Babbity Bowster is a bar in Merchant City, Glasgow.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: French-Scottish pub menu
Day trip · 9 hours
Admire the breathtaking Scottish Highlands while you learn about Scotland's long history of whisky production on this guided tour. Pickup is available from Edinburgh, ...
Guided tour · 4 hours
Discover the past, present, and future of Glasgow’s whisky with Scottish Rogue. Visit Glengoyne distillery, enjoy a storytelling stop and taste amazing whiskies paired...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Discover the flavors of Scotland with a tasting menu of local specialties in Glasgow. Enjoy a selection of drinks, including Scotch whisky and local beer, and learn ab...
Address: 16-18 Blackfriars Street, Glasgow G1 1PE
The Pot Still is a fourth-generation whisky bar on Hope Street in Glasgow, pouring from more than 1,000 bottles under the eye of the Murphy family.
DrinkA dram from the 1,000-plus whisky range
FoodPies and toasties
TipAsk the staff for a recommendation by flavour rather than name; they will find you a dram to suit and a pie to match.
The Kelbourne Saint is a neighbourhood bar on Queen Margaret Drive in Glasgow's West End, mixing craft beer, cocktails and a well-regarded pizza kitchen.
DrinkRotating Scottish craft beer
FoodWood-fired pizza
TipThe pizza kitchen is a genuine draw, not an afterthought, so come hungry as well as thirsty.
The Ben Nevis is a snug whisky and folk-music bar on Argyle Street in Glasgow's Finnieston, with over 100 malts and traditional sessions most weeks.
DrinkMalt whisky from over 100 bottles
FoodBar snacks
TipTurn up for a midweek folk session; the bar works first-come-first-served rather than taking bookings.
Kelvingrove Cafe is a dark, seasonal cocktail bar on Argyle Street in Glasgow's Finnieston, reviving lost drinks in the old cafe's original room.
DrinkSeasonal cocktail menu
FoodSmall plates
TipThe cocktail list changes with the seasons; ask the bartenders what is new before defaulting to a classic.
The Horse Shoe Bar is an 1884 Victorian gin palace off Buchanan Street in Glasgow, home to the UK's longest continuous bar and cheap pub lunches.
DrinkA pint at the UK's longest bar
FoodCheap pub lunches
TipThe upstairs lounge does a famously cheap three-course lunch; the ground-floor island bar is the historic draw.
Sloans is Glasgow's oldest bar and restaurant, an 1797 room in the Argyll Arcade off Argyle Street, all mahogany, mirrors and a famous ceilidh upstairs.
DrinkCask ale in the wood-panelled bar
FoodPub classics and fish and chips
TipThe Saturday-night ceilidh in the upstairs ballroom is a proper Glasgow night out; book if you want to dance.
