The Variety Bar

Head down Sauchiehall Street and you'll find yourself in one of Glasgow's most unpretentious drinking spots. The Variety Bar doesn't do fussy cocktails or Instagram aesthetics—it's all about honest pints, spirits that know what they're doing, and staff who actually know their stuff. You'll get a mix of regulars propping up the bar alongside folk popping in from the city centre shops, everyone united by the fact they just want a decent drink without the theatre. It's the kind of place where the jukebox might play something brilliant, or something daft, and either way nobody cares.