Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
Cafe Strange Brew
1082 Pollokshaws RdJust a beat from Glasgow’s historic heart, Drygate is the UK’s first experiential craft brewery, restaurant, bar and event space. Taking you on a journey from the everyday to the exceptional. Under our seven peaks you will find the Brewery, Bottle Shop, Events Space, Beer Hall Bar & Kitchen along with the Brewhouse restaurant. Craft beer and fearless food for the soul is served up by our award winning kitchen team.
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Drygate Brewery
85 DrygateJust a beat from Glasgow’s historic heart, Drygate is the UK’s first experiential craft brewery, restaurant, bar and event space. Taking you on a journey from the everyday to the exceptional. Under our seven peaks you will find the Brewery, Bottle Shop, Events Space, Beer Hall Bar & Kitchen along with the Brewhouse restaurant. Craft beer and fearless food for the soul is served up by our award winning kitchen team.
Serving fresh traditional Homemade Vegetarian Panjabi Food in a cool new eatery. Open 6 days a week from 12-8.30pm - closed on a Monday.
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Ranjit's Kitchen
607 Pollokshaws RdServing fresh traditional Homemade Vegetarian Panjabi Food in a cool new eatery. Open 6 days a week from 12-8.30pm - closed on a Monday.
Glasgow was named the most vegan-friendly city in the UK by PETA thanks to amazing vegetarian bars and cafes like Stereo, Mono, The 78 and The 13th Note.
Stereo is a great vegan bar/restaurant/ live music venue
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Stereo Cafe Bar
22 Renfield LnGlasgow was named the most vegan-friendly city in the UK by PETA thanks to amazing vegetarian bars and cafes like Stereo, Mono, The 78 and The 13th Note.
Stereo is a great vegan bar/restaurant/ live music venue
Mono is an exciting bar, restaurant and music venue proudly serving drinks and home cooked dishes, all free of meat, fish and dairy products. Mono is renowned for it's relaxing atmosphere and much loved inbuilt record store, Monorail Music.
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Mono
King StreetMono is an exciting bar, restaurant and music venue proudly serving drinks and home cooked dishes, all free of meat, fish and dairy products. Mono is renowned for it's relaxing atmosphere and much loved inbuilt record store, Monorail Music.
It's a café-bar, arts space and music venue down on the Southside, only open since 2012, but the Glad Café has established a winning reputation for its eclectic range of intimate gigs. In any given month you could see a touring jazz quartet, a local singer-songwriter with backing band showcasing a new album, a Casiotone dreampop combo or a solo bloke with an acoustic guitar. Bite to eat beforehand, beer after, sorted.
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The Glad Cafe C.I.C
1006A Pollokshaws RoadIt's a café-bar, arts space and music venue down on the Southside, only open since 2012, but the Glad Café has established a winning reputation for its eclectic range of intimate gigs. In any given month you could see a touring jazz quartet, a local singer-songwriter with backing band showcasing a new album, a Casiotone dreampop combo or a solo bloke with an acoustic guitar. Bite to eat beforehand, beer after, sorted.
Quirky Czech cafe Tchai Ovna sells 80 varieties of tea, the stunning Willow Tea Rooms were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and the Hidden Lane Tearoom is a wee gem.
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Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
33 Otago LnQuirky Czech cafe Tchai Ovna sells 80 varieties of tea, the stunning Willow Tea Rooms were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and the Hidden Lane Tearoom is a wee gem.
Buddy's BBQ & Burgers
705 Pollokshaws RdBURGER DINER
Contemporary, relaxed sharing dining. Bib Gourmand - Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2016.
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Ox and Finch
920 Sauchiehall StContemporary, relaxed sharing dining. Bib Gourmand - Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2016.
Bright bar/restaurant with wood, stone and coloured lamps, for Mexican street food and cocktails.
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Topolabamba
89 St Vincent StBright bar/restaurant with wood, stone and coloured lamps, for Mexican street food and cocktails.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar/Music Venue/Club
Great selection of rums, people, food, music
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The Rum Shack
657-659 Pollokshaws RdBar/Music Venue/Club
Great selection of rums, people, food, music
The Allison Arms
720 Pollokshaws RdCraft Beer, Sport, Good Chat
Ashton Lane has everything you could possibly need for a perfect evening: great bars, amazing restaurants, and - of course - fairy lights.
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Ashton Lane
Ashton LaneAshton Lane has everything you could possibly need for a perfect evening: great bars, amazing restaurants, and - of course - fairy lights.
Glasgow boasts some of the UK’s finest clubs and attracts the best DJs. You haven’t lived until you’ve sampled Sub Club’s legendary techno/house club nights.
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Sub Club
22 Jamaica St
Glasgow boasts some of the UK’s finest clubs and attracts the best DJs. You haven’t lived until you’ve sampled Sub Club’s legendary techno/house club nights.
