Nearby Food and Drink

For food delivered directly to you: there are apps for that!

By 'nearby' we mean approximately a 0.6 mile / 1km distance.

Finnieston, the area immediately to the north of the conference centre across the footbridge, has become Glasgow's most up and coming area for food and drink. There is a wide selection of places to get food, ranging from grab and go sandwiches and drinks, to some of the best restaurants in the city.

The link for each place leads to a page showing its contact details, web site and a location map.

Sit-down options are limited at the Conference Centre itself. The only choice is Clydebuilt Bar and Kitchen, which serves a small range of meals, focussing on several types of burger. There are vegetarian and vegan options. Reservations are available on their website and are recommended for the duration of the convention.

McColls sells a range of confectionery, newspapers and grocery items for take-away.

Deli & Bakery is a small unit in the SEC, selling coffee and baked goods.

Next closest is the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which has a full-service resturant with a wide range of standard hotel meals. It has the advantage of also being open for breakfast.

Slightly further away (650m, crossing one road) on Lancefield Quay is Cranside Kitchen. Inside this building originally a means to access a tunnel taking you to the other side of the river it now contains four restaurants: Romano's: Italian dishes and pizza; Xi'an: predominantly Cantonese; Chang: Thai; Pokebowl: Haiwaiian style poke bowls, Yuzu: Japanese. It is open from 1200 to 2300.

Booking: https://www.cransidekitchen.co.uk/booking.html Sample Menus: Romanos: https://www.cransidekitchen.co.uk/romanos.html, Xi'an: https://www.cransidekitchen.co.uk/xian.html, Chang: https://www.cransidekitchen.co.uk/chang.html, Pokebowl: https://www.cransidekitchen.co.uk/pokebowl.html, Yuzu: https://www.cransidekitchen.co.uk/yuzu.html

OUIBar & KITCHN at the Radisson Red Hotel

The modern and popular variation of the Radisson hotel chain, with a rooftop terrace bar for warmer nights. The OUIBar and KITCHN (sic) serves a pretty standard modern international menu of burgers, pizzas, caesar salad etc.

Booking will be essential during the convention.

No menu on website

Book: https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/RecessHiltonGardenInnGlasgow/23423

British contemporary Indian with to-go menu for food collection

Website and booking: https://www.indiaquay.com Menu: https://www.indiaquay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/11/5352221.pdf To-go menu: https://www.indiaquay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/11/5352222.pdf

The closest Starbucks is on the other side of the river, on the ground floor of the Village Hotel.

Getting to any of the following involves crossing over the footbridge at the northern limit of the SEC, that passes over the Clydeside Expressway.

Sometimes we crave it. Sometimes, we hate ourselves. Sometimes, these times are the same. In saying that, it's a known quantity for many people, and brand standards pretty much mean you will get what you expect.

MacDonalds is definitely one of your choices.

Ice cream and desserts are the focus at Big Licks, but there are also burgers and savoury choices too.

Lidl, a German chain supermarket, is the closest basic–range supermarket to the SEC. By 'basic range' we mean that it will have fresh fruit and vegetables, a bakery, staple foods, beers, wines and spirits and pharmacy items — but not with a range of brands for the same item and less breadth of choice than you would expect in a full–range supermarket. For the duration of the convention, it may well suffice for your needs.

Included because it just squeaks in under the distance rule, and because the name¹⁾ makes us laugh. The Doner Kebab is a late–night after–drinking meal of choice throughout the world where there has been culinary influence from the peoples of the former Ottoman Empire — and Glasgow is no different.