Guidebook for Glasgow

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Guidebook for Glasgow

Essentials

Wonderful selection of delicious artisanal cheeses
22 locals recommend
I. J. Mellis Cheesemonger
492 Great Western Rd
22 locals recommend
Wonderful selection of delicious artisanal cheeses
24 hour supermarket. That's the ability to buy milk, chocolate, beer, tights, toothpaste, vegetables 24 hours a day. Need I say more?
24 locals recommend
Great Western Road's Co-op
470 Great Western Rd
24 locals recommend
24 hour supermarket. That's the ability to buy milk, chocolate, beer, tights, toothpaste, vegetables 24 hours a day. Need I say more?
For those all-important wine purchases.
Quel Vin
449 Great Western Rd
For those all-important wine purchases.
Health Food Store
Natural Balance
635 Great Western Rd
Health Food Store
Asian & Afro-Caribbean groceries & fruit and veg
Garden Fresh Exotics
28 Park Rd
Asian & Afro-Caribbean groceries & fruit and veg
Quality Butchers Shop
Andrew Reid Butchers
401 Great Western Rd
Quality Butchers Shop
Wonderful Afro-Caribbean specialist supermarket
Solly's African Village
381-383 Great Western Rd
Wonderful Afro-Caribbean specialist supermarket
Great supermarket
14 locals recommend
Marks and Spencer
165 Great George St
14 locals recommend
Great supermarket
Best quality chain supermarket in Glasgow. About 10-15mins walk
75 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
373 Byres Rd
75 locals recommend
Best quality chain supermarket in Glasgow. About 10-15mins walk
Halal Supermarket
El Baraka
335 Great Western Rd
Halal Supermarket
Mexican, Spanish, American supermarket
Lupe Pinto's
313 Great Western Rd
Mexican, Spanish, American supermarket
Halal butchers
Oriental Food Store & Halal Butchers
307 Great Western Rd
Halal butchers
Local smaller supermarket
35 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
2 Darnley Rd
35 locals recommend
Local smaller supermarket
Internet cafe
iCafe St George’s Cross
223 Great Western Rd
Internet cafe

Food Scene

Great place nearby for a good pub meal and a quick drink after a long day. 5 minutes walk from the flat.
6 locals recommend
Coopers
499 Great Western Rd
6 locals recommend
Great place nearby for a good pub meal and a quick drink after a long day. 5 minutes walk from the flat.
...Sort of a restaurant. It's a really good Fish & Chip shop. They don't like making deep fried mars bars too often though - you might have to offer a little extra!
Philadelphia Fish & Chicken Bar
445 Great Western Rd
...Sort of a restaurant. It's a really good Fish & Chip shop. They don't like making deep fried mars bars too often though - you might have to offer a little extra!
Big sofas to relax in while reading the paper, or to pick up a coffee on the way out exploring for the day
Costa Coffee
471 Great Western Rd
Big sofas to relax in while reading the paper, or to pick up a coffee on the way out exploring for the day
Delicatessen & cafe
IL Cappuccino
491 Great Western Rd
Delicatessen & cafe
Pizza delivery
15 locals recommend
Domino's Pizza
166-168 Battlefield Rd
15 locals recommend
Pizza delivery
Noodle bar & restaurant
18 locals recommend
Wudon
535 Great Western Rd
18 locals recommend
Noodle bar & restaurant
Coffee shop
Choco-Latte
536 Great Western Rd
Coffee shop
Persian Restaurant
Persia
665 Great Western Rd
Persian Restaurant
Award winning Scottish restaurant
55 locals recommend
Cail Bruich
725 Great Western Rd
55 locals recommend
Award winning Scottish restaurant
Great Scottish restaurant
37 locals recommend
Bothy Glasgow
11 Ruthven Ln
37 locals recommend
Great Scottish restaurant
Local coffee shop with home-baked cakes!
Alba Cafe
481 Great Western Rd
Local coffee shop with home-baked cakes!
Indian Restaurant
16 locals recommend
Shish Mahal Restaurant
60-68 Park Rd
16 locals recommend
Indian Restaurant
Mediterranean restaurant and cafe
8 locals recommend
THE BAYTREE
403 Great Western Rd
8 locals recommend
Mediterranean restaurant and cafe
Pizzeria and Italian restaurant
Gambrino Pizzeria
333 Great Western Rd
Pizzeria and Italian restaurant
Coffee and lunch
Cafe Cherubini
360 Great Western Rd
Coffee and lunch
Great coffee & even better breakfasts!
64 locals recommend
Papercup Coffee Company
603 Great Western Rd
64 locals recommend
Great coffee & even better breakfasts!

