The Left Bank is an international restaurant in West End, Glasgow.
Editorially verified September 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 1h 30m
Enjoy the tradicional Afternoon Tea Experience in an iconic historic Scottish tea room. Premium teas, homemade treats, and a local guide sharing its story.
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See the best of Glasgow as you ride aboard a classic red double-decker on a guided bus tour. Enjoy an afternoon tea experience with traditional British treats and sip ...
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Address: 33-35 Gibson Street, Glasgow G12 8NU
Mother India has served home-style Indian cooking in Glasgow's West End since 1990, a warren of small rooms famous for its sharing plates and slow-cooked dal.
OrderBuild a table of small dishes to share; the aubergine and the karahi lamb are long-time regulars' picks.
TipThe tapas-style spin-off, Mother India's Cafe on Argyle Street, is the cheaper way to eat the same kitchen's cooking.
Stravaigin has cooked 'think global, eat local' in Glasgow's West End since 1994, a Gibson Street basement pairing homemade haggis with pan-Asian plates.
OrderThe homemade haggis, neeps and tatties, on the menu since the restaurant opened.
TipThe ground-floor cafe-bar takes walk-ins and shares the kitchen; the basement restaurant is the sit-down booking.
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.
OrderOrder five or six plates between two; the pressed lamb shoulder is the long-running favourite.
TipWalk-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.
OrderA plate of langoustine with garlic butter and a glass of the house white.
TipThe upstairs mezzanine and the counter both take walk-ins, so try your luck if the booking diary looks full.
Gloriosa is Rosie Healey's bright Argyle Street room in Glasgow, cooking wood-fired, vegetable-led Mediterranean plates and one of the city's best wine lists.
OrderWhatever is coming off the wood fire, plus a glass from the low-intervention wine list.
TipHealey founded the much-missed Alchemilla, and this is where her cooking now lives; book the counter for the fire view.
Mother India has served home-style Indian cooking in Glasgow's West End since 1990, a warren of small rooms famous for its sharing plates and slow-cooked dal.
OrderBuild a table of small dishes to share; the aubergine and the karahi lamb are long-time regulars' picks.
TipThe tapas-style spin-off, Mother India's Cafe on Argyle Street, is the cheaper way to eat the same kitchen's cooking.
Stravaigin has cooked 'think global, eat local' in Glasgow's West End since 1994, a Gibson Street basement pairing homemade haggis with pan-Asian plates.
OrderThe homemade haggis, neeps and tatties, on the menu since the restaurant opened.
TipThe ground-floor cafe-bar takes walk-ins and shares the kitchen; the basement restaurant is the sit-down booking.
Cafe Gandolfi has anchored Glasgow's Merchant City since 1979, a warm room of hand-carved oak serving Scottish classics like Cullen skink and smoked venison.
OrderA bowl of Cullen skink followed by the smoked venison with gooseberry.
TipThe upstairs Bar Gandolfi is a quieter spot for a cocktail before or after your table downstairs.
