🧭 Fife Restaurants Added to Michelin Guide

Good morning, Fifers!

Here’s what’s coming your way today:

• Doors Open Days Starts This Week

• Fife Restaurants Added to Michelin Guide

• 43 Events to See This Week

Let’s jump in, there’s plenty to talk about!

— Duncan

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🥗 Fife Restaurants Added to Michelin Guide

Fife doesn’t always get mentioned when people talk about must-visit restaurants, but we all know there are some fantastic eateries right here in the Kingdom. So it’s great to see two local restaurants added to the Michelin Guide: The Shoregate in Crail and Ondine in St Andrews.

These additions join 7 other Fife restaurants already on the list, bringing the total to 9 Michelin-recognised restaurants, with 1 of these even having a star:

• Craig Millar @ 16 West End, St Monans | Modern Cuisine

• The Dory Bistro & Gallery, Pittenweem | Seafood

• Haar, St Andrews | Modern Cuisine

• Kinneuchar Inn, Kilconquhar | Modern British

• Ondine, St Andrews | Seafood

• The Peat Inn | Modern Cuisine ⭐

• Seafood Ristorante, St Andrews | Seafood

• The Shoregate, Crail | Modern Cuisine

• The Wee Restaurant, North Queensferry | Classic Cuisine

Of course, this isn’t an exhaustive list of the best restaurants in Fife, and I’m sure everyone has a favourite spot they’d love to see added. We’re working on our own Fife Insider list right now, and we’d love to get your suggestions. Just hit reply and let us know your favourite restaurant!

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LOCAL HEADLINES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• 🏛️ Heritage projects in North East Fife have received a funding boost, with £15,000 granted for the conservation of Crail Cemetery’s mural monuments and £8,316 allocated for roof repairs at St Andrews’ historic Fisherman’s Stores.

• 🪧 New information boards have been installed along Dunfermline’s Tower Burn Trail, a community-led heritage walk exploring 19th-century industry, folklore, and local history. The project was funded by Dunfermline Greenspace SCIO with Fife Council support.

• 🎉 Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre will reopen on Monday, September 29th, after an £8m refurbishment adding a larger gym, fitness studios, upgraded pool, new library space, and enhanced health and sports facilities.

• 💧 The Courier has revealed that two Fife coastal spots, Dalgety Bay and Dysart, are among the worst in Scotland for sewage spills during dry weather.

• 👏 Learners across Fife are celebrating success in British Sign Language courses, with 21 participants completing Level One and Two qualifications. New BSL courses are now open for enrolment at Dunfermline and Beath High Community Use centres.

• 🚆 Yesterday, ScotRail scrapped peak rail fares across Scotland, cutting travel costs by up to half on some routes.

• 🐟 The Wee Chippy in Anstruther has been named the best fish and chip takeaway in Scotland at the Scottish Takeaway Awards.

• 💙 Fife Health Charity has opened applications for its 2025/26 Community Grants, offering up to £6,000 for projects supporting children and young people’s mental wellbeing across Fife. Applications close September 30th. Apply here.

• 🥇 Auchtertool-based family business The Farmer’s Son has won double gold at the Great Taste Awards for its black pudding and haggis.

• ☀️ A new ground-mounted solar array is planned at Kilmux Farm House in Leven, Fife, with public consultations scheduled for September 8th and October 20th.

FEATURE OF THE WEEK

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🏛️ Doors Open Days Starts This Week!

Every September, Doors Open Days gives visitors across Scotland the chance to explore buildings and areas normally closed to the public. Regular readers will already know about the extremely limited tours of The Queensferry Crossing at the end of the month, but there are plenty of other fascinating places opening their doors, many with much more availability.

When the event began in 1990, there were just 44 buildings, mostly in Glasgow. Now, Fife alone has over 70 locations taking part! With so many options, the full event list can feel overwhelming, but thankfully, you can filter by region, with West, East, and Central Fife each having their own listings.

