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Found just below Glasgow’s Central Station, Platform is a lively cocktail bar and venue.

It hosts gigs and theatre, and has a street food restaurant and its own microbrewery.

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  1. Bronze gas mask figure statue outside Grand Central Hotel, GlasgowCitizen Firefighter StatueKenny Hunter's bronze of 2001 at the corner of Gordon Street and Hope Street, a tribute to every firefighter who has served in Strathclyde.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Buchanan Street looking downhill, shoppers on the paving between sandstone blocks under a blue sky.Buchanan StreetGlasgow's main shopping street, named after a tobacco merchant, with the Argyll Arcade of 1827 running off the foot of it.Under a mile 2 min by road
  3. A spread of Chinese dishes, noodles and spring rolls on a dark table.Lychee OrientalChinese, Thai and Japanese cooking under chef Jimmy Lee on Mitchell Street, named one of the UK's top 25 Chinese restaurants in 2018.Under a mile 3 min by road
  4. A golden cocktail with a lemon twist held at the bar.TabacA small, candlelit cocktail bar on Mitchell Lane, making its own cocktails, named one of Glasgow's most romantic bars.Under a mile 3 min by road
  5. Bibimbap's shopfront on West Nile Street with a parasol outside.BibimbapKorean cooking on West Nile Street: bibimbap in hot stone bowls, Korean fried chicken, stews and kimbap, with Korean beers and cocktails.Under a mile 3 min by road
  6. Gallery of Modern ArtGallery of Modern ArtUnder a mile 2 min by road
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Places to stay near Platform, and when each is next free.

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  • In Glasgow
  • Under a mile from Platform
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  • In Glasgow
  • 7 miles from Platform
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  • Sleeps 4
  • In Dunlop
  • 12 miles from Platform
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