Cail Bruich
725 Great Western Road
Cail Bruich has been a top-tier restaurant for many years and will be forever famous for bringing a Michelin star back to Glasgow in 2021, following an 18-year absence. Chef Lorna McNee has retained that star since with a solitary tasting menu showcasing local sourcing and culinary wonder.

Fallachan Kitchen
Arch 15, 8 Eastvale Place
Michelin-recommended Fallachan Kitchen is the work of Craig Grozier. From a railway arch, he delivers tasting menus that move with the seasons using hyper-local Scottish produce. Bookings are a must as there are only a few dinner services a week (and a couple of lunches) for 12 people around a communal table.

Gamba
225a West George Street
This city-centre restaurant has been at the top tier of Glasgow’s seafood scene since 1998. The smart semi-basement space, with clever sub-aquatic vibe and great service, delivers refined and inventive dishes using local and regional catches, from oysters and scallops to lobsters, crabs and a rollcall of fish.

Hotel Du Vin Bistro
One Devonshire Gardens
A salubrious setting in an elegant upmarket terrace befits one of Glasgow’s most famous restaurants. Part of a UK-wide chain, but dedicated to regional food, the restaurant serves up classy bistro dishes, tasting menus, afternoon tea and Sunday lunch, all rooted in Scottish produce.

Two Fat Ladies At The Buttery
652–654 Argyle Street
The Buttery oozes old-world Scottish charm with its classy bric-a-brac décor and a seafood-forward menu of heavy hitters. Top-quality ingredients are treated with the care they merit and delivered with consummate skill from the kitchen. It’s a local institution and is said to be Scotland’s oldest hospitality venue (est. 1870).

Unalome By Graeme Cheevers
36 Kelvingrove Street
Local boy Graeme Cheevers travelled a bit, grabbed Michelin stars at other people’s restaurants, then came home to win the accolade in his own place at the first time of asking in 2022. A Michelin-level dining experience full of technical mastery and imaginative flourishes. He also has Loma at Cameron House, Loch Lomond.

Also try... Elements in Bearsden from Gary Townsend (awarded 3 AA rosettes in 2025 after only being open for 6 months) and diminutive bistro Number 16 on Byres Road. Chef Modou Diagne has two venues where diners don’t get much choice but have to rely on his skill in the kitchen: Trust By Modou in Finnieston and 111 By Modou at Kelvindale.

This TipList is taken from Eat & Drink 365 Glasgow, our sister mag recommending the best in restaurants, bars, cafés and more. Want a copy? It’s available online or across all good stockists in Glasgow.