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The 6 Best Bars in Glasgow

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  1. Tabac
    Cocktail Bar

    Tabac

    Tabac is a cocktail bar on Mitchell Lane in Glasgow, and it only takes walk-ins. Its cocktail list tags each drink with flavour profiles such as delicate, bold, umami, complex, floral and citrus, and the house serves are built on gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka. The bar opens from 3pm Monday to Thursday and from noon Friday to Sunday.

    10 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NUMon-Thu 3pm-12am, Fri-Sun 12pm-12am
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  2. The Locale
    Pub

    The Locale

    The Locale sits on North Street at Charing Cross and mixes British pub culture with Americana dive bar attitude and a touch of European café bar style. Contemporary cocktails and premium beers come with an Americana inspired menu. There are three spaces: the main bar, the yard, and The Dive, a New York dive bar themed room for parties.

    241 North Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow G3 7DLTue-Thu 12pm-12am, Fri-Sat 12pm-1am, Sun 12pm-12am, Mon closed
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  3. Kelvingrove Café
    Cocktail Bar

    Kelvingrove Café

    Kelvingrove Café calls itself a restaurant and cocktail bar, established in 2013 at 1161 to 1163 Argyle Street. It opens every day from 10am until 1am, with a day menu until 4pm and a night menu from 5pm. The drinks list carries the house line Good drinks made better, and tables can be booked online.

    1161 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8TBDaily 10am-1am
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  4. Sebb's
    Cocktail Bar

    Sebb's

    Sebb's is an underground bar and restaurant beneath Margo on Miller Street, with food cooked over fire, wines on tap and a dedicated cocktail kitchen. A sound system and a rotating programme of music and DJs set the tone, and the bar is open until midnight every day. Tables can be booked for dinner or just for drinks, and walk-ins are welcome.

    68 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DTDaily 12pm-12am
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  5. The Gate
    Whiskey Bar

    The Gate

    The Gate calls itself a modern Scottish pub serving whiskies, cocktails and toasties. It sits in Glasgow's East End, directly across from the Barrowland Ballroom. The drinks focus on Scottish brands, with over 160 whiskies and about 30 gins alongside craft beer and wine, and the bar team writes a list of 12 house cocktails that changes every few months.

    251 Gallowgate, Glasgow G4 0TPWed-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat-Sun 2pm-12am
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  6. The Spiritualist
    Cocktail Bar

    The Spiritualist

    The Spiritualist is a cocktail bar and restaurant at 62 Miller Street in the Merchant City. Its bar gantry holds a wide range of spirits, liqueurs, wines and craft beers, and the kitchen serves globally inspired, locally sourced sharing plates. Tables can be booked for food or just for drinks, walk-ins are welcome, and a boozy brunch runs Thursday to Sunday from noon to 3pm.

    62 Miller Street, Merchant City, Glasgow G1 1DTSun-Thu 12pm-12am, Fri-Sat 12pm-1am
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