West Glasgow Cafes
Cafes in Glasgow West End
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Brasserie Metro 8 Cresswell La, Tel: 3388131. Big and bright West End café/deli just off Byres Rd that's popular with students. Wide-ranging menu makes it a good, cheap choice for lunch. No smoking area. Open Mon-Sat 0800-1800; Sun 0900-1800.
Grosvener Café 31 Ashton La, Tel: 3391848. Behind Hillhead Underground. A perennial favourite with local students who come for the wide selection of cheap food (filled rolls, soup, burgers, pizzas, etc). Cosy and friendly atmosphere. Good Sun brunch, and Thai food in the evenings. Open Mon 0900-1900; Tue-Sat 0900-2300; Sun 1030-1730.
Insomnia 38-42 Woodlands Rd, Tel: 5641700. 24-hr café/deli where the menu changes with the mood. Still the best place for late-night refuelling, whether it's a caffeine kick, herbal infusion or a cheap bite to eat. BYOB. No smoking area. Open daily.
Tinderbox 189 Byres Rd, Tel: 3393108. Coffee shop which looks and feels more like a style bar. Great coffee, good magazines to read and a large no smoking, child-friendly area. Open daily 0800-2200.
University Café 87 Byres Rd, Tel: 3395217. A gloriously authentic Italian Art Deco café, where grannies and students sit shoulder-to-shoulder enjoying real cappuccino, great ice cream and good, honest and cheap mince and tatties, pie and chips, sausage rolls, gammon steak and all the other golden oldies. Open Mon-Fri 0900-2200; Sat 0900-2230; Sun 1000-2200.