Here are some of our personal highlights:

• Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 6 September 2025 (10:00 – 17:00)

• The Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 6 September 2025 (11:00 – 17:00)

• Isle of May Lighthouses | 6 September 2025 (11:45 – 16:45) & 7 September 2025 (12:30 – 17:30)

• Fife Collections Centre, Glenrothes | 13 September 2025 (10:30 – 12:30 & 14:00 – 16:00)

• Fife Heritage Railway, Leven | 13 & 14 September 2025 (11:00 – 16:00)

• Aberdour Lapidarium | 20 September 2025 (11:00 – 16:00)

• Forth Bridges Light Tower Museum, North Queensferry | 20 & 21 September 2025 (09:00 – 18:00)

For the full event listings and to check attendance details, head here!

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WHAT’S ON IN FIFE?

Below you’ll find what’s on in Fife over the next few days. For a longer outlook, Fife Insider+ members see two weeks of events every Sunday night. Please remember to double-check details with venues before travelling, as events can occasionally be cancelled or rescheduled at short notice, and some will require prebooked tickets.

🌟 Featured Event

📅 Tuesday, 2nd September

Bike Tour of St. Andrews - Join Stuart’s Bicycle Tours for a fun, relaxed, and engaging guided ride through this iconic town and its stunning surroundings.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 9:30am & 2:30pm | 📍 11 College St, St Andrews | 🎟️ £46+

Balgove Night Market - Stock up on fresh produce from the farm show, butchery, vegetable growers, and more.
📁 Markets | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Balgove Larder Farm Shop & Café | 🎟️ Free

Paddlenight Splash - Staff will be on hand to assist you with selecting and launching equipment but remember this is not a taught course.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10.50

The Marketing Meetup Fife - If you're a business owner looking to improve your marketing, or a marketer looking to grow your network (or both), and you're not into corporate, cliquey or salesy networking, this is the networking community for you.
📁 Meetup | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Louie Browns, Dalgety Bay | 🎟️ Pay what you can

Dreel Crafters - All skill levels welcome for knitting, crochet, scrapbooking, embroidery and more.
📁 Art | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Dreel Halls, Anstruther | 🎟️ £3

📅 Wednesday, 3rd September

Bookbug - Sing, rhyme, and share stories with your little ones.
📁 Family | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Rosyth Library | 🎟️ Free

Digging Up Kirkcaldy’s Bronze Age Stories - Dr Nyree Finlay shares results from the Digging Up Kirkcaldy’s Bronze Age Stories project.
📁 Stage | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Kids' Den: Lego Club - Learn skills, meet people, have fun as you construct, create and chill out!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 3:15pm | 📍 Methil Library | 🎟️ £2

Kids' Den: Lego Club - Learn skills, meet people, have fun as you construct, create and chill out!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 3:30pm | 📍 Windmill Library, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £2

Pirates Love Underpants - Ahoy there! Get ready to sail the seas with a crew of silly pirates who really love underpants!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 4pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £15

Relaxed Drawing - Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks.
📁 Art | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

Paddlenight Splash - Staff will be on hand to assist you with selecting and launching equipment but remember this is not a taught course.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10.50

The Shoregate Session - Everything from traditional tunes through to songs ancient and modern.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 The Shoregate, Crail | 🎟️ Free

📅 Thursday, 4th September

Bookbug - Sing, rhyme, and share stories with your little ones.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Pirates Love Underpants - Ahoy there! Get ready to sail the seas with a crew of silly pirates who really love underpants!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10:30am & 1:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £15

That They May Face the Rising Sun - Graceful adaptation of John McGahern’s finalnovel unfolds over a single year in a secluded Irish lakeside hamlet in the early 1980s.
📁 Movie | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £6.50+

Dreel Crafters - All skill levels welcome for knitting, crochet, scrapbooking, embroidery and more.
📁 Art | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Dreel Halls, Anstruther | 🎟️ £3

Kids' Den: Lego Club - Learn skills, meet people, have fun as you construct, create and chill out!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 3:30pm | 📍 Duloch Library | 🎟️ £2

Game ON - Casual gaming club with a huge range of board games.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Live Pro Wrestling: Truth or Dare 3 - Truth or Dare 3 is the 3rd instalment of a unique concept which incorporates a game show theme into a live wrestling show.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Truth Nightclub, Leven | 🎟️ £12.57

Paddlenight Splash - Staff will be on hand to assist you with selecting and launching equipment but remember this is not a taught course.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10.50

Paddlenight Coach - Weekly coaching sessions for individuals with some basic experience of paddling.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £16

