Finnieston, in Glasgow, is Scotland’s latest hot spot for drinking and dining out.
Crabshakk, which offers fish and shellfish, opened in February 2009 in what it terms a "forgotten quarter of Glasgow's west end" and is now "at the centre of a thriving bar and restaurant scene in Finnieston." Nearby is its Table Eleven, an "intimate oyster bar."
The Park Bar (above) is a lively, well-known pub offering grub, live music and "great craic." A little bit of the Highlands in the heart of Glasgow.
The Grove, a long-standing traditional bar on Kelvingrove Street, is big with horseracing fans, students and workmen.
Kevin McKenna on why he loves Finnieston
The Guitar Workshop is an intriguing, relatively new presence on Argyle Street. In its own words, "an open workshop which is not only be visible but would encourage customers and guitar enthusiasts to see and experience instruments being made and repaired by hand".
The Finnieston is a seafood bar and restaurant that specialises in "sustainable, ethically-sourced Scottish seafood".
The Hidden Lane Gallery is an innovative, always-interesting gallery that opened six years ago this month in the former hearse and limo garage of a funeral undertakers'. Nearby is an associated workspace for artists, etc.
The Ox and Finch (above) went down well with our own Ron Mackenna. His verdict: "Not all the dishes pay off, but enough do to suggest this could be the major new restaurant hit that Glasgow's fashionable Finnieston stretch of restaurants is still crying out for."
The Shop of Interest represents the work of numerous artists, designers and jewellers in a trendy, pleasing-on-the-eye space.
Coffee, Chocolate and Tea does what it says on the tin, really - but it does it very well. Freshly roasted coffee, quality tea and chocolate in a friendly little espresso bar.
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