Bar/Food/Music Venue
The Howlin’ Wolf is a new Bar, Kitchen & Venue for lovers of Blues, Soul, Homemade Food, Rock N Roll, Cocktails & Tall Tales…x
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The Howlin' Wolf
100 Bath StBar/Food/Music Venue
The Howlin’ Wolf is a new Bar, Kitchen & Venue for lovers of Blues, Soul, Homemade Food, Rock N Roll, Cocktails & Tall Tales…x
A forward thinking, independent live music bar & venue in the centre of Glasgow, offering excellent bands and DJs 7 nights a week, completely free of charge. We showcase a very wide range of musical styles in an unpretentious, relaxed environment.
Cheap and Cheerful Food both meat/veggie and vegan
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BLOC+
117 Bath StA forward thinking, independent live music bar & venue in the centre of Glasgow, offering excellent bands and DJs 7 nights a week, completely free of charge. We showcase a very wide range of musical styles in an unpretentious, relaxed environment.
Cheap and Cheerful Food both meat/veggie and vegan
DogHouse Merchant City is a food-focused venue that celebrates beer at every turn. It majors in insanely good old-time barbecue food and smoked meat, an idea that many people have attempted but few have really nailed.
Alongside the dining options DogHouse Merchant City has a fully-stocked BrewDog bar with 25 taps of the freshest craft beer from BrewDog and curated guest breweries. Once poured, you can enjoy these beers inside; or outside in the comfort of a bespoke outdoor seating area. And don't forget an awesome BottleDog for all your takeaway needs!
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BrewDog Doghouse Merchant City
99 Hutcheson StreetDogHouse Merchant City is a food-focused venue that celebrates beer at every turn. It majors in insanely good old-time barbecue food and smoked meat, an idea that many people have attempted but few have really nailed.
Alongside the dining options DogHouse Merchant City has a fully-stocked BrewDog bar with 25 taps of the freshest craft beer from BrewDog and curated guest breweries. Once poured, you can enjoy these beers inside; or outside in the comfort of a bespoke outdoor seating area. And don't forget an awesome BottleDog for all your takeaway needs!
nitially called the plain-old ABC when it opened as a music and club venue in 2005 after a £2 million conversion (it’s been a cinema, hippodrome and ice-rink since being built in the 1920s) the potential for this Sauchiehall Street art deco building was recognised by Regular Music. In 2009, the Academy Music Group, owners of the O2 Academy and many other venues nationwide, bought a majority stake in the business, bringing in corporate-sponsored rebranding, and solidifying the O2’s status as Scotland’s key mid-level music venue.
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O2 ABC Glasgow
300 Sauchiehall Stnitially called the plain-old ABC when it opened as a music and club venue in 2005 after a £2 million conversion (it’s been a cinema, hippodrome and ice-rink since being built in the 1920s) the potential for this Sauchiehall Street art deco building was recognised by Regular Music. In 2009, the Academy Music Group, owners of the O2 Academy and many other venues nationwide, bought a majority stake in the business, bringing in corporate-sponsored rebranding, and solidifying the O2’s status as Scotland’s key mid-level music venue.
Effectively the next rung up on the touring ladder from the smaller O2 ABC across town the O2 Academy is often the last stop for bands on the road to arenas. Quite literally in one well-storied instance, when The Killers sold-out a show here in 2006 in a record three-minutes, they booked another at the much larger SECC for the following night. The Academy opened in 2002 after a £3 million refit, and, like the ABC, is situated in an old art deco cinema. While it retains a few grand period features, this is, for the most part, a sternly functional space, situated in a slightly bleak out-of-town location.
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O2 Academy Glasgow
121 Eglinton StEffectively the next rung up on the touring ladder from the smaller O2 ABC across town the O2 Academy is often the last stop for bands on the road to arenas. Quite literally in one well-storied instance, when The Killers sold-out a show here in 2006 in a record three-minutes, they booked another at the much larger SECC for the following night. The Academy opened in 2002 after a £3 million refit, and, like the ABC, is situated in an old art deco cinema. While it retains a few grand period features, this is, for the most part, a sternly functional space, situated in a slightly bleak out-of-town location.
The massive, flying saucer-like SSE Hydro is the latest unmissable architectural landmark to be added to the now vast arena precinct by the banks of the Clyde. Opened in 2013 with a capacity of 13,000, it joined the 1980s-built SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, max capacity 10,000) and 1990s-built Clyde Auditorium (or ‘the Armadillo’ as its known, capacity 3,000), and immediately plugged a big, sub-stadium gap in live music and entertainment in Glasgow. Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Black Sabbath and Prince all played The Hydro within its first year while major events there have included the MOBO Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards and Ryder Cup gala concert.
