Little Italy is an italian restaurant in West End, Glasgow.
Little Italy has fed Byres Road since the 1980s, a bustling Glasgow West End counter for pizza by the slice, fresh pasta and strong Italian coffee.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A hot slice of pizza from the takeaway counter, or a plate of fresh pasta at a table.
Tip: The takeaway counter at the front is the quick option; the seated area behind is calmer for a full meal.
Address: 205 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TN
Partick Duck Club is an all-day bistro on Hyndland Street in Glasgow's West End, cooking brunch, duck and market plates from a snug Partick corner.
Order: The duck, in whatever form the kitchen is running it that week.
Tip: It keeps eight bar counter seats back for walk-ins, so try the counter if the tables are booked out.
Mister Singh's India is an Elderslie Street institution in Glasgow, an Indian kitchen famous for haggis pakora and kilt-wearing staff since the 1990s.
Order: The haggis pakora, a Glasgow-Scots-Indian mash-up the restaurant helped make famous.
Tip: The Scottish-Indian theme is played for fun; it is a reliable, generous curry house near Charing Cross.
Partick Duck Club is an all-day bistro on Hyndland Street in Glasgow's West End, cooking brunch, duck and market plates from a snug Partick corner.
Order: The duck, in whatever form the kitchen is running it that week.
Tip: It keeps eight bar counter seats back for walk-ins, so try the counter if the tables are booked out.
The Wee Curry Shop is a tiny, much-loved curry room on Buccleuch Street in Glasgow, cooking a short, fresh Indian menu at a handful of tables since the 1990s.
Order: The set thali is the classic order; the menu is short and changes with what is fresh.
Tip: There are only a few tables in the Garnethill room, so booking ahead is essential most evenings.
Paesano is a wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria on Miller Street in Glasgow's Merchant City, turning out blistered, cheap and excellent pizza to constant queues.
Order: The Paesano with n'duja, or the simple margherita to judge the char on the crust.
Tip: It does not take bookings and the queue moves fast; go early evening or off-peak to skip the wait.
Sugo is a fast, loud fresh-pasta room on Mitchell Street in Glasgow's city centre, from the Paesano team, serving handmade pasta in the Lighthouse building.
Order: Whatever ragu is on that day, twirled through fresh pappardelle.
Tip: Like its sibling Paesano, it is walk-in only and turns tables quickly, so expect a short wait at peak times.
Bread Meats Bread is a St Vincent Street burger joint in Glasgow, stacking award-winning patties, poutine and vegan options for a hungry city-centre crowd.
Order: A dirty-style cheeseburger with a side of poutine.
Tip: The vegan menu is more than an afterthought here, with dedicated plant-based burgers and poutine.
