Glasgow
You're flying out of Glasgow Airport, you have 90 minutes to kill, and you'd like to do better than a Pret. Good news: airport drinking has improved more in the last five years than the previous fifty. Pre-flight drinks at Glasgow Airport range from chain reliability to surprisingly polished hotel-style bars in the airport hotels. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to drinking better at Glasgow's airports.
City Centre · $$$
Glasgow's most awarded cocktail bar.
Finnieston · $$
Cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu and a young engaged crowd.
City Centre · $$
Heritage whisky bar with over 700 single malts.
City Centre · $$
Live-music bar with traditional Scottish folk every weekend.
Want a real drink before flying? The fastest play is to get to airport hotels next door — most run polished bars that beat anything post-security. We list them at the bottom. If you've got 60 spare minutes pre-airport, see our shortlist of bars in Glasgow proper at the end.
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