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13th Note Café
50-60 King Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5QT
Scotland
Set on arty King Street, this laid-back hang-out has long provided wholesome vegetarian food to hungry indie rock fans - as live sets are played in the basement seven nights a week while hip music is a permanent backdrop in the bar/café. Diners…
Ad Lib
111 Hope Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 6LL
A handsome old fire station on Ingram Street houses the second branch of Ad Lib, which hopes to extend its deluxe-diner appeal to the Merchant City. The original might still be slightly funkier, with its long bar and American-style booths, but the newer…
The Albanach
197 High Street, Royal Mile, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH11PE
Right on the Royal Mile, the Albanach tempts tourists with a safe Scottish menu. Its bar, stocking 103 whiskies, leads to a wood and stone dining area out back. One may or may not appreciate the 'modern tartan' walls adorned with patriotic statements…
The Arches Café Bar
253 Argyle Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 8DL
Being underground isn't just about subterranean existence - being underground is, of course, the supreme height of cool. The Arches Café Bar transcends semantics by being both down in the basement and undeniably hip. Designed by Glasgow design stars…
Arta
The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1PA
A club, bar, restaurant and VIP lounge in one, Arta is a jewel in the crown of Stefan King's G1 empire. The vast, remodelled interior of the Merchant City's old cheesemarket recalls the set of some particularly lush Fellini epic - a phantasmagoria of…
Babbity Bowster
16-18 Blackfriars Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1PE
See also Schottische restaurant above Babbity Bowster.
Baby Grand
3-7 Elmbank Gardens, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 4NQ
The original Baby Grand, in contrast to its West End and Merchant City outlets [see below], offers a Manhattan-style bar and diner. The venture mixes glass-topped tables and softly-glowing tapered candles with an open galley kitchen at one end of the…
The Bank
443 Clarkston Road, Southside,
Glasgow,
G44 3LL
The ageing architecture of this former bank building has been given a bright and modern lift by this busy, yet chilled-out, local bar and bistro, with its squishy brown leather sofas, huge red lampshades, bold black and white curtains and chunky wooden…
Bar Bola
144 Park Road, West End,
Glasgow,
G4 9HB
Once upon a time, Bar Bola's curvaceous shapes and wiggly cast-iron fittings might have placed it in 'style bar' territory. But, over the years, it has managed to age rather gracefully as an unassuming, chilled-out bar/bistro that welcomes lots of…
Bar Soba
11 Mitchell Lane, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G1 3NU
Bar Soba pulls off the feat of being a stylish city centre bar with the warmth and easy-going attitude of a local. The downstairs restaurant operates during the busier nights of the week and food is served upstairs in the bar at other times. Although…
Baraka
3-5 Infirmary Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1LT
This Infirmary Street restaurant has undergone several changes of identity in recent years. Now operating under the name of Baraka, the venture appears to be attempting to be all things to all bon viveurs, with a spacious bar-restaurant offering several…
Barioja
19 Jeffrey Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DR
This lively tapas bar was originally launched as a less formal dining experience than its sister restaurant, Igg's, next door. Barioja has long since established itself as a well-respected place to at in its own right, with plenty of character, friendly…
The Basement
10a-12a Broughton Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3RH
The loud, funky music and equally loud Hawaiian shirts sported by the staff in this subterranean bar and bistro give an early indication of the casual, fun philosophy behind it. Despite an extension of the dining area early last year, the tightly-packed…
The Big Blue
445 Great Western Road, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8HH
The window for open air dining in Glasgow may be brief, but when it's ajar, the Big Blue cashes in on its sun-trap location just above the banks of the River Kelvin. Even when the weather isn't conducive to eating outdoors, the brightly coloured mosaics…
Big Slope
36a Kelvingrove Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 7SA
One of Glasgow's original style bars, Air Organic's space-age interior lost its lunar lustre long before its 2006 closure. In its place, Big Slope has offered a breath of fresh mountain air, taking its name and inspiration from hunting lodges in the…
Brutti Ma Buoni
Brunswick Hotel, 106 Brunswick Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1TF
As the in-house café/bar of the funky Brunswick boutique hotel, this narrow black and grey number fits well by offering a similarly hip aesthetic. A bull's head made from cava corks sits on the bar, tomatoes and garlic hang from the front of the…
Budda
8 Cresswell Lane, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8AA
Although Thai-influenced food has been a characteristic of this high-concept chain for several years, more recently the West End branch has also been focusing on Scottish ingredients while still retaining a flavour of the Far East. Embedded in Cresswell…
The Bunker Bar
