Things to Do in Hillhead, Glasgow At the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road as its western border. It's close to Kelvingrove Park and features a lively atmosphere with plenty of shops and eateries.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ★ 4.7 · 25.3k★
Impressive sights of diverse Scottish & international art with natural history displays.
Mon–Thu 10 AM – 5 PM
Fri 11 AM – 5 PM
Sat 10 AM – 5 PM
Sun 11 AM – 5 PM
Valhalla’s Goat ★ 4.7 · 463
An independent bottle shop in Glasgow offering fine wines, craft beers, spirits, and other liquid treasures.
Mon–Fri 11 AM – 8 PM
Sat 11 AM – 8 PM
Sun 12 PM – 8 PM
Cottonrake Bakery ★ 4.6 · 774· £1–10
Mon–Fri 8 AM – 5 PM
Sat 8 AM – 5 PM
Sun 9 AM – 4 PM
Papyrus
A multi-level shop on Byres Road known for its selection of gifts, stationery, books, home decor, and kitchen accessories including Le Creuset items.
Mon–Fri 9 AM – 6 PM
Sat 9 AM – 6 PM
Sun 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Hunterian Art Gallery ★ 4.6 · 2.3k
Over a million items from meteorites to mummies in eclectic art & artifact collections.
Mon Closed
Tue–Fri 10 AM – 5 PM
Sat 10 AM – 5 PM
Sun 10 AM – 5 PM
Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
200 year old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia. Hunterian Museum, Glasgow is located in Glasgow , United Kingdom
Tchai-Ovna Fine Teas ★ 4.6 · 1.1k
Over 80 varieties of tea, shisha and vegetarian food served in a rustic cabin and its grounds.
Mon 10 AM – 4 PM
Tue–Fri Closed
Sat Closed
Sun Closed Where to eat & drink in Hillhead · £100+
Cail Bruich means ‘to eat well’ and this smart restaurant certainly lives up to its name.
Mon Closed
Tue–Thu 6:30 PM – 12 AM
Fri 12 PM – 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM – 12 AM
Sat 12 PM – 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM – 12 AM
Sun Closed
Brett ★ 4.7 · 353· £100+
Located along Glasgow's thriving Great Western Road is this small, long-standing restaurant with a compact terrace.
Mon Closed
Tue–Thu 6 PM – 11 PM
Fri 12 PM – 11 PM
Sat 12 PM – 11 PM
Sun Closed
Ka Pao Glasgow ★ 4.7 · 1.3k· £20–40
A few streets from the Botanical Gardens is this fun, buzzy basement restaurant situated in a former garage dating back to the 1900s.
Every day 12 PM – 12 AM
The Left Bank ★ 4.6 · 1.1k· £10–20
Trendy open-plan bar and kitchen serving homely breakfast, bar snacks or international dishes.
Every day 10 AM – 1 AM
Òran Mór ★ 4.4 · 6.8k· £10–30
Thriving arts & entertainment site with music, restaurants & an auditorium with a mural ceiling.
Mon–Wed 11 AM – 2 AM
Thu–Fri 11 AM – 3 AM
Sat 11 AM – 3 AM
Sun 11 AM – 3 AM
Inn Deep ★ 4.5 · 2.5k· £10–20
Craft ale pub with an arched wooden ceiling, a terrace, quirky murals and an American-style menu.
Mon–Fri 12 PM – 12 AM
Sat 12 PM – 12 AM
Sun 12 PM – 11 PM
Stravaigin · £ £
Their motto here is ‘think global, eat local’ and this clear to see from the menu, where their homemade haggis sits alongside an array of ingredients from multiple Asian cuisines – be it furikake from Japan, tom yum from Thailand or…
Papercup Coffee Company ★ 4.7 · 676· £10–20
A speciality coffee roaster in Glasgow's west end, offering wholesale coffee beans, barista training, and coffee and brunch.
Mon–Fri 9 AM – 4 PM
Sat 9 AM – 5 PM
Sun 9 AM – 5 PM
Kelvin Pocket ★ 4.8 · 392· £1–10
Mon–Fri 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat 10 AM – 5 PM
Sun 10 AM – 5 PM Planning time in Hillhead?
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1 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 2 Cail Bruich 3 Brett 4 Ka Pao Glasgow 5 Valhalla’s Goat 6 Cottonrake Bakery 7 Papyrus 8 The Left Bank 9 Hunterian Art Gallery 10 Hunterian Museum, Glasgow Ready to plan Hillhead? Turn these Hillhead picks into a day-by-day Glasgow plan, with every place checked for closures and booking needs on your dates.
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