Drink

The Ark

Artfully refurbished in 2022, this is a friendly sports bar with a big beer garden, popular with the two nearby universities.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Glasgow, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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City Chambers
The City Council headquarters were built in 1888 in Italian Renaissance style. Tours take in the marble staircases, lobbies, debating chamber and banqueting hall. Public tours are conducted M-F at 10:30AM and 2:30PM. Tickets for the tour can be obtained from the reception desk 30 minutes prior to each tour commencing.
Free
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George Square
It marks the centre of this sprawling city. It was laid out in 1781 and named for King George III, since he wasn't mad at the time, though he made up for that later. In that era Glasgow expanded south from its medieval East End nucleus, banishing the cattle to build elegant Georgian terraces. The square is paved so it's more like a piazza.
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Paesano Pizza
This serves Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas in a cavernous industrial chic restaurant. Their other outlets are at 471 Great Western Road G12 8HL and at 1038 Pollokshaws Rd G41 3EB.
Daily 11AM-10:30PM
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China Sea
Sound trad Chinese.
Sun-Fri, Sat