Best Restaurants in Glasgow You Must Try

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Over the years Glasgow has gained a reputation for its extensive range of highly acclaimed restaurants. Here is a list of the best restaurants in Glasgow that you must try when you have a chance to visit this destination.

Best Restaurants in Glasgow

1. The Gannet

best restaurants in Glasgow: The Gannet

 

The Gannet is Glasgow’s take on modern Scottish cooking. Chef-owners Peter Mc Kenna and Ivan Stein work closely with more than a dozen producers, sourcing quality ingredients across the country – from Shetland to the Hebrides, the Borders, and back again. The kitchen is constantly evolving and recently switched to a tasting-menu format, offering both meat and vegetarian options. These excellent seasonal dishes, served up in a warm, rustic environment, make The Gannet a special place to pay tribute to Scotland’s larder.

2. The Ubiquitous Chip

best restaurants in Glasgow: The Ubiquitous Chip

 

Iconic restaurant The Ubiquitous Chip, tucked away just off Byres Road, has been feeding Glasgow since the seventies. Opened in 1971 by Ronnie Clydesdale, The Chip (as it’s fondly known) was a pioneer in championing local Scottish cuisine – the name itself hinting at the city’s culinary preferences. But glorified chippy this is certainly not: The Ubiquitous Chip is one of the prettiest spots in town, with the main room designed to resemble a rainforest, housed in a courtyard beneath a canopy of greenery. The menu is a celebration of contemporary Scottish cuisine, featuring dishes like guinea fowl breast with Medjool dates and chicory, loin of lamb with yellow courgette and ratatouille, and a long-standing haggis starter, complete with carrot crisp, champit tatties, and neep cream.

3. Fanny Trollopes 

best restaurants in Glasgow: Fanny Trollopes 

 

A compact little neighborhood bistro, Fanny Trollopes focuses on honest and seasonal Scottish food that is locally sourced and skillfully prepared. The menu changes daily depending on what is available from local producers and quality meat features regularly, such as in dishes as the Perthshire Venison casserole served with honey-roasted root vegetables, the Cullen Skink, a pigeon breast with parsnip, red cabbage, and wine reduction and seared scallops with a smoked chorizo salad, or the Ramsays of Carluke belly of pork with colcannon potatoes. Fanny Trollopes is located in Finnieston halfway down the West End side of Argyle Street. Advance booking is usually required.

4. Number 16

Number 16

 

An established award-winning restaurant in the heart of Glasgow’s West End, Number 16 has become a neighborhood favorite. The menu changes regularly and the dishes often have an international flavor such as the pan-fried sea bream, fennel, cucumber, and olive salad with pesto and gremolata or the braised leg of Gressingham duck with mashed potato, bean cassoulet, orange, and sherry broth. Desserts include the Lavender panna cotta with poached plums and rhubarb and the dark chocolate and raspberry tart with hazelnut praline and vanilla ice cream.

5. Bilson Eleven

Bilson Eleven

 

Bilson Eleven is housed in one of the first homes constructed in the suburb of Dennistoun, located just east of the city center. Not long ago the building was lovingly restored by chef Nick Rietz (previously at Two Fat Ladies) and his family, who set out to open a small yet ambitious neighborhood restaurant. The result is something quite unique: old-school silver service within an informal, relaxed setting. Expect high-quality Scottish cooking showcased in tasting menus – visitors can choose between seven or eleven courses, with a vegetarian option available. If you opt for all eleven, book out a big chunk of time: the restaurant recommends at least three and a half hours to get through it.

6. Mother India

Mother India

 

This is one of the best restaurants in Glasgow. Opened by Monir Mohammed in 1990, Mother India is a Glasgow institution: an Edwardian space run by suited waiters, with candelabras and high-backed Charles Rennie Mackintosh chairs. Order the phenomenal butter chicken, served in a cast-iron skillet and drenched in a deeply rich sauce, then mop up the piquant sauce with an order of Peshwari naan – lightly sweet and still hot from the tandoor.

7. Cottiers 

Cottiers 

 

The Cottiers restaurant is situated on the first floor of a former church on Hyndland Street in the West End of Glasgow. With its shimmering gold ceilings, original salvaged church chairs, and bespoke, handcrafted gilt mirrors, this restaurant also features exterior views of the illuminated church steeple and the mature gardens below. The venue is considered somewhat of a landmark as the building houses a theatre and bar as well as a restaurant. The menu offers Scottish cuisine with the occasional modern twist using freshly sourced produce including seared Islay scallops with pork, bacon & Stornoway black pudding roulade, and apple cider puree.

 

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