Liverpool
Glasgow
Bakchich
€
€€€
(54 Bold Street, L1, +44 151 707 1255
)
Sit at a high table to watch the action in this friendly
Lebanese street-food restaurant. Mezze dishes, such as
barbecued chicken wings with fiery harissa, are the star
attraction.
Almost Famous Burgers
€€
€€
(
11-13 Parr
Street, L1
) Born of the filth-food movement, the trendiest
new restaurant in town is fun, vibrant and serves highly
addictive burgers to a youngish clientele. If you have an
elasticated waistband, go for the River Phoenix.
The Fly In The Loaf
(
13 Hardman Street, L1, +44 151
708 0817
) The name is a nod to its baking history, not a
summary of hygiene standards at this neighbourly, wood-
filled bar with a vast choice of beers. A good stop-gap.
base2stay
Step inside this brick warehouse and you’ll
be warmly greeted with the stylish, non-fussy style of this
boutique chain. Making quite the ruckus on the affordable
hotel scene, it has all the comforts, plus parking and is
slap bang in the city centre. A really rather lovely, er, base
to stay...
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gerry corner
Cail Bruich
€€
€€
(
725 Great Western Road, G12,
+44 141 334 6265
) Cail Bruich means “eat well” in Gaelic,
and here they make sure you do. Offering the best of
modern-Scottish cuisine, their Cullen skink (a type of fish
soup) is one of the best around.
Blythswood Square
Town House
€€€€
(
11 Blythswood Square, G2,
+44 141 248 8888
) This five-star spa hotel-restaurant is
located within a splendidly restored 19th century building.
Enjoy seasonal, locally sourced food such as Loch Duart
salmon with lentils, fennel and quince. A simply class act.
Brel Belgian Bar and Restaurant
(
Ashton Lane, G12,
+44 141 342 4966
) This busy bar is a popular student haunt.
Named after the late Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques
Brel, it’s no surprise Belgian beer is their speciality.
Celtic Connections
Warm up at one of the many
ceilidhs
– a Gaelic social gathering with music and dancing
– between 16 January and 2 February at Glasgow’s annual
folk festival.
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since opening in 2010
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