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The New York Times travel section features a profile of Glasgow’s food and drink scene.
The American newspaper’s city break feature turns to Glasgow this week, setting out how to spend 36 hours exploring attractions and getting a sense of what local hospitality has to offer.
Top things to do in the city are listed below, then the bars, restaurants and cafes that The New York Times thinks are worthy of your immediate attention.
Pollok Country Park and the Burrell Collection
Botanic Gardens
Hunterian Museum
Queen’s Park
Moray Place
The Tenement House
The Kelvin Walkway
Dennistoun
Pollok Country Park and the Burrell Collection
Botanic Gardens
Hunterian Museum
Queen’s Park
Moray Place
The Tenement House
The Kelvin Walkway
Dennistoun
9. The University Cafe
Nostalgic dishes and ice cream at one of Glasgow’s oldest cafes. 87 Byres Rd, G11 5HN
10. The Doublet
For other traditional Scottish drinking dens, try the Doublet off Great Western Road or, on the Southside, the perfectly preserved, thick-carpeted parlors of the Laurieston or the ornate Irish bar Heraghty’s.
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