Guidebook for Glasgow

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Guidebook for Glasgow

Food Scene

Best Italian food in Glasgow! Awesome pizza too and very reasonably priced.
13 locals recommend
Mora Bar and Kitchen
1166-1170 Argyle St
13 locals recommend
Best Italian food in Glasgow! Awesome pizza too and very reasonably priced.
A Michelin Gourmand awarded restaurant that serves great seasonal fare in tapas-sized portions for sharing. Highly recommended! Book early though, it gets busy.
126 locals recommend
Ox and Finch
920 Sauchiehall St
126 locals recommend
A Michelin Gourmand awarded restaurant that serves great seasonal fare in tapas-sized portions for sharing. Highly recommended! Book early though, it gets busy.
Second best pizza in town! Authentic pizza made with ingredients imported from Napoli. They even flew in authentic pizza ovens. No bookings and it gets busy but its worth the wait.
99 locals recommend
Paesano Pizza
94 Miller St
99 locals recommend
Second best pizza in town! Authentic pizza made with ingredients imported from Napoli. They even flew in authentic pizza ovens. No bookings and it gets busy but its worth the wait.
Glasgow is known as the curry capital of Britain for a reason. This is just one of the many amazing Indian restaurants in the city.
85 locals recommend
Mother India
28 Westminster Terrace
85 locals recommend
Glasgow is known as the curry capital of Britain for a reason. This is just one of the many amazing Indian restaurants in the city.
Another great indian restaurant. Too many to list!
6 locals recommend
Little Curry House
41 Byres Rd
6 locals recommend
Another great indian restaurant. Too many to list!
Lovely local coffee shop serving up the locally roasted Dear Green Coffee. Does good food too. Perfect for a quiet Sunday afternoon.
13 locals recommend
Meadow Road Coffee
579 Dumbarton Rd
13 locals recommend
Lovely local coffee shop serving up the locally roasted Dear Green Coffee. Does good food too. Perfect for a quiet Sunday afternoon.
Great Italian tapas restaurant. Really good food and excellent service – a classic Glaswegian Italian!
8 locals recommend
La Vita Spuntini West End
199 Byres Rd
8 locals recommend
Great Italian tapas restaurant. Really good food and excellent service – a classic Glaswegian Italian!
Classic ice cream parlour.
40 locals recommend
Nardini's
40 locals recommend
Classic ice cream parlour.
A great little café serving up travel-themed sandwiches and delicious soups.
19 locals recommend
Trans-Europe Café
19 locals recommend
A great little café serving up travel-themed sandwiches and delicious soups.
Russian/Eurasian restaurant. Try something different! Order the Georgian Ojaleshi wine.
7 locals recommend
Cafe Cossachok
10 King St
7 locals recommend
Russian/Eurasian restaurant. Try something different! Order the Georgian Ojaleshi wine.
Nice coffee shop serving up Glasgow's own 'Dear Green' coffee – roasted just across the road from here.
all that is solid
60 Osborne Street
Nice coffee shop serving up Glasgow's own 'Dear Green' coffee – roasted just across the road from here.
No coffee here* – just a massive range of tea to choose from. Laid back and cosy – the perfect place to spend some quiet time with a good book or friend! *they do actually serve coffee but why go to a tea house to drink coffee? ;)
74 locals recommend
Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
33 Otago Ln
74 locals recommend
No coffee here* – just a massive range of tea to choose from. Laid back and cosy – the perfect place to spend some quiet time with a good book or friend! *they do actually serve coffee but why go to a tea house to drink coffee? ;)
Nice coffee shop for grabbing a quick bite if you're in a rush. Good food and coffee.
13 locals recommend
Riverhill Coffee Bar
24 Gordon St
13 locals recommend
Nice coffee shop for grabbing a quick bite if you're in a rush. Good food and coffee.
Great local sandwich shop – forget Subway! There is another in the centre of town on Miller St next to Paesano's Pizza.
16 locals recommend
Piece
1056 Argyle St
16 locals recommend
Great local sandwich shop – forget Subway! There is another in the centre of town on Miller St next to Paesano's Pizza.
A brilliant little deli, cafe and restaurant. Particularly good for breakfast and brunch – best Eggs Benedict/Royale in town.
21 locals recommend
Delizique
Hyndland Street
21 locals recommend
A brilliant little deli, cafe and restaurant. Particularly good for breakfast and brunch – best Eggs Benedict/Royale in town.
Great Italian tapas – not the cheapest but worth it!
12 locals recommend
The Italian Kitchen
64 Ingram St
12 locals recommend
Great Italian tapas – not the cheapest but worth it!
Great fish restaurant, a Glasgow classic.
81 locals recommend
Gandolfi Fish
64 Albion St
81 locals recommend
Great fish restaurant, a Glasgow classic.

