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One question we hear a lot at No88 is: "Where's Jimmy Perez's house?" Usually it's asked just after someone's ordered lunch, or halfway through a coffee. Sometimes they've got an episode of Shetland open on their phone. Sometimes they're convinced they've already walked past it. They're usually right. Being on Commercial Street means we're lucky enough to sit in the middle of one of the most recognisable parts of the series. Step outside our front door and you'll find yoursel

If you've visited us before, you'll know how much we love using the incredible produce we have right here on our doorstep. Living and cooking in Shetland means being surrounded by one of the most amazing natural larders in the world. Although John is experienced in diving in the warmer seas of The Philippines, he decided to take on a new challenge right here in Shetland! He recently started to take the first steps to learn how to free dive in the colder waters here in Shet

If anyone ever tells you growing micro herbs is easy, we'd like to invite them to spend a week in our garden in Shetland. We'll even lend them a waterproof. Running a restaurant on a remote island means you quickly learn to appreciate the little things. Quite literally, in our case. Those tiny shoots of pea, mustard, coriander, basil and amaranth that appear on your plate might be small, but they've had quite the journey before making it to your dinner. People often imagine c

We really love chatting with our guests. I could honestly spend hours having a good yarn with the folk that come into No88; telling stories, explaining different journeys that they can take around Shetland and of course about where we source our produce. John loves to talk about everything to do with food! So we've taken a huge leap into the unknown -blogging! This blog will hopefully contain topics that you will find interesting and want to know more about. So here it goes!