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SeafoodCity Centre
Gamba is Glasgow's long-running seafood basement on West George Street, where a fish-first kitchen has drawn diners across Scotland for over two decades.
OrderThe fish soup with crab, ginger and prawn dumpling, a menu fixture since Gamba opened.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipThe pre-theatre menu before 18:45 is one of the best-value fine-dining seafood deals in the city.
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SteakhouseFinnieston
The Butchershop Bar and Grill faces Kelvingrove on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, a dry-aged steakhouse built on native Scottish beef and a long whisky list.
OrderA shared dry-aged Chateaubriand with bone marrow and triple-cooked chips.
Book1 week ahead
TipAsk which cuts have been aged longest that week; the board changes and the older beef is the reason to come.
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Modern ScottishFinnieston
Eleven Fifty Five is the Finnieston bistro that replaced The Gannet at 1155 Argyle Street, Glasgow, cooking seasonal Scottish plates with global accents.
OrderThe market-led daily specials board, which follows whatever the kitchen sourced that morning.
Book1 week ahead
TipThis is the reworked Gannet site under a new name, so ignore old Gannet listings and book direct.
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Modern ScottishWest End
The Ubiquitous Chip has anchored Ashton Lane, Glasgow since 1971, a cobbled West End courtyard institution serving modern Scottish cooking and venison haggis.
OrderThe venison haggis with clapshot and whisky sauce, on the menu in some form for decades.
Book1 week ahead
TipThe upstairs Brasserie is cheaper and takes walk-ins; the ground-floor Restaurant is the full-dress experience.
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Tasting £140Modern ScottishWest EndChef Lorna McNee
Cail Bruich holds one of Glasgow's two Michelin stars, a West End room on Great Western Road where Lorna McNee cooks a produce-led Scottish tasting menu.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the langoustine and Perthshire venison courses are the reason to book.
Book3 to 4 weeks ahead
TipBook the earlier weekday sittings, they release before the Friday and Saturday slots that vanish first each month.
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Modern EuropeanFinniestonChef Graeme Cheevers
Unalome by Graeme Cheevers is Glasgow's other Michelin star, a polished Finnieston dining room where Cheevers plates precise modern European tasting menus.
OrderThe signature tasting menu; the seafood courses show off Cheevers' Japanese-influenced precision.
Book3 to 4 weeks ahead
TipLunch service is easier to book than dinner and runs the same kitchen for a lower spend.