New Restaurants on 5pm – Zorba
Fancy some dolmades, moussaka or other Greek delicacies? Why not try Zorba, one of Glasgow’s premier Greek restaurants in a prime city centre location. ...
Glasgow Eating and Drinking archives
Ubiquitous Chip scoops Good Food Guide prize
[][1]The leafy interior of The Chip Congratulations to The Ubiquitous Chip which has just been voted by the public as The Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year for Scotland. Opening in 1971, The Chip championed Scottish cuisine...
5pm Events – Malawi May Kitchen Swap Shenanigans at the Buttery
Two Fat Ladies at the Buttery is running a charity event in aid of Malawi May on 21st May at 7pm. It is a 3 course dinner gone topsy turvy, with the resident waiters cooking all the meals and the chefs waiting tables. Tickets are FREE –...
Guess the foup
[][1]Gamba’s foup: will your lucky number come up? The words ‘Gamba’ and ‘foup’ probably don’t mean much to you unless you are a regular visitor to Gamba, the popular seafood restaurant on Glasgow’s West George...
Something to crow about
[][1]Rook: doesn’t taste like chicken Yesterday, we pointed up the fact that The Chip and Stravaigin are often up to something unusual. Well, they’re at it again. As of today, they have rook on the menu at The Ubiquitous Chip and...
Bye bye Boqueria, Ola La Vida
Many restaurants and bars have short lives but La Boqueria takes the biscuit. Earlier this week, we reported that 1901 bar in Glasgow’s Southside was to launch a tapas bar called Boqueria. According to the latest news, the Boqueria...
May Feast at the Chip
[][1]The Ubiquitous Chip: bathed in Glasgow’s customary sunshie From 3D laser dinners to special menus for the Mexican Day of the Dead, you can always rely on the Ubiquitous Chip and its Stravaigin offspring to be up to something...
Southside tapas set to sizzle
The current weather may have more in common with the Baltic states than Barcelona but that hasn’t stopped a Glasgow bar from trying to bring a little Catalan sunshine to the Southside. From the 24th of May, 1901 bar on Pollokshaws...
New life in the old Blue Dog
[][1]Blue Dog’s Bloody Moreish: possibly counts as one of your five a day The blog has been unusually booze-oriented this week and today is no exception. The latest bar to top up our glass is Glasgow’s long running Blue...
New Restaurants on 5pm – Cup Tea Lounge
5pm is always happy to bring dining firsts to its subscribers and what could be more innovative than a restaurant dedicated to delicious desserts. Try Cup Tea Lounge and indulge your sweet-tooth in Scotland’s first late-night dessert...
Chewin' the Fat with James Haldane
[][1]Chef proprietor James Haldane outside The Cabin, one of Glasgow’s oldest restaurants James Haldane is the chef proprietor at The Cabin on Dumbarton Road. On and off, the premises have been used as a restaurant since 1890 which...
Fancy another Cup?
[][1]Cupcakes are a must at Cup Cup cafe on Byres Road has expanded in to the city centre. The Cup Tea Lounge opens on Renfield Street today. Following the blue print of the popular West End venue, visitors can expect a similar range of...
Chuck wagons in the West End
[][1]Stravaigin 2: circling its wagons for next week’s cowboy feast If you think that The Outlaw Josey Wales was the best film ever made, or that Blazing Saddles was the highpoint in celluloid comedy, then mosey on down to Stravaigin...
Lucky number 11
[][1]Crabshakk has a little baby brother: Table 11 Since opening in 2009, the Crabshakk in Glasgow’s Finnieston has been going great guns with fantastic reviews from the national press and, more importantly, lots of bums on...
New Restaurants on 5pm – Carrot Top's Cafe
If home-cooking is your bag, look no further than Carrot Top’s Cafe. A sumptuous mix of baking and and lunch deals in a great city-centre location. ...
What's hot?
[][1]Glasgow’s Viva Brazil is on trend according to Olive mag According to Olive magazine, Glasgow’s Viva Brazil helps demonstrate one of the eating trends which will rock the culinary world in 2012. The May edition of the...