Drinks & Nightlife

A great little pub with a vast whisky selection and friendly knowledgeable bar staff. Has a nice open fire place too.
71 locals recommend
The Ben Nevis
1147 Argyle St
71 locals recommend
A great little pub with a vast whisky selection and friendly knowledgeable bar staff. Has a nice open fire place too.
A great little pub – one of our locals – does good beer and food.
24 locals recommend
St Louis Cafe Bar
734 Dumbarton Rd
24 locals recommend
A great little pub – one of our locals – does good beer and food.
A quirky tiki-theme bar – another local haunt – great cocktails and nice food.
The Pacific Tiki bar
562 Dumbarton Road
A quirky tiki-theme bar – another local haunt – great cocktails and nice food.
Scottish brewing company Brewdog have become world famous for their unusual craft beers – why not try some?
46 locals recommend
BrewDog Glasgow
1397 Argyle St
46 locals recommend
Scottish brewing company Brewdog have become world famous for their unusual craft beers – why not try some?
German beer brewed locally and served with traditional German fare.
65 locals recommend
WEST Brewery
15 Binnie Pl
65 locals recommend
German beer brewed locally and served with traditional German fare.
More locally brewed craft beer.
92 locals recommend
Drygate Brewery
85 Drygate
92 locals recommend
More locally brewed craft beer.
Nice pub inside a converted church.
198 locals recommend
Oran Mor
Byres Road
198 locals recommend
Nice pub inside a converted church.
A great Brazilian-themed bar and restaurant serving up everything from 'salgados' – Brazilian street/party food – to Picanha (rump steak). Wash down with a Caipirinha.
20 locals recommend
Boteco Do Brasil
62 Trongate
20 locals recommend
A great Brazilian-themed bar and restaurant serving up everything from 'salgados' – Brazilian street/party food – to Picanha (rump steak). Wash down with a Caipirinha.
Great little cosy pub in the centre of the Merchant City. Also does good food.
10 locals recommend
Rab Ha's
83 Hutcheson St
10 locals recommend
Great little cosy pub in the centre of the Merchant City. Also does good food.
Cosy vegan pub.
37 locals recommend
The 13th Note
50-60 King St
37 locals recommend
Cosy vegan pub.
Trendy vegan bar with an excellent record store in the back.
68 locals recommend
Mono
King Street
68 locals recommend
Trendy vegan bar with an excellent record store in the back.

Arts & Culture

Glasgow's famed transport museum is always worth a visit.
11 locals recommend
100 Pointhouse Rd
100 Pointhouse Road
11 locals recommend
Glasgow's famed transport museum is always worth a visit.
Art and Design galleries. Often has interesting exhibitions and has a nice coffee shop on the top floor. Check out the viewing platform too.
144 locals recommend
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Ln
144 locals recommend
Art and Design galleries. Often has interesting exhibitions and has a nice coffee shop on the top floor. Check out the viewing platform too.
Independent film theatre showing films new and old, blockbuster and indy, housed in a beautiful art-deco cinema building.
104 locals recommend
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose St
104 locals recommend
Independent film theatre showing films new and old, blockbuster and indy, housed in a beautiful art-deco cinema building.
Art and design gallery/shop/cafe/restaurant. A great place to spend a few hours.
82 locals recommend
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
350 Sauchiehall St
82 locals recommend
Art and design gallery/shop/cafe/restaurant. A great place to spend a few hours.
A wonderful museum/gallery set in the surroundings of Pollok Country Park. Well worth a visit.
158 locals recommend
The Burrell Collection
158 locals recommend
A wonderful museum/gallery set in the surroundings of Pollok Country Park. Well worth a visit.
There is always something interesting on at the Tramway! Good little cafe and garden too.
104 locals recommend
Tramway
25 Albert Dr
104 locals recommend
There is always something interesting on at the Tramway! Good little cafe and garden too.
A nice break from the business of shoppers on Buchanan St. Houses a nice library/coffee shop in the basement as well.
226 locals recommend
Gallery of Modern Art
111 Royal Exchange Square
226 locals recommend
A nice break from the business of shoppers on Buchanan St. Houses a nice library/coffee shop in the basement as well.

