Buck's Bar is a fried chicken restaurant in City Centre, Glasgow.
Buck's Bar is a rock and roll fried-chicken joint on West Regent Street in Glasgow, slinging buttermilk and Nashville hot chicken with bourbon and loud music.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The Nashville hot chicken with a bourbon on the side.
Tip: It doubles as a late bar with live bands, so it works for a boozy dinner as much as a quick feed.
Address: 111 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2RU
Sarti is a long-running Italian cafe-restaurant on Wellington Street in Glasgow, an all-day city-centre room for espresso, pasta and thin Roman pizza.
Order: A plate of pasta and a proper Italian espresso from the deli counter.
Tip: It opens for breakfast, so it is a good bet for a morning pastry and coffee before the shops.
Chaakoo Bombay Cafe channels the Irani cafes of old Bombay on St Vincent Street in Glasgow, serving small-plate Indian street food and railway-station snacks.
Order: A spread of small plates: the okra fries and the keema pau are regulars' picks.
Tip: Order in rounds like tapas rather than one big curry; the small plates are where the kitchen shines.
La Lanterna is Glasgow's oldest family-run Italian, a Hope Street city-centre room opened in 1970 and still serving classic pasta, veal and seafood.
Order: A classic veal dish or the fresh seafood pasta, cooked the old-school way.
Tip: There is a second, larger La Lanterna on West Regent Street; this Hope Street original is the intimate one.
Halloumi is a lively Greek meze restaurant on Hope Street in Glasgow's city centre, plating grilled halloumi, souvlaki and sharing dishes with Greek wine.
Order: Grilled halloumi to start and a mixed souvlaki platter to share.
Tip: Go for the meze route over single mains; the sharing plates are the best way to eat here.
Sarti is a long-running Italian cafe-restaurant on Wellington Street in Glasgow, an all-day city-centre room for espresso, pasta and thin Roman pizza.
Order: A plate of pasta and a proper Italian espresso from the deli counter.
Tip: It opens for breakfast, so it is a good bet for a morning pastry and coffee before the shops.
Chaakoo Bombay Cafe channels the Irani cafes of old Bombay on St Vincent Street in Glasgow, serving small-plate Indian street food and railway-station snacks.
Order: A spread of small plates: the okra fries and the keema pau are regulars' picks.
Tip: Order in rounds like tapas rather than one big curry; the small plates are where the kitchen shines.
Namak Mandi cooks Peshawari and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa food in Glasgow's Southside, a Norfolk Street room known for its salt-cooked namak mandi lamb.
Order: The namak mandi lamb, cooked on hot salt stones, is the dish that gives the place its name.
Tip: It is a halal, alcohol-free kitchen, so come for the food and the freshly baked naan rather than a drink.
Cottiers is a bar and restaurant inside a restored 1865 Daniel Cottier church in Glasgow's West End, pairing Scottish plates with a grand stained-glass room.
Order: A Scottish steak or the catch of the day under the church's painted ceilings.
Tip: The building is also a theatre and beer garden; check what is on before you book a table.
La Lanterna is Glasgow's oldest family-run Italian, a Hope Street city-centre room opened in 1970 and still serving classic pasta, veal and seafood.
Order: A classic veal dish or the fresh seafood pasta, cooked the old-school way.
Tip: There is a second, larger La Lanterna on West Regent Street; this Hope Street original is the intimate one.
Halloumi is a lively Greek meze restaurant on Hope Street in Glasgow's city centre, plating grilled halloumi, souvlaki and sharing dishes with Greek wine.
Order: Grilled halloumi to start and a mixed souvlaki platter to share.
Tip: Go for the meze route over single mains; the sharing plates are the best way to eat here.
