Guidebook for Glasgow
Food Scene
Amazing fresh bread, cakes, coffees and great breakfasts and lunches. www.tapacoffee.com
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Tapa coffeehouse
721 Pollokshaws RdAmazing fresh bread, cakes, coffees and great breakfasts and lunches. www.tapacoffee.com
Nice for an evening drink or a Sunday brunch. They allow dogs (like a lot of places in Glasgow), so there's usually an adorable dog to pet. www.thebungo.co.uk
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The Bungo - Southside
Nithsdale RoadNice for an evening drink or a Sunday brunch. They allow dogs (like a lot of places in Glasgow), so there's usually an adorable dog to pet. www.thebungo.co.uk
Burgers, sit in or take-away. Veggie burger options too.
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Buddy's BBQ & Burgers
705 Pollokshaws RdBurgers, sit in or take-away. Veggie burger options too.
Fabulous live music and arts venue, film events, gigs, food, drinks. Their cakes are awesome. They stock local beers and ales. www.thegladcafe.co.uk
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The Glad Cafe C.I.C
1006A Pollokshaws RoadFabulous live music and arts venue, film events, gigs, food, drinks. Their cakes are awesome. They stock local beers and ales. www.thegladcafe.co.uk
Fresh cakes and coffees. Pretty decor. What more could you want? www.facebook.com/gustoandrelish
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Gusto & Relish
729-731 Pollokshaws RdFresh cakes and coffees. Pretty decor. What more could you want? www.facebook.com/gustoandrelish
Their cakes are to die for. Amazing gateaux. Muffins, ice creams, slices. Delicious!
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Star Coffee Patisserie
330 Victoria RdTheir cakes are to die for. Amazing gateaux. Muffins, ice creams, slices. Delicious!
Ice-cream. A local institution and busy on a sunny day as park goers stop off for ice-cream.
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Ginesi’s Artisan Gelato
455 Victoria RoadIce-cream. A local institution and busy on a sunny day as park goers stop off for ice-cream.
Ketchup
18 Moss-Side RdAmerican-style burger restaurant. They have some good veggie burger options too.
Fabulous vegan bar, restaurant and gig venue. Very close to central station, where it takes just 8 minutes on the train back to the flat.
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Stereo Cafe Bar
22 Renfield LnFabulous vegan bar, restaurant and gig venue. Very close to central station, where it takes just 8 minutes on the train back to the flat.
Fresh vegan food. Excellent wines, beers and ales, home-made lemonade. Gigs, record shop and live music. 10-minute walk from central station, or take the number 5 or 6 bus home. www.monocafebar.com
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Mono
King StreetFresh vegan food. Excellent wines, beers and ales, home-made lemonade. Gigs, record shop and live music. 10-minute walk from central station, or take the number 5 or 6 bus home. www.monocafebar.com
Excellent Indian restaurant, just a 5-minute walk away. You can get yummy take-aways or sit in. It's BYOB and very affordable food. www.anarkaliglasgow.co.uk
Anarkali Indian Restaurant
531 Victoria RdExcellent Indian restaurant, just a 5-minute walk away. You can get yummy take-aways or sit in. It's BYOB and very affordable food. www.anarkaliglasgow.co.uk
Food, breakfasts and lunches. www.facebook.com/nowaybackglasgow
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No Way Back
38 Nithsdale RdFood, breakfasts and lunches. www.facebook.com/nowaybackglasgow
Drinks & Nightlife
Good place for an evening drink, live music, poetry evenings.
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The Rum Shack
657-659 Pollokshaws RdGood place for an evening drink, live music, poetry evenings.
A walk away from the flat. Good food, open mic nights, and nearby several other nice local bars. Just a walk away from the flat. www.thebutterflyandthepig.com/south
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The butterfly and the pig South
1039-1041 Pollokshaws RoadA walk away from the flat. Good food, open mic nights, and nearby several other nice local bars. Just a walk away from the flat. www.thebutterflyandthepig.com/south
The Allison Arms
720 Pollokshaws RdGood local pub.
Arts & Culture
Events, poetry, music, arts, theatre in this local venue. Lots happening throughout the year. www.govanhillbaths.com
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Govanhill Baths Community Trust
126 Calder StEvents, poetry, music, arts, theatre in this local venue. Lots happening throughout the year. www.govanhillbaths.com
An arts venue, with dance, performance, exhibitions, lovely gardens and a cafe. A favourite spot for reading a book over a coffee. www.tramway.org
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Tramway
25 Albert DrAn arts venue, with dance, performance, exhibitions, lovely gardens and a cafe. A favourite spot for reading a book over a coffee. www.tramway.org
Theatre in the nearby Gorbals: www.citz.co.uk. It's on the number 5 and 6 bus routes - just 5 to 10 mins on the bus from the flat.
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Citizens Theatre
119 Gorbals StTheatre in the nearby Gorbals: www.citz.co.uk. It's on the number 5 and 6 bus routes - just 5 to 10 mins on the bus from the flat.
Essentials
Handy little supermarket, just 3 minutes from the flat and open from 7am to 10pm.
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Sainsbury's Local
88 Woodlands RdHandy little supermarket, just 3 minutes from the flat and open from 7am to 10pm.
Because it's fun to see what random items they're selling in the middle section. And they have cheap veggies, wine and other foods.
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Lidl
2 Hopehill RdBecause it's fun to see what random items they're selling in the middle section. And they have cheap veggies, wine and other foods.
If you want a larger supermarket, Morrisons is a longer walk away or short taxi journey away.
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Morrisons
If you want a larger supermarket, Morrisons is a longer walk away or short taxi journey away.
A petrol station, with a small M&S food shop. Great for yummy food treats.
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Marks & Spencer Pollokshaws Glasgow BP
890 Pollokshaws RdA petrol station, with a small M&S food shop. Great for yummy food treats.
Everything Else
Hampden Park
Letherby DriveNational football stadium and concert venue
Chi & Co
64 Darnley StA lovely and friendly yoga studio, you can drop in for classes. www.chiandco.com
Shopping
Superdrug
474 Victoria RdHandy local Superdrug shop for medicines and toiletries.
A sustainable and eco-minded shop for natural and local produce, organic soaps, yummy foods. www.glasgowlocavore.org
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Locavore CIC
349 Victoria RdA sustainable and eco-minded shop for natural and local produce, organic soaps, yummy foods. www.glasgowlocavore.org
They sell pre-loved children's closed at good prices, or so I've heard. It's a cute wee shop for a rummage. http://merrygoroundglasgow.co.uk
Merry-Go-Round Glasgow
34 Nithsdale RoadThey sell pre-loved children's closed at good prices, or so I've heard. It's a cute wee shop for a rummage. http://merrygoroundglasgow.co.uk