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Die SSE Hydro
Stobcross RoadThe massive, flying saucer-like SSE Hydro is the latest unmissable architectural landmark to be added to the now vast arena precinct by the banks of the Clyde. Opened in 2013 with a capacity of 13,000, it joined the 1980s-built SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, max capacity 10,000) and 1990s-built Clyde Auditorium (or ‘the Armadillo’ as its known, capacity 3,000), and immediately plugged a big, sub-stadium gap in live music and entertainment in Glasgow. Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Black Sabbath and Prince all played The Hydro within its first year while major events there have included the MOBO Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards and Ryder Cup gala concert.
It’ll forever be known as the place where Alan McGee discovered Oasis. But King Tut’s, which opened in 1990, remains one of the world’s most famous small music venues for much more everyday reasons. With multi-band bills almost every night of the week, 52 weeks of the year, this two-story St Vincent Street gem has the highest turnover of live music anywhere in the city, maybe even in the UK. Much of that music comes from new and up-and-coming artists. Since playing early shows here, several groups have gone on to superstardom – including Radiohead, The Verve, Coldplay and The Strokes.
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King Tut's Wah-Wah Hut
272A St Vincent StIt’ll forever be known as the place where Alan McGee discovered Oasis. But King Tut’s, which opened in 1990, remains one of the world’s most famous small music venues for much more everyday reasons. With multi-band bills almost every night of the week, 52 weeks of the year, this two-story St Vincent Street gem has the highest turnover of live music anywhere in the city, maybe even in the UK. Much of that music comes from new and up-and-coming artists. Since playing early shows here, several groups have gone on to superstardom – including Radiohead, The Verve, Coldplay and The Strokes.
The place where Glasgow’s art, clubbing and live music scenes meet: Since 2009 SWG3, aka Studio Warehouse, and the adjoining Poetry Club have become established as among the most vital independent multifunctional creative spaces in the city. The Poetry Club hosts regular music and spoken-word happenings, including intimate encounters with the likes of Primal Scream and Patti Smith, and regular club nights such as queer electro dance party Hot Mess and reggae sound system Argonaut Sounds. The much larger SWG3 has the feel of a hip blank canvas, and can host upwards of 1,000 people.
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SWG3 Studio Warehouse
100 Stobcross RdThe place where Glasgow’s art, clubbing and live music scenes meet: Since 2009 SWG3, aka Studio Warehouse, and the adjoining Poetry Club have become established as among the most vital independent multifunctional creative spaces in the city. The Poetry Club hosts regular music and spoken-word happenings, including intimate encounters with the likes of Primal Scream and Patti Smith, and regular club nights such as queer electro dance party Hot Mess and reggae sound system Argonaut Sounds. The much larger SWG3 has the feel of a hip blank canvas, and can host upwards of 1,000 people.
From its very prominent position at the meeting point of Glasgow’s two main shopping thoroughfares, the Royal Concert Hall is one of the city’s most instantly recognisable buildings. A mixed-use venue owned by the council’s cultural arm, Glasgow Life, GRCH hosts hundreds of events annually from across the genre spectrum – classical, jazz, rock and pop, spoken-word, and so on. Surrounded by a multitude of smaller performance spaces as well as extensive bar, café, shop and box office facilities, the main auditorium seats 2,475 people. Characterised by heavy geometrical wood panelling, it isn’t the prettiest concert hall in the world, but sound and sight lines are excellent.
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The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall StFrom its very prominent position at the meeting point of Glasgow’s two main shopping thoroughfares, the Royal Concert Hall is one of the city’s most instantly recognisable buildings. A mixed-use venue owned by the council’s cultural arm, Glasgow Life, GRCH hosts hundreds of events annually from across the genre spectrum – classical, jazz, rock and pop, spoken-word, and so on. Surrounded by a multitude of smaller performance spaces as well as extensive bar, café, shop and box office facilities, the main auditorium seats 2,475 people. Characterised by heavy geometrical wood panelling, it isn’t the prettiest concert hall in the world, but sound and sight lines are excellent.
Steadfastly doing its thing at the Charing Cross end of Sauchiehall Street since 1991, in recent years the famous Nice’n’Sleazy has transcended its status as an indie dive-bar and musicians’ haunt to become many things to all kinds of people – a place for great food, drinks, DJs, live music, dancing and just general hanging out from noon until 3am seven days a week. Downstairs, in the red interiored basement is, where the real action is. Gigs are slightly less common here than they once were, and pillars and low ceilings mean sight lines aren’t great. Even so, it remains a uniquely cool and atmospheric place to see a band.
