Behind the scenes87 88Here are a few of the organisations and festivals which

keep the city creative as the UK’s only UNESCO City of Design.

Creative workspaces include

88 89Fleet Collective, 89 90Wasps Studios, 91Dundee Ceramics Workshop, 91 92DCA Print Studio, 92 The Circle,

94District 10, 94 95Vision Building includes Comics Creative Space, Dundee MakerSpace, NEoN Digital Arts, Biome Collective, Creative Dundee and more. 95 96V&A Dundee run events and activities in the run up to the doors opening in 2018. 96 97University of Dundee, 97 98Abertay University and 98 99Dundee & Angus College all have leading art/design courses and each have Degree Shows running in May.

Some of the many creative festivals to check out include: May - Dundee Design Festival, Degree Shows and Ignite Dundee; June - Dundee West Fest; Sep - THIS Festival, and Flower and Food Festival; Oct - Dundee Literary Festival, Discovery Film Festival and Dundee Science Festival; Nov - NEoN Digital Arts Festival.

intercontinental brunch menu. 18 19Taypark House is set in stunning grounds, with Gin Bar and garden. 19 20Tea And Cake, 21The Palais, 21 22Avery & Co, 22 23Jessie’s Kitchen in nearby Broughty Ferry and Newport based 23 24KitshnBake all do good homemade food and cake, lots of cake.

Restaurants

Visit 24 25The D’Arcy Thompson. 25 26The Italian Grill in City Square. The tiny 26 27Agacan for Turkish. 27 28Tahini for Lebanese. 28 29Manchurian for Dim Sum. Tapas at

29 30Sol Y Sombra. 31Gallery 48 with exhibitions too, and 31 32Más for Mexican tapas. 32 33The Bach for a hint of New

Zealand, and 33 34The Boozy Cow where all profits go to local charities, and 34 35The West House featuring print presses, pizza and pasta. For fine dining, check out

35 36Castlehill, 36 37The Tayberry and 37 38The Newport with next door Tatha Gallery.

Bars

38 39George Orwell, 39 40The Speedwell and 41The Phoenix. For something different, 41 42The Wine Press, a wine bar with wine vending on tap. 42 43Mayfly and its Door Below.

43 44Jam Jar has a range of cocktails, including Dundee themed ones. 44 45The Art Bar is a West End institution, across from the art school with live music and laid back atmosphere. 45 46For beer, Duke’s Corner have a whole wall of crafts on tap. 46 47Visit Scottish craft brewer’s Innis & Gunn’s The Beer Kitchen and 47 48Brewdog. Also try Dundonian pilsner by 71 Brewing, and did someone mention Draffens? Shh...

For independent clothing and accessories check out 64 65The Cartocon Store, 65 66Manifesto, 66 67Hard Grind

(for cuts too), 67 68Arkive, 68 69M Boutique, 69 70MC Boutique and 71fashion designer Hayley Scanlan’s boutique shop.

Places to stroll and sights to see

71 72The top of the Law, our extinct volcanic plug, is the best for panoramic views over Dundee, Perthshire, Angus and Fife. 72 73Head along Riverside at sunset and admire the Tay Rail Bridge, visit the 73 74Riverside Nature Park, head to

74 75Maggie’s Centre to admire world renowned architect, Frank Gehry’s impressive building, from the outside only. Cycle the Green Circular, 27 mile route around the city.

75 76Walk or cycle over the bridge to Fife, enjoy Slessor Gardens Discovery Walk and take in Sharing Not Hoarding, an experimental public art project. Visit Dundee Urban Orchard and stroll along the waterfront, also the site of the forthcoming V&A Dundee. If you appreciate a good statue, check out Dundee’s 76 77 aPenguins,

76 77a bDesperate Dan and Minnie the Minx, 76 77b cOor Wullie, 76 77c dBash Street, and the 76 77d the Lemmings!

Parks

Dundee has many great parks, including: 77 78Camperdown Park and Wildlife Centre; 78 79Dudhope with popular skatepark; 79 80Balgay with great views and Mills

Creative Dundee connects and amplifies the city’s creativity, to enable creative talent to base, grow and sustain their practice in and around Dundee. Visit us online for news, events and access to lots of other resources.

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Live music

48 49Clark’s on Lindsay Street for good live sessions throughout the week. Formerly a library, 49 50The Reading Rooms is an underground club renowned for its ability to cross musical genres and keep things going late, since 2002. 51BeatGenerator Live has gigs by new talent and touring bands. Then, if you’re peckish head to 51 52Clark’s 24 Hour Bakery for a peh or a Helicopter.

Indie spots and shopsMake sure you visit Downtown Dundee (around Exchange Street/Dock Street), Nethergate/Perth Road/Westport, Union Street and Broughty Ferry.

52 53Groucho’s has rare and vintage finds of the vinyl variety and 53 54Assai has new vinyl and kit. 54 55DCA Shop stocks contemporary design and craft from near and far. Visit optical boutique, 55 56Spex Pistols for frames/lenses and brilliant interior/banter. 56 57Pretty Fly Studios for locally designed gifts. 57 58Fluph for wool and yarn, workshops and classes. 58 59Fraser’s Fruit and Veg and 59 60Clementines, both are local greengrocers stocking the best produce. Cheese galore at 61The Cheesery. 61 62HeartSpace Wholefoods with organic produce. 62 63Continental Food Store, up the Hilltown, ‘an Alladdin’s cave of food goodness’. Step back in time at 63 64JA Braithwaite’s, the best place to buy quality ground coffee.

Observatory, 81Baxter Park with a grand pavilion. The city centre calm found in 81 82The Howff cemetery. 82 83Magdalen Green with bandstand is a great space on a sunny day; and 83 84the Botanic Gardens are too. 84 85Kinshaldy Beach at Tentsmuir is stunning and has to be one of the UK’s best, it’s on route to St Andrews. 85 86The Sidlaw Hills behind Auchterhouse are brilliant for endless walking.

86 87Get a day pass on the Number 73 bus and spend your day visiting a trio of great sandy beaches in Carnoustie, Monifieth and Broughty Ferry – have a pint in the Fisherman’s, an ice-cream in Visocchi’s; explore the Barnhill Rock Gardens and Broughty Ferry Castle.

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Take it in…01The McManus Art Gallery and Museum has a stunning

exterior and is the place to explore Dundee’s impressive global impact. 01 02Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) has everything under one roof - galleries, a two-screen cinema, print studio, restaurant, and Jute Cafe Bar. 02 03Verdant Works takes you back to Dundee’s jute textile past.

03 04Hannah Maclure Centre is an exhibition and cinema space within Abertay University. 04 05University of Dundee hosts four galleries, a museum collection, and LifeSpace, a science art research gallery. 05 06 06Step onboard RRS Discovery to explore the famous polar expedition ship.

06 07Then visit nearby HM Frigate Unicorn. 07 08Dundee Rep Theatre and 07 08Scottish Dance Theatre produce and show world class performances. 08 09Gardyne Theatre and

1009 Caird Hall both offer a range of music, theatre and comedy. Visit 11Dundee Science Centre for hands-on learning. For visual art exhibitions often featuring local artists, check out 11 12GENERATORprojects.

Bites, drinks and soundsCafes

Folk Café and its sister cafe 13 14The Parlour offer healthy and imaginative daytime bites. 14 15Flame Tree Cafe caters all. Watch the world go by in 15 16Henry’s Coffee House at City Square. Stop by 16 17The Auld Tram for takeaway drinks and sandwiches. 17 18Pacamara has an

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