Cafés
in Glasgow.

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Glasgow

Brunch on the Southside.

Glasgow's cafés are a joy, especially for brunch. Head to Shawlands for an open-kitchen brunch spot and a Ukrainian sourdough bakery, to Great Western Road for coffee roasters and cake, or to the West End for the café of a roaster that has been going since 1841. There's bean-to-bar chocolate in the railway arches and a café in an old park pavilion. Go early at weekends, as the queues are part of the fun.

The Buffet Box→

The University Café→

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Taps by Eight Coffee Co→

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Café of the day19 hours ago

The Wilson Street Pantry.

A café and deli in the Merchant City since 2014, known for its breakfasts and brunch, with Papercup coffee behind tall windows.

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Did you know18 hours ago

A Shawlands bakery has had queues round the block since 2019.

Yuriy Kachak opened Deanston Bakery on Deanston Drive in 2019, and its sourdough and bagels have drawn queues round the block ever since.

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From our guide18 hours ago

Café Strange Brew.

Creations at this inimitable brunch spot have previously ranged from Jaffa Cake French toast to White Russian waffles (with, yes, vodka chocolate sauce), which goes some way to explain the café’s almost cultish levels of popularity. The food presentation is spectacular – for both sweet and savoury dishes – and the coffee’s excellent. What’s not to love?

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Afterwards17 hours ago

GlasgowKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum200 yards

GlasgowThe Hidden Lane600 yards

GlasgowKelvingrove Park700 yards

Round the corner from Tantrum Doughnuts.

Three good places a short walk away: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, The Hidden Lane and Kelvingrove Park.

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Did you know16 hours ago

One south side shop has coffee upstairs and vintage downstairs.

At BAM, opened by twin sisters Elaine and Jen in 2018, the café is upstairs and the rails of vintage clothes and homewares are downstairs.

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Stay15 hours ago

GlasgowMoment Blythswood Street1.1 miles

GlasgowCrossbasket Castle6.6 miles

AyrshireTalli House12.4 miles

Stay near Thomson's Coffee Gallowgate.

The three good places closest to it: Moment Blythswood Street, Crossbasket Castle and Talli House.

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From our guide15 hours ago

Deanston Bakery.

A veritable temple to the joys of sourdough bread and bagels, this much-loved Shawlands bakery has a legion of social media followers, which says plenty about the quality of the goods that come out of its oven. Filled sandwiches add to the appeal, as do the bakery’s sweet treats – try the warm cinnamon buns.

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From the magazine14 hours ago

Issue 10Spring / Summer 2025

The University Café on Byres Road, in Glasgow's West End, has barely changed since 1918, and still makes its ice cream to the original recipe.

It is still run by the family who started it, and four generations of the Verrecchias have kept it going while other cafés have come and gone around it. Karen, who owns the Hoos design shops in the West End, counts it among the oldest establishments in the city. Inside there is wood panelling, red leather booths and formica tables. The ice cream is what it is famous for, made with double cream and served in a cone with a flake or in a glass boat drizzled with raspberry sauce.

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Did you know13 hours ago

Spitfire pulls every shot on a red La Marzocco?

At its café on the corner of High Street and Bell Street, Spitfire pulls every espresso on a red La Marzocco FB70, and roasts its own beans on Osborne Street.