| With a history of mythological proportions to live | | | | cosy atmosphere" this is a metropolitan bar that |
| up to, the modern cosmopolitan city of Glasgow | | | | is unselfconscious about providing what its clientele |
| has a thriving nightlife. Then again, was it ever any | | | | wants. Low lighting supplemented with candles set |
| different? Perhaps unsurprisingly, Glasgow city | | | | the scene and ambience on your entry to this |
| council makes more information available to its | | | | bar. This is one of the few bars in Glasgow where |
| citizens on alcohol and drugs related issues than | | | | you can sit and chat without shouting, also some |
| any other in the UK. Like many cities, at some of | | | | excellent jazz bands play there at week-ends. |
| the bars you'll literally see people falling out of | | | | Restaurants: |
| them and, it is rumoured, you can also | | | | Nothing to do with battered and deep fried 'Mars |
| occasionally still see people come flying out them. | | | | bars' etc; is a restaurant of fine repute in Glasgow |
| The city centre is to say the least, vibrant at | | | | - the Ubiquitous Chip. Located on Ashton Lane, to |
| night-time and a good night out is often judged by | | | | the west of the city centre and above the main |
| the noise being generated, more noise equalling a | | | | University of Glasgow campus, it is noted for its |
| better night out! Many city centre bars have been | | | | use of local Scottish produce such as Ayrshire |
| refurbished to move away from the image of | | | | lamb, Dumfries rabbit or Perth woodpigeon. |
| 'spit and sawdust' that stereotypes them. Whilst | | | | There's a pricey restaurant downstairs and a less |
| the style of the bars might have changed the | | | | expensive bistro upstairs; a three course dinner in |
| atmosphere of unpretentiousness and 'let the | | | | the restaurant will cost £40 per head or in |
| good times roll' hasn't. The trendiest and | | | | the bistro around £25 per head - prices |
| smoothest bars are in the 'Merchant' area, on the | | | | exclude drinks of course. Ubiquitous Chip has one |
| east side of the city centre, near the Cathedral. | | | | of the best wine lists in the UK, let alone Glasgow. |
| Bars and Pubs: | | | | With plenty of decent wines in the £20 to |
| It would seem fitting for Glasgow to have a pub | | | | £30 range, you could also indulge yourself |
| claiming to have the longest bar in the UK. The | | | | with say a 1989 Chateau Beychevelle Claret at |
| Horseshoe on Drury Lane is that pub, although | | | | £140 a bottle. After the meal the list of |
| there is a pub in Birmingham that would dispute | | | | malt whiskies is as comprehensive as the wine list, |
| this. A legendary pub in Glasgow renowned for its | | | | the apex of which is a 25 year old Mcallan at over |
| cheap and good value lunches, it also serves a | | | | £25 a measure. |
| good selection of lagers and real ales. | | | | At completely the other end of the spectrum, |
| Winner of what, to non-Scots, must seem the | | | | with outlets on Buccleuch Street and Ashton |
| silliest pub name in Glasgow is the Babbity | | | | Lane, is the Wee Curry Shop. You can get a |
| Bowster on Blackfriars Street. This is the pub to | | | | three course dinner here for around £10 in |
| go to in the city centre for a relaxing drink - a | | | | this Indian restaurant, that is acknowledged as |
| rare opportunity in Glasgow. Outdoors there's a | | | | serving some of the best curries north of the |
| garden, barbecue and boules area; whilst in the | | | | border. |
| winter you can sit inside by the peat fire and | | | | Entertainment: |
| enjoy a meal with a drink or two. This pub has | | | | The undoubted capital of Scotland's live music |
| quite a refined ambience and is mainly frequented | | | | scene - Glasgow has such famous venues as; |
| by Glasgow's professionals and tourists. | | | | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on St Vincent Street |
| Interestingly a Babbity Bowster is a Scottish | | | | and Barrowlands on the Gallowgate. Both of these |
| dance. | | | | venues have hosted appearances by most of the |
| There is, of course, the inevitable Wetherspoon's | | | | top modern music acts in Britain over the recent |
| drinking cathedral in the city. The Crystal Palace, | | | | decades. The top line touring acts use the |
| on Jamaica Street near the Central Station, is | | | | Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, in |
| actually the second largest pub in the city; which | | | | the west of the city. Other major venues in |
| occupies a building that was formerly a furniture | | | | Glasgow include; the Royal Concert Hall, the City |
| store and still retains the original 'cage' lift. This pub | | | | Halls and the Old Fruit Market. For clubbers |
| attracts an interesting night-time mixture of | | | | 'Arches' on Argyle Street is probably the place to |
| clubbers, theatre-goers and locals. | | | | head for, it regularly books the best DJs/MCs in |
| Blackfriars, on Bell Street in the 'Merchant City' | | | | Europe. The Theatre Royal in Glasgow is on Hope |
| quarter of Glasgow, is by all accounts probably | | | | Street. As well as staging dramas and musicals it |
| the best bar in Glasgow. Variously described as | | | | is the home of Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. |
| being "a soothing spot for a drink" and having "a | | | | |