What a difference for a decade (1st year). In 2014, while England boasted of well -known coffee companies such as CrispHasbean (now Ozone), And Square milesOn the one hand, you can count the number of specialized roaster in Scotland. First Glasgow Coffee Festival This year was a diminutive meeting – to create numbers, the founder of Lisa Lawson with Road green coffee He invited the hairdresser to the hairstyles to the participants – but he helped to start the coffee movement north of the border.
Quickly until 2025, and the special Scottish coffee scene is nicely terrifying, dozens of roaster are provided by hundreds of cafes from cities to Highlands and for ebrides. This year’s coffee festival in Glasgow will be the largest so far, and visitors participate from afar and wide to try everything that the national coffee industry has to offer.
This year’s festival takes place on April 26 and 27 at BriggaitHistorical market room in the city center of Glasgow. But apart from bups, conversations, samples and Bretera, the city itself has a lot to discover. If you visit the weekend, here is a brief trip with ideas that will facilitate you best exploit your time in an pricey green place – with several tips from Lawson.
Although you will probably have more than enough to satisfy your caffeine desires at the festival, it is worth going further to really examine the coffee offer in the city. Starting in the center, Espresso laboratoryIN Riverhill coffee barAND Spitfire coffee There are relatively brief walks from Briggait and make good stops on the way to see some monuments: a worthy place to start is Cathedral in Glasgow and NecropolisA huge Victorian cemetery that offers an impressive view of the city. Then absorb some culture in Contemporary Art Gallery or Palace of people museum, discover the hustle and bustle Barras marketAnd if the weather is pretty, luxurious in the 15th century greenery Glasgow Green.
They wander from the park on the Clyde River through the hanging bridge ST Andrew and to the southern, where more good coffee is waiting. Everything is slightly more distributed here, so maybe you will have to jump on the bus to get A good coffee cartelIN Grain and grindingOr Cafe Strange Brewwhich also serves the average brunch (although you are ready to wait for the table).
If you are looking for something filling to embrace your caffeine and sugar, there is a lot of good food south of the river: Ranjit kitchen AND Little hoi an are local favorites, a Errola hot pizza has He gained international recognition. For those who want to saturated a whistle, Lawson recommends Made of grapesWine store, which after hours transforms into a winery. “From natural wine in Novel Age to French classics, this is a really special place.” Then why not stop Frozen for gelato?
The city has its own metro – don’t worry that you can’t get lost, it has only one line and goes in a loop – which ensures basic transport to the buzzing West End in Glasgow. Here, the vivid Byers Road is interrupted by narrow streets full of ancient stores and used records, and this area is also a home for great coffee. Is BoughtIN 1841 CoffeeIN Paperas well as a spectacular interior Ottoman cafe.
There is many more culture on the west side: Kelvingrve Art Gallery and Museum It is worth visiting-the gallery of Scottish colors is obligatory-during during transport enthusiasts (what do you mean that not?) He will not want to miss the Hadida Zaha Riverside Museum. Those who are looking for diminutive greenery will not be disappointed: Kelvingrove also offers a enormous park while Glasgow Botanic Gardens Sit at the northernmost point to the north of Byers Road.
If you get Peckish, West End has a lot to offer: Mother India has iconic supporters, a Ubiquitous arrangement It is a popular and extensive manager of restaurants, bars and a roof terrace. Seafood lovers are delighted Carabshakk in Finneston, while Lawson recommends the menu at Brett bar. And of course they know (Anthony BourdainAnd also my mother) will tell you to go to century-old Italian-Glaswegian University Cafe.
A trip to Scotland would not be complete without a trip and tasting of whiskey, and fortunately you can do it without even leaving the West End. Clydeside distillerywhich was opened in 2017 in the Queen’s historical dock next to the Clyde River, she is the first devotion to the whiskey single in the city for over a century.
As the night falls, there is a lot to take. If you want to catch live music, you are lucky – Glasgow is Known from the music sceneSo it’s time to return to the city center and King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. Kogi to this place in the basement contains the names of the deeds that have repealed the stage from a great break: from Oasis to Radiohead, my chemical romance to Florence & The Machine and many others.
If everything you want to do, then dance all night, perhaps celebrated all over the world Sub Club It is a place for you-a record as the longest operating underground dance club in the world. Or maybe you would like to experience another record holder in a nearby Britannia PanopticonThe oldest surviving music hall in the world, with a monthly Drag-Opticon. Another great choice is Barrowland BallroomRetro Design and Sprung Dancefloor. “No trip to Glasgow would be complete without a concert in the Barrowlands ballroom,” says Lawson. “Experience your favorite team with a crowd in Glasgow, which makes the dance floor bounce – night to remember!”
If you prefer something a bit more tranquil, opposite the ballroom is GateA cocktail bar, which Lawson describes as “as familiar and cozy as exclusive and decadent.” And if all of the above sounds a bit exhausting, Art Deco Glasgow Film Theater It is worth visiting the evening of Arthouse and Independent Cinema (also has its own bar).
Living history, separate districts and deep cultural heritage – not to mention the very number of great coffee places – it means that you probably need a week or more to really get to know Glasgow. But even if you only visit a coffee festival and want to experience what the city has to offer, each of the stops on this route will make you book a return trip.
