Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
5 min walk from the apartment, CLOSED MONDAYS. Lunch 12:00-3:00, dinner from 5:00pm. 2-course lunch set menu from £8.50. Beautiful home-made Italian food and friendly service. We eat here ALL THE TIME!
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La Fiorentina Ristorante
2 Paisley Rd W5 min walk from the apartment, CLOSED MONDAYS. Lunch 12:00-3:00, dinner from 5:00pm. 2-course lunch set menu from £8.50. Beautiful home-made Italian food and friendly service. We eat here ALL THE TIME!
Well-priced modern Scottish cuisine, have a look at their pre-theatre and lunch menus for a bargain. A nice stylish place to have your first taste of haggis!
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Ardnamurchan Scottish Restaurant & Bar
325 Hope StWell-priced modern Scottish cuisine, have a look at their pre-theatre and lunch menus for a bargain. A nice stylish place to have your first taste of haggis!
Southern fried chicken - not exactly traditional Scottish fayre, but we go here again and again. Nice staff, good greasy food, great drinks specials during the week! Classic rock tunes, quiz during the week - check their facebook page for events
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Buck's Bar
111 W Regent StSouthern fried chicken - not exactly traditional Scottish fayre, but we go here again and again. Nice staff, good greasy food, great drinks specials during the week! Classic rock tunes, quiz during the week - check their facebook page for events
Unbelieveably good pizza. We come here all the time. Fast, friendly service, a simple menu with great specials. There's one in the west end, too, if you don't fancy the city centre :)
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Paesano Pizza
94 Miller StUnbelieveably good pizza. We come here all the time. Fast, friendly service, a simple menu with great specials. There's one in the west end, too, if you don't fancy the city centre :)
Drinks & Nightlife
Recently refurbished iconic building, one of Glasgow's oldest bars. Great chat, interesting cocktails, craft beers and a small whisky selection. Totally stunning inside. Quiz nights, open mic nights during the week; check their Facebook page for events!
The Old Toll Bar
1 Paisley Rd WRecently refurbished iconic building, one of Glasgow's oldest bars. Great chat, interesting cocktails, craft beers and a small whisky selection. Totally stunning inside. Quiz nights, open mic nights during the week; check their Facebook page for events!
Nice mix of locals and tourists. Incredible whisky selection displayed on floor-to-ceiling shelves behind the bar (they climb a ladder to reach the ones on the top, very Instagrammable) - whether you're a whisky novice or expert, this is where you want to be. Knowledgeable friendly staff.
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The Pot Still
154 Hope StNice mix of locals and tourists. Incredible whisky selection displayed on floor-to-ceiling shelves behind the bar (they climb a ladder to reach the ones on the top, very Instagrammable) - whether you're a whisky novice or expert, this is where you want to be. Knowledgeable friendly staff.
Friendly west-end pub with a hearty menu. Open fires, comfy couches - best place to spend a rainy day. Right in the heart of Byres Road and the west end. Get off the subway at Byres Road and you're there!
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The Curlers Rest
256-260 Byres RoadFriendly west-end pub with a hearty menu. Open fires, comfy couches - best place to spend a rainy day. Right in the heart of Byres Road and the west end. Get off the subway at Byres Road and you're there!
A big handful of lively nightspots down cobbled Ashton Lane - pubs, clubs, restaurants, the Grosvenor cinema. Great for a night out and very popular with students
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Ashton Lane
Ashton LaneA big handful of lively nightspots down cobbled Ashton Lane - pubs, clubs, restaurants, the Grosvenor cinema. Great for a night out and very popular with students
there's something on every night - Scotland's best 'wee venue'! Check their website for details of who's playing.
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King Tut's Wah-Wah Hut
272A St Vincent Stthere's something on every night - Scotland's best 'wee venue'! Check their website for details of who's playing.
The best, most 'Scottish' pubs are around the Kelvingrove area; you'll find a nice mix of locals and tourists, an extraordinary whisky range and quite often live music! On Argyle Street there is The Ben Nevis, The Park Bar and the Islay Inn. They are all in the area that the Highlanders would stay when they came down to the big city. All three have free live music on Thursday to Sunday. The Islay will be more rock, the Ben Nevis more traditional and the Park Bar the most lively.
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The Islay Inn
1256 Argyle StThe best, most 'Scottish' pubs are around the Kelvingrove area; you'll find a nice mix of locals and tourists, an extraordinary whisky range and quite often live music! On Argyle Street there is The Ben Nevis, The Park Bar and the Islay Inn. They are all in the area that the Highlanders would stay when they came down to the big city. All three have free live music on Thursday to Sunday. The Islay will be more rock, the Ben Nevis more traditional and the Park Bar the most lively.
The best, most 'Scottish' pubs are around the Kelvingrove area; you'll find a nice mix of locals and tourists, an extraordinary whisky range and quite often live music! On Argyle Street there is The Ben Nevis, The Park Bar and the Islay Inn. They are all in the area that the Highlanders would stay when they came down to the big city. All three have free live music on Thursday to Sunday. The Islay will be more rock, the Ben Nevis more traditional and the Park Bar the most lively.
