Guidebook for Glasgow City
Food Scene
It's very close to the house and makes great coffee and cinnamon buns. Good for breakfast (they open at 10am and lunch). On a Friday night they open late and do dinner.
Beefcake Cafe
808 Crow RoadIt's very close to the house and makes great coffee and cinnamon buns. Good for breakfast (they open at 10am and lunch). On a Friday night they open late and do dinner.
Good food. Amazing pancakes, french toast and avocado dishes. Always queued out but worth the wait. The roast their own coffee just down the street. Decor is basic and quirky.
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Papercup Coffee Company
603 Great Western RdGood food. Amazing pancakes, french toast and avocado dishes. Always queued out but worth the wait. The roast their own coffee just down the street. Decor is basic and quirky.
Organic and fair trade produce with delicious eat in or takeaway food. Serves good coffee and the best scones in Glasgow
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Roots Fruits & Flowers
455 Great Western RdOrganic and fair trade produce with delicious eat in or takeaway food. Serves good coffee and the best scones in Glasgow
Make great sandwiches to takeaway and glorious tarts. A small amount of seating. Good bread and lots of cake.
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Cottonrake Bakery
497 Great Western RdMake great sandwiches to takeaway and glorious tarts. A small amount of seating. Good bread and lots of cake.
Very near the house we have a sit in Domino's Pizza. We are mad about Dominos Pizza so it had to make our list. You can sit in, get takeaway or they will deliver.
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Domino's Pizza
166-168 Battlefield RdVery near the house we have a sit in Domino's Pizza. We are mad about Dominos Pizza so it had to make our list. You can sit in, get takeaway or they will deliver.
A must if you like doughnuts. Handmade on the premises, with amazing flavour combinations.
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Tantrum Doughnuts
27 Old Dumbarton RdA must if you like doughnuts. Handmade on the premises, with amazing flavour combinations.
The restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom, back to the original 1903 design for Miss Cranston. Afternoon tea or lunch. Worth a visit to look at the restoration.
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Mackintosh at the Willow
215 217 Sauchiehall StThe restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh tearoom, back to the original 1903 design for Miss Cranston. Afternoon tea or lunch. Worth a visit to look at the restoration.
An evolving Scottish menu served in a modern tiled room with large windows. Special lunch deals and a pre-theatre menu. One of our favourites and within walking distance of the house. Booking required.
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Wee LOCHAN
340 Crow RdAn evolving Scottish menu served in a modern tiled room with large windows. Special lunch deals and a pre-theatre menu. One of our favourites and within walking distance of the house. Booking required.
Shopping
Waterstones
153-157 Sauchiehall StOne of our local bookstores with a small coffee shop.
Arts & Culture
Large free museum set in a lovely park. An excellent collection of paintings, local history and exhibitions (which you may have to pay for). Cafe and shop. Loved by locals and tourists alike.
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The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StLarge free museum set in a lovely park. An excellent collection of paintings, local history and exhibitions (which you may have to pay for). Cafe and shop. Loved by locals and tourists alike.
A collection of over 3000 transport related vehicles - skateboards to locomotives, paintings to prams and cars to a Stormtrooper. Cafe and shop.
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Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse RdA collection of over 3000 transport related vehicles - skateboards to locomotives, paintings to prams and cars to a Stormtrooper. Cafe and shop.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gin71 Glasgow
71 Renfield StFor gin lovers. An amazing selection of gins and cocktails.
Affectionately known to locals and "The Chip". The original champion of Scottish produce, this is legendary for its cuisine and lengthy wine list. Named to poke fun at Scotland's culinary reputation, it offers a French touch but resolutely Scottish ingredients, carefully selected and following sustainable principles. The elegant courtyard space offers some of Glasgow's best dining, while, above, the cheaper brasserie (longer hours). There are also 2 bars.
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Ubiquitous Chip
12 Ashton LnAffectionately known to locals and "The Chip". The original champion of Scottish produce, this is legendary for its cuisine and lengthy wine list. Named to poke fun at Scotland's culinary reputation, it offers a French touch but resolutely Scottish ingredients, carefully selected and following sustainable principles. The elegant courtyard space offers some of Glasgow's best dining, while, above, the cheaper brasserie (longer hours). There are also 2 bars.
In Jinty’s you will find great staff, great Guinness and great food as well as live music. In the pub you can choose from the mahogany panelled interior with booths, old barrels as tables, and a roaring fire or relax on the large outdoor terrace when the weather is good.
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Jinty McGuinty's Irish Bar
29 Ashton LnIn Jinty’s you will find great staff, great Guinness and great food as well as live music. In the pub you can choose from the mahogany panelled interior with booths, old barrels as tables, and a roaring fire or relax on the large outdoor terrace when the weather is good.
Parks & Nature
In the heart of the west end about 20 minutes walk from the house. An amazing arched collection and glasshouses. Hosts the annual Shakespeare in the Park. Cafe and outside catering available. Lots of space to picnic on the grass.
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Botanische Gärten Glasgow
730 Great Western RdIn the heart of the west end about 20 minutes walk from the house. An amazing arched collection and glasshouses. Hosts the annual Shakespeare in the Park. Cafe and outside catering available. Lots of space to picnic on the grass.
Grand mountains, ancient forests, breath-taking glens, unique historic sites and spectacular lochs are all waiting to be discovered. With 720 square miles of Scotland’s most stunning landscapes to explore. Located half an hour from the house.
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Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve
Grand mountains, ancient forests, breath-taking glens, unique historic sites and spectacular lochs are all waiting to be discovered. With 720 square miles of Scotland’s most stunning landscapes to explore. Located half an hour from the house.
Sightseeing
Aerodynamic 100 meter tower next to the Glasgow Science Museum. The tower is shaped like a wing and can turn 360 degrees. They turn the tower for stability depending on the prevailing winds. A very modest motor turns the whole tower (or a group of a dozen people could turn the tower). The platform area is relatively small but has great views down the Clyde River toward City Center as well as the University of Glasgow which is across the river and the surrounding countryside. Guides provide lots of useful information about the construction of the tower. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the area (either the Science Museum or the Riverside Museum. Check it's open.
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Glasgow Tower
Aerodynamic 100 meter tower next to the Glasgow Science Museum. The tower is shaped like a wing and can turn 360 degrees. They turn the tower for stability depending on the prevailing winds. A very modest motor turns the whole tower (or a group of a dozen people could turn the tower). The platform area is relatively small but has great views down the Clyde River toward City Center as well as the University of Glasgow which is across the river and the surrounding countryside. Guides provide lots of useful information about the construction of the tower. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the area (either the Science Museum or the Riverside Museum. Check it's open.
Entertainment & Activities
Our local cinema with 2 screens. Significant because you can buy a glass of wine and take it in with you. It also has sofas at the back for couples!
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Grosvenor
24 Ashton LnOur local cinema with 2 screens. Significant because you can buy a glass of wine and take it in with you. It also has sofas at the back for couples!