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include dosas - thin rice-based crêpes - and a yummy variety of fragrant coconut-based
curries. If you're really hungry, try a thali
:
an assortment of Indian 'tapas'.
ARISAIG££
( 0141-553 1010;
www.arisaigrestaurant.co.uk
; 1 Merchant Sq; mains £12-20)
Located in the Mer-
chant Square building, a historical location converted into an echoing food court, Arisaig
offers a good chance to try well-prepared Scottish cuisine at a fair price, with friendly ser-
vice to boot. Candlelight and crisp linen makes for atmosphere despite the artificial situ-
ation, with both terrace and indoor seating.
| Scottish
| Fish & Chips
THE CHIPPY DOON THE LANE £
(
www.thechippyglasgow.com
; McCormick Lane, 84 Buchanan St; meals £6-11; noon-9.30pm)
Don't
be put off by this down-at-heel alleyway off the shopping precinct, for this is a cut above
your average chip shop. Sustainable seafood is served in a rather chic space, all old-time
brick, metal archways and jazz. Otherwise, chow down on your takeaway at the wooden
tables in the lane or out on Buchanan St itself.
WHERE THE MONKEY SLEEPS £
(
www.monkeysleeps.com
; 182 West Regent St; dishes £4-7; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri)
This funky little
number in the middle of the business district is just what you need to get away from the
ubiquitous coffee chains. Laid-back and a little hippy, the bagels and paninis, with names
like Burn the Witch or Meathammer, are highlights, as are some very inventive dishes,
such as the 'nuclear' beans, dripping with cayenne and Tabasco.
| Cafe
WILLOW TEAROOMS£
Buchanan St)
Sauchiehall St
( 217 Sauchiehall St)
. These re-creations of tearooms designed by
Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 back up the design with excellent bagels, pastries or,
more splendidly, champagne afternoon teas (£20). At busy times the queues for a table
can be long.
| Cafe
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