Glasgow Entertainment Guide

Surprisingly perhaps, Glasgow is very short on restaurants that serve typical Scottish food.  You’ll come across very few eateries dishing out haggis and similar delicacies, although there are some upmarket ones - like City Merchant (in Candleriggs Street) that do. What’s really popular in Glasgow is international cuisine, and this is one city that believes in catering to even the most exotic of tastes. Among the styles of cooking you’ll find represented here are French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Caribbean and even Mongolian.  And fast food, of course!. Many restaurants are very affordable, so you can eat quite well in relatively little.

 Glasgow’s nightlife is pretty lively, with dance clubs, pubs and nightclubs open into the wee hours of the morning. The city is renowned for its pubs, many of which have now been converted into wine bars- but they’re still as lively as ever.

 For those interested in culture, Glasgow has a lot to offer. In this city, you’ll find everything from Celtic music and traditional folk dances to jazz, cinema, contemporary dance, theatre and opera. Publications like The List specialise in listings of what’s on, and are worth buying if you’re interested in watching a cultural performance. Among the venues where performances are regularly held are the Theatre Royal, the Royal Concert Hall, the Henry Wood Hall, the Citizen’s Theatre, the King’s Theatre, and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Glasgow hosts a number of cultural festivals and events through the year, such as Celtic Connections (in late January, a celebration of Celtic music). Some event or exhibition is on most of the year somewhere or the other, and most are worth at least a look.