Modern European£££££98 chef's menu, £68 three courseswest-endWed-Sat 12:00-14:00, 18:00-21:00; Sun-Tue closedBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead
Brett is a Michelin-listed modern European room on Great Western Road, Glasgow, where a compact kitchen sends out a seasonal chef's menu worth the lead time.
Order: The Chef's Menu at £98; it is the fullest expression of what the kitchen is doing that week.
Tip: The small dining room and terrace book out fast, so aim for a midweek dinner and confirm dietary needs when you reserve.
Modern FrenchChef Brian Maule££££city-centreMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Sun closedBook 1 week ahead
Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or is a grand City Centre room where the ex-Le Gavroche chef cooks classic French technique on Scottish produce, Glasgow fine dining.
Order: The set lunch menu is the smart value order, three courses of the same refined French cooking.
Tip: The upstairs dining room is the formal one; the ground-floor brasserie takes walk-ins for a lighter, cheaper meal.
Scottish££££finniestonMon-Sat 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:30; Sun 12:30-21:00Book 1 week ahead
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.
Order: Whatever landed that day from the fish board, plus the pre-theatre menu if you are heading to a show.
Tip: The dark Victorian rooms make this a special-occasion booking; ask for a table in the original panelled front room.
Spanish££££merchant-cityMon-Fri 12:00-00:00; Sat-Sun 12:00-01:00Book 1 week ahead
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.
Order: Aged Galician rump steak and a plate of hand-carved Jamon Iberico to start.
Tip: The bar seats take walk-ins and pour an excellent sherry list; good for a solo steak without a reservation.
Seafood££££city-centreMon-Sat 12:00-14:30, 17:00-21:30; Sun 17:00-21:00Book 1 to 2 weeks ahead
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.
Order: The fish soup with crab, ginger and prawn dumpling, a menu fixture since Gamba opened.
Tip: The pre-theatre menu before 18:45 is one of the best-value fine-dining seafood deals in the city.
Steakhouse£££finniestonMon-Thu 12:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-23:00Book 1 week ahead
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.
Order: A shared dry-aged Chateaubriand with bone marrow and triple-cooked chips.
Tip: Ask which cuts have been aged longest that week; the board changes and the older beef is the reason to come.