13 editor picks in Glasgow.
13 cheap eats places in Glasgow, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Glasgow: the places editors actually return to. All Glasgow food.
Ranjit's Kitchen is a family-run Punjabi vegetarian counter in Glasgow's Southside, serving fresh, meat-free thalis and samosas for under a tenner.
OrderThe thali of the day, whatever the family has cooked fresh that morning.
TipIt is cash-only with a handful of tables; takeaway is the reliable option when the room is full.
Ranjit's Kitchen serves fresh Punjabi vegetarian thalis for under a tenner in Glasgow's Southside, one of the city's best-value plates from a family kitchen.
OrderPunjabi vegetarian thali
TipIt is cash-only with a handful of tables; takeaway is the reliable option at busy times.
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.
TipThe upstairs lounge does a famously cheap three-course lunch; the ground-floor island bar is the historic draw.
Falafel To Go is a tiny Sauchiehall Street counter in Glasgow with a near-permanent queue, wrapping fresh, cheap vegan falafel to take away.
OrderFresh vegan falafel wraps
TipThere is often a short wait at lunch, but the wraps are among the best-value bites in the city centre.
TipSit in one of the original wooden booths and finish with the double-cream ice cream made on-site.
Falafel To Go wraps fresh, cheap vegan falafel on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, one of the best-value quick lunches anywhere in the city centre.
OrderFresh falafel wrap
TipThere is often a short wait at lunch; the loaded wrap is more than enough for a full meal.
University Cafe has fed Byres Road since 1918, a fourth-generation family cafe in Glasgow serving cheap fry-ups, fish and chips and its own ice cream.
OrderFish and chips, pie and beans, ice cream
TipIt is a proper old-school Italian-Scots cafe; save room for the double-cream ice cream at the end.
The Barras is Glasgow's raucous weekend market off the Gallowgate in the East End, where vintage stalls now share space with wood-fired pizza and street food.
OrderWeekend market street food
TipCome hungry and go on a Saturday when the most food traders and the Barrowland lore are in full swing.
Nice N Sleazy is a Sauchiehall Street bar and gig venue in Glasgow, a long-running city-centre institution with an upstairs bar and a basement stage.
TipThe upstairs bar serves food until 9pm; the downstairs venue opens at 7:30pm for gigs and club nights.
Blue Lagoon is Glasgow's late-night chippy, an Italian-Scots institution since 1975 whose Gordon Street branch fries until 04:00 in the city centre.
OrderFish and chips
TipIt is the classic post-club feed; the Gordon Street site keeps the longest hours of the chain.
Blue Lagoon fries a cheap, reliable fish supper in Glasgow's city centre, an Italian-Scots chippy running since 1975 and open late on Gordon Street.
OrderFish supper
TipIt is the classic budget chippy; the fish supper is the order, gluten-free available.
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.
TipIt is a no-fuss study spot near the university; the vegan selection is bigger than most cafes on this street.
NY Slice is a New York-style pizza counter on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, selling big folding slices and full pies until 04:00 on weekend nights.
OrderNew York pizza by the slice
TipGrab a slice to eat on the walk home; the pepperoni is the reliable late-night order.
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