Sightseeing

A lovely museum housing a wonderfully diverse collection ranging from taxidermy to Salvador Dalí's Christ of Saint John of the Cross.
841 locals recommend
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath St
841 locals recommend
A lovely museum housing a wonderfully diverse collection ranging from taxidermy to Salvador Dalí's Christ of Saint John of the Cross.
Just 10 minutes' walk from our flat, Victoria Park is a lovely victorian park with a large lake and sports facilities (tennis courts, rugby and football pitches, etc.).
34 locals recommend
Victoria Park Pond
34 locals recommend
Just 10 minutes' walk from our flat, Victoria Park is a lovely victorian park with a large lake and sports facilities (tennis courts, rugby and football pitches, etc.).

Parks & Nature

The beautiful surroundings of the Botanic Gardens reminds one why Glasgow is often referred to as the 'dear green place'.
432 locals recommend
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western Rd
432 locals recommend
The beautiful surroundings of the Botanic Gardens reminds one why Glasgow is often referred to as the 'dear green place'.
A quaint and bucolic little lochside town with fantastic views over Loch Lomond. Best reached via car, although many coach tours also stop here.
62 locals recommend
Luss
62 locals recommend
A quaint and bucolic little lochside town with fantastic views over Loch Lomond. Best reached via car, although many coach tours also stop here.
Loch Lomond Shores is a good point to start off a visit to the largest Loch in Scotland. Easily reached by train from Partick to Balloch, there are many scenic walks to be had here. Alternatively there is a cycle path all the way from Partick to Balloch - if you're feeling keen!
85 locals recommend
Loch Lomond Shores
Ben Lomond Way
85 locals recommend
Loch Lomond Shores is a good point to start off a visit to the largest Loch in Scotland. Easily reached by train from Partick to Balloch, there are many scenic walks to be had here. Alternatively there is a cycle path all the way from Partick to Balloch - if you're feeling keen!
Our very own front garden is the rather lovely Thornwood Park. Small, but perfectly formed. Great of BBQs in summer too.
Thornwood Park
22 Thornwood Ave
Our very own front garden is the rather lovely Thornwood Park. Small, but perfectly formed. Great of BBQs in summer too.

Everything Else

Partick Train/Bus/Subway station – 7 minutes' walk away and trains run to the city centre every 5-10 minutes. Travel times: 5 mins to Glasgow city centre, 40 mins to Loch Lomond and 1hr to Edinburgh.
37 locals recommend
Partick station
37 locals recommend
Partick Train/Bus/Subway station – 7 minutes' walk away and trains run to the city centre every 5-10 minutes. Travel times: 5 mins to Glasgow city centre, 40 mins to Loch Lomond and 1hr to Edinburgh.

Essentials

Big Morrison's supermarket.
130 locals recommend
Morrisons
130 locals recommend
Big Morrison's supermarket.
Medium-sized Sainsbury's supermarket.
40 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
110 Kings Inch Dr
40 locals recommend
Medium-sized Sainsbury's supermarket.
Marks & Spencer Food supermarket. Pricy but good for luxury food and drink.
9 locals recommend
Marks & Spencer West End Glasgow Simply Foods
Crow Road
9 locals recommend
Marks & Spencer Food supermarket. Pricy but good for luxury food and drink.