bmibaby - Destinations: Glasgow

best fish supper:
Jack McPhee
Glaswegians’ fast food of choice is still the fish supper. Go to the West End restaurant Jack McPhee for a takeaway or sit in for a traditional fish tea.
Where > Jack McPhee, 285 Byres Road, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 334 6561. view map
Website > www.jackmcphee.com

best meal with a view:
Blas
Book a window table and eat contemporary Scottish cuisine looking out across to the stunning illuminated Victorian turrets of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The views are amazing and the food isn’t half bad either. Blas (which means “taste” in Gaelic) offers a culinary tour of the Highlands and Islands, with a menu featuring Stornoway black pudding, Dingwall haggis and Ullapool smoked salmon.
Where > Blas, 1397 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 357 4328. view map
Website > www.blasrestaurant.com

best live music venue:
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
This basement music club is where Oasis were first discovered and innumerable other bands have played over the years, from Radiohead in their earliest days to more recent favourites like Glasgow rockers The Fratellis. A great night out!
Where > King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272A St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 221 5279. view map
Website > www.kingtuts.co.uk

best night out:
Chinaski's
This bar, in the Charing Cross area next to the Mitchell Library, is so cool it doesn't have its name on the sign outside. Those in the know come here for fabulous cocktails and great Glasgow banter. Inspired by the alias of American hip author Charles Bukowski, there’s pop art on the walls, 70 different bourbons to try behind the bar and friendly staff who make sure the drinks keep flowing. Get a seat in the garden outside in good weather.
Where > Chinaski's, 239 North Street, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 221 0061. view map
Website > www.chinaskis.com

best architecture:
House for an Art Lover
In the grounds of Bellahouston Park, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s award-winning design has been brought to life. The clean lines and fluid style of the décor and architectural nooks and crannies – from art nouveau inglenook fireplaces to intricate glass-panelled cupboards – are as user-friendly and on the money design-wise as they were when he put pen to paper back in 1901. Stay for lunch at the Art Lovers’ Café, on the ground floor overlooking the gardens.
Where > House for an Art Lover, 10 Dumbreck Road, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 353 4770. view map
Website > www.houseforanartlover.co.uk

best -kept secret:
Grosvenor Cinema
Tucked away down the cobbled mews of Ashton Lane, this is a cinema experience with a difference. Book a sofa to cuddle up with your other half and watch the movie with a drink from the bar. It’s much more civilised than eating popcorn in a bland multiplex.
Where > Grosvenor Cinema, 24 Ashton Lane, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 339 8444. view map
Website > www.grosvenorcinema.co.uk

best photo op:
River Clyde
Go down to the riverside to see the silver curves of “the Armadillo” (Clyde Auditorium) – the iconic image of modern Glasgow. It sits next to the gleaming tower of the science centre and the new Squinty Bridge spanning the Clyde.
Where > Clyde Auditorium, 1 Exhibition Way, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 248 3000.
Website > www.secc.co.uk

best shopping secret:
Fifi & Ally
This mini department store has chi-chi fashion, cult beauty products, quirky interiors and a tearoom with fabulous cakes Nigella Lawson can only dream of creating.
Where > Fifi & Ally, Princes Square, 51 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)141 229 0386. view map
Website > www.fifi-and-ally.com