Where Glasgow cooks at home: Punjabi vegetarian kitchens, Malaysian counters and the city's most interesting neighbourhood spots around Shawlands.
Julie's Kopitiam brings Malaysian hawker cooking to Glasgow's Southside, a tiny Shawlands room where the laksa and beef rendang sell out most nights.
OrderA bowl of laksa; the rendang and roti canai go fast, so order early.
TipSeats are few and it does not take large groups, so aim for an off-peak sitting or expect to wait.
Ranjit's Kitchen is a family-run Punjabi vegetarian counter in Glasgow's Southside, serving fresh, meat-free thalis and samosas for under a tenner.
OrderThe thali of the day, whatever the family has cooked fresh that morning.
TipIt is cash-only with a handful of tables; takeaway is the reliable option when the room is full.
Namak Mandi cooks Peshawari and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa food in Glasgow's Southside, a Norfolk Street room known for its salt-cooked namak mandi lamb.
OrderThe namak mandi lamb, cooked on hot salt stones, is the dish that gives the place its name.
TipIt is a halal, alcohol-free kitchen, so come for the food and the freshly baked naan rather than a drink.
Milk Cafe is a social-enterprise cafe on Victoria Road in Glasgow's Southside, run by refugee and migrant women serving brunch, bakes and Levantine plates.
DrinkCardamom coffee
TipProfits support the women who cook here, so the daily specials, often home-country dishes, are worth asking about.
Grain and Grind is a small-batch coffee roaster and cafe on Battlefield Road in Glasgow's Southside, one of a homegrown chain of neighbourhood coffee shops.
DrinkSmall-batch roasted coffee
TipThis Battlefield branch is the original; the same roast turns up in their Strathbungo and Dennistoun cafes too.
Deanston Bakery is a neighbourhood micro-bakery in Shawlands, Glasgow, baking sourdough, viennoiserie and cakes fresh each morning on the Southside.
Worth the queueMorning bun
TipIt is a small Southside counter that bakes daily; go before lunch while the pastry shelves are still full.
Big Bear Bakery is a small Southside bakery on Sinclair Drive in Glasgow, turning out sourdough, celebration cakes and pastries from a tiny Battlefield shop.
Worth the queueCinnamon knots
TipIt also runs a Partick outpost; both are small, so pre-order online for celebration cakes and bigger bakes.
Southside Sourdough is a Glasgow micro-bakery in Pollokshields, baking naturally leavened loaves to order for weekly collection and local delivery.
Worth the queueCountry sourdough loaf
TipIt works on pre-order rather than a walk-in shop, so order through the website ahead of collection day.
Honeytrap Bakery is a fully vegan bakery on Skirving Street in Glasgow's Shawlands, baking cakes, doughnuts and pastries with no animal products.
Worth the queueVegan doughnuts
TipEverything is vegan and the daily bake rotates, so check their social feeds to see what is baking that day.
Thomson's Coffee is Scotland's oldest coffee roaster, tracing back to 1841 in Glasgow and still roasting on the Southside for cafes across the country.
BeansBrazil, Colombia, Ethiopia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe Giffnock site is a production roastery; look for Thomson's beans and blends in cafes across Glasgow.
Matthew Algie has roasted coffee in Glasgow since 1864, a Gorbals roastery and coffee school that supplies cafes and restaurants across the UK.
BeansColombia, Brazil, Rwanda
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Wholesale supply
TipIt is a commercial roastery, not a public cafe, but its beans pour in countless Scottish cafes and hotels.
Ovenbird is a small-batch speciality coffee roaster on Glasgow's Southside, roasting single-origin beans for cafes across the city and for online order.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThere is no walk-in cafe at the roastery; order beans online or find Ovenbird pouring in independent Glasgow cafes.
Made From Grapes is a natural wine bar and shop on Nithsdale Road in Glasgow's Southside, pouring small European producers alongside sharing plates.
PourA skin-contact orange by the glass
WineNatural wine from small European producers
FoodSmall plates
TipIt doubles as a bottle shop, so take home whatever you enjoyed by the glass at the retail price.
The Big Feed is a big indoor street-food market in Govan, Glasgow, gathering the city's best food trucks and traders under one roof most weekends.
TryRotating food-truck traders
TipIt runs as an events market, so check the schedule before you go; the roster of traders changes weekend to weekend.
The Big Feed is a large indoor street-food market in Govan, Glasgow, gathering the city's best food trucks and traders under one roof most weekends.
TipIt runs as an events market, so check the schedule before you go; the roster of traders changes weekend to weekend.
The Southside Farmers Market runs on Victoria Road by Queen's Park in Glasgow, bringing Scottish growers, bakers and producers out twice a month.
TipGet there early for the best of the bread and cheese; the market wraps up by early afternoon.
Ranjit's Kitchen serves fresh Punjabi vegetarian thalis for under a tenner in Glasgow's Southside, one of the city's best-value plates from a family kitchen.
TryPunjabi vegetarian thali
TipIt is cash-only with a handful of tables; takeaway is the reliable option at busy times.
Namak Mandi cooks generous Peshawari lamb and fresh naan for well under £15 in Glasgow's Southside, big-value halal cooking in a plain Norfolk Street room.
TrySalt-cooked namak mandi lamb
TipIt is alcohol-free and portions are large; the salt-cooked lamb easily feeds two to share.
Julie's Kopitiam ladles cheap, brilliant Malaysian hawker food in Glasgow's Southside, where a bowl of laksa or beef rendang costs little and satisfies a lot.
TryLaksa and rendang
TipSeats are few and it does not take big groups, so aim for an off-peak sitting.
Yadgar Kebab House serves cheap, generous halal Pakistani karahi and fresh tandoor naan in Glasgow's Govanhill, a Calder Street favourite since 1981.
TryKarahi with naan
TipOrder a shared karahi and a stack of naan; it is filling, cheap and open late.
Cafe Strange Brew is a much-loved Shawlands brunch spot in Glasgow's Southside, pairing inventive plates with serious speciality coffee near Queen's Park.
OrderThe rotating brunch specials; Stornoway black pudding and crayfish bagels are regulars.
Yadgar Kebab House has cooked halal Pakistani food in Glasgow's Govanhill since 1981, a Calder Street favourite for karahi and fresh naan late into the night.
TryKarahi and freshly baked naan
TipThe naan comes straight from the tandoor; it stays open past midnight, later at weekends.
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