193-199 Bath Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 4HU
One of Bath Street's busier style bars, Bunker thrives on consumer desire for a bargain. The pre-theatre menu has two courses for £10 from 5-7pm and all drinks are £1.20 all day Tuesday and Thursday. These promotions, the disappearance of the live stage…
The Butterfly & the Pig
153 Bath Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 4SQ
Scotland
Unique, and maybe just a little zany, this flighty butterfly and dashing pig have made a rather refreshing splash across the Glasgow pub food scene. Eclectic retro décor typified by wingback chairs, velvet poufs, art deco crockery and odd, narrative…
Café Royal Circle Bar
19 West Register Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2AA
In this fickle, post-modern age, traditions are too often cast aside in the name of progress or mimicked without any real acknowledgement of their value. There are places where traditions are upheld, and done so in with class. The Café Royal Circle Bar…
Carlitos
47 Hanover Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2PJ
Carlitos is a brand new venture from Hector Lescano, the entrepreneur behind Rose Street's lively Latin American venue El Barrio. Carlitos' narrow, anonymous-looking Hanover Street entrance gives way to a spacious underground bar-restaurant, which is in…
The Catwalk Rock Lounge
95 Union Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G1 3TA
Formerly known as Underworld, with its Mexican theme, this subterranean bar below Central Station is undergoing a transition as the guide goes to press. The Catwalk Rock Lounge seems set to ditch its taquitos in favour of old-fashioned British food such…
Centraal
32 West Nicholson Street, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9DD
West Nicolson Street is probably the classic student haunt of Edinburgh with its grungy but independent-minded array of shops, sandwich bars, pubs and cheaper eateries. Centraal bar and restaurant tucks itself away at the bottom of a steep staircase…
Chinaski's
239 North Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 7DL
An unassuming exterior lacking apparent signage lends Chinaski's a certain immediate hipness. It is inspired in name by barfly/writer Charles Bukowki's alter ego, and there are subtle references to the beat writer, though with no theme-bar triteness…
Corinthian
191 Ingram Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1DA
Glasgow's former union banking hall dating from the 19th century provides an impressive grade A listed backdrop to this multi-spaced emporium of eating and drinking. Neon lights under the spectacular glass dome of the Lite bar, and staff in stylish…
Dalriada
77 Promenade, Portobello,
Edinburgh,
EH15 2EL
Situated in an imposing building at the Joppa end of the Portobello Promenade, Dalriada is a fantastic bar-cum-café that's just perfect for an afternoon coffee and cake while you watch the waves roll in, or an evening drink as the sun sets over the…
Driftwood
2-4 St Georges Road, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G3 6UJ
Driftwood knows how to pull in the bargain-hunters: signs outside advertise exceptionally inexpensive drink and meal deals that are too enticing to ignore. Located at the studenty end of Sauchiehall Street, but close enough to offices at Charing Cross…
Ecco Vino
19 Cockburn Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1BP
If you appreciate the honest virtue of pub grub but hanker after something a little more cosmopolitan, you'll love Ecco Vino. Billed as a wine bar, this intimate Cockburn Street hang-out is distinctly continental. In fact, with its earthy menu of…
Europa
8-10 West George Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 1DR
Football looms large in this busy city centre café-bar by Queen Street station, from the giant screen in the pub to numerous smaller versions above the comfortable dining booths in the adjoining restaurant wing. There's even another (rain-proof) model…
Favorit
19-20 Teviot Place, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QZ
This anachronistic mix of American diner, European café and UK style bar is not easy to categorise. Open early enough for breakfast with tempting continental fare, it whizzes through its lunch incarnation offering panini, sandwiches and hot dishes, to…
Filmhouse Café Bar
88 Lothian Road, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9BZ
The Filmhouse Café Bar is an Edinburgh institution, and for good reason. A handy meeting place before or after a film, the café also attracts nearby workers, families, shoppers and anyone looking for good food in a relaxed atmosphere. With comfortable…
Firebird
1321 Argyle Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8TL
Part of a cluster of eateries filling the gap between Byres Road and Argyle Street's western end, Firebird is a vibrant bar and bistro with an upbeat atmosphere. The blue and yellow walls are adorned with quirky art work, such as a magnificent big white…
The Gate
62 Trongate, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
This is something different from the team behind both the Dhabba and Dakhin Indian restaurants - a bar with a small dining room to the rear that features Asia Pacific cuisine of an Indo-Chinese inclination. As we go to press, however, keys had just been…
The Hudson Hotel
9-11 Hope Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4EL
The Hudson Hotel and Bar opened in the summer of 2006. With aspirations to blend the historical with the contemporary, this boutique hotel has integrated a small seating area into the bar, where hotel guests and diners are served breakfast, lunch and…
