If you’re in Finnieston and in the mood for lunch, check out Mayze. The haggis and cheese toastie is sometimes on the special menu and it’s one of the best things I’ve tasted.
Beer
Beer is something I only started enjoying the taste of a couple of years ago. I wish I hadn’t as it’s so fattening!
One of my favourite things to do is visit a craft beer shop in Glasgow (Grunting Growler or Valhalla’s Goat) and choose drinks purely based on their branding. The PangPang Flaming-go one was my favourite, but at 6% I immediately needed a nap afterwards.…
Kelvingrove Cocktails
I love visiting Kelvingrove Cafe as they have an outstanding selection of cocktails. It’s also dog friendly. Get a table and enjoy people watching whilst sipping a cocktail and hanging out with your dog.
Coffee and Croissant
I needed all the fuel before a long day at the Ignite off-site in London. Black coffee and croissant at Notes coffee shop did the job.
An Evening Tasting Scottish Gin and Tonic
On Friday I went to The Finnieston’s pop-up gin bar as part of a 5PM deal. I love gin, but I’m disappointed when it’s served with the wrong garnish or the bartender doesn’t take pride in its presentation.
This wasn’t the case on Friday. We were presented with a list of premium, Scottish gin and tonics of which we could choose three. Jamie, our bartender, gave us recommendations based on our preferences and told us a bit about each gin.
They went down a little too well. I have to admit we didn’t stop at 3.
Living in Finnieston, I drink at The Finnieston quite often. Their gin cocktail, The Nautical, is my favourite. It was really nice to spend some time in their upstairs bar, which I didn’t even know existed, and have more of an intimate setting with the bartender who could talk us through our drinks.
Alchemilla
Ooh, I finally got around to checking out Alchemilla, one of Finnieston’s newest food spots. I’ll leave the food review to Briony, but I will say I enjoyed both the grub and the drink. I’ll definitely be back. Bonus points for being dog friendly, too!
Craft Beer With Honest Brew
I’m new to beer, certainly no connoisseur, yet I really enjoyed digging through Honest Brew‘s craft beer box (as did my friends). Our favourite of the evening was Beavertown’s Neck Oil.
Six beers, three friends and a lot of pizza. It was the perfect end to the weekend. So much so, I’m considering a subscription to Honest Brew for more social occasions like this.
Oh, and as someone who enjoys good design, I appreciated the branding on a lot of the bottles. Craft beer is pretty!
To get your first box for £9, enter ‘halfprice’ at checkout.
Cheers!
Gin From A Teapot
Shawshank (that’s my friend. It’s not her real name. Shawshank is from Uist and I was unable to pronounce her name. We gave her this nickname over a decade ago and it’s stuck) invited me to Cup Tea Garden to drink gin from a teapot. It complimented our afternoon tea perfectly.
Definitely a recommended visit if you like gin. Oh, and afterwards pop around the corner to The Spiritualist for more gin.
The Wilson Street Pantry
I love a deli. I recently discovered The Wilson Street Pantry in Merchant City. Its iced coffee and coolers lured me in on a hot day, and I returned this evening for the wine, deli board and chocolate brownie. Both Lindsay and I left feeling stuffed.
Friendly staff, lovely food, nice light. 10/10.
