££££
BurgersCity Centre
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.
OrderA dirty-style cheeseburger with a side of poutine.
TipThe vegan menu is more than an afterthought here, with dedicated plant-based burgers and poutine.
££££
IndianMerchant City
The Dhabba has served North Indian cooking in Glasgow's Merchant City since 2002, a smart Candleriggs room strong on tandoor breads and Punjabi curries.
OrderA tandoor bread basket with a slow-cooked lamb rogan josh.
TipThis is North Indian, so ask staff to steer you away from the Glasgow-Punjabi standards toward the regional dishes.
££££
MexicanCity Centre
Topolabamba is a colourful Mexican street-food spot on St Vincent Street in Glasgow, plating tacos, tostadas and margaritas in a busy city-centre room.
OrderA spread of soft tacos to share and a frozen margarita.
TipThe bottomless brunch and taco deals are the value draw; book ahead for weekend sittings.
££££
PizzeriaFinnieston
Baffo is a Neapolitan pizzeria at the west end of Argyle Street in Glasgow, near Kelvingrove, serving long-proved sourdough pizza and Italian craft beer.
OrderA pizza off the specials board and a bottle of Italian birra.
TipIt sits just past the main Finnieston strip, so it is often quieter than the Argyle Street pizzerias closer to town.
££££
New AmericanCity Centre
The Anchor Line fills the restored 1905 shipping offices on St Vincent Place, Glasgow, an ocean-liner-themed grill of steaks, seafood and cocktails.
OrderA steak from the grill, with a plate of oysters to start.
TipThe room mimics a transatlantic liner; ask for a booth for the full period effect.
££££
MexicanWest End
Bibi's Cantina is a daytime Mexican cafe on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow's West End, serving huevos, tacos and hearty stews with a bright, homely welcome.
OrderThe huevos rancheros at brunch, or a plate of tacos at lunch.
TipIt is a daytime spot that closes in the late afternoon, so plan it for breakfast or lunch, not dinner.