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Glasgow

From Ashton Lane to Finnieston.

Glasgow's restaurants cover every kind of evening. Book a tasting menu in Kelvinside or on Great Western Road, dinner at the restaurant that has anchored Ashton Lane since 1971, or a seat in a café opened in 1979 in the old cheese market offices. There are Italian kitchens, Korean bowls and Belgian bars, and Finnieston for seafood and small plates. Book ahead at weekends, especially before a gig.

The Clarence→
Smokey Trotters Kitchen→
Five March→
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Bloc+→
Ranjit's Kitchen→
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Restaurant of the day20 hours ago

Saint Judes.

A cocktail bar and kitchen in a Bath Street townhouse since 2013, open at the weekend, with four spaces for private parties.

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Tonight20 hours agoGlasgowSaint JudesRestaurantGlasgowMadras CaféRestaurantGlasgowSwadishRestaurantGlasgowThe Spanish ButcherRestaurantGlasgowFinsbayRestaurantGlasgowVivi & CoRestaurant

A table for tonight.

Restaurants to book ahead, and the ones you can still walk into.

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Did you know19 hours ago

A kimchi made off Byres Road follows a recipe from Jeonju.

Kimchi Cult makes its kimchi to a regional recipe from Jeonju, handed down through generations of Korean home cooks and passed on by its mentor, Myung Ja Ahn of the Shinbengi restaurant.

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From our guide19 hours ago

Café Gandolfi.

There’s nowhere else in Glasgow quite like this wood-panelled café-restaurant, which played a formative role in the regeneration of the Merchant City area. Opened by a photographer in the late 70s, and occupying the offices of a former cheese market, it remains a place rich in atmosphere, thanks to its design furniture and all-bases-covered menus. Unusually, it’s open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Afterwards18 hours agoGlasgowThe Stone of Destiny?...The Arlington Bar?100 yardsGlasgowThe Tenement House500 yardsGlasgowKelvingrove Park500 yards

Round the corner from Finsbay.

Three good places a short walk away: The Stone of Destiny?...The Arlington Bar?, The Tenement House and Kelvingrove Park.

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From our guide17 hours ago

Paesano Pizzeria.

Glasgow has long had a strong Italian influence, so this artisan pizzeria is about as authentic as you’ll find this side of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It claims to be the first to bring traditional Naples-style pizza to the city, and when you taste its classic mozzarella – its crust light, soft and perfectly charred – you’ll be in no position to argue.

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From our collectionsA collection17 hours agoGlasgowIchibanGlasgowDrygate BreweryGlasgowOx and FinchGlasgowMonoGlasgowÒran MórGlasgowMother India's CafeGlasgowLa Fiorentina RistoranteGlasgowFive MarchGlasgowGloriosaGlasgowDakhin

Glasgow's Best Restaurants and Bars

Glasgow has become one of the best cities in the UK to eat and drink in, and it's done it without any fuss. These are the places we'd book first.

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From our guide16 hours ago

The Ubiquitous Chip.

A familiar presence on Ashton Lane – and in the Good Food Guide – since 1971, this classy restaurant offers far more than its name would suggest. Expect tasting menus, wine flights and unusual dishes such as monkfish bourguignon, or steamed duck egg with truffle custard. There are strong vegetarian options, and the upstairs brasserie has a smaller menu of its own.

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Just opened16 hours ago

Vera has opened on Nithsdale Road on Glasgow's Southside, with a head chef from Unalome and Cail Bruich.

A short menu of plates for sharing that changes with the seasons: an early Sunday lunch ran from a flatbread with aged Comté to barbecued porchetta with preserved lemon. The name is Latin for true.

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Did you know15 hours ago

A Glasgow Korean takeaway started as a London street food stall.

Kimchi Cult began as a street food stall in London in 2011, then moved north and opened on Chancellor Street, off Byres Road, in 2015.

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Stay14 hours agoGlasgowMoment Blythswood Street4.7 milesGlasgowCrossbasket Castle12.3 milesAyrshireTalli House13.6 miles

Stay near Vivi & Co.

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

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From our guide14 hours ago

Ocho.

This canalside café gazes out across the cobbles and forms part of the original 1851 Speirs Wharf building – but puts a decidedly modern spin on its brunches, lunches and cocktails. Expect beautifully presented dishes founded on fresh, local produce.

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