Mr & Mrs Smith

Kelvingrove Art Gallery is free and 15 minutes away. Hike the huge granite steps up to Park Circus for an unbeatable view of the city. There’s a spa down the road on Royal Terrace (www.15royalterrace.co.uk).

No 16 (+44 (0)141 339 2544; www.number16.co.uk) on Byres Road is a bustling Scottish bistro, where dishes change daily; expect Ayrshire lamb with parsnip puree, or haunch of venison served with root vegetables and wild mushrooms. Down the road at number 360, La Vallée Blanche (+44 (0)141 334 3333; www.lavalleeblanche.com) is French and chalet-like, with Scottish touches on the menu, such as the Aberdeen Angus steak with chanterelles, fondant potato and garlic and red wine sauce. For the best crabcakes in town and a rather tasty fish club sandwich, head to Crabshakk (+44 (0)141 334 6127; www.crabshakk.com) on Argyle Street, where you’ll also find family-run Italian Lamora (+44 (0)141 560 2070; www.lamorakitchen.co.uk) and Two Fat Ladies (+44 (0)141 221 8188; www.twofatladiesrestaurant.com), a tartan-carpeted blow-out option.

Ben Nevis (+44 (0)141 576 5284) on Argyle Street is the pub for whisky fans. On Lynedoch Street, The Drake (+44 (0)141 332 7363) serves a gastropub menu in a relaxed and cosy room.

Pick your sweet treat from the pastries piled up in the window then head inside to the warmth at Kember & Jones (+44 (0)141 337 3851; www.kemberandjones.co.uk) on Byres Road.

Booly Mardy’s (+44 (0)141 560 8004; www.bloodymarys.co.uk) on Vinicombe Street is the city’s cocktail king, famed for its fiery bloody marys. On the same road, play table tennis in a large cage at quirky Hillhead Bookclub (+44 (0)141 576 1700; www.hillheadbookclub.com). Oran Mor (+44 (0)141 357 6200; www.oran-mor.co.uk) is a converted church that now hosts two restaurants, a club and gigs in the basement.