Iglu
2b Jamaica Street, Stockbridge,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6HH
An admirable sourcing policy, top quality ingredients and no-pretence cooking with a flash of panache are the core values at this highly impressive yet unassuming bistro tucked down Jamaica Street. It is possible to eat in the sophisticated, yet snug…
indigo (yard)
7 Charlotte Lane, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4QZ
This Montepeliers group-owned West End style bar has been drawing a steady crowd of city suits and thirsty shoppers since opening over ten years ago, and is still the same bustling joint it always was. Drinkers perch on the brick-walled mezzanine level…
Ivory Bar & Restaurant
2-4 Camphill Avenue, Southside,
Glasgow,
G41 3AY
This Southside restaurant (with hotel) is just up and over the hill from Battlefield Road, looking out onto Queen's Park. Understandably, tables in the conservatory with a view are most in demand, though sitting through the back is just as pleasant and…
Ivy
157-159 North Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 7DA
With a number of stylish eating and drinking establishments opening on this stretch of North Street, the aspect of the neighbourhood is slowly changing. Ivy, opened in the old Repertoire space in December 2006, surprises with a dark, highly polished…
The King's Wark
36 The Shore, Leith,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6QU
The Leith dining scene has had a busy time of it lately, with another Michelin star rising and lots of money being spent on refurbishments both afloat and on dry land. Amid it all, the King's Wark carries on what it seems to have been doing for…
The Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen
7a Lansdowne Crescent, West End,
Glasgow,
G20 6NQ
Tucked away on a quiet crescent of private residences just off Great Western Road, the Lansdowne is prospering, thanks principally to word of mouth recommendation. After successive management changes in recent years and an extensive 2005 refurbishment…
The Left Bank
33-35 Gibson Street, West End,
Glasgow,
g12 8nu
The Left Bank, where design chic meets enthusiastic foodies, offers a casually stylish hangout out that's as much a bar as a bistro. It's still hugely busy a year after its arrival in 2006 on the Gibson Street scene, and the atmosphere can at times be…
The Living Room
150 St Vincent Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 5NE
Approaching the reception desk here, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were about to be vetted for admission into a snooty hotel. However, once you've been ushered through the doors by a member of the Living Room's genial staff, the welcome murmur of…
The Loft Bar & Restaurant
The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8SJ
This casual bar/restaurant (in the G1 Group) sprawls under the vast baroque ceiling of the original Grosvenor Cinema. Being just a stone's throw from the Glasgow University campus, the place bustles predominantly with trendy students dressed up for a…
Maggie May's
50 Trongate Merchant City, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5EP
What a difference a year makes. Now under the same management as Òran Mór, Maggie May (formerly Bluu) feels like a properly thought-out operation. The pursuit of cool is replaced by warmth, with reds and browns, muted lighting and a mix of dining chairs…
Miso
57 West Regent Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 2AE
With its casual atmosphere, Miso seems more like a collision of ideas and circumstances than a gastro-concept pub specialising in Japanese cuisine. The venue still betrays traces of its one-time existence as a Scottish brew pub in the mosaic floored…
Le Monde
16 George Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2PS
Behind Le Monde Hotel lies quite a seductive idea: each room exudes the ambience of one of the world's most iconic cities. Got your passport? First stop: Milan. It's Italian-style espresso central, so grab a coffee and lounge to your heart's delight.
Mono
12 King's Court King Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5RB
Scotland
Tucked beneath a largely neglected railway line, Mono is a well-used junction of food and music, where diners can browse in the indie record shop Monorail before tucking into down-to-earth vegetarian and dairy-free food. With its cream brick walls and…
Negociants
45-47 Lothian Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1HB
Negociants is a popular pit stop for those fuelling up before dancing all night long. Staff are as happy for parties to settle in with their drinks for the night as they are with folks who come and go, venturing onward to one of Edinburgh's club nights…
Observatory
138-140 Elderslie Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 7AW
Observatory offers informal neighbourhood dining in a site pitched between the West End and city centre. Warm sandstone and scrubbed-wood finishes with plain, unlaid tables give an unpretentious and appropriately flexible feel for its diverse clientele…
Òran Mór
731-735 Great Western Road, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8QX
Presiding over a prime spot where Byres and Great Western roads meet, Òran Mór's main bar is housed in an impressive renovated church, with a more formal dining room around the corner [see Bistros & Brasseries] and performance spaces in the basement and…
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