Reaching from Charing Cross to Kelvingrove Museum, the west of Sauchiehall Street is in stark contrast to its bustling, often raucous, nightlife-merry eastern side. Heading away from the city centre, you’ll find attractive terraced townhouses and peaceful parades as the street moves close to the park. Dining options may be thinner on the ground, but this hood is home to some of Glasgow’s culinary highlights.

Veer off at Charing Cross for Chinaskis: the laidback Bukowski-inspired bourbon bar impresses on the food front, with bonus beer garden. Back on Sauchie and around the block is Willow Grove Coffee, serious about great brunch, cakes and, of course, the hot brown stuff. Nearby, Lamora Pizzeria dishes out excellent pasta and pizza at its wee takeaway-diner. Up a side street is Five March, serving inventive small plates and cocktails (note recent collab Five At Phillies with the Shawlands bar).

Next up is a trio of top spots. Mother India, the matriarch of Glasgow curry houses, always impresses with home-style cooking at their multi-storey tenement, featuring a lovely wood-panelled room. Opposite is Unalome By Graeme Cheevers. Local boy Cheevers set up his own spot here after years of winning Michelins for others and quickly garnered a star for himself; expect technical mastery and imaginative flourishes. And nearby is Ox And Finch, who turned their humble beginnings as street-fooders into this casual small-plate diner that’s set the city’s culinary bar high for ten years.

Hit the Mediterranean with Yeros Greek Street Food, a popular wee takeaway doing rotisserie gyros, skewered souvlaki, falafel and more. Finally, close to Kelvingrove Museum is The Butchershop, delivering prime Scottish-reared beef cuts alongside classy mixed drinks in a Manhattan-vibe setting, with dreamy views across the university-dominated skyline.