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Brunch in Glasgow: Pot Luck

Pot Luck – www.facebook.com/potluck.gla
38 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, G41 2AN

Pot Luck. It seems like the hottest brunch spot in the South side right now, and has been seriously filling up my Instagram feed. I made my first visit at the end of July (which was already overdue, to be honest, but there’s only so many hours in the week to eat all of the food). A short stroll from my favourite spots South side spots – Southside Roasters and Tapa – Pot Luck sits on Nithsdale Road. I don’t know much about the background of the company but I believe they opened around May this year. My friend and I stopped by around 2.30pm or something on a Saturday afternoon, and the place was almost full. But there just happened to be a table for two free – winner.

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Wilson Street Pantry, Glasgow

Wilson Street Pantry – www.facebook.com/wilsonstreetpantry
6 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1SS

Wilson Street Pantry has had some honorable mentions on the blog before. Today they’re getting their own post after I had a lovely breakfast there a few weeks ago. I’ve dropped in for a takeaway coffee a dozen times, and popped in for lunch prior, too. But this was my first time sampling their breakfast menu.

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Exploring Prague, Czech Republic – Part 2

And here we continue exploring Prague, starting with the Jewish Quarter. If you missed my first post, you can view it here.

JEWISH QUARTER / JOSEFOV
WWW.JEWISHMUSEUM.CZ/EN/INFO/VISIT

It was lovely wandering around here first thing on a Sunday morning; so peaceful and so beautiful. The architecture really is gorgeous and I couldn’t help but look up at every corner. It turns out a huge part of where the Jewish community settled in Prague (formerly known as the Jewish Ghetto) was torn down, in an attempt to rebuild the city based on the Paris model. A number of synagogues remain here, but the rebuilt surroundings are just as wonderful to explore.

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charles bridge prague river

Exploring Prague, Czech Republic – Part 1

Exploring Prague. We visited Prague in May for a few days – major tick on the travel bucket list. Arriving on Friday, we checked into our hotel (which was actually more of a B&B kind of situation, but I would highly recommend based on comfort and location) and went out on the hunt for dinner.

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Brunch in Glasgow: Tapa, Pollokshaws Road

Tapa – tapacoffee.com
721 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2AA

Today we’ve got one of my Glasgow Southside favs – Tapa Organic. They have a branch in Dennistoun too which I haven’t visited, but I’m sure it’s equally as great.

Sitting on Pollokshaws Road (across from the wonderful Southside Roasters cafe), Tapa serves up fresh, delicious breakfast and lunch dishes. From a full breakfast and French toasts to fresh deli sandwiches and Caesar salad – they’ve got you covered on all the brunch classics. They also bake a huge variety of organic bread in their own bakery which you can buy to take away. And last but not least, I believe they brew their own coffee as well. Extra brownie points.

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Paesano, Glasgow

Paesano – paesanopizza.co.uk
94 Miller St, Glasgow, G1 1DT

Like this place needs any introduction… I was just thinking it’s kind of a scandal I haven’t posted about Paesano on this blog. I only noticed when I was writing up about Pizza Pilgrims that I hadn’t dedicated any content to my favourite pizza place ever.  This post will hardly be an inspiration.  I don’t think there’s anyone that won’t have been, or know someone who has been to Paesano already. After just one and a half years since opening its doors, it has quickly become a staple of the Glasgow food scene. I’ve probably visited the restaurant 10+ times. They’ve got convenient locations (plural! Their West End branch is now officially open), amazing prices, and incredibly authentic and fresh stone baked pizzas under their belt.

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Pizza Pilgrims, Kingly Street, London

Pizza Pilgrims – www.pizzapilgrims.co.uk
11 Kingly St, London, W1B 5PW

This post is a bit of a cheat, because these photos are over a year old. I don’t normally like posting old content, but Pizza Pilgrims was made fresh in my memory recently.  My wonderful niece recommended I visit there, and it was a sweet little moment when I was like “OMG I’ve already been!”. The reason this is a surprising coincidence is that I live in Glasgow, and Pizza Pilgrims is in London. Now it’s hard to think about pizza without drawing comparisons to Paesano, but I’ll try not to. And I’m sure they will get a well-deserved post very, very soon. Moving on…

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Chelsea Market, Finnieston, Glasgow

Chelsea Market – www.chelsea-market.co.uk
1146 Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8TF

Happy Easter! Today’s post is a restaurant one. March’s Date Night took us to the West – to Chelsea Market in Finnieston. I believe Chelsea Market opened around December 2016. I can’t quite remember where I heard about it but the vintage-come-bistro aesthetic caught my eye, so we checked out the menu. There’s a classic selection of main dishes available – steak, lamb, shellfish, poultry. The menu nods to the vegetarians among us with two options, but mainly caters to an omnivore-friendly audience.

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Chaakoo Bombay Cafe, Glasgow

Chaakoo Bombay Cafe – chaakoo.co.uk
79 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5TF

The other day someone asked me my recommendations for breakfast in Glasgow and I had a momentary brain block. I realised I don’t often go out for breakfast if I’m at home. In a bid to experience more of my local breakfast offerings I visited Chaakoo Bombay Cafe last weekend. Chaakoo opened a few months ago and is the sister restaurant to Topolabamba, which I’m a big fan of. Their day/dinner menu looks great and is similar to the small plates idea of Topolabamba/TukTuk.

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Tuk Tuk, Glasgow

Tuk Tuk – tuktukonline.com
426 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD

Date night in January took us to the newly opened Tuk Tuk restaurant on Sauchiehall Street. Their flagship restaurant opened in Edinburgh in 2012 and had been recommended to me more than once. When I heard they were bringing the goods to the West I was pretty excited. They serve small plates of Indian street food, “inspired by the food hawkers of India.”  Here is a small excerpt from their website to get a feel for their ethos:
ly prepared food of the people and represents the tastes of India today. We pride ourselves on being the pioneer of Indian street food culture and delivering exceptional customer service. Using fresh ingredients and authentic spices we have a selection of delicious dishes for everyone. Our philosophy is all about experiencing and sharing good food.”

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Ramen Dayo, Glasgow

Ramen Dayo! – ramendayo.com
Gordon Lane, 9 Gordon St, Glasgow, G1 3PL

Ramen Dayo is a new Japanese ramen bar and restaurant.   It currently resides in the former Laneways location down Gordon Lane. They’ve given the place a cosmetic update, with the only remaining reminder of Laneways being that red strip curtain at the back. The casual old-school-desk style seating has been replaced with small wooden sheltered stools and tables. And there are lanterns a-plenty.

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Picnic Cafe, Glasgow

Picnic Cafe – www.picnic-cafe.co.uk
103 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1DX

I stopped by Picnic Cafe with a fellow vegan friend for lunch, the day after our office Christmas party. I’m not vegan myself, but as a massive fan of generally all the foods, I’m always open to checking out new spots. As far as I’m aware, Picnic is a one of a kind in the city centre. They are a 100% vegan cafe, whereas I believe all other vegan spots in town are also vegetarian/otherwise. So vegans – here is a safe haven. It’s sitting on Ingram Street, just along from Spitfire Espresso (which you may as well pop into if you’re in the neighbourhood…). #caffeineplug

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