Independent shops within 5 miles of Glasgow
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Hillhead Bookclub
2.0 miles 17 Vinicombe Street, Glasgow, G12 8BE{hb} has all the atmosphere of a club, yet bizarrely lacks books. But don’t feel short-changed – the menus have clever wordplay a-plenty to get literary tongues wagging. Enjoy a brunch, things involving eggs, connoisseur sandwiches, meaty stews and…
Galletly & Tubbs
1.5 miles 431 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9JAInteriors, furniture, wall-hangings, vegan handbags, candles and art deco birthday cards. Oh, and jewellery, Christmas decorations, ceramics, soft furnishings and the occasional ashtray shaped like Chairman Mao's head. The fully comprehensive range of…
The Store
3.9 miles
26 Munro Place, Anniesland,
Glasgow,
G13 2UP
A treasure trove of home interior solutions, specialising in dining, living & bedroom furniture. The Store is housed in 20,000 Sq feet showrooms spread over 3 floors.
La La Land
2.1 miles De Courcy’s Arcade, Lower floor, Unit 1, Cresswell Lane, Glasgow, G12 8AATiny fashion boutique stocking Lazy Oaf clothes, Coveted magazine, and gifts including lace bow necklaces and dress-up Lady Gaga paper dolls.
Eve Boutique
2.0 miles 8 Kildrostan Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, G41 4LULadies’ clothing, jewellery, accessories and highly covetable knickers for the Pollokshields girl.
Glorious
2.1 miles
41 Ruthven Lane,
Glasgow,
G12 9BG
One of The List's favourite clothing shops, Glorious hovers somewhere between 'vintage' and 'second hand', recycling specially-selected high street and designer fashion of the last ten-fifteen years at inoffensive prices. They're utterly brilliant for…
Hippo Beers
1.9 miles
128 Queen Margaret Drive,
Glasgow,
G20 8NY
Glasgow's first speciality beer store opened in November 2012. Run by Alec Knox and Derek Hoy, it's named after the patron saint of brewers - St Augustine of Hippo Regius. Their desire to showcase as much good beer as possible means the stock changes on…
Pierrot et Coco
2.5 miles 3 Abbot Street, Shawlands, Glasgow, G41 3XESmall, elegant 'lifestyle boutique'.
Butterfly Kisses
2.6 miles
8 Skirving Street, Shawlands,
Glasgow,
G41 3AA
Design enthusiasts, take note: it's worth the trip out to the South Side (if you don't already live there) just to check out this sweetly-named boutique's innovative, free-floating, custom-designed interior. Loads of lovely labels (including exclusive…
Monorail
0.5 miles
12 Kings Court, King Street,
Glasgow,
G1 5RB
Don't mistake the slender couple of shelves in the back room of vegan venue Mono for a lightweight enterprise. Owner and muso Stephen Pastel has been setting Glasgow's hipster pulse from here for years.
Rubadub Records
0.5 miles 35 Howard Street, Glasgow, G1 4BASpecialist record shops can often be intimidating places, so it's refreshing - in fact, it's absolutely brilliant - to wander into Rubadub and be catered to by some of the friendliest staff around. That's not to say that they don't know their stuff…
A1 Comics
0.4 miles
35 Parnie Street,
Glasgow,
G1 5RJ
Taking in both the Marvel and DC universes, and everything else in between, this home-grown den of geekery is staffed by genuinely knowledgable comic book guys. And their website's kinda fun, too.
Alba Second-Hand Music
1.6 miles 55 Otago Street, Glasgow, G12 8PQSturdy, long-running store handily situated for the College of Piping, dealing in printed music for most instruments, ensembles and orchestras.
Circa Vintage
2.1 miles 37 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow, G12 9BGPacked-out vintage store with a broad selection. Really good for Art Deco jewellery, and at the other end of the spectrum, fabulously tacky 1980s elasticated belts. Prices range from £5-£75
Damselfly and the Queen Bee
1.4 miles 380 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9HTTwo shops in one; both stuffed full of arty, girly, crafty, gift ideas. As shopping experiences go, it's a little like walking in to a Victorian scrapbook.
The Glasgow School of Art Shop
0.7 miles
11 Dalhousie Street,
Glasgow,
G3 6RQ
Some of the best artisans, makers, crafters and designers in Scottish fashion have come up through this venerable introduction, and it's now helping them pay back their student loans, with a great shop full of homeware and accessories.
The Men's Store
0.4 miles 73 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G1 2PSThese days, buff blokes tan. And groom. And tweeze. And, er, wax. Everything but the guyliner at this high-end grooming gaff for geezers. Grooming packages range from £1.80 for minimal sideburn tweaking to £100 for a fully monty. No, not like that.
Papyrus
2.0 miles 374 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AROffbeat gifts, homeware and handbags; grab everything from a punk rock rubber duck to a set of Scots language mugs here. Head downstairs in the Byres Road branch for the Papyrus Cookstore, a well-stocked treasure trove of kitchen accessories and recipe…
Relics
2.1 miles Ruthven Mews, Dowanside Lane, Glasgow, G12 9BZIt's amazing how much you can pack into one small shop. The shelves and counters of this treasure trove tucked away off Byres Road are stuffed full of bric-a-brac: on a good day you can find anything from Art Nouveau glassware to original 1970s Star…
The Sentry Box
2.0 miles 175 Great George Street, Glasgow, G12 8AQLong-standing hub of old-fashioned, hand-crafted wooden toys beloved of traditionalist parents.
Strawberry Fields
1.7 miles 517 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 8HNFrothy high-end kids fashion, with tiny designer garments (prices up to £250) from all across Europe.
Tam Shepherd's Trick Shop
0.3 miles
33 Queen Street,
Glasgow,
G1 3EF
Pretty much our definition of an institution, this family-run business has been in the same place for over a century, selling practical jokes and funny hats to anyone with pocket money. Inspired Louise Welsh's novel The Bullet Trick, and the minds of…
Watermelon
1.8 miles 603 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 8HXAs a former employee of Armstrong's - celebrated purveyor of vintage clothing in Edinburgh - Gavin O'Brien was the ideal candidate to revive Glasgow's second-hand and retro clothing market with his fabulous and quirky shop, Watermelon. Almost everything…
