Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
Delicious steaks, and the "Glasgow Burger" - a must-try, though quite pricey.
Mini Grill Steakhouse - Glasgow
244A Bath StDelicious steaks, and the "Glasgow Burger" - a must-try, though quite pricey.
MOST delicious pizza I've ever had outside Italy. The sausage pizza with a side of ricotta for dipping your crusts is a must, and it's scandalously cheap.
99 locals recommend
Paesano Pizza
94 Miller StMOST delicious pizza I've ever had outside Italy. The sausage pizza with a side of ricotta for dipping your crusts is a must, and it's scandalously cheap.
If you fancy staying in, you can get a £5 pizza to go within ten minutes just across the road...
9 locals recommend
Cafe Antipasti
305 Sauchiehall StIf you fancy staying in, you can get a £5 pizza to go within ten minutes just across the road...
We love going to Sarti's - it's a real Glasgow institution where you can have a hearty traditional Italian meal.
16 locals recommend
Sarti
121 Bath StWe love going to Sarti's - it's a real Glasgow institution where you can have a hearty traditional Italian meal.
Cheap and trendy little street-food place just near to the fancy Blythswood hotel - you can always swing by there for a drink afterwards!
8 locals recommend
Babu Bombay Street Kitchen
Cheap and trendy little street-food place just near to the fancy Blythswood hotel - you can always swing by there for a drink afterwards!
Great-value Thai place opposite the flat where you can get a substantial three-course meal for £22 a head.
6 locals recommend
Thairiffic Restaurant
303 Sauchiehall StGreat-value Thai place opposite the flat where you can get a substantial three-course meal for £22 a head.
Pancakes with butter and maple syrup for £2.50 - why would you ever make breakfast again?! They also do printing, which can be quite useful.
iCafe City Centre
Pancakes with butter and maple syrup for £2.50 - why would you ever make breakfast again?! They also do printing, which can be quite useful.
Fantastic new cafe just along from the Art School, delivering outstanding brunch dishes on home-made bread.
53 locals recommend
Singl-end Garnethill
263 Renfrew StFantastic new cafe just along from the Art School, delivering outstanding brunch dishes on home-made bread.
Tantrum Doughnuts
27 Old Dumbarton RdThe best doughnuts in Glasgow... and the best milkshakes!
Great bluegrass/American music bar which often has live performances and a great atmosphere.
19 locals recommend
The Howlin' Wolf
100 Bath StGreat bluegrass/American music bar which often has live performances and a great atmosphere.
A German brewery with lovely traditional food. Near the People's Palace and another brewery, the Drygate!
65 locals recommend
WEST Brewery
15 Binnie PlA German brewery with lovely traditional food. Near the People's Palace and another brewery, the Drygate!
Drygate Brewery
85 DrygateTrendy craft beer brewery
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar and vegan restaurant with lovely food, a good wine list and a convivial atmosphere. Also home to lots of really cool free exhibitions!
82 locals recommend
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
350 Sauchiehall StBar and vegan restaurant with lovely food, a good wine list and a convivial atmosphere. Also home to lots of really cool free exhibitions!
The former office of the Anchor Line Steamship Company who sailed from Glasgow to New York - the ship's names are memorialised in the beautiful cornicing adorning the walls.
20 locals recommend
The Anchor Line
12–16 St Vincent PlThe former office of the Anchor Line Steamship Company who sailed from Glasgow to New York - the ship's names are memorialised in the beautiful cornicing adorning the walls.
Shopping
Tesco Express
455 Paisley RdGroceries - you can get almost everything you need here.
For a better class of groceries - M&S is a bit of a British institution, and is where we shop when we're feeling flush because EVERYTHING they make is delicious.
Marks and Spencer
172 Sauchiehall StFor a better class of groceries - M&S is a bit of a British institution, and is where we shop when we're feeling flush because EVERYTHING they make is delicious.
Pricy Danish furniture shop - great for inspiration, even if it's outwith most peoples' budgets!
7 locals recommend
BoConcept Glasgow
236 Ingram StPricy Danish furniture shop - great for inspiration, even if it's outwith most peoples' budgets!
TOJO
32 Elliot SquareScandi home design shop - if you're anything like me, you'll struggle not to buy it all!
Paperchase
130 Buchanan StA stationery lover's dream...
One of my favourite shops ever - I love this place! Bargains galore and loads of designer pieces at knock-down prices.
TK Maxx
179 Sauchiehall StOne of my favourite shops ever - I love this place! Bargains galore and loads of designer pieces at knock-down prices.
My favourite book shop in Glasgow, especially the floor with the big stained glass window. I can (and do) spend hours in here.
8 locals recommend
Waterstones
153-157 Sauchiehall StMy favourite book shop in Glasgow, especially the floor with the big stained glass window. I can (and do) spend hours in here.
Primark
1221 GallowgateGo for the clothes, stay for the surprisingly nice homeware...
Mandors Fabric Store
134 Renfrew StGreat fabric shop just down the hill from the Art School.
Arts & Culture
A great museum in a gorgeous Victorian park - a must-visit, it's also free!
841 locals recommend
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StA great museum in a gorgeous Victorian park - a must-visit, it's also free!
Modern art gallery, free to get in and definitely worth visiting!
226 locals recommend
Gallery of Modern Art
111 Royal Exchange SquareModern art gallery, free to get in and definitely worth visiting!
Another great free gallery with a Mackintosh exhibit and the Mackintosh Tower and viewing platform.
144 locals recommend
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell LnAnother great free gallery with a Mackintosh exhibit and the Mackintosh Tower and viewing platform.
Excellent free museum about the history of Glasgow - one of my all-time favourites as it's so random.
165 locals recommend
People's Palace and Winter Gardens
The GreenExcellent free museum about the history of Glasgow - one of my all-time favourites as it's so random.
Houses the contents of the previous Transport Museum and features an old-fashioned subway train and a Victorian cobbled street!
344 locals recommend
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse RdHouses the contents of the previous Transport Museum and features an old-fashioned subway train and a Victorian cobbled street!
Sightseeing
Iconic Rennie Mackintosh-designed school and my current place of study!
100 locals recommend
The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew StIconic Rennie Mackintosh-designed school and my current place of study!
Mitchell Library
North StreetAmazing Victorian library housing a puppet museum.
The Tenement House provides a rare glimpse into life in Glasgow in the early 20th century, in the faithfully restored four-room house lived in by Miss Agnes Toward for over half a century.
60 locals recommend
The Tenement House
145 Buccleuch StThe Tenement House provides a rare glimpse into life in Glasgow in the early 20th century, in the faithfully restored four-room house lived in by Miss Agnes Toward for over half a century.
Entertainment & Activities
Excellent art-house cinema - I've never seen a bad film here.
104 locals recommend
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose StExcellent art-house cinema - I've never seen a bad film here.
Parks & Nature
A lovely park for a Sunday morning stroll before brunch. Great views of the dreaming spires of the University of Glasgow.
367 locals recommend
Kelvingrove Park
6 Professors' SquareA lovely park for a Sunday morning stroll before brunch. Great views of the dreaming spires of the University of Glasgow.