Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery is Glasgow's oldest restaurant, an 1870 Argyle Street room panelled in dark wood and built around Scottish seafood and game.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 652-654 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8UF
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.
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.
The Spanish Butcher on Miller Street, Glasgow brings Galician beef, Iberico ham and Scottish seafood to a dark, buzzy Merchant City dining room open late.
OrderAged Galician rump steak and a plate of hand-carved Jamon Iberico to start.
Book1 week ahead
TipThe bar seats take walk-ins and pour an excellent sherry list; good for a solo steak without a reservation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
