Glasgow is a city full of surprises. It is well served by an
international airport and offers a wide choice of very good restaurants and
pubs. There are also a couple of big bookshops which stay open late (10pm)
and late shopping (well, 7pm) on Thursday evening.
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Amber Regent
West Regent Street | |
The Amber Regent is an authenic Cantonese restaurant is one of the best
places I have ever been fortunate enough to eat in, and definitely one of my
favourites. Not only do you have 8 pages of superb dishes to choose from, each
presented perfectly, you are served in a delightfully decorated room featuring
exquisite chinese furniture. I have eaten here many times and have never been
disappointed yet. Half price main course Monday and Tuesday all night, and
before 7pm other nights. Fairly pricey at approx. GBP 20 a head (two courses),
dropping to GBP 15 (half price main course) or around GBP 25 (three courses).
Not really one to eat in alone - so take your friends with you.
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Yes
West Nile Street | |
Yes is a smart looking restaurant that serves slightly nouvelle food.
The menu consists of around ten dishes, which will suit most tastes. The food
and wine are both excellent, the only fault I have is that I somehow can't
help looking for barcodes on the furniture - it's rather like sitting in
Ikea! Set price for either two or three courses (some dishes have a
suplimental charge).
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Cafe Gandolfi
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Cafe Gandolfi offers a similar menu to Yes, but with a slightly Scottish
twist. Excellent food and wine, but a little bit of a walk from the center of
the city.
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Cafe Rouge
Italian Center | |
Another excellent member of the Cafe Rouge chain of French restaurants.
The Italian Center is worth a visit and Cafe Rouge looks out into the middle of
it. A very pleasant meal, served by a pleasant owner for a pleasantly
surprising price.
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Cha
Miller Street | |
A fairly new restauant is Cha, which opened in August 1998, and offers a
similar menu to Yes and Cafe Gandolfi, but is a little pricier. If you go
early, there is a pre-theatre menu which offers great value. The food and
service were excellent. Around 18 GBP for two courses and a glass of wine.
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Glasgow Thistle
Cambridge Street | |
The Glasgow Thistle is like Thistle Hotels everywhere and offers a
welcoming stay towards the center of town. Rooms come with satellite TV and
all mod cons. If you manage a "Double" room you might like to ask for a map to
find your way around it - they are pretty spacious. Breakfast offers quite a
choice, though well stocked, the cooked breakfast is sadly a pre-cooked afair.
Pleasant staff and reliable Taxi ordering service makes it a nice place to
stay.
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Glasgow Marriott
Argyll Street | |
If you've stayed in a Marriott anywhere in the world, then you'll know
what to expect and the Glasgow Marriott is no exception. Rooms are well
featured, though feel a little smaller than they are owing to the King Size
bed. The Marriott has a pool, sauna and gym which are free to hotel guests.
Slightly let down by location, poor service and luke-warm pre-cooked breakfast,
which could be better for the price! Hopefully this will improve when the
refurbishments to the breakfast bar are finished later this year - it promises
a Mediteranean feel - lets hope the Glasgow weather doesn't spoil the effect!
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Waterstones
Sauchiehall Street | |
This is one of the largest Waterstones I have ever visited and offers a
lot more than books. On the top floor you will find an Inernet Cafe for 2.50
GBP per half hour and a coffee shop in the basment. A useful touch is their
computerised book search facility which you can operate yourself. A nice place
on a cold wet evening, as it stays open till about 10pm.
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Borders
Buchanan Street | |
Borders is an international chain of bookstores and offers a similarly
large choice of books to Waterstones. Also on offer are CDs, stationary and a
comprehensive selection of magazines, including a good many US imports which
are not easy to get hold of. The first floor coffee shop overlooks the ground
floor and offers a nice place to eat, drink and read.
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The Old Printworks
Off George Square | |
Pubs are not often my scene when travelling alone, but The Old
Printworks off George Square offers proper Hoegaarden in proper Hoegaarden
glasses. A good selection of other beers and food is also on offer.
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Getting about...
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ComCal
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There seems to be a lack of decent computer shops in the city center (PC World
is out a bit), so I was very pleased when ComCal saved my life with a
cable I needed.
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 The main means of
transportation is by Taxi, which are the usually London style black cab and can
be hailed easily in the street or picked up from one of the numerous taxi
ranks.
 Glasgow has an International
Airport, which is well provided for by special airport taxis, though if it's
raining, you'll get a bit damp hopping from the covered walkway to the them.
 There is also a pretty good train
system, but I haven't had the chance to ride it.
 The city center area is pretty
walkable, though there are a few areas to steer clear of late a night.
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