015 by New Yorker Kyle Tidd and his chef-husband Hamish Carruthers; the monthly changing seasonal small plates are “highly regarded in Scottish media” (not least The Scotsman, who gave it a rave 2022 review), and all reports this year rate results as good or very good.