14 bars in Glasgow, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Glasgow.
The Pot Still ★ 4.6
city-centre · 154 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 2TH
Hours: Daily 11:00-00:00
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.
Tip: Ask the staff for a recommendation by flavour rather than name; they will find you a dram to suit and a pie to match.
The Ben Nevis ★ 4.4
finnieston · 1147 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8ND
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:30-00:00
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.
Tip: Turn up for a midweek folk session; the bar works first-come-first-served rather than taking bookings.
The Kelbourne Saint ★ 4.3
west-end · 182 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G20 8NX
Hours: Daily 11:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The pizza kitchen is a genuine draw, not an afterthought, so come hungry as well as thirsty.
Kelvingrove Cafe ★ 4.3
finnieston · 1161-1163 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8TB
Hours: Daily 12:00-01:00
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.
Tip: The cocktail list changes with the seasons; ask the bartenders what is new before defaulting to a classic.
The Horse Shoe Bar ★ 4.3
city-centre · 17-19 Drury Street, Glasgow G2 5AE
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-00:00; Sun 12:30-00:00
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.
Tip: The upstairs lounge does a famously cheap three-course lunch; the ground-floor island bar is the historic draw.
Brel ★ 4.2
west-end · 39 Ashton Lane, Glasgow G12 8SJ
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The covered, heated beer garden means it works year-round; it is one of the few Ashton Lane spots with real outdoor space.
Inn Deep ★ 4.2
west-end · 445 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 8HH
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
Tip: On a warm day the riverside steps down to the Kelvin fill up fast; grab a pizza and a can and head outside.
Sloans ★ 4.1
city-centre · 62 Argyll Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BG
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30-00:00; Fri 11:30-01:00; Sat 11:00-01:00; Sun 11:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The Saturday-night ceilidh in the upstairs ballroom is a proper Glasgow night out; book if you want to dance.
Brutti Compadres ★ 4.1
merchant-city · 3 Virginia Court, Glasgow G1 1TS
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
Tip: It is tucked down a lane off Virginia Street and easy to miss; look for the courtyard entrance.
Òran Mór ★ 4.1
west-end · 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 8QX
Hours: Mon-Wed 09:00-02:00; Thu-Sat 09:00-03:00; Sun 11:00-03:00
Òran Mór is a bar and arts venue in a converted church at the top of Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, famous for its lunchtime plays and painted ceiling.
Tip: A Play, a Pie and a Pint runs weekday lunchtimes; you get a short play, a pie and a drink for one ticket.
Babbity Bowster ★ 4.1
merchant-city · 16-18 Blackfriars Street, Glasgow G1 1PE
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 12:30-00:00
Babbity Bowster is a Merchant City institution on Blackfriars Street in Glasgow, a French-Scottish bar, inn and eatery pouring cask ale since 1985.
Tip: It is a rare Merchant City pub with a beer garden and folk sessions; the upstairs eatery does a fuller menu.
Nice N Sleazy ★ 4.0
city-centre · 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3LG
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-03:00; Sun 13:00-03:00
Nice N Sleazy is a Sauchiehall Street dive bar and gig venue in Glasgow, a scruffy city-centre institution for cheap drinks, a jukebox and live bands.
Tip: The upstairs bar serves food until 9pm; the downstairs venue opens at 7:30pm for gigs and club nights.
The Butterfly and the Pig ★ 4.0
city-centre · 153 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4SQ
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The tearoom next door at number 151 does an old-fashioned afternoon tea; the bar downstairs is the night-time draw.
The Spiritualist ★ 4.0
merchant-city · 62 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DT
Hours: Tue-Thu 12:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
The Spiritualist is a grand cocktail bar and dining room on Miller Street in Glasgow's Merchant City, set in a former bank with a long list of drinks.
Tip: The Thursday-to-Sunday bottomless brunch is the busy shift; weekday evenings are calmer for the cocktail list.