Guidebook for Glasgow
Drinks & Nightlife
Waverley Tea Room
18 Moss-Side Rdlovely outside seating, great staff
The Bungo - Southside
Nithsdale RoadGreat atmosphere. The place to be for brunch, too!
bit of an old man's pub but with character and sometimes with a mixed crowd as the food they do is great value.
Sir John Stirling Maxwells
140 Kilmarnock Rdbit of an old man's pub but with character and sometimes with a mixed crowd as the food they do is great value.
Food Scene
Buddy's BBQ & Burgers
705 Pollokshaws Rdbest burgers by far in Glasgow. Very hip eatery!
Family run Italian restaurant - great for coffee, lunch or dinner. One of our favourite places. So friendly.
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ORO
85 Kilmarnock RdFamily run Italian restaurant - great for coffee, lunch or dinner. One of our favourite places. So friendly.
Glasgow is an amazing place for Italian restaurants. This is a great one and such good value!
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Buongiorno
1012 Pollokshaws RdGlasgow is an amazing place for Italian restaurants. This is a great one and such good value!
OK, so I am biased, I know the owners but this is one serious coffee house/bar with a social conscience. A not-for-profit venture with a venue for bands as well as great food and drink!
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The Glad Cafe C.I.C
1006A Pollokshaws RoadOK, so I am biased, I know the owners but this is one serious coffee house/bar with a social conscience. A not-for-profit venture with a venue for bands as well as great food and drink!
New Anand
76 Nithsdale RdQuality Indian restaurant, walking distance from us, great food, also deliver!
another great Shawlands coffee house. Open till 10pm at night.
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Spill The Beans
19 Skirving Stanother great Shawlands coffee house. Open till 10pm at night.
Bit of a family institution this one, a family-owned chain of Pizzerias in Glasgow, do a great pre-theatre option.
Di Maggio's Shawlands
Pollokshaws RoadBit of a family institution this one, a family-owned chain of Pizzerias in Glasgow, do a great pre-theatre option.
Quite posh coffee shop; been used for a number of TV commercials, kind of a Pollokshields institution. Has real character.
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Moyra Janes
18-20 Kildrostan StQuite posh coffee shop; been used for a number of TV commercials, kind of a Pollokshields institution. Has real character.
love this cafe. Does great fresh soups and the best scones on the Southside. Most of the cafes I have listed do free wifi cos that's just what we're like in Glasgow :-)
Biscuit
17 Skirving Stlove this cafe. Does great fresh soups and the best scones on the Southside. Most of the cafes I have listed do free wifi cos that's just what we're like in Glasgow :-)
This is a GREAT cafe, deli-style food, brilliant home-baking and rapidly becoming packed out.
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Eat Café
This is a GREAT cafe, deli-style food, brilliant home-baking and rapidly becoming packed out.
Kids eat free most of the time, adults are often buy one get one free before a certain time of day (check website as it varies), huge array or burgers and very good prices - huge portions.
Ketchup South Side
Kids eat free most of the time, adults are often buy one get one free before a certain time of day (check website as it varies), huge array or burgers and very good prices - huge portions.
Essentials
Morrisons
where I do my regular shop - minutes away by foot
Unbelievably cheap, don't think this place just sells frozen food, I've taken to buying quite a lot here, even nearer to our house than Morrisons is.
Farmfoods Ltd
39 Cambridge StUnbelievably cheap, don't think this place just sells frozen food, I've taken to buying quite a lot here, even nearer to our house than Morrisons is.
Another small to medium supermarket in Shawlands and this is also where our main Post Office is. I like shopping here sometimes for the range of fairly traded goods.
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The Co-operative Food
447 Alexandra ParadeAnother small to medium supermarket in Shawlands and this is also where our main Post Office is. I like shopping here sometimes for the range of fairly traded goods.
Shopping
Deli 1901
Another nice addition to the cafe culture of Shawlands.
Just have to mention this as its so near our house. shopping centre with a huge Tesco, huge M & S and an excellent array of Designer and High Street stores (Zara, Superdry and everything in-between)
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Silverburn
Barrhead RoadJust have to mention this as its so near our house. shopping centre with a huge Tesco, huge M & S and an excellent array of Designer and High Street stores (Zara, Superdry and everything in-between)
some empty units, many charity shops BUT still a great array of middle order services - Costa, Boots, Superdrug, B & M, card shops, M & Co, great jewellers, banks etc
Shawlands Arcade
104 Kilmarnock Rdsome empty units, many charity shops BUT still a great array of middle order services - Costa, Boots, Superdrug, B & M, card shops, M & Co, great jewellers, banks etc
Everything Else
Nearest petrol station AND THEY HAVE A Marks and Spencers SIMPLY FOOD !!!!!!
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Marks & Spencer Pollokshaws Glasgow BP
890 Pollokshaws RdNearest petrol station AND THEY HAVE A Marks and Spencers SIMPLY FOOD !!!!!!
Arts venue. Hidden Garden. Cafe (pretty good actually). Home of Scottish Ballet. Very hip. Great place to check out (see website).
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Tramway
25 Albert DrArts venue. Hidden Garden. Cafe (pretty good actually). Home of Scottish Ballet. Very hip. Great place to check out (see website).
5 a side pitches complex. Should you wish to kick a ball about while you're here……..
Goals Glasgow South
941 Pollokshaws Rd5 a side pitches complex. Should you wish to kick a ball about while you're here……..
a MUST-visit, for a walk. Head for Pollok House, to the Burrell Collection, or the woods, or the River Cart.
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Pollok Country Park
2060 Pollokshaws Roada MUST-visit, for a walk. Head for Pollok House, to the Burrell Collection, or the woods, or the River Cart.
amazing collection of treasures collected by Sir William Burrell and gifted to the people of Glasgow. Museum set in stunning parkland just 2 miles from city centre and less then 10 mins walk from here
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The Burrell Collection
amazing collection of treasures collected by Sir William Burrell and gifted to the people of Glasgow. Museum set in stunning parkland just 2 miles from city centre and less then 10 mins walk from here
Owned by National Trust. if you don't want to go into the house (fee for non-Trust members) this is a lovely place for a walk. The cafe is amazing - get the Glasgow Dough School scones and jam…...
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Indlu kaPollok
2060 Pollokshaws RdOwned by National Trust. if you don't want to go into the house (fee for non-Trust members) this is a lovely place for a walk. The cafe is amazing - get the Glasgow Dough School scones and jam…...