Everything Else

Fantastic greengrocers selling high quality fruit & veg, lovely florist.
57 locals recommend
Roots Fruits & Flowers
455 Great Western Rd
57 locals recommend
Fantastic greengrocers selling high quality fruit & veg, lovely florist.
Sports therapy and injury clinic
achilles heel
593 Great Western Rd
Sports therapy and injury clinic
Great juice & smoothie place
The Flavour Co
517A Great Western Rd
Great juice & smoothie place
Dry Cleaners
Curtain C
Dry Cleaners
Bar & Club popular with students and locals alike for its cheap drinks
The Viper
500 Great Western Rd
Bar & Club popular with students and locals alike for its cheap drinks
Unisex hair salon
Urban Hair Care
683 Great Western Rd
Unisex hair salon
Local Bank of Scotland
Bank Of Scotland
Local Bank of Scotland
Closest pharmacy to the flat
Park Road Pharmacy
405 Great Western Rd
Closest pharmacy to the flat
Worth checking out for a whole variety of bars and restaurants
224 locals recommend
Ashton Lane
Ashton Lane
224 locals recommend
Worth checking out for a whole variety of bars and restaurants

Drinks & Nightlife

Highly regarded local bar and kitchen, and it's just around the corner.
10 locals recommend
Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen
7A Lansdowne Crescent
10 locals recommend
Highly regarded local bar and kitchen, and it's just around the corner.
Great bar & venue in a renovated former church
198 locals recommend
Oran Mor
Byres Road
198 locals recommend
Great bar & venue in a renovated former church

Shopping

Adorable little vintage shop
14 locals recommend
The Glasgow Vintage Co
453 Great Western Rd
14 locals recommend
Adorable little vintage shop
Great for gifts, cards and the odd piece of clothing
Felix and Oscar
459 Great Western Rd
Great for gifts, cards and the odd piece of clothing
Second hand book shop
8 locals recommend
Caledonia Books
483 Great Western Rd
8 locals recommend
Second hand book shop
Great place to buy pharmaceuticals, toiletries and beauty products
8 locals recommend
Boots Pharmacy
366-368 Dumbarton Rd
8 locals recommend
Great place to buy pharmaceuticals, toiletries and beauty products
Shop to buy mobile phone or UK sim card
O2 Shop
711 Great Western Road
Shop to buy mobile phone or UK sim card
Incredible designer fabric/soft furnishings
6 locals recommend
Timorous Beasties
384 Great Western Rd
6 locals recommend
Incredible designer fabric/soft furnishings
Hardware. Open 7 days
Machine Mart Glasgow
280 Great Western Rd
Hardware. Open 7 days
Electronics store
Maplin
264-266 Great Western Road
Electronics store

Arts & Culture

Renowned comedy club
58 locals recommend
The Stand Comedy Club
333 Woodlands Rd
58 locals recommend
Renowned comedy club
Fantastic local & luxurious cinema in a beautiful lane
123 locals recommend
Grosvenor
24 Ashton Ln
123 locals recommend
Fantastic local & luxurious cinema in a beautiful lane
Fantastic!
841 locals recommend
The Glasgow Art Club
185 Bath St
841 locals recommend
Fantastic!
Wonderful for anyone interested in art or architecture
144 locals recommend
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Ln
144 locals recommend
Wonderful for anyone interested in art or architecture

Sightseeing

Visit the 'quadrangles' (courtyard areas) inside the beautiful main building.
266 locals recommend
University of Glasgow
89 Dumbarton Rd
266 locals recommend
Visit the 'quadrangles' (courtyard areas) inside the beautiful main building.
A must-see for anyone who's interested in architecture or Charles Rennie Mackintosh's work
100 locals recommend
The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew St
100 locals recommend
A must-see for anyone who's interested in architecture or Charles Rennie Mackintosh's work