Glasgow's restaurant and bar scene has welcomed some brilliant new additions this year so far, and we think you should seek them out.
Glasgow's restaurant and bar scene has welcomed some brilliant new additions this year so far, and we think you should seek them out. It's an exciting time and, for many of us, it can be overwhelming to try to keep up with what's opening when and where.
With top-notch cafés, restaurants, bars and other food spots opening, we've picked out some of the venues we've been most hyped about recently – but that have perhaps flown under the radar. If you are looking to expand your repertoire, impress friends with a hidden gem or just try a new cuisine, we can help.lobal chain announced it was set to follow up its recent openings in London with a new restaurant in Glasgow serving up the best in South Indian cuisine last year.
NowEnish launched on Bath Street on April last year, becoming the city centre's new exciting spot to grab authentic cuisine from west Africa. Specialising in Nigerian cuisine, it has also been impressing with its nightlife offering. The chain isThe chef-patron behind double AA rosette winning Swadish, in the Merchant City, has been welcoming diners to Grilled By Ajay Kumar on West Regent Street.
The exciting new spot isThe team behind the Hinba Group has officially opened Tusco, the newly rebranded and fully refurbished restaurant at 88 Dumbarton Road, marking what they say is a "fresh chapter" for the popular west end venue. Owner Fergus McCoss, was delighted to announced the food is now firmly Italian‑inspired, with a "focus on pasta, bold flavours and the kind of dishes that encourage sharing".
(Pic:Pizza Pilgrims has opened its second Scottish restaurant in West Nile Street, with the Naples-inspired pizza spot bringing a slice of Italian colour to the city centre. Its fun menu and delightful creations are worth checking out for pizza fans. Southside burger specialists Freddy and Hicks have settled into their exciting new location after a move from their former base at Langside Café in Battlefield.
Now based on Kilmarnock Road in Shawlands, F&H are known for handmade burgers, loaded fries and other tasty treats, are hugely popular with southside foodies. Sub Rosa have gained a cult following since opening their southside Berlin-style hidden gem restaurant at Enterprise Park in Castlemilk, now the team behind it are teaming up with Kelvinbridge institution Inn Deep to bring their pizzas to fans at the other side of the city.
The family behind one of Glasgow’s best-loved Greek restaurants, Yiamas, has opened new city centre venture, Yianni’s. The exciting Greek street food and gyro shop will offer Greek gyros, wraps, and pastries and Glasgow's foodies have been raving about them. Monster Munchies has been drawing a queue at the Barras Market for the last few years, serving up epic and apparently hangover-killing bao buns, loaded fries and specials all with a Scottish twist.
They've just moved to a much bigger venue on Kent Road and if you haven't been you should add it to your list. Fans of Asian cuisine are in for a treat when they head along to the St Enoch Centre, with this brilliant wee toastie shop from Edinburgh having made the move along the M8 last year.
Koi launched on Crow Road at the tail end of last year, and its fun fusion dishes, like the striking sushi hotdog, are well worth travelling for, as we discovered when we went recently and discovered a place that might be our favouriteThe much-anticipated Kinara in King Street, which took over the site of the old Cafe Cossachok in the Merchant City in 2024, has already won some top awards. If you love Indian food, and fancy trying something new, this could be for you.
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Rachel's partner, Scottish football star Graham Carey, announced her tragic death this week and she has been described as the "perfect soul" as tributes flood in. The game has been voluntarily recalled by manufacturer after magnets found to pose risk if swallowedIRN-BRU fans descended on Glasgow’s Empire Ink last weekend for the first ever TAT-BRU parlour, where exclusive free tattoos celebrated the soft drink’s refreshed look and 125th anniversary.
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