What to order at The Horse Shoe Bar

Signature drink
A pint at the UK's longest bar
Editor tip
The upstairs lounge does a famously cheap three-course lunch; the ground-floor island bar is the historic draw.
CuisineBritish gastropub
TypeTraditional pub
Price£
NeighborhoodCity Centre
HoursMon-Sat 10:00-00:00; Sun 12:30-00:00
Signature drinkA pint at the UK's longest bar
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Food program: Cheap pub lunches

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Location

Address: 17-19 Drury Street, Glasgow G2 5AE

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TipThe tearoom next door at number 151 does an old-fashioned afternoon tea; the bar downstairs is the night-time draw.

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Sloans ★ 4.1

££ 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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TipOn a warm day the riverside steps down to the Kelvin fill up fast; grab a pizza and a can and head outside.

Nice N Sleazy ★ 4.0

£ Cocktail barDive bar and music venueCity Centre

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DrinkCheap house spirits and craft cans

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Brutti Compadres ★ 4.1

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The Butterfly and the Pig is a quirky, vintage-styled bar on Bath Street in Glasgow, mixing cocktails, Scottish comfort food and live music six nights a week.

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FoodScottish comfort food

TipThe tearoom next door at number 151 does an old-fashioned afternoon tea; the bar downstairs is the night-time draw.

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