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A wooden board of antipasti in terracotta dishes: calamari, prawns, meatballs and baked cheese.
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Cafe Antipasti

An Italian restaurant on Sauchiehall Street since 1997, with plates of antipasti to share, pizza, pasta and a mezzanine for celebrations.

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Welcome

Cafe Antipasti opened on Sauchiehall Street in 1997 and has been feeding the city centre ever since.

It is a relaxed Italian restaurant under a dark green fascia with the name picked out in gold, with a mezzanine above the main room that is kept for birthdays and celebrations.

As the name suggests, the way to start is with antipasti: little dishes of calamari, prawns, meatballs and baked cheese to share. After that come thin pizzas from the oven, pasta, and steak with fries and peppercorn sauce, and a tiramisu or a slice of chocolate torte to finish. There are speciality menus alongside the full one. The kitchen serves all day, from eleven in the morning until nine at night, every day of the week, so it suits a late lunch as well as an early dinner.

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Before you go

Cafe Antipasti serves every day from 11am until 9pm.

It is at 305 Sauchiehall Street.

Hours
Daily, 11:00 to 21:00.
Where
305 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3HQ.

Opening hours

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Monday
11am–9pm
Tuesday
11am–9pm
Wednesday
11am–9pm
Thursday
11am–9pm
Friday
11am–9pm
Saturday
11am–9pm
Sunday
11am–9pm

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Where it is

305 Sauchiehall Street in the city centre.

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