Guidebook for Glasgow

Malcolm
Guidebook for Glasgow

Shopping

The only true skate/surf shop presently open in Glasgow.
Clanskates
45 Hyndland St
The only true skate/surf shop presently open in Glasgow.
Snap a guitar string? This place is near.
CC MUSIC
33 Otago St
Snap a guitar string? This place is near.
Large range of pre-read books.
6 residents recomanen
Oxfam
171 Byres Rd
6 residents recomanen
Large range of pre-read books.
An independent book-seller and it's next door to a vegan cafe.
Aye-Aye Books
350 Sauchiehall St
An independent book-seller and it's next door to a vegan cafe.
Best guitar store in Glasgow.
14 residents recomanen
Merchant City Music
60 London Rd
14 residents recomanen
Best guitar store in Glasgow.
Excellent newsagent.
Barrett
Byres Road
Excellent newsagent.
Nice thrift store.
6 residents recomanen
Oxfam
171 Byres Rd
6 residents recomanen
Nice thrift store.
Get yourself a UK SIM card here.
Phones 4u
276-280 Byres Rd
Get yourself a UK SIM card here.
This is a gift shop, but downstairs in the basement is a cook shop, for kitchen items.
Papyrus
374 Byres Rd
This is a gift shop, but downstairs in the basement is a cook shop, for kitchen items.
Excellent though small bookshop with a coffee bar, too new to be on the map yet - it's right next to Waitrose on Byres Road.
8 residents recomanen
Waterstones
153-157 Sauchiehall St
8 residents recomanen
Excellent though small bookshop with a coffee bar, too new to be on the map yet - it's right next to Waitrose on Byres Road.
Bijou French-run fondue restaurant - if you love cheese, you'll love it. If you hate cheese, you'll hate it. Booking essential.
Le Chalet Beaumartin
518 Great Western Rd
Bijou French-run fondue restaurant - if you love cheese, you'll love it. If you hate cheese, you'll hate it. Booking essential.

Drinks & Nightlife

Decent all vegan menu, record shop and zine store. Quite often hosts super good bands.
68 residents recomanen
Mono
King Street
68 residents recomanen
Decent all vegan menu, record shop and zine store. Quite often hosts super good bands.
All vegan kitchen and some nice beer & cider on tap. Relaxed.
27 residents recomanen
The 78
10-14 Kelvinhaugh St
27 residents recomanen
All vegan kitchen and some nice beer & cider on tap. Relaxed.
Vegan & vegetarian friendly pub menu and they frequently hosts great bands in the basement.
37 residents recomanen
The 13th Note
50-60 King St
37 residents recomanen
Vegan & vegetarian friendly pub menu and they frequently hosts great bands in the basement.
Good old pub, handy spot.
60 residents recomanen
The Belle
617 Great Western Rd
60 residents recomanen
Good old pub, handy spot.
It's an away from the main-road alternative for a quiet drink, in a beautiful converted church.
56 residents recomanen
Cottiers Theatre
93-95 Hyndland St
56 residents recomanen
It's an away from the main-road alternative for a quiet drink, in a beautiful converted church.
Water of Life.
Uisge Beatha
Water of Life.
Worth keeping an eye on live original music and fair prices.
20 residents recomanen
BLOC+
117 Bath St
20 residents recomanen
Worth keeping an eye on live original music and fair prices.
All vegan bar & night-place with a weekly folk jam.
14 residents recomanen
The Flying Duck
142 Renfield St
14 residents recomanen
All vegan bar & night-place with a weekly folk jam.
Oldest pub in the area, and closest to home.
10 residents recomanen
The Curlers Rest
256-260 Byres Road
10 residents recomanen
Oldest pub in the area, and closest to home.

Everything Else

Vegan menu in the Centre for Contemporary Arts building.
19 residents recomanen
Saramago Cafe Bar
350 Sauchiehall St
19 residents recomanen
Vegan menu in the Centre for Contemporary Arts building.
Good food (all vegan), nice space, nice staff. Right in town, near the central railway station. Hosts some really good events.
48 residents recomanen
Stereo Cafe Bar
22 Renfield Ln
48 residents recomanen
Good food (all vegan), nice space, nice staff. Right in town, near the central railway station. Hosts some really good events.
It's the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world.
266 residents recomanen
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton Rd
266 residents recomanen
It's the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world.
Relaxed and green and right round the corner.
432 residents recomanen
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
730 Great Western Rd
432 residents recomanen
Relaxed and green and right round the corner.
Awesome park, between city-centre and West End.
367 residents recomanen
Kelvingrove Park
6 Professors' Square
367 residents recomanen
Awesome park, between city-centre and West End.
Pretty cool open mic night on Mondays in the basement.
47 residents recomanen
Nice N Sleazy
421 Sauchiehall Street
47 residents recomanen
Pretty cool open mic night on Mondays in the basement.
Super hospitable staff, they'll make your travel arrangements easy.
Flight Centre Glasgow, Byres Road
305 Byres Rd
Super hospitable staff, they'll make your travel arrangements easy.
They sell robust hiking & camping gear.
Adventure1
38 Dundas St
They sell robust hiking & camping gear.
They'll make you a nice sandwich, if you didn't have time to make one yourself.
IL Cappuccino
491 Great Western Rd
They'll make you a nice sandwich, if you didn't have time to make one yourself.
Need to send post-cards? Look no further.
Hillhead Post Office
Need to send post-cards? Look no further.
If you break something on my bicycle, maybe these guys will fix it! And it's a pleasant space to hang out in.
Siempre Bicycle Cafe
If you break something on my bicycle, maybe these guys will fix it! And it's a pleasant space to hang out in.
It's a hospital.
9 residents recomanen
Western Infirmary
Dumbarton Road
9 residents recomanen
It's a hospital.
Another nice opportunity store.
British Heart Foundation
217 Byres Rd
Another nice opportunity store.
Good selection of books and audio books, free computers and wifi, plus maps and what's on guides. Also has a children's reading room and activity centre.
7 residents recomanen
Hillhead Library
348 Byres Rd
7 residents recomanen
Good selection of books and audio books, free computers and wifi, plus maps and what's on guides. Also has a children's reading room and activity centre.
Smaller version of one of Glasgow's most legendary Indian restaurants. Tapas-style menu, heavenly food. They have a cheaper, unlicensed, but just as excellent restaurant next door called The Den.
118 residents recomanen
Mother India's Cafe
1355 Argyle St
118 residents recomanen
Smaller version of one of Glasgow's most legendary Indian restaurants. Tapas-style menu, heavenly food. They have a cheaper, unlicensed, but just as excellent restaurant next door called The Den.
Fun "fusion" noodle bar with excellent sashimi. Great value.
18 residents recomanen
Wudon
535 Great Western Rd
18 residents recomanen
Fun "fusion" noodle bar with excellent sashimi. Great value.

