Tag: pubs

• Off to the local? Here’s the 6 BEST pubs in Shawlands 2025

  

  Glasgow is well known for its incredible, historic pubs. Shawlands, and the southside as a whole, is no different; Kilmarnock Road is a pub crawlers dream with both sides absolutely teeming with some incredible options, here’s your guide to the best boozers in our slice of the city.

  1. The Corona

  The Corona ticks virtually every box I’m looking for in a pub: It has plenty of seating (it’s huge!) with tables of varying sizes and a comfy sofa section at the back for larger groups, it has a good range of taps ranging from traditional lagers to local craft beers, and they offer everything else you could want as a beverage from coffee to cocktails.

  

  While not really my scene, if you’re looking for an event like a pub quiz, chess competitions or live DJ sets, The Corona has it all.

  A big seller for me, and for many of their regulars is the big TV screen and various smaller ones dotted around making it the perfect pub for any sports lovers.

  2. The Quaich

  Just tucked off Kilmarnock Rd, The Quaich may not be best suited for a high street pub crawl, but its an absolute hidden gem of a proper pub perfect for a relaxed night with some pals or post-work pints.

  Like most of Shawlands’ great pubs, it offers all the biggest sports matches on the TV, as well as a pub quiz on Sundays. Bonus points for it being dog friendly – who doesn’t love a pub dug!.

  

  3. The James Tassie

  An absolute staple of Shawlands’ nightlife, The James Tassie’s huge interior features cheap pints of Tennents and Guinness, fruit machines and large sports TV’s, and on one of Glasgow’s rare sunny days the frontage can open fully up to introduce a Mediterranean feel to the classic pub.

  4. Phillies of Shawlands

  Phillies is quite a shift from The James Tassie, but they’re both fantastic for different reasons.

  Phillies of Shawlands is a vibrant craft beer pub, with a set of taps constantly on rotation from various craft breweries across the country offering up everything from hazy IPA’s to fruity lagers, and American style pale ales.

  

  Alongside their guest taps, they have a solid lineup of local beers and international brands, so don’t worry, you can still get a Guinness or an Asahi, but you can also venture into the world of ‘Drygate Disco Forklift’ or ‘Northern Monk Little Faith’.

  5. Linen 1906

  With outdoor seating right on Shawlands Cross, live open mic nights, and a generally buzzy feel all week long, Linen 1906 blends comfort with the buzz of being a real community hub.

  If you are planning a pub crawl, make sure Linen 1906 is closer to the start than the end – its floor plan is not suited for the wobbles!

  6. The Granary

  The Granary is one of the southside’s most iconic buildings – Glasgow’s former tram hub is now one of its finest boozers, part of the Mitchells and Butlers family of brands, it offers reliably good food and all the classic taps (plus a few local crafts) – what more can you ask for in such a central location in the southside and in one of the most historic buildings in the area.

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  19th Jul 2025

  Glasgow, Pub, pubs, Shawlands, Southside

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• The Star Bar: The southside institution still serving up a £4 three course meal

  

  The Star Bar is one of the Southside’s most historic hidden gems, it has been operating out of its iconic corner tenement at Eglinton Toll, The Star Bar is of course home to Glasgow’s cheapest three course meal.

  It’s the definition of cheap and cheerful, your starter of soup warms you up when you come in out of Glasgow’s characteristically dreich weather and the the main, a scotch pie with boiled potatoes with gravy, or chips, and a rice pudding to finish off does the trick for any self-respecting Glaswegian.

  Other options are available, but you’ll have the pay the price for your indulgence: Roast beef could set you back £5, and pub staple fish and chips ups that total to £6. Honestly, the bar can’t get enough praises, its already such a loved institution for locals, for good reason, there’s no chance you’re finding anywhere such good value for money for a proper, hot, filling meal.

  The school lunch aesthetics of the plate mixed with a pint of what I’d class as one of the ‘classics’ (a selection of Tennents, Guinness, Carling or Best) makes for a comforting, community feel in the building that’s been standing in its spot south of Govanhill since 1892.

  This community feel is also reinforced by the pubs iconic karaoke nights where locals of all ages (well… the demographic certainly tilts on the older side) come together for a characteristically colourful performance each Friday night.

  The building has gone through a few different owners, each one insisting that the cheap lunch deal is essential to the bar’s existence, and its identity. The deal launched over 40 years ago under former owners Jim Brogan and Denis Connachan, before the historic pub was bought by Paul Marletta and his sister Giovanna.

  Just in the last month news broke that The Star Bar has been sold once again, this time to David Low, a businessman who helped to broker the takeover of Celtic FC in 1994 and who recently sold a similarly historic institution in the West End, The Arlington.

  While well known by locals, The Star Bar remains relatively unknown outside of Glasgow and the southside, but last year it went viral after food review vlogger Gary Eats visited the pub and showed off its incredible community service in an emotional video.

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  18th Jul 2025

  food, Glasgow, Pub, pubs, restaurants

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