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British gastropubTraditional pubCity Centre
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.
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ScottishBar and restaurantCity Centre
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.
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BelgianBeer barWest End
Brel is a Belgian beer bar in a converted Ashton Lane mews in Glasgow's West End, pouring Trappist ales and mussels with one of the city's best beer gardens.
DrinkBelgian Trappist and abbey beer
FoodMoules-frites and Belgian dishes
TipThe covered, heated beer garden means it works year-round; it is one of the few Ashton Lane spots with real outdoor space.
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British gastropubCraft beer barWest End
Inn Deep is a craft-beer bar in the railway arches beside the River Kelvin in Glasgow, pouring 33 taps and Sub Rosa pizza on a canalside West End terrace.
DrinkRotating craft beer from 33 taps
FoodSub Rosa pizza
TipOn a warm day the riverside steps down to the Kelvin fill up fast; grab a pizza and a can and head outside.
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Cocktail barDive bar and music venueCity Centre
Nice N Sleazy is a Sauchiehall Street bar and gig venue in Glasgow, a long-running city-centre institution with an upstairs bar and a basement stage.
DrinkCheap house spirits and craft cans
FoodBar food, meat and vegan
TipThe upstairs bar serves food until 9pm; the downstairs venue opens at 7:30pm for gigs and club nights.
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Spanish tapasCocktail and tapas barMerchant City
Brutti Compadres is a candlelit tapas and cocktail bar hidden in cobbled Virginia Court in Glasgow's Merchant City, set in the old tobacco exchange.
DrinkHouse cocktails and sherry
FoodMediterranean small plates
TipIt is tucked down a lane off Virginia Street and easy to miss; look for the courtyard entrance.