Right in the centre of town, this is the type of room where business deals are done over the rise and fall of a napkin. Urban is smart and traditional, a spacious brasserie with attentive staff, just off a dark wood bar with more casual seating. Head chef David Clunas executes a menu with plenty of classic dishes prepared with a twist. This will be a busy venue for … [Read more...] about Lunch at Urban Bar and Brasserie
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The Tunnel Celebrates its First Birthday with Marko Liv Set
The Tunnel will celebrate its first birthday in their new home on Renfield Street with a special DJ set from Marko Liv on Saturday 19th December. The club is the successor to the original venue on Mitchell Street, designated a superclub in the days when the title really meant something and the location for outrageous sets by the likes of Paul Oakenfold and Judge Jules at … [Read more...] about The Tunnel Celebrates its First Birthday with Marko Liv Set
Best Dishes #3: Seafood Fruits De Mer at Rogano
Let's take this up a notch. As we point to the best dishes in Glasgow, it is inevitable that our gaze would fall on the menu in Rogano. The Art Deco classic is the oldest restaurant in the city and the oldest seafood restaurant in Scotland. The current interiors date back to 1935 when the Queen Mary was being built on the Clyde. Rogano was decked out in the popular style of … [Read more...] about Best Dishes #3: Seafood Fruits De Mer at Rogano
Hutchesons is a Modern Classic
Hutchesons has only been open since June last year. That's the hardest thing to believe about this stylish cafe bar and brasserie. The vintage design and landmark location gives it the air of a long established favourite that's been around for generations. The kind of place you expect to spot familiar faces across the dining room. The building is Hutchesons' Hall on Ingram … [Read more...] about Hutchesons is a Modern Classic
Glasgow’s favourite dishes at Cafe Gandolfi
Sometimes your favourite restaurant isn't the place you visit most often, it is somewhere that can make any meal special. I first started visiting Cafe Gandolfi in my student days, occasionally popping in for a simple roll and bacon for breakfast before lectures or feeling like the height of sophistication when taking someone there for lunch. The room appealed to me with … [Read more...] about Glasgow’s favourite dishes at Cafe Gandolfi