Plenty of folk spend their social life bouncing between the subterranean bars of Bath Street. It's been an enduring feature of the city centre scene. Confusing at times. The names change but the crowd seems to stay the same. Work your way between the matrix of bouncers and stone steps to basement venues. The offering can be generic. One cocktail and shots bar blends into … [Read more...] about Something for the Weekend: Bar bites and burgers at Bloc+
Food and Drink
Stravaigin explore international flavours with monthly event series
Stravaigin is one of the best known restaurants in the city. Now there are even more reasons to visit as the West End favourite will be hosting a series of events exploring different international cuisines. Each month a different menu will be constructed with flavours which reflect their own motto. Jessica Bruce told Glasgowist: "Our ethos of ‘Think Global, Eat Local’ is … [Read more...] about Stravaigin explore international flavours with monthly event series
Glasgow Cocktail Weekend launches tickets with a golden surprise
Glasgow’s very first festival dedicated to cocktails and home-grown DJs officially launched tickets today with top bartenders from Nonya, McPhabbs, Strip Joint, The Finnieston, Halloumi and Nam Tuk serving up drinks and tickets to DJ Rebecca Vasmant outside the Rotunda. Running from August 9th to August 12th the event is set to be a fun showcase of Glasgow’s best bars, … [Read more...] about Glasgow Cocktail Weekend launches tickets with a golden surprise
The Griffin Chicken Goujon Day is back this Thursday
The Griffin Goujon Day is back on Thursday 19th July with six flavours available to try for just £2 per portion. The offer runs from 12-5pm for one day only. Choose from six chicken goujon flavours - natural breadcrumbs; herbs and parmesan; tikka style; maple syrup and crispy bacon, Chorizo and Manchego or sesame, pumpkin & poppy seeds. Then add your dip choosing from sour … [Read more...] about The Griffin Chicken Goujon Day is back this Thursday
Review: Summer nights at Nonya
Spare a thought for the chefs of Glasgow. It's impossibly warm this month. Which is fine with us, keep it coming. It just makes working in a kitchen more challenging. With the sun shimmering through blinds at Nonya it should actually be hot in the dining room too, but they have two roof fans. Not just a design nod towards the Southeast Asian countries that inspire the menu, … [Read more...] about Review: Summer nights at Nonya