Allison’s guidebook
Food scene
Great coffee down the stairs from The Loft. You can sit outside and soak up all the atmosphere of The Merchant City.
iCafe Merchant City
70-72 Ingram StGreat coffee down the stairs from The Loft. You can sit outside and soak up all the atmosphere of The Merchant City.
Award Winning Scottish Cuisine with a warm, ambient antmosphere
81 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gandolfi Fish
64 Albion StAward Winning Scottish Cuisine with a warm, ambient antmosphere
Great locally sourced Cuisine with authentic Scottish Music & Atmosphere.
32 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Babbity Bowster
16-18 Blackfriars StGreat locally sourced Cuisine with authentic Scottish Music & Atmosphere.
Fresh and Vibrant Veggie Cuisine. This hot spot serves delicious, beautifully presented healthy food. And is very popular!
Picnic
103 Ingram StFresh and Vibrant Veggie Cuisine. This hot spot serves delicious, beautifully presented healthy food. And is very popular!
Paesano Pizza
94 Miller StSimply the best pizza in the city!
Fantastic Food & Great Atmosphere. A Merchant City Treat!
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bar 91
91 CandleriggsFantastic Food & Great Atmosphere. A Merchant City Treat!
Great Coffee. Tasty Snacks. A Metropolitan Coffee Shop in the heart of The Merchant City.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tinderbox
189 Byres RdGreat Coffee. Tasty Snacks. A Metropolitan Coffee Shop in the heart of The Merchant City.
Refined venue with high ceilings and warm atmosphere. Great steak and seafood menu and fantastic cocktails!
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hutchesons City Grill
158 Ingram StRefined venue with high ceilings and warm atmosphere. Great steak and seafood menu and fantastic cocktails!
The UK's first experiential brewery, with panoramic views of the brewhouse. Bar, Restaurant, Bottle Shop, Beer Hall, Terrace & multi-use Events Space. Tours available on Sundays at 1pm, 3pm & 5pm.
92 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Drygate Brewery
85 DrygateThe UK's first experiential brewery, with panoramic views of the brewhouse. Bar, Restaurant, Bottle Shop, Beer Hall, Terrace & multi-use Events Space. Tours available on Sundays at 1pm, 3pm & 5pm.
Fabulous diner inspired by the great classics of New York. specialities include pancake stacks with maple syrup, burgers and lip smackingly great american food.
TriBeCa Merchant City
51 Bell StFabulous diner inspired by the great classics of New York. specialities include pancake stacks with maple syrup, burgers and lip smackingly great american food.
Opulent New York style bistro serving Scottish produce in the former home to The Anchor Line Shipping Company's first class headquarters. This city centre restaurant draws on the opulence of a 1920's ocean liner. Throughout the restaurant you'll see the original 1906 features kept intact with terrazzo flooring, timber wall panelling, stunning fireplaces and the original safes.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Anchor Line
12–16 St Vincent PlOpulent New York style bistro serving Scottish produce in the former home to The Anchor Line Shipping Company's first class headquarters. This city centre restaurant draws on the opulence of a 1920's ocean liner. Throughout the restaurant you'll see the original 1906 features kept intact with terrazzo flooring, timber wall panelling, stunning fireplaces and the original safes.
Sightseeing
Situated 5 minutes from The Loft and in the heart of the City Centre, GOMA is Scotland's most visited modern art gallery. It offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops. GOMA displays work by local and international artists as well as addressing contemporary social issues through its major biannual projects.
226 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gallery of Modern Art
111 Royal Exchange SquareSituated 5 minutes from The Loft and in the heart of the City Centre, GOMA is Scotland's most visited modern art gallery. It offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops. GOMA displays work by local and international artists as well as addressing contemporary social issues through its major biannual projects.
A fantastic way to travel back in time”. That’s how one visitor recently described this superb medieval cathedral. Just 10 minutes walk from the city centre, it’s the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the 1560 Reformation almost entirely intact.
This magnificent example of Scottish Gothic architecture was built between the 13th & 15th Centuries and is widely regarded as the high point of cathedral building in Europe.
