www.seeglasgow.com
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SNAPSHOT
These winter months are essentially all about the build up to Hogmanay. I’ll be trying to catch at least one of the great Christmas concerts at the Royal Concert Hall, but cosy pubs are probably more likely to win me over.
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
A Stagecoach Western X77 express bus outside the station concourse to Glasgow Buchanan bus station,
6.30am to 10.30pm, takes 50 minutes L5 single (€5.70), 9 (€10.30) return.
FOOD
Mussel Inn
157 Hope Street, +44 (0)141 572 1405 www.mussel-inn.com Ignoring the awful pun is easy thanks to the city’s freshest seafood. Juicy scallops and creamy chowders make for tasty distractions in this highly rated seafood shack. Fish cakes, L4.95.
Alla Turca
192 Pitt Street, +44 (0)141 332 5300 If you like Turkish folk music with your mezze, the staff here are happy to oblige, breaking out the saz – a traditional Turkish instrument. Fixed dinner, L14.90.
FRIENDS
Molly Malones
224 Hope Street, +44 (0) 141 332 2757 www.malonesglasgow.co.uk An Irish pub in central Glasgow? How can you possibly fail to have a good time? Promotions include a pint of Guinness for L2.49.
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose Street, +44 (0)141 332 6535 www.gft.org.uk A haven for movie buffse. The lead up to Christmas has several showings of feelgood classic It’s A Wonderful Life.
INSIDER TIP
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