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Through the House on High Street, its glass front under an old painted sign for Complete House Furnishers.
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Through the House

A speciality coffee shop and music room on High Street by the Tolbooth, open every day but Tuesday, with filter coffee, pastries, live music and DJs.

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Welcome

Through the House calls itself Glasgow's living room, and you'll see why the moment you step inside.

It sits on High Street, by the Tolbooth at the old heart of the city, under a faded shop sign for Complete House Furnishers, and it's a speciality coffee shop with music running all through it, with a disco ball hanging from the ceiling. The filter and pour-over coffees are the ones to try, with espresso and a few pastries alongside. It also hosts live music, DJs and pop-up events, so have a look at its Instagram to see what's on this month. It opens every day except Tuesday, from 8am, or 9am on Sunday, until late afternoon. It makes a lovely stop on a walk from the Merchant City up High Street to Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis, so give yourself time for a second cup.

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Before you go

Open every day but Tuesday.

Live music, DJs and events are posted on its Instagram each month, and the space can be hired.

Where
15 High Street, Glasgow, G1 1LX.
Open
Monday and Wednesday to Friday 8am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 5pm, Sunday 9am to 5pm. Closed on Tuesday.
What's on
Live music, DJs and pop-up events, on its Instagram.
Dogs
Welcome.
Access
A step-free entrance.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
8am–4pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
8am–4pm
Thursday
8am–4pm
Friday
8am–4pm
Saturday
8am–5pm
Sunday
9am–5pm

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Where it is

On High Street by the Tolbooth Steeple, at the old heart of the city, G1 1LX.

Close byHigh Street and the Merchant City.
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  2. Man in a suit on stage beside a "God Save The King" banner and vintage casesBritannia PanopticonA warehouse turned into a music hall on Trongate in 1857, the oldest to survive anywhere, where Stan Laurel first went on stage at sixteen in 1906.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. A long straight Merchant City street of sandstone buildings under a pale pink sky.Merchant CityThe grid of eighteenth-century streets east of Buchanan Street where Glasgow's tobacco merchants traded, now restaurants, bars and shops, with the Tolbooth Steeple of 1626 at its edge.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Cafe GandolfiCafe GandolfiThe Merchant City café opened in 1979 in the old cheese market offices, with the city's first cappuccino machine and a room of Tim Stead furniture.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Red archway reading "The Barras" spans a Glasgow street at sunsetThe BarrasGlasgow's weekend market in the east end, begun with Maggie McIver's barrows in the 1920s, under the red arch by the Barrowland Ballroom.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. Glasgow CathedralGlasgow CathedralScotland's finest surviving medieval cathedral, begun in 1181, with St Mungo's tomb in the vaulted Lower Church and free entry.Under a mile as the crow flies
  7. Path through Victorian monuments and obelisks overlooking Glasgow's tower blocks and skylineThe NecropolisThe Victorian garden cemetery on the hill beside Glasgow Cathedral, 37 acres of monuments by Thomson and Mackintosh, with views over the city.Under a mile as the crow flies
Directions
The long room at Outlier, with tables down one side and the open kitchen and counter on the other.CafeOutlierA step away
The dark run of windows under the Sneaker Laundry and Sneakers ER signs.ShoppingSneakers ERA step away
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The Dhabba's long dining room with plants and booths.RestaurantsThe DhabbaA step away
Bare Bones Chocolate's arched brick front on Osborne Street, its doors painted turquoise.CafeBare Bones ChocolateA step away
The bar at Babbity Bowster, dark wooden tables and booths below tall windows.RestaurantsBabbity BowsterA step away
Blue metal shelves of books, zines and prints.ShoppingGood PressA step away
A vegan burger and fries held on a plate against a striped wall.RestaurantsMonoA step away
Racks of records under the white brick arches of Monorail Music, with browsers at the counter and shelves of records along the far wall.ShoppingMonorail MusicA step away

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