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Nice N Sleazy
421 Sauchiehall StreetSteadfastly doing its thing at the Charing Cross end of Sauchiehall Street since 1991, in recent years the famous Nice’n’Sleazy has transcended its status as an indie dive-bar and musicians’ haunt to become many things to all kinds of people – a place for great food, drinks, DJs, live music, dancing and just general hanging out from noon until 3am seven days a week. Downstairs, in the red interiored basement is, where the real action is. Gigs are slightly less common here than they once were, and pillars and low ceilings mean sight lines aren’t great. Even so, it remains a uniquely cool and atmospheric place to see a band.
As a music venue, Broadcast doesn’t have anything like the shoebox-sized buzz of its predecessor The Captains, and the sightlines are pretty terrible once there’s a sizeable crowd in (you may be reduced to watching the show on a fuzzy TV screen by the bar). But if you can squeeze down the front, this dark, low-ceilinged basement is great for up-close-and-personal encounters with the likes of The Amazing Snakeheads, Sleaford Mods and Young Fathers.
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Broadcast
427 Sauchiehall StAs a music venue, Broadcast doesn’t have anything like the shoebox-sized buzz of its predecessor The Captains, and the sightlines are pretty terrible once there’s a sizeable crowd in (you may be reduced to watching the show on a fuzzy TV screen by the bar). But if you can squeeze down the front, this dark, low-ceilinged basement is great for up-close-and-personal encounters with the likes of The Amazing Snakeheads, Sleaford Mods and Young Fathers.
With a reasonable claim to the title of Glasgow's most iconic gig venue, a sprung dancefloor thanks to its previous life as an actual ballroom, its striking neon frontage and a capacity of 1,900 – all standing – the atmosphere at Barrowlands can be one of the best. The legend goes that Metallica and Oasis have both namechecked it as among their favourites anywhere, never mind the British Isles, while the A-Z of acts to have graced the stage runs from Ryan Adams to the Zutons. When the Jesus and Mary Chain decided to go out on the road in 2014 and play Psychocandy in its entirety which Glasgow venue did they choose? Exactly.
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Barrowland Ballroom
244 GallowgateWith a reasonable claim to the title of Glasgow's most iconic gig venue, a sprung dancefloor thanks to its previous life as an actual ballroom, its striking neon frontage and a capacity of 1,900 – all standing – the atmosphere at Barrowlands can be one of the best. The legend goes that Metallica and Oasis have both namechecked it as among their favourites anywhere, never mind the British Isles, while the A-Z of acts to have graced the stage runs from Ryan Adams to the Zutons. When the Jesus and Mary Chain decided to go out on the road in 2014 and play Psychocandy in its entirety which Glasgow venue did they choose? Exactly.
Lucky 7 Glasgow
166 Bath StNo Frills. No Fuss. Good Food
Arts & Culture
Tramway is an international art-space that commissions, produces and presents contemporary arts projects.
Tramway is a space where you are welcomed –
to witness, engage, experience, participate, to be
challenged and to learn...
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Tramway
25 Albert Dr
Tramway is an international art-space that commissions, produces and presents contemporary arts projects.
Tramway is a space where you are welcomed –
to witness, engage, experience, participate, to be
challenged and to learn...
It looks as if it’s about to blast off and land on a comet.
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Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific QuayIt looks as if it’s about to blast off and land on a comet.
Kelvingrove houses works by Salvador Dali, Van Gogh and Rembrandt, multiple stuffed animals, and a Spitfire LA198. Beat that, everywhere else.
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The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StKelvingrove houses works by Salvador Dali, Van Gogh and Rembrandt, multiple stuffed animals, and a Spitfire LA198. Beat that, everywhere else.
This is the Victorian walled garden at Bellahouston Park, next to the sumptuous House For An Art Lover designed by Rennie Mackintosh.
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House for an Art Lover
10 Dumbreck RdThis is the Victorian walled garden at Bellahouston Park, next to the sumptuous House For An Art Lover designed by Rennie Mackintosh.
Parks & Nature
19th-century glasshouse with sub-tropical plants and ponds, plus birds, a reptile house and a cafe.
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Queen's Park Glasshouse
520 Langside Rd19th-century glasshouse with sub-tropical plants and ponds, plus birds, a reptile house and a cafe.
Sightseeing
It’s the fourth oldest university in the entire world. Eat your heart out, Edinburgh: sixth oldest is barely even a thing.
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Universität von Glasgow
89 Dumbarton RdIt’s the fourth oldest university in the entire world. Eat your heart out, Edinburgh: sixth oldest is barely even a thing.
Shopping
Get the full Glasgow effect at the Barras Weekend Market.
Full of local charm and Glasgow banter. Check out the vintage section at the back of the market.
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Der Barras-Markt
244 GallowgateGet the full Glasgow effect at the Barras Weekend Market.
Full of local charm and Glasgow banter. Check out the vintage section at the back of the market.