Willow Tea Rooms

Mackintosh at the Willow

The temperance activist Kate Cranston established a chain of artistic tea rooms, where citizens (especially women) could enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments in genteel surroundings. Her designer was Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and this Sauchiehall St branch, opened in 1903, was the most popular and has been lovingly restored. It's still a cafe-bistro, and that's the best way to enjoy it. But so many people have come just to look at the decor that it's morphed into a museum, so taking a tour or having a meal is now the only way to see the Room de Luxe on the second floor.

• museum
• coffee

Address

217 Sauchiehall St G2 3EX

Hours

Daily 11AM-5PM

Price

Tour £7.50, conc £6.50

Website

mackintoshatthewillow.com (opens in a new tab)