Bar Soba is a pan-asian restaurant in West End, Glasgow.
Bar Soba is a dark, music-led pan-Asian spot on Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, plating wok noodles and Southeast Asian curries beside strong cocktails.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wok noodles, Thai green curry
Must order: A bowl of wok noodles and one of the punchy house cocktails.
Tip: The kitchen runs later than most on Byres Road, useful when other rooms have stopped serving food.
Address: 116-122 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB
Number 16 is a tiny, long-running bistro at the foot of Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, cooking tight modern British menus across a two-storey room.
Signature: Set lunch menu, Seasonal Scottish mains
Order: The set lunch is the value play; the seasonal mains change with the market.
Tip: There are only a dozen or so tables over two floors, so book ahead rather than chancing a walk-in table.
The Left Bank is an all-day Gibson Street room in Glasgow's West End, mixing global brunch, Scottish dinners and vinyl in a relaxed, plant-filled space.
Signature: All-day brunch, Seasonal small plates
Order: The weekend brunch, or a spread of seasonal small plates in the evening.
Tip: It runs from morning coffee through to late cocktails, so it works whatever time you turn up.
Dakhin was Scotland's first dedicated South Indian restaurant, a Merchant City room in Glasgow serving dosas, appams and Chettinad curries, all gluten-free.
Signature: Masala dosa, Chettinad chicken
Order: A crisp masala dosa with sambar and coconut chutney.
Tip: The whole menu is gluten-free, which makes it a rare safe bet for coeliac diners in the city centre.
Number 16 is a tiny, long-running bistro at the foot of Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, cooking tight modern British menus across a two-storey room.
Signature: Set lunch menu, Seasonal Scottish mains
Order: The set lunch is the value play; the seasonal mains change with the market.
Tip: There are only a dozen or so tables over two floors, so book ahead rather than chancing a walk-in table.
Nippon Kitchen is a City Centre Japanese restaurant in a grand West George Street building in Glasgow, running teppanyaki grills, sushi and bento at lunch.
Signature: Teppanyaki grills, Sushi platters
Order: A teppanyaki set from the grill, or a mixed sushi platter at lunch.
Tip: The lunchtime bento boxes are the best-value way into the menu before the pricier evening service.
Amber Regent is a white-tablecloth Cantonese restaurant on West Regent Street, Glasgow, open since 1988 and known for Scottish seafood cooked Hong Kong style.
Signature: Cantonese seafood, Aromatic crispy duck
Order: Steamed seafood from the day's market list, cooked in the classic Cantonese style.
Tip: This is old-school linen-and-service dining; the pre-theatre menu is the smart-value order before a show.
The Left Bank is an all-day Gibson Street room in Glasgow's West End, mixing global brunch, Scottish dinners and vinyl in a relaxed, plant-filled space.
Signature: All-day brunch, Seasonal small plates
Order: The weekend brunch, or a spread of seasonal small plates in the evening.
Tip: It runs from morning coffee through to late cocktails, so it works whatever time you turn up.
Ox and Finch put Finnieston on Glasgow's food map, a buzzy Sauchiehall Street room of ever-changing small plates built for sharing across the table.
Signature: Pressed lamb shoulder, Twice-baked cheese souffle
Order: Order five or six plates between two; the pressed lamb shoulder is the long-running favourite.
Tip: Walk-in seats at the open kitchen counter turn over faster than the booked tables on a busy night.
