Restaurants, Cafés and "Glasgow"
- Stereo
A great vegan themed bar in a Mackintosh-designed building - Tapa Bakehouse
Tapa serves delicious cakes and coffee making it one of the best cafes in Scotland - The Tea Rooms at The Butterfly and the Pig
City centre gem serving Afternoon Tea, High Tea, cakes & delights - 3 Steps 2 Heaven
This cafe offers some of the best ice cream in Glasgow and a range savoury snacks
Cafezique
66 Hyndland Street,
Glasgow,
G11 5PT
Mhairi Taylor’s informal café follows in the footsteps of her much respected neighbouring delicatessen, Delizique. Both celebrate quality produce and local suppliers while wrapped in a stylish West End chic that successfully makes buying a bag of…
TriBeCa
102 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6NX
With an NYPD cruiser and a yellow taxi parked outside, Tribeca promises to bring the great breakfasts of the Big Apple to Partick. The cosy interior, decorated with original artwork inspired by New York, is tightly packed with tables, high stools at…
Brooklyn Café
21 Minard Road,
Glasgow,
G41 2HR
The trusty Southside family-run corner café is celebrating its 80th birthday this year. Their affordably priced family-friendly Italian-based menu remains a one-stop crowd pleaser with young and old alike. A visit is instantly set up to end with a…
The Rio Café
27 Hyndland Street,
Glasgow,
G11 5QF
There aren’t many places where you find fashionable students sitting next to an anorak-clad granny who's sitting next to a couple on a date, but that’s what you get at the Rio Café – and it works. Step inside and you enter a 1950s diner – the red…
Bella Napoli
85 Kilmarnock Road,
Glasgow,
G41 3YR
From the street Bella Napoli looks like a run-of-the-mill Italian deli, but discerning food lovers know that through the back, past the racks of wine and tins of olives, is a reliable restaurant of some worth. While the front cafe offers casual…
The Hidden Lane Tearoom
8 Argyle Court, 1103 Argyle Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8ND
Despite its less than obvious location, the Hidden Lane Tearoom is often full to bursting so clearly the secret is out – and what a secret it is. The tearoom is set over two tiny floors decorated in a fashion that is clearly a labour of love. The…
The Tearoom @ The Butterfly and the Pig
153 Bath Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4SQ
The unique interior of welcoming shabby chic makes this a pleasant gem of a place to catch your busy urban breath over a quick wholesome soup and sandwich lunch, or a leisurely afternoon tea. The food is excellent. Here they do justice to the classic…
Coia's Café
473–477 Duke Street,
Glasgow,
G31 1RD
When you’ve been in business since 1928, you must build up a lot of regulars – perhaps that’s why this Dennistoun institution has such a large menu, because they can’t risk disappointment by dropping any old favourites. It’s an odd mix of traditional…
Sonny & Vito's
52 Park Road,
Glasgow,
G4 9JG
A New York-style café and deli that feels like it’s been around for many years, Sonny and Vito’s adopts a reliable formula and renders it with consummate ease. Floor to ceiling shelves are crammed full of delectable looking jams, chutneys, biscuits and…
November
Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street,
Glasgow,
G1 3JX
Situated right at the top of Princes Square, November is a light, airy cocktail bar and café which offers seating 'outside' on the balcony, looking down to the shops below, or under the interior's cupola. It offers a variety of dishes to tempt wearied…
The New Pakistani Café
607 Pollokshaws Road,
Glasgow,
G41 2QG
The Pakistani Café had built up a devoted following in the Southside. Unorthodox as it was – loud music, BYOB welcomed and a strict no mobile policy – it earned a place in the hearts of those that loved great home cooking. The good news is that the…
Aikman’s Café/Bistro
24 St Andrews Street,
Glasgow,
G1 5PD
Opened in January 2008, Aikman’s is in a quiet street off the Saltmarket. It’s within easy walking distance of Argyle Street, Glasgow Green and the Merchant City but provides a relaxing location due to the lack of traffic, plentiful parking and view of…
Amalfi Pizzeria
148 West Nile Street,
Glasgow,
G1 2RQ
In the perfect spot for a bite to eat before the flicks or after the shops, Amalfi has transformed over the past few years from an old-fashioned Italian café to an inviting, upmarket diner. One narrow room, the glass frontage and visible kitchen lend…
Cranberry's
30 Wilson Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1SS
Situated somewhat incongruously among a plethora of wannabe hip cafés and bars in the Merchant City, Cranberry's exudes an old-fashioned simplicity, and a lack of pretension that will probably see it outlive some of its more faddish neighbours. Popular…
Avenue G
291 Byres Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8TL
Opened in early 2011, Avenue G is the latest café to join the hustle of Byres Road. A huge window means it’s great for seeing and being seen - a common pastime in this part of town. It’s got a crisp and clean ambience thanks to pale colours…
Buongiorno
1012 Pollokshaws Road,
Glasgow,
G41 2HG
A daytime café, takeaway and night time restaurant, Buongiorno has been an established part of the Southside eating-out scene for over a decade. It has the feel of a café you come across in Italy, complete with a picture of the Italian national…
Laurie's
127 Hope Street,
Glasgow,
G2 6PE
Since opening its doors in February 2011, this new venture from Chris Wiltcher (formerly pastry chef at The Buttery) has enjoyed a brisk trade in teas, coffees and pastries. Housed in an elegant space not far from Central Station, the interior is…
North Star
108 Queen Margaret Drive,
Glasgow,
G20 8NZ
A friendly little café on Queen Margaret Drive, North Star is well loved beyond its neighbourhood. Long and narrow with the open kitchen at the back, diners sit at high stools in the window or at one of the red-topped formica tables facing deli shelves…
Papa Gill's
337 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6AL
Papa Gill’s is a modest Indian catering to the Dumbarton Road locals and late night drinkers of Partick. Set on two floor the small restaurant is functional rather than traditional and is popular with an older crowd especially during the day when the…
Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
42 Otago Lane,
Glasgow,
G12 8PB
Tchai Ovna is small but perfectly formed with comfortable chairs arranged casually around tables, books and games available to help pass the time. (If the weather allows, sit outside on the lovely terrace which resembles a tree house for grown-ups…
The Waverley Tea Room
18 Moss Side Road,
Glasgow,
G41 3TN
Housed in what used to be the Waverley Cinema in Shawlands, the Waverley Tea Room isn't just, as its title might suggest, your average granny-friendly café. Split between two main areas – a bright conservatory and a classy bar/restaurant – this…
Where the Monkey Sleeps
182 West Regent Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4RU
Rocking a basement off Blythswood Square, WTMS tones down the very metal tunes with some gentler Nick Cave when the office workers come in for lunch. Deceptively large inside, the walls of the various rooms, nooks and perches are decorated with album…
Boaters Café
Rouken Glen Park,
Glasgow,
G46 7UG
Boaters Café is well known to the residents of Giffnock and Newton Mearns but less so to those outside Glasgow's southern suburbs. Situated by the boating pond at the edge of the rolling green expanses of Rouken Glen Park, it's an especially popular…
