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Eating, nightlife and entertainment
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For
eating
, the upmarket option is
Hermann's
in the historic Mar Place House at the top of Broad Street (tel 01786/450632); its downstairs brasserie is open at lunchtime and their Austrian/Scottish evening main courses start around A?10. Across the road, the
Yill & Kail
, 39 Broad St, has a relaxed bar downstairs and a restaurant upstairs, seving a broad range of moderately priced Scottish food. At the
East India Company
, 7 Viewfield Place (tel 01786/471330), a five-minute walk from the centre, you can enjoy fabulous Indian food, Raj-style decor, and the friendliest service in town; their buffet (Sun-Thurs) costs around A?10 for as much as you can eat.
Nightlife in Stirling revolves around
pubs
and
bars
and is dominated by the student population. The lively
Barnton Bar and Bistro
, on Barnton Street, serves a good selection of beers and food in a setting of wrought-iron and marble tables. Try to visit in the morning (from 10.30am) to sample one of their huge breakfasts. Also popular with students is the real ale at the
Settle Inn
, 91 St Mary's Wynd, Stirling's oldest alehouse, built in 1733; nearby at no. 73,
Whistlebinkies
has regular folk music sessions and reasonable bar meals. The main venue for
theatre
and
film
is the excellent MacRobert Arts Centre (tel 01786/461081) on the university campus, which shows a good selection of drama plus mainstream and art-house films. Other useful information
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