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Glasgow weekend: Finnieston, curry and the West End ★ 4.5

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend built around the Finnieston seafood strip, a proper Glasgow curry and the cobbled West End, with whisky and Belgian beer along the way.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Finnieston coffee, seafood and small plates

    Morning
    Start with a filter coffee and a pastry at The Steamie on Argyle Street, the Finnieston roaster and cafe, then walk the strip to take in the tenement food row before the lunch crowd arrives.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Crabshakk, the tiny marble-counter seafood bar that helped start the Finnieston boom. Order langoustine and a glass of white, then browse the Argyle Street shops.
    Evening
    Dinner at Ox and Finch, sharing five or six of the ever-changing small plates, then finish with a dram at The Ben Nevis, the snug whisky and folk-music bar a few doors along.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: West End brunch, Ashton Lane and a curry

    Morning
    Brunch at Kember and Jones on Byres Road, a deli-cafe with its own bakes and roasted coffee, then wander up to the Botanic Gardens and the West End lanes.
    Afternoon
    Spend the afternoon around cobbled Ashton Lane and the university quarter, stopping for a Belgian beer in the covered courtyard at Brel before the evening.
    Evening
    Dinner at The Ubiquitous Chip on Ashton Lane for its venison haggis, or head to Mother India for a table of home-style Indian sharing dishes.

Glasgow Southside food day ★ 4.3

Repeat visitor, one day1 day

A day south of the river through Shawlands and Pollokshields: brunch, Malaysian hawker food, natural wine and a Peshawari feast.

  1. Day 1: A Southside food day: brunch, hawker lunch and Peshawari dinner

    Morning
    Start with brunch and a serious flat white at Cafe Strange Brew in Shawlands, one of the Southside's best-loved rooms, then explore the shops and Queen's Park around Pollokshaws Road.
    Afternoon
    Lunch on Malaysian hawker food at Julie's Kopitiam, then walk to Made From Grapes on Nithsdale Road for a glass of natural wine and a plate of cheese in the afternoon.
    Evening
    Finish with a Peshawari feast at Namak Mandi, sharing the salt-cooked lamb and fresh tandoor naan, the Southside's most distinctive dinner.
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