The Marching Band - Two long-lost brothers reconnect through their shared love of music in this charming French comedy drama.
📁 Movie | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £6.50+

The Night Train to Odesa: In Conversation with Jen Stout - Witness the human cost of Russia's war against Ukraine in Jen's award-winning book Night Train to Odesa!
📁 Stage | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Earlsferry Town Hall | 🎟️ £15

Tim Peake Astronauts: The Quest To Explore Space - The journey has only just begun…come and join Tim for this one-of-a-kind show launching at a venue near you!
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £36.50

📅 Friday, 5th September

Bike Tour of St. Andrews - Join Stuart’s Bicycle Tours for a fun, relaxed, and engaging guided ride through this iconic town and its stunning surroundings.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 9:30am & 2:30pm | 📍 11 College St, St Andrews | 🎟️ £46+

Wee Wardlaws: Terrific Transport - Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot.
📁 Family | 🕢 10am | 📍 Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

The Big Green Market Burntisland - Monthly pre-loved market that takes place on the first full weekend of every month, raising money for the community and charities.
📁 Market | 🕢 12pm | 📍 Burntisland Parish Church Halls | 🎟️ Free

Coffee Afternoon & Sketchbook Club - Take some time for yourself to sketch, doodle, chat, or simply enjoy the calm, inspiring atmosphere of the space.
📁 Art | 🕢 2:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

BriSCA F2 Consolation Semi Final - The 2025 BriSCA F2 World Final weekend roars into action!
📁 Sport | 🕢 6:30pm | 📍 Cowdenbeath Racewall | 🎟️ £20

Still Marillion - Prog rock band.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 PJ Molloys, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £15.40

Iodynes - With support from Mortal Remains & Feral Ghoul
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £8

Crail Museum Talks - Commander David Hobbs will describe the operations that took place at Royal Naval Air Station Crail, HMS Jackdaw.
📁 Talk | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Crail Kirk Hall | 🎟️ £5

Singin’ I’m No a Billie, She’s a Tim - One night. One stage. One unmissable night of comedy, chaos & Celtic-Rangers madness.
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £26+

In Conversation: 3 Fife Legends - Emma Tracey hosts three of Fife’s most distinguished personalities: Gordon Brown, Barbara Dickson, and Jim Leishman.
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £15

Open Mic Night - Bring your talents, your friends, and your sense of adventure to a night full of creativity.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

🎉 Multi-Day Festivals & Exhibitions

Outwith Festival - 5 day celebration of creativity, culture, and community.
📅 Wed, 3rd - Sun, 7th September | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Dunfermline | 🎟️ Varies

Fife Seaweed Fest - Explore the wonderful world of seaweed in our packed programme of workshops which include foraging, cooking, tasting and making.
📅 Sat, 6th - Sun, 14th September | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ Varies

Fife Outdoor Activities Week - A week of outdoor activies put on by local businesses, from paddleboarding to yoga and more.
📅 Sat, 6th - Sun, 14th September | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ Varies

Doors Open Days - Giving everyone the chance to explore Fife’s rich history, architecture, and cultural heritage.
📅 Fri, 5th - Sun, 21st September| 🕢 Varies | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ Free

📍 Unearthed - Step back in time to discover how Scotland was formed and explore prehistoric creatures.
📅 Sat, 8th February - Sat, 27th September | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 St Andrews Museum | 🎟️ Free

📍 Rewrite the Future - Explore how today's choices can shape a fairer, more sustainable tomorrow.
📅 Sat, 31st May - Sun, 28th September | 🕢 9:45am | 📍 Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

📍 The Lost Words - Featuring original artwork by artist Jackie Morris and spell-poems by writer Robert Macfarlane.
📅 Sat, 28th June - Sun, 26th October | 🕢 10:00am | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ Free

📍 Jack Vettriano Exhibition 2025 - Collection of Jack Vettriano prints, including rare and sold-out pieces.
📅 Tue, 4th March - Tue, 28th October | 🕢 10:00am | 📍 Affordable Arts, Methil | 🎟️ Free

📍 Bunker Shots: Stories of Golf and Conflict - Surprising connections between golf and conflict, including the impact on golfers and their equipment.
📅 Fri, 18th April - Tue, 31st March 2026 | 🕢 9:15am | 📍 The R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £17.50

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