Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
MILK is my favourite cafe and is less than 5 minutes from the flat. They do amazing work training female asylum seekers in employment skills and lots of other interesting stuff. Great food, tasty coffee and work by local artists on the walls.
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MILK
452 Victoria RdMILK is my favourite cafe and is less than 5 minutes from the flat. They do amazing work training female asylum seekers in employment skills and lots of other interesting stuff. Great food, tasty coffee and work by local artists on the walls.
This is the best bakery in Glasgow and it's just 10 minute walk from the flat! AMAZING baking and tasty coffee.
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bakery47
76 Victoria RoadThis is the best bakery in Glasgow and it's just 10 minute walk from the flat! AMAZING baking and tasty coffee.
Tapa does great coffee and a pretty amazing all-day breakfast.
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Tapa coffeehouse
721 Pollokshaws RdTapa does great coffee and a pretty amazing all-day breakfast.
The Bungo is a stylish bar close to the flat that does cocktails and good food.
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The Bungo - Southside
Nithsdale RoadThe Bungo is a stylish bar close to the flat that does cocktails and good food.
Gusto & Relish
729-731 Pollokshaws RdANOTHER great cafe that is under 10 minutes from the flat.
Probably my favourite Glasgow restaurant. Reasonably priced but really good continental/Scottish cuisine and a great bar up the stairs.
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Gandolfi Fish
64 Albion StProbably my favourite Glasgow restaurant. Reasonably priced but really good continental/Scottish cuisine and a great bar up the stairs.
Tasty local produce every second Saturday morning.
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Queens Park Farmers Market, Glasgow
Tasty local produce every second Saturday morning.
Slightly pricier and a touch more upmarket than most other things in the area but probably worth it!
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The Salisbury Bar
72 Nithsdale StSlightly pricier and a touch more upmarket than most other things in the area but probably worth it!
Tiny hidden family-run Italian restaurant under 20 minutes walk from the flat.
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Sapori D'italia
Tiny hidden family-run Italian restaurant under 20 minutes walk from the flat.
Hooked - Fish & Chips
1027 Cathcart RdArtisanal fish and chips freshly made to takeaway.
Drinks & Nightlife
I play Scottish & Irish traditional music most Saturday afternoons in this welcoming pub in the Merchant City. It serves tasty Scottish and French food.
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Babbity Bowster
16-18 Blackfriars StI play Scottish & Irish traditional music most Saturday afternoons in this welcoming pub in the Merchant City. It serves tasty Scottish and French food.
A good mix of locals and younger people in this traditional pub that has kept up with the times and now stocks a great range of craft beers.
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The Allison Arms
720 Pollokshaws RdA good mix of locals and younger people in this traditional pub that has kept up with the times and now stocks a great range of craft beers.
I play Irish music in the bar of this independent hotel most Friday nights from 9.
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IVORY HOTEL
2-4 Camphill AveI play Irish music in the bar of this independent hotel most Friday nights from 9.
A great cafe during the day transforming into a pub, restaurant, music venue and lecture theatre(!) at night. There's interesting stuff happening here most nights. I sometimes play traditional music in the bar on a Thursday night.
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The Glad Cafe C.I.C
1006A Pollokshaws RoadA great cafe during the day transforming into a pub, restaurant, music venue and lecture theatre(!) at night. There's interesting stuff happening here most nights. I sometimes play traditional music in the bar on a Thursday night.
New craft beer brewery selling their own beers and a good pub menu. Often there's live music or spoken word events here as well.
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Drygate Brewery
85 DrygateNew craft beer brewery selling their own beers and a good pub menu. Often there's live music or spoken word events here as well.
Parks & Nature
Queens Park is right next to the flat. The walk up to the flagpole at the top of the hill gives you views over the whole city. The duck pond is also worth a visit.
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Langside RoadQueens Park is right next to the flat. The walk up to the flagpole at the top of the hill gives you views over the whole city. The duck pond is also worth a visit.
Essentials
Sainsbury's and the Superdrug pharmacy next door are just 2 minutes walk from the flat and have everything you might need during your trip.
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Sainsbury's
110 Kings Inch DrSainsbury's and the Superdrug pharmacy next door are just 2 minutes walk from the flat and have everything you might need during your trip.
Shopping
Victoria Road is full of thrift and 2nd hand shops. This is NOT Glasgow's style mile but there ARE lots of weird and wonderful bargains to be had!
Victoria Road
Victoria RoadVictoria Road is full of thrift and 2nd hand shops. This is NOT Glasgow's style mile but there ARE lots of weird and wonderful bargains to be had!
Entertainment & Activities
The Glasshouse is home to a collection of reptiles, turtles and spiders and other animals most of which have been removed from unsuitable homes/owners. I'm not a big fan of seeing animals in captivity but I hope these animals are better off in a carefully controlled environment than they were elsewhere.
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Queen's Park Glasshouse
520 Langside RdThe Glasshouse is home to a collection of reptiles, turtles and spiders and other animals most of which have been removed from unsuitable homes/owners. I'm not a big fan of seeing animals in captivity but I hope these animals are better off in a carefully controlled environment than they were elsewhere.
Arts & Culture
Kelvingrove and the Riverside Museums are the jewels in Glasgow's museum crown but if you want to stay on the Southside then the Burrell is a beautiful, quiet and contemplative space.
Most of the exhibits owe their inclusion to the proprietorially colonial 'collecting' of the eponymous Sir William Burrell Jr but this is just one of many shady facets of Glasgow's complex and cloudy history.
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The Burrell Collection
Kelvingrove and the Riverside Museums are the jewels in Glasgow's museum crown but if you want to stay on the Southside then the Burrell is a beautiful, quiet and contemplative space.
Most of the exhibits owe their inclusion to the proprietorially colonial 'collecting' of the eponymous Sir William Burrell Jr but this is just one of many shady facets of Glasgow's complex and cloudy history.
There is an often overlooked gallery space in this complex of artist's studios housed in one of Glasgow's great historical spaces.
The Briggait
141 BridgegateThere is an often overlooked gallery space in this complex of artist's studios housed in one of Glasgow's great historical spaces.
This is a brilliant theatre in the Gorbals (one of Glasgow's more economically challenged areas). They have a busy programme of plays throughout the year some of which are commissioned by the theatre themselves. The Citz sell discounted tickets to local people and the atmosphere is always great.
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Citizens Theatre
119 Gorbals StThis is a brilliant theatre in the Gorbals (one of Glasgow's more economically challenged areas). They have a busy programme of plays throughout the year some of which are commissioned by the theatre themselves. The Citz sell discounted tickets to local people and the atmosphere is always great.