Park Bar
442 Paisley Rd WThe best, most 'Scottish' pubs are around the Kelvingrove area; you'll find a nice mix of locals and tourists, an extraordinary whisky range and quite often live music! On Argyle Street there is The Ben Nevis, The Park Bar and the Islay Inn. They are all in the area that the Highlanders would stay when they came down to the big city. All three have free live music on Thursday to Sunday. The Islay will be more rock, the Ben Nevis more traditional and the Park Bar the most lively.
The best, most 'Scottish' pubs are around the Kelvingrove area; you'll find a nice mix of locals and tourists, an extraordinary whisky range and quite often live music! On Argyle Street there is The Ben Nevis, The Park Bar and the Islay Inn. They are all in the area that the Highlanders would stay when they came down to the big city. All three have free live music on Thursday to Sunday. The Islay will be more rock, the Ben Nevis more traditional and the Park Bar the most lively.
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The Ben Nevis
1147 Argyle StThe best, most 'Scottish' pubs are around the Kelvingrove area; you'll find a nice mix of locals and tourists, an extraordinary whisky range and quite often live music! On Argyle Street there is The Ben Nevis, The Park Bar and the Islay Inn. They are all in the area that the Highlanders would stay when they came down to the big city. All three have free live music on Thursday to Sunday. The Islay will be more rock, the Ben Nevis more traditional and the Park Bar the most lively.
Free entry to the Saturday night ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lee) every week! Just about the most Scottish thing you can do - kick up your heels with a nice mix of locals and tourists, young and old. Don't worry if you don't know the steps, everything's explained and you get a practice run through before it really gets going! Reasonably priced drinks, friendly staff, plenty of space to dance. Come dressed to fling yourselves around and work up a proper sweat (flat shoes, nothing that can fall down or fly off - it can get vigorous!). Come and see why ceilidh dancing is Scotland's answer to speed-dating!
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Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurant
34-44 King StFree entry to the Saturday night ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lee) every week! Just about the most Scottish thing you can do - kick up your heels with a nice mix of locals and tourists, young and old. Don't worry if you don't know the steps, everything's explained and you get a practice run through before it really gets going! Reasonably priced drinks, friendly staff, plenty of space to dance. Come dressed to fling yourselves around and work up a proper sweat (flat shoes, nothing that can fall down or fly off - it can get vigorous!). Come and see why ceilidh dancing is Scotland's answer to speed-dating!
Essentials
5-minute walk from the apartment, open from 6am to 11pm every day
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Tesco Express
455 Paisley Rd5-minute walk from the apartment, open from 6am to 11pm every day
Lidl
2 Hopehill Rd10 minute drive from the apartment, open until 10pm
8 minute drive from the apartment, 24hr superstore - sells everything!
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Asda Govan Superstore
500 Helen St8 minute drive from the apartment, 24hr superstore - sells everything!
Arts & Culture
Because it's free! It's a fantastic look at the social history of modern Glasgow - you'll learn a lot about what it means to be Scottish
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I-People's Palace ne-Winter Gardens
The GreenBecause it's free! It's a fantastic look at the social history of modern Glasgow - you'll learn a lot about what it means to be Scottish
Country house, arts centre and cafe, built based on unrealised designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
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Indlu yabafundi bomzekelo
10 Dumbreck RdCountry house, arts centre and cafe, built based on unrealised designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
If only to get a photo of the Duke of Wellington statue out the front with his iconic hat...
Free entry, ever-changing exhibitions, great for a rainy day. Right in the city centre so well-located for some food or drinks afterwards. Catch the subway there and get off at either Buchanan Street or St Enoch.
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Gallery of Modern Art
111 Royal Exchange SquareIf only to get a photo of the Duke of Wellington statue out the front with his iconic hat...
Free entry, ever-changing exhibitions, great for a rainy day. Right in the city centre so well-located for some food or drinks afterwards. Catch the subway there and get off at either Buchanan Street or St Enoch.
Free! Wonderful and eclectic collection. In the heart of the west end, set in the gorgeous Kelvingrove Park. Catch the subway there and get off at Kelvinbridge Subway station.
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The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StFree! Wonderful and eclectic collection. In the heart of the west end, set in the gorgeous Kelvingrove Park. Catch the subway there and get off at Kelvinbridge Subway station.
Parks & Nature
Pollok Country Park
2060 Pollokshaws RoadI-Centre ye-Garden ye-Rouken Glen
Rouken Glen Road"Scotland in miniature" - a fantastic opportunity to see some breathtaking Scottish mountain/island scenery, all within an unbelievably short and cheap journey by train and ferry from Glasgow Central train station. You won't regret it! A great day out which will be as active as you make it :)
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Isle of Arran
"Scotland in miniature" - a fantastic opportunity to see some breathtaking Scottish mountain/island scenery, all within an unbelievably short and cheap journey by train and ferry from Glasgow Central train station. You won't regret it! A great day out which will be as active as you make it :)
Getting Around
Honest friendly car rental franchise. The only ones we'll use!
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Enterprise Car & Van Hire - Glasgow City Centre
40 Oswald StHonest friendly car rental franchise. The only ones we'll use!
Entertainment & Activities
Bowling alley, cinema, restaurants, casino, amusement arcade - and free parking! 10 minute walk from the apartment
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Springfield Quay
Springfield QuayBowling alley, cinema, restaurants, casino, amusement arcade - and free parking! 10 minute walk from the apartment