Pubs & bars and Wi-Fi
- Nobles Bar
In this re-vamped Victorian bar the kitchen makes expert use of the best local ingredients without taking away the bar atmosphere - The Living Room
The Living Room offers an abundance of choice with a wide range of high quality food - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
A legendary live music venue serving cosmopolitan pub food - The Cumberland Bar
Tucked away in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town this is one of the Capital’s most famous pubs
Brutti Ma Buoni
Brunswick Hotel, 106 Brunswick Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1TF
The Brunswick Hotel's café-bar has long been a popular spot for Merchant City hipsters, with its stylish Italian design and cool, pre-club vibe. The menu is large and snacky and takes a while to read, with various tapas plates, bruschetta, burgers and…
Bunker
193–199 Bath Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4HU
For such grand subterranean dimensions, Bunker does an impressive job of always feeling busy. Even during quiet afternoons a healthy young crowd fills the bright, airy space. When lights go down and the indie/chart music gets louder, it’s busier still…
Firebird
1321 Argyle Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8TL
A West End institution over the past decade or so, Firebird has always been known primarily for its pizzas (which can be bought to takeaway). Hand-made and cooked in a wood-fired oven, giving them a faint smokey flavour, they are thin and crispy with an…
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4HU
Why not join one of the city’s most popular haunts for professionals, artists, musicians and students?
Become a regular in the fun, homely and relaxed atmosphere of the Glasgow Art Club, away from the bustling crowds of average Joes jostling for a…
Greenmantle
133 Nicolson Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9JP
With a scoreboard of their top beers on the wall and poker nights on Sundays, this old-fashioned corner bar’s relatively recent update appears to have taken place with the local student population in mind. The atmosphere is somewhere between shabby-chic…
Ivy
1102–1106 Argyle Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8TD
From the street there’s little to see, but the heavy doors of the Ivy open into a small bar manned by some of the most enthusiastic staff you’ll meet in Glasgow. It plays host to six draft beers including the citrusy Joker IPA and more unusually 100…
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
272a St Vincent Street,
Glasgow,
G2 5RL
There was a time when every young buck in town knew Tut’s as the venue where Oasis famously got signed. It’s still going strong in the music stakes, with an impressive list of of artists that have graced the stage listed on the staircase leading up to…
Lock 27
1100 Crow Road,
Glasgow,
G13 1JT
Lock 27's prime spot on the edge of the Forth and Clyde Canal has served it well for over two decades, especially as the canal has improved vastly in that time. It serves typical pub food and customary entertainment to a varied and genial mix of locals…
The Royal Oak
1 Infirmary Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1LT
An honest, frill-free hub for local Scottish folk music, the Royal Oak represents Edinburgh’s ever-diminishing traditional face, stripped of canned bagpipes, faux chandeliers and obscure cocktail ingredients – in fact, any cocktail ingredients. This is…
Windsor Buffet
45 Elm Row,
Edinburgh,
EH7 4AH
The Windsor Buffet, a short stroll from the city centre, is an unpretentious bar that works hard to serve its loyal customers. Nevertheless, it is also striving to appeal to a wider audience, with events such as its ‘booze school’ tastings which are…
The Athenaeum
5–9 Union Street,
Aberdeen,
AB11 5BU
The company behind the successful La Stella and Courtyard restaurants have brought their winning formula to The Athenaeum – et voila, ‘Beetroot @ The Athenaeum’.
Bringing their flourish to good, honest homely pub grub, with a focus on quality produce…
Bennets of Morningside
1 Maxwell Street,
Edinburgh,
EH10 5FT
Not to be confused with the establishment of the same name located on Leven Street, this Bennets Bar is to be found on Maxwell Street in Morningside. With the same owners as The Cumberland Bar, Bennets is another very traditional pub specialising in…
Blue Dog
151 West George Street,
Glasgow,
G2 2JJ
Many bars in Glasgow have a cocktail menu but few can properly call themselves cocktail bars. Blue Dog can. Its intimate dimensions, dark, sultry colour scheme and the piano that sits in the middle of the room all give it an air of sophistication. And…
Booly Mardy's
28 Vinicombe Street,
Glasgow,
G12 8BE
Attracting the West End’s young professionals is a tough task thanks to the multitude of slick bars in the area, but Booly Mardys appears to have cracked the formula. Teeming with patrons at the weekends, the bar prides itself on the quality of its…
Boudoir Wine Bar
Merchant Square, Candleriggs,
Glasgow,
G1 1LE
It might be easy for a Glaswegian to look at Boudoir and think 'Nah, not for me'. With its purple, flouncy, feminine appearance it looks perhaps out of place and might be better suited to Paris than the Merchant City. But it would be a mistake to pass…
Brel
39–43 Ashton Lane,
Glasgow,
G12 8SG
Brel's become a West End fixture not just for its European-influenced food and drink but for a certain relaxed continental vibe giving it a rare sophistication so close to the university. The back beer-garden fills up on sunny days and also offers a…
Café Royal Circle Bar
19 West Register Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2AA
There are a few pubs that claim to be true Edinburgh institutions, but the Café Royal, which has been trading under the same name since 1863, surely deserves a place in the pantheon of the capital’s classics. Diners and drinkers alike are drawn to the…
Cathedral House Hotel
28–32 Cathedral Square,
Glasgow,
G4 0XA
Taking up the ground floor of an ancient-looking building across from the Necropolis and Cathedral, and close to Strathclyde University, it's no surprise that this bright and spacious bar is popular with tourists and students. A mezzanine provides a…
Clark & Sons
14 Busby Road, Clarkston Toll,
Glasgow,
G76 7XL
Located in the deep south of Clarkston, Clarke & Sons is a spacious, relaxed venue with a sort of ‘executive airport lounge’ feel, that garners a heavy following both as a bar and eaterie. It’s not cheap, but dishes have a touch of extravagance, and…
The Comet Brasserie & Bar
Ramada Hatfield Hotel, St. Albans Road West,
Hatfield,
AL10 9RH
In the art deco-style surroundings of Hatfield's Ramada Hotel, The Comet Brasserie & Bar is a relaxed place to dine for sightseers, locals and shoppers alike. Located in the original part of the building, designed to reflect the iconic de Havilland…
Criterion
568 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6RH
Half old traditional Partick café, half hipster hangout, The Criterion is slightly more bar-oriented than its next door neighbour and sister establishment Velvet Elvis. But it's just as eccentric in terms of fixtures and fittings, with its shelves…
Duck's at Kilspindie House
Kilspindie House, Main Street,
Aberlady,
East Lothian,
EH32 0RE
Tiring of the city restaurant scene a few years ago, Malcolm Duck upped sticks from Edinburgh's New Town and moved his business operation out to tranquil Aberlady in East Lothian. There he took over Kilspindie House and set about transforming it from a…




