La Cheetah Club ★ 4.3
££££
City CentreThu-Sat 23:00-03:00, some nights to 04:00; Sun weekly Keep On night
La Cheetah Club is a basement dance club below Max's Bar on Queen Street in Glasgow, running house and techno nights from Thursday through Sunday.
TipMost club nights run 23:00 to 03:00, a few to 04:00, and the entrance is shared with the bar upstairs.
Nice N Sleazy ★ 4.0
££££
City CentreMon-Sat 12:00-03:00; Sun 13:00-03:00
Nice N Sleazy is a Sauchiehall Street bar and gig venue in Glasgow, a long-running institution with an upstairs bar and a basement stage open until 03:00.
TipThe downstairs venue opens at 19:30 for gigs and club nights; the upstairs bar serves food until 21:00.
Òran Mór ★ 4.1
££££
West EndMon-Wed 09:00-02:00; Thu-Sat 09:00-03:00; Sun 11:00-03:00
Òran Mór is a bar and arts venue in a converted church at the top of Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, known for its lunchtime plays and painted ceiling.
TipA Play, A Pie and A Pint stages a new lunchtime play every week, and every ticket includes food and a drink.
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut ★ 4.4
££££
City CentreTicketed event nights, schedule on the venue's listings page
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on St Vincent Street in Glasgow is a 300-capacity live music venue that hosts touring and new bands most nights of the week.
TipGigs run most nights; with 300 capacity, even a well-known touring act plays to a club-sized room.
Red Sky Bar ★ 4.2
££££
FinniestonDaily 12:00-01:00
Red Sky Bar in Finnieston is Glasgow's rooftop bar above the Radisson Red hotel, with views over the River Clyde and the Finnieston Crane.
TipIt keeps the same hours every day, noon to 01:00, with live music and DJs some weekend nights.
Kong Bar and Roof Garden ★ 4.1
££££
City CentreDaily 12:00-03:00
Kong Bar and Roof Garden overlooks Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, opposite the Gallery of Modern Art, open daily from 12:00 to 03:00.
TipIt sits opposite the Gallery of Modern Art; the roof garden is the draw over the ground-floor bar.