Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
Tinderbox
189 Byres RdGood cakes.
Number 16 Restaurant
16 Byres RdModern Scottish cooking. Small and intimate.
The Hanoi Bike Shop
8 Ruthven LnVietnamese restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hillhead Bookclub
17 Vinicombe StGood cocktails, nice vibe. Live DJ on Friday evening.
Oran Mor
Byres RoadGood for a quiet Sunday afternoon drink to read the newspaper.
Brel
37-43 Ashton LnNice bar with beer garden. Serves lunch.
the rio cafe
27 Hyndland StLive music, cabaret, spoken word and open-mic nights. Bar and café.
Serves real ales and ciders. Jazz on Sundays but otherwise music free.
13 locals recommend
Three Judges
141 Dumbarton RdServes real ales and ciders. Jazz on Sundays but otherwise music free.
Everything Else
Cottiers Theatre
93-95 Hyndland StBar, restaurant and theatre in a converted church. Beer garden.
Hillhead station
Next nearest subway station
Arts & Culture
Local cinema. Comfortable seats with side tables. You can buy a drink or a bottle of wine and the bar and take it in with you.
123 locals recommend
Grosvenor
24 Ashton LnLocal cinema. Comfortable seats with side tables. You can buy a drink or a bottle of wine and the bar and take it in with you.
Sightseeing
The oldest house in the city, Provand’s Lordship was built in 1471. It is one of only 4 medieval buildings to survive in Glasgow. Extensively restored.
104 locals recommend
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose StThe oldest house in the city, Provand’s Lordship was built in 1471. It is one of only 4 medieval buildings to survive in Glasgow. Extensively restored.
Biggest tourist attraction in Glasgow. Small enough not to be intimidating.
22 themed galleries displaying 8000 objects.
Free!
841 locals recommend
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StBiggest tourist attraction in Glasgow. Small enough not to be intimidating.
22 themed galleries displaying 8000 objects.
Free!
Collection of shipping magnate Sir William Burrell. 8000 objects. Major artists, late medieval art, Chinese & Islamic art, Ancient Civilizations.
Country park setting. Good woodland walks.
158 locals recommend
The Burrell Collection
Collection of shipping magnate Sir William Burrell. 8000 objects. Major artists, late medieval art, Chinese & Islamic art, Ancient Civilizations.
Country park setting. Good woodland walks.
Attractive campus to visit. Gothic Gilbert Scott Building around two quadrangles.
266 locals recommend
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton RdAttractive campus to visit. Gothic Gilbert Scott Building around two quadrangles.
The People’s Palace tells the story of Glasgow and its people from 1750 to the end of the 20th century.
165 locals recommend
People's Palace and Winter Gardens
The GreenThe People’s Palace tells the story of Glasgow and its people from 1750 to the end of the 20th century.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western RdNice walks.
Kelvingrove Park
6 Professors' SquareGood walks.
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
373 Byres RdQuality supermarket.