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venue. The bar feels like it's been here for years - all wood and thick, exposed stone giv-
ing it warmth and a celestial air. There's an excellent array of whiskies. The only thing
missing is holy water on your way in.
BREL
(
www.brelbarrestaurant.com
;
39 Ashton Lane)
Perhaps the best on Ashton Lane, this bar can
seem tightly packed, but there's a conservatory out the back so you can pretend you're sit-
ting outside when it's raining, and when the sun does peek through there's a beer garden.
They've got a huge range of Belgian beers, and they also do mussels and other Lowlands
favourites.
| Bar
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Charles Rennie
Mackintosh
If the Glasgow School of Art has fired your enthusiasm for all things Mackintosh, the
city has several more delights in store.
1 WILLOW TEAROOMS
(
www.willowtearooms.co.uk
; 217 Sauchiehall St; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun)
An au-
thentic reconstruction of tearooms Mackintosh designed and furnished in the early 20th
century for restaurateur Kate Cranston.
2 LIGHTHOUSE
( 0141-221 6362;
www.thelighthouse.co.uk
; 11 Mitchell Lane; 10.30am-5pm Mon-Sat,
noon-5pm Sun)
Mackintosh's first building, designed in 1893, now serves as Scotland's
Centre for Architecture & Design.
3 SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM
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