Where to sit, sip and slow down in Glasgow.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Glasgow lingers in over a cortado.
Riverhill Coffee Bar is a tiny, ethical cafe on Gordon Street in Glasgow's city centre, pouring proper coffee and stacking generous sandwiches and cakes.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: It is small and busy at lunch, so grab a sandwich to take away if the handful of tables are full.
Kember and Jones is a deli-cafe and bakery on Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, roasting its own coffee beside tarts, sourdough and cheese counters.
Signature drink: House-roasted coffee
Tip: The window seats overlooking Byres Road are the prize spots; the cake counter is the reason to queue.
Laboratorio Espresso is an Italian-style coffee bar on West Nile Street in Glasgow, pulling some of the city centre's best espresso in a snug room.
Signature drink: Italian-style espresso
Tip: Order at the counter and take a stool; it is a coffee-first room, not a laptop-all-day cafe.
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.
Signature drink: Cardamom coffee
Tip: Profits support the women who cook here, so the daily specials, often home-country dishes, are worth asking about.
The Mackintosh Tearooms recreate Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1903 Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, serving afternoon tea in his own design.
Signature drink: Afternoon tea
Tip: Book the Salon de Luxe upstairs for the full Mackintosh interior; downstairs is quicker for a pot of tea.
Tinderbox is a long-running espresso bar on the Byres Road corner in Glasgow's West End, a buzzy people-watching spot for coffee and cake since 1998.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: The upstairs window seats over the Byres Road and University Avenue junction are the best in the house.
Offshore is a relaxed, dog-friendly coffee shop on Gibson Street in Glasgow's West End, a student favourite for flat whites, vegan bakes and free wifi.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: It is a no-fuss study spot near the university; the vegan selection is bigger than most cafes on this street.
Meadow Road is a bright artisan coffee shop on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow's Partick, pouring speciality coffee alongside vegan-friendly brunch plates.
Signature drink: Speciality filter coffee
Tip: It is a dog-friendly Partick corner spot; go for the weekend brunch and a pour-over rather than a quick takeaway.
Piece is a speciality sandwich shop on Argyle Street in Glasgow's Finnieston, building overstuffed sandwiches to order alongside proper coffee since 2008.
Signature drink: Coffee to go
Tip: This is a lunch-run counter more than a sit-in cafe; the piled-high sandwiches are the whole point.
The Singl-end is a basement cafe and bakehouse in Garnethill, Glasgow, a big all-day brunch room with strong gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options.
Signature drink: Brunch coffee
Tip: It is a wide, accessible basement good for groups; the bakehouse counter is worth a look on the way out.
Spitfire Espresso is a Merchant City coffee bar on Candleriggs in Glasgow, roasting its own beans and serving a full brunch in a bright, tiled room.
Signature drink: House-roasted espresso
Tip: The brunch menu runs all day, so it works as much for a late breakfast as a mid-morning flat white.
The Wilson Street Pantry is an all-day brunch cafe and deli in Glasgow's Merchant City, serving breakfast, sandwiches and coffee seven days a week.
Signature drink: Brunch coffee and cocktails
Tip: Brunch runs all day, every day, so it is a reliable late-morning bet when other kitchens have stopped.
The Steamie is a coffee roaster and neighbourhood cafe on Argyle Street in Glasgow's Finnieston, a laid-back spot for filter coffee and cake.
Signature drink: House-roasted filter coffee
Tip: It roasts its own beans, so ask what is on filter that day and buy a bag on the way out.
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.
Signature drink: Small-batch roasted coffee
Tip: This Battlefield branch is the original; the same roast turns up in their Strathbungo and Dennistoun cafes too.
Roots, Fruits and Flowers is a wholefoods grocer, deli and cafe on Great Western Road in Glasgow's West End, an organic Kelvinbridge institution since 1980.
Signature drink: Organic coffee
Tip: It is a grocer, deli, florist and cafe in one; grab lunch upstairs then shop the wholefoods and veg below.