They take you back to a time, before the smoking ban, when the haze of cigarette fumes hung thick in the air.
This retro photo gallery celebrates all that is best about Scotland’s many fine drinking establishments, from their rich history to the colourful characters running and frequenting them.
The bars pictured include one which starred in a popular TV advert, another which appeared in the classic novel Trainspotting and two which were crowned pub of the year.
How many of these pubs and bars do you recognise, and do these photos bring back any happy memories of drinking there in the 90s?
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9. Horseshoe
Security at the door of The Horseshoe Bar, Glasgow, in May 1999 | TSPL Photo: TSPL
10. At the bar
Customers enjoy a pint in the Bow Bar pub on Victoria Street, Edinburgh, in April 1990 | TSPL Photo: TSPL
11. Keeping you awake?
Barmen Mike Toner, Fraser Mackay and Jake Krangel pictured in 1997 at the Nobles bar on Constitution Street in Leith, where the McEwans TV advert, in which they starred, was filmed | EVENING NEWS Photo: Evening News
12. Robertson's Bar
John Robertson, right, opens his new pub in Gorgie, Edinburgh, in April 1998. He's pictured with Hearts players David Weir (left) and Jimmy Boco (centre). | TSPL Photo: TSPL