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Glasgow: Bold Plates and Indie Pulse

Glasgow’s food scene is fast, fearless, and full of character. From basement ramen joints to rooftop tasting menus, Bite contributors dive into the city’s indie gems, cultural mashups, and late-night legends. This section celebrates the chefs, bartenders, bakers, and makers who shape Glasgow’s flavour—whether it’s a vegan brunch in Finnieston, a Punjabi feast in the Southside, or cocktails that double as performance art. Glasgow doesn’t just feed you—it moves you.

No Chips, No Compromise: The Ubiquitous Chip Returns in Style

Ashton Lane When it first opened 54 years ago in 1971, the Ubiquitous Chip quickly became renowned for several things, not least of which...

Cate Devine

Sep 173 min read

The Delphine, Princes Square, Glasgow

Review of The Delphine, Princes Square, Glasgow by Cate Devine

Cate Devine

Sep 33 min read

Pizza Punks launch bold new menu

Sandough Pizza Punks is taking a bold stand against the rising costs impacting the hospitality industry. By k eeping prices accessible, even amid increases in minimum wage and higher employer National Insurance contributions, they are staying true to their ethos of putting people over profits. The brand has unveiled a brand-new lunch menu featuring inflation-busting offers designed to deliver exceptional value without compromising quality. Pizza Punks is offering 18” NY

Sharon Wilson

May 142 min read

Loma by Graeme Cheevers review by Cate Devine

The view There is a muted elegance in the Baronial castle that is the five-star Cameron House by Loch Lomond, built by William Spence in...

Cate Devine

May 133 min read

Cuvée: Glasgow's Exciting New Champagne Bar in the West End

There will be a range of Champagne, crémants, by the bottle and by the glass Cuvée , a new Champagne, wine and cheese bar, is set to open...

Sharon Wilson

Apr 213 min read

The trick is to keep eating! Review of the newly re-opened Ox and Finch by Cate Devine.

Craig Nelson Considering the range and complexity of flavour and technique in every dish, prices at the newly reopened Ox and Finch in...

Cate Devine

Apr 103 min read

Valaria - review by Cate Devine

Byres Road When it first opened in 2023, patisserie Valaria in Glasgow’s foodie-forward Byres Road made its mark with its...

Cate Devine

Mar 262 min read

Greencity Wholefoods

Founded in 1978 in Glasgow's vibrant east end Greencity Wholefoods is a wholesaler of fine food and drink founded in 1978, based in...

Bite

Mar 42 min read

Extra_Ordinary just opened in Glasgow - reviewed by Cate Devine

Chef/patro Tobias Siegel So I’m sipping a pale green Wasabi Margarita while contemplating the bright white bun that's in front of me....

Cate Devine

Feb 33 min read

“A dream come true”: Five top chefs get together to help fight food poverty in Glasgow - Bite exclusive by Cate Devine

Host Tom Lewis, Monachyle Mhor It says a lot that tickets for a one-off gastronomic event prepared by five of Glasgow’s most progressive...

Cate Devine

Jan 234 min read

The Gannet by Cate Devine

Adrian McMurchie It’s easy to escape the buzz of metropolitan Finnieston: all you have to do is look out for the rather classy frontage of plate glass windows and wooden Venetian blinds of The Gannet, open the glass door, brush through a pair of beautiful velvet curtains, and you’re transported into another, gentler, world. Restaurant manager Kevin Dow emerges from the restaurant’s elegant setting of beautifully uplit woods, muted greens and blond sandstone to greet us. A

Cate Devine

Nov 18, 20243 min read

Margo by Cate Devine

When it comes to expanding the family in the current era of austerity, you might expect any parents to ca’ canny and keep it small. But...

Cate Devine

Nov 5, 20243 min read

Fallachan - from hare blood custard to Kelvinside fried partridge.

Wiltshire truffle bun, medlar preserve, Windslade cheese Craig Grozier was an early pioneer of hyper-local foraging and bringing ancient Scots techniques of fermenting, dry-ageing, pickling and preserving to contemporary cuisine. When we first met in 2009 and he was chef at the late-lamented Heart Buchanan deli kitchen in Glasgow’s west end, he introduced me to his home-aged pine oil and, later, his ground-breaking hare blood custard (a savoury sauce made with the blood of a

Cate Devine

Oct 16, 20244 min read

The Corset Club High Tea - that’s high camp in all the best ways

Helen, a trendier than her years confidant, and fellow high tea-er, performed a stylish sashay into the sumptuous faux black leather...

Simon Walton

May 20, 20244 min read

55 Bearsden Cross, Glasgow - Miraculous

This eatery in leafy Bearsden is part of the Worq Hospitality Group that also owns the spectacular El Santo in Glasgow, Hemingway’s in...

Sharon Wilson

Apr 22, 20242 min read

Shipyard Gin docks at El Santo

Worq Hospitality, the Scottish hospitality venture that operates numerous high-end brands including El Santo Latin American Bar & Restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant City, has announced an exciting new collaboration with one of Scotland’s up-and-coming gin brands. The brainchild of Glaswegian wedding filmmaker, Andy Samuel, Shipyard Gin – launched in October 2021 is now available across several of Worq Hospitality properties including El Santo, 55 Bearsden Cross, and Riva Bo

Sharon Wilson

Jan 19, 20242 min read