Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
Good quality, inexpensive Malaysian food with quick service. Try the soft-shell crab. It's a bit stark and neon-lit but I quite like that. It's all about the food.
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Asiama
185-189 St George's RdGood quality, inexpensive Malaysian food with quick service. Try the soft-shell crab. It's a bit stark and neon-lit but I quite like that. It's all about the food.
Chinatown Restaurant
44 New City RdGreat for weekend dim sum
Cozy little place, friendly service and good quality food. And it's just at the other end of Buccleuch Street.
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The Wee Curry Shop
29 Ashton LnCozy little place, friendly service and good quality food. And it's just at the other end of Buccleuch Street.
Unusual location. Coffee shop in converted public toilets in Kelvingrove Park. But it's more than just a coffee shop. Good for breakfast and lunch.
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An Clachan Cafe
Unusual location. Coffee shop in converted public toilets in Kelvingrove Park. But it's more than just a coffee shop. Good for breakfast and lunch.
Great Scottish restaurant in the heart of the Merchant City. It now boasts a separate fish restaurant and a lovely upstairs bar with skylight where you can eat and/or drink.
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Stravaigin
28 Gibson StGreat Scottish restaurant in the heart of the Merchant City. It now boasts a separate fish restaurant and a lovely upstairs bar with skylight where you can eat and/or drink.
If you love seafood this is the place. It's very small and very popular so always busy but they have unreserved seating at the bar. Firebird and Mother India are nearby if you can't get a table.
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Crabshakk
1114 Argyle StIf you love seafood this is the place. It's very small and very popular so always busy but they have unreserved seating at the bar. Firebird and Mother India are nearby if you can't get a table.
Café D'Jaconelli
570 Maryhill RdClassic Glasgow/Italian cafe
Number One Chocolate Factory
Great coffee and hot chocolate.
Cafe-Bakehouse in Renfrew St - food is divine and homemade, including their own bread. And it's full of Glasgow nostalgia pieces - great for visitors and Glaswegians alike. Oh and the staff are lovely
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Singl-end Garnethill
263 Renfrew StCafe-Bakehouse in Renfrew St - food is divine and homemade, including their own bread. And it's full of Glasgow nostalgia pieces - great for visitors and Glaswegians alike. Oh and the staff are lovely
Drinks & Nightlife
Lucky 7 Glasgow
166 Bath StInteresting interior and good cheap food
Variety Bar
401 Sauchiehall StInteresting crowd/great atmosphere
Bath Street Palomino
207 Bath StCozy booths/great for cocktails
DRAM!
232 Woodlands RdGood for Scottish beer and whisky.
The Whisky. Traditional music Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 9pm.
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The Ben Nevis
1147 Argyle StThe Whisky. Traditional music Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 9pm.
Microbrewery in beautiful Templeton Building. The only brewery in UK that makes all it's beer according to the German Purity Law. Also serves good food in a relaxed and spacious bar/restaurant.
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WEST Brewery
15 Binnie PlMicrobrewery in beautiful Templeton Building. The only brewery in UK that makes all it's beer according to the German Purity Law. Also serves good food in a relaxed and spacious bar/restaurant.
Essentials
Marks and Spencer
172 Sauchiehall StQuintessential British food and clothes store
Tesco Express
455 Paisley RdNearest mini-supermarket
Sainsbury's Local
88 Woodlands RdMini-supermarket on Sauchiehall Street
The Co-operative Food
403 Sauchiehall StreetMini-supermarket on Sauchiehall Street
Grassroots Cafe
20 Woodlands RdTHE organic food store in Glasgow. Also does takeaway - beanburrito is legend
Everything Else
Tells the story of Glasgow and it's people. Also has Winter gardens so good place to warm-up after walking through Glasgow Green or along Clydeside. And next to WEST microbrewery.
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I-People's Palace ne-Winter Gardens
The GreenTells the story of Glasgow and it's people. Also has Winter gardens so good place to warm-up after walking through Glasgow Green or along Clydeside. And next to WEST microbrewery.
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StThe Museum in Glasgow and it's free
Houses Glasgow's modern art collection. Basement library and cafe.
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Gallery of Modern Art
111 Royal Exchange SquareHouses Glasgow's modern art collection. Basement library and cafe.
Sightseeing
For architecture fans - visit Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Building and watch Steven Holl's 21st century campus building appear.
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The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew StFor architecture fans - visit Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Building and watch Steven Holl's 21st century campus building appear.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed building that is also a museum. Exhibitions on Glasgow school-life, the Kingston area before the M8 was built and Rennie Mackintosh himself
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Scotland Street School Museum
225 Scotland StCharles Rennie Mackintosh designed building that is also a museum. Exhibitions on Glasgow school-life, the Kingston area before the M8 was built and Rennie Mackintosh himself
Arts & Culture
Scotland's centre for design&architecture so always interesting exhibitions. Building itself is worth visit-Mackintosh's first public commission&great uninterrupted views of the city from the top.
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I-Lighthouse
11 Mitchell LnScotland's centre for design&architecture so always interesting exhibitions. Building itself is worth visit-Mackintosh's first public commission&great uninterrupted views of the city from the top.
Independent art-house cinema. Great for foreign movies, late night shows and live ballet screenings.
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Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose StIndependent art-house cinema. Great for foreign movies, late night shows and live ballet screenings.
Nice N Sleazy
421 Sauchiehall StreetTop live music venue
Great live music/club venue downstairs. Bar and vegetarian cafe upstairs. Food is good.
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Stereo Cafe Bar
22 Renfield LnGreat live music/club venue downstairs. Bar and vegetarian cafe upstairs. Food is good.
O2 ABC Glasgow
300 Sauchiehall StMusic venue in converted cinema building
Cutting-edge contemporary visual art, performance, film and music. Also great shop, cafe and bar.
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I-Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
350 Sauchiehall StCutting-edge contemporary visual art, performance, film and music. Also great shop, cafe and bar.