4 editor picks in Glasgow.
4 cocktail bar places in Glasgow we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Glasgow | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Glasgow's cocktail map runs from grand to scruffy. The Spiritualist fills a grand Miller Street room in the Merchant City, and The Absent Ear, an award-winning Van Gogh-themed bar on Brunswick Street, takes some finding. Kelvingrove Cafe revives lost drinks in a dark Finnieston room on Argyle Street, while Nice N Sleazy on Sauchiehall Street keeps the dive-bar-and-gig-venue end of the tradition alive.
Kelvingrove Cafe is a dark, seasonal cocktail bar on Argyle Street in Glasgow's Finnieston, reviving lost drinks in the old cafe's original room.
TipThe cocktail list changes with the seasons; ask the bartenders what is new before defaulting to a classic.
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.
The Spiritualist is a grand cocktail bar and dining room on Miller Street in Glasgow's Merchant City, set in a former bank with a long list of drinks.
TipThe Thursday-to-Sunday bottomless brunch is the busy shift; weekday evenings are calmer for the cocktail list.
The Absent Ear is an award-winning hidden cocktail bar on Brunswick Street in Glasgow's Merchant City, a Van Gogh-themed speakeasy with a hidden door.
TipReservations are strongly advised and are taken through the bar's own site; it is closed on Mondays.
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