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Catedral de Glasgow
Castle StreetA fantastic way to travel back in time”. That’s how one visitor recently described this superb medieval cathedral. Just 10 minutes walk from the city centre, it’s the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the 1560 Reformation almost entirely intact.
This magnificent example of Scottish Gothic architecture was built between the 13th & 15th Centuries and is widely regarded as the high point of cathedral building in Europe.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular free attractions and features 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects.
The collections at Kelvingrove are extensive, wide-ranging and internationally significant. They include natural history, arms and armour, art from many art movements and periods of history and much more.
The museum houses a vast range of collections, from Egyptian antiquities and European art to furniture, textiles, glass, jewellery, ceramics and metalwork. It has outstanding natural history holdings, and a world class collection of arms and armour.
In terms of paintings, it is particularly strong on Old Masters, French Impressionists, the Dutch Renaissance, Scottish Colourists and members of the Glasgow School of Art.
Unmissable highlights include Salvador DalÍ's Christ of St John of the Cross and Sir Roger the Indian elephant, which was brought to Glasgow around 1900 in a travelling menagerie and has become one of the museum's favourite characters.
841 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath StKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular free attractions and features 22 themed, state-of-the-art galleries displaying an astonishing 8000 objects.
The collections at Kelvingrove are extensive, wide-ranging and internationally significant. They include natural history, arms and armour, art from many art movements and periods of history and much more.
The museum houses a vast range of collections, from Egyptian antiquities and European art to furniture, textiles, glass, jewellery, ceramics and metalwork. It has outstanding natural history holdings, and a world class collection of arms and armour.
In terms of paintings, it is particularly strong on Old Masters, French Impressionists, the Dutch Renaissance, Scottish Colourists and members of the Glasgow School of Art.
Unmissable highlights include Salvador DalÍ's Christ of St John of the Cross and Sir Roger the Indian elephant, which was brought to Glasgow around 1900 in a travelling menagerie and has become one of the museum's favourite characters.
The Clydeside Distillery is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky distillery, visitor experience, café, and specialist whisky shop in the heart of Glasgow; Glasgow’s first dedicated Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery for over 100 years. A fantastic day out for whisky & history lovers!
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Clydeside Distillery
100 Stobcross RdThe Clydeside Distillery is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky distillery, visitor experience, café, and specialist whisky shop in the heart of Glasgow; Glasgow’s first dedicated Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery for over 100 years. A fantastic day out for whisky & history lovers!
The Barrowlands is one of Scotland's top music venues. The Simple Minds filmed the video for their 1983 hit single, “Waterfront” at Ballroom. Bowie, Biffy Clyro, Oasis, U2, The Stranglers, The Clash, The Smiths, Big Country, Muse, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Texas, Snow Patrol, SLF, The Vatersay Boys and many other acts too have played the Ballroom.
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barrowland Ballroom
244 GallowgateThe Barrowlands is one of Scotland's top music venues. The Simple Minds filmed the video for their 1983 hit single, “Waterfront” at Ballroom. Bowie, Biffy Clyro, Oasis, U2, The Stranglers, The Clash, The Smiths, Big Country, Muse, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Texas, Snow Patrol, SLF, The Vatersay Boys and many other acts too have played the Ballroom.
SWG3 Studio Warehouse
100 Stobcross RdA visit to the Riverside provides the ultimate day out. The Riverside Museum is Glasgow's multi award winning transport museum located on the banks of The River Clyde, with over 3000 objects on display from Glasgow's rich past. You will find an incredible array of objects from skateboards and vintage cars to prams and powerful locomotives. You can even walk down an old cobbled Glasgow street with shops dating from 1895 to the 1980's.
344 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Riverside
100 Pointhouse RdA visit to the Riverside provides the ultimate day out. The Riverside Museum is Glasgow's multi award winning transport museum located on the banks of The River Clyde, with over 3000 objects on display from Glasgow's rich past. You will find an incredible array of objects from skateboards and vintage cars to prams and powerful locomotives. You can even walk down an old cobbled Glasgow street with shops dating from 1895 to the 1980's.