Best beer gardens in Glasgow

Eating and Drinking Guide
14 May 2018

WEST Brewery

Soak up those rare days of sunshine on these beer terraces and gardens

When the sun's out there's nothing like a cold beverage and good food in the outdoors. From Caribbean hangouts to craft brewery terraces, here's our selection of Glasgow's best bars with al fresco options.

Brel
Once a neglected grassy knoll, Brel's back garden now boasts fitted benches where you can enjoy good food and continental beers in the sunshine.

Chinaski's
This discreet East Village-style speakeasy at Charing Cross does great food, lots of bourbon, and has with a sneaky beer and 'cigar' garden out back.

Drygate Brewing Co.
Craft brewing meets good cooking in this East End industrial-styled beer wonderland with a bar and grill menu plus 26 draught craft beer taps to sample on the beer terrace.

Inn Deep
Dog-friendly riverside bar with over 70 bottled beers, a menu of pub classics and a spacious beer garden – the perfect place to stop for a bite on a walk along the Kelvin.

The Rum Shack
Either a great reason to go Southside or your favourite neighbourhood bar, with a funky beer garden in which to enjoy Caribbean cooking and rum in the sun.

WEST on the Green
German-style brewery serving Bavarian-inspired food and home-brewed beers in a striking Glasgow Green building, with wooden benches outside that fill up fast.

Eating & Drinking Guide 2018/19

25th Edition published April 2018. Widely recognised as the most reliable, comprehensive and authoritative guide to eating out in more than 950+ restaurants, bistros, cafes and bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

A	Brel 39–43 Ashton Lane, Glasgow, G12 8SG Boasting a bar, intimate conservatory and expansive beer garden, this Ashton Lane institution serves 60 world beers and a menu of mussels, fondue and burgers.
B	Inn Deep 445 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 8HH Dog-friendly riverside bar with over 70 bottled beers, a menu of BBQ food and pub classics and a spacious beer garden.
C	Chinaski's 239 North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DL With dim lighting that makes everyone look good, this East Village-style speakeasy does good food and a bourbon range that’d make Bukowski proud.
D	The Rum Shack 657–659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB Not even just a little bit of the Caribbean in the Southside The Rum Shack is either the new reason to go to the Southside or your new favourite neighbourhood bar.
E	WEST on the Green Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, G40 1AW A unique and wonderful German-Scottish mash-up within Glasgow Green's Templeton Building – a true Mecca for beer-lovers across the city and beyond.
F	Drygate Brewing Co. 85 Drygate, Glasgow, G4 0UT An industrial-sized cornucopia of craft beer on the East End of town, proving daily that seeing truly is believing with its own viewable working brewery. Drygate Brewing Co. includes a bar, kitchen, brewery and an events space.