Dakhin is an indian restaurant in Merchant City, Glasgow.
Dakhin was Scotland's first dedicated South Indian restaurant, a Merchant City room in Glasgow serving dosas, appams and Chettinad curries, all gluten-free.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Masala dosa, Chettinad chicken
Must 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.
Address: 89 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NP
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.
Crabshakk is the tiny Finnieston seafood bar that sparked Glasgow's Argyle Street boom, a marble counter of langoustine, oysters and fried haddock.
Signature: Langoustine, Fried haddock and chips
Order: A plate of langoustine with garlic butter and a glass of the house white.
Tip: The upstairs mezzanine and the counter both take walk-ins, so try your luck if the booking diary looks full.