Arts & Culture

There's always a film worth seeing showing here.
104 residents recomanen
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose St
104 residents recomanen
There's always a film worth seeing showing here.
Very convenient cinema. It's nice and you can have a civilised drink while watching a film.
123 residents recomanen
Grosvenor
24 Ashton Ln
123 residents recomanen
Very convenient cinema. It's nice and you can have a civilised drink while watching a film.
Great exhibits, relevant to the city.
841 residents recomanen
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath St
841 residents recomanen
Great exhibits, relevant to the city.
For classier evenings of awesome establishment music.
39 residents recomanen
Sala de concerts reial de Glasgow
2 Sauchiehall St
39 residents recomanen
For classier evenings of awesome establishment music.
It's the Centre for Contemporary Arts - the cafe has a good vegan menu and is a really good day-time meeting place.
82 residents recomanen
Centre d'Art Contemporani (CCA)
350 Sauchiehall St
82 residents recomanen
It's the Centre for Contemporary Arts - the cafe has a good vegan menu and is a really good day-time meeting place.
Keep an eye on this place for contemporary theatre events.
47 residents recomanen
Tron Theatre
63 Trongate
47 residents recomanen
Keep an eye on this place for contemporary theatre events.

Food Scene

One of a kind tea house with vegan menu and insane range of teas, lovingly prepared.
74 residents recomanen
Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
33 Otago Ln
74 residents recomanen
One of a kind tea house with vegan menu and insane range of teas, lovingly prepared.
If you're serious about having a nice cup of coffee this is nearby and they know what's up.
64 residents recomanen
Papercup Coffee Company
603 Great Western Rd
64 residents recomanen
If you're serious about having a nice cup of coffee this is nearby and they know what's up.
Set-up by the grand-daughter of a Glasgow anarchist who heeded the call 'Aidez Espana'.
56 residents recomanen
Cafezique
66 Hyndland St
56 residents recomanen
Set-up by the grand-daughter of a Glasgow anarchist who heeded the call 'Aidez Espana'.
British style vegan breakfast.
8 residents recomanen
THE BAYTREE
403 Great Western Rd
8 residents recomanen
British style vegan breakfast.
An excellent Vietnamese kitchen with completely reasonable prices and super healthy food.
84 residents recomanen
The Hanoi Bike Shop
8 Ruthven Ln
84 residents recomanen
An excellent Vietnamese kitchen with completely reasonable prices and super healthy food.
My Dad likes this place. You might too.
37 residents recomanen
Bothy Glasgow
11 Ruthven Ln
37 residents recomanen
My Dad likes this place. You might too.
Authentic little place.
18 residents recomanen
Little Italy Pizzeria
205 Byres Rd
18 residents recomanen
Authentic little place.
Excellent coffee and free wifi.
18 residents recomanen
Avenue Coffee
18 residents recomanen
Excellent coffee and free wifi.
Wonderful Indian restaurant, great value, mainly vegetarian.
Usha's
2 Byres Rd
Wonderful Indian restaurant, great value, mainly vegetarian.

Essentials

Very convenient store with vegan haggis and many other nutritious items.
75 residents recomanen
Waitrose & Partners
373 Byres Rd
75 residents recomanen
Very convenient store with vegan haggis and many other nutritious items.
If you're missing a choice of German or Czech beer, you might find it here.
6 residents recomanen
The Cave
421 Great Western Rd
6 residents recomanen
If you're missing a choice of German or Czech beer, you might find it here.
Local fresh fruit & vegetables.
57 residents recomanen
Roots Fruits & Flowers
455 Great Western Rd
57 residents recomanen
Local fresh fruit & vegetables.
An African grocery store.
Solly's African Village
381-383 Great Western Rd
An African grocery store.

Entertainment & Activities

A nice skate-park.
Kelvingrove Skatepark
Gray Street
A nice skate-park.
There's an olympic pool here.
11 residents recomanen
Scotstoun Sports Campus
72 Danes Dr
11 residents recomanen
There's an olympic pool here.