The Great Skirving Street Giveaway - Happy Birthday to us
As most of you know we love Skirving Street, there’s an interesting bunch of unique shops, café’s and restaurants located there. It’s a street that we should all support because interesting, one off, independent establishments make our cities a more interesting and enjoyable place to live.
So with the help of the Skirving Street shops: Odd Bins, Deli 1901, Blue Lagoon, Cosgrove Care, Biscuit, Girasoil, The Dressers Room, Youngs Interesting Books, Butterfly Kisses, 16 Cosgrove, Altura Restaurant, Beanscene, Skirving Peking and Cantonese, and RW Stevens we’re having the biggest birthday giveaway ever*
So here is the prize list: Lunch for two at the Altura restaurant*, Fish Supper from Blue Lagoon, a beautiful pair of vintage earrings from The Dressers Room, a lovely bottle of wine from Odd Bins, tea and cake or lunch at Biscuit**, a fantastic expresso mocha pot and 1901 coffee from Deli 1901, a very nice chess set from Cosgrove Care, a free hair cut from Girasol, a beautifully designed Earl & Pearl mug and tea towel from the lovely Butterfly Kisses, £20 worth of books at Young's Interesting Books, and last but not least coffee and cake for two from Beanscene.
To enter you must be one of the following; our friend on Facebook, our follower on Twitter, signed up to our RSS email or signed up to our Mailing List.
Then just leave your name and a comment below on the subject "Name your favourite place ie shop, theatre, restaurant in the Southside and why" and you'll be entered into the draw. Please try to make sure it will be easy to identify you. If possible leave a link to your webpage, blog, Facebook or twitter in the little URL option of the comments box.
The competition will run the whole of our birthday month and prizes drawn on 30 April. For all the rules etc click here.
Labels: The Great Southside Give Away
posted by Ann at 07:21
66 Comments:
My favourite place is the Granary. Really good atmosphere, excellent music, sports, a good glass of wine and ( here's the most important bit) a PIE PLATTER. Beccy (I am @beccymeister on Twitter).
I'm into Biscuit just now,fantastic coffee and really amazing home-made cakes.Oh and french toast with maple syrup and bacon.mmmmmmmm
Craig.
www.craigjudge.com
Grianach for fresh coffee and cake in a little white box of southside sunshine. Bliss :)
-- James
Beancene: the original and best
I love 'The Picture Framers' in the Shawlands Arcade.
Andy and Archie are a perfect double act! Their service is amazing and I always leave the shop with a smile on my face.
Samuel
www.sparrowandco.com
It's got to be Hayes at the moment as I just got my wedding shoes from there - A fantastically priced pair of Vivienne Westwood heels. :)
I have to say Butterfly Kisses... It's a great place to treat yourself, or get gifts and cards for others, although i do tend to want EVERYTHING when i'm in - I've had to be dragged out a tad too many times! Is it wrong to hope that someone moves house purely so that you can get them a housewarming gift from BK's amazing selection of loveliness!?
(Nobody_Girl on twitter, Jen Collinson on Facebook..)
Youngs interesting books. It is actually the coolest wee place in the world. Its like the aladins cave of books.
euphemia matheson on facenbook, euphemia, on twitter
Battlefield Rest. Love it.
Queen's Park Glasshouse - great for the kids
Tina's Quality Fries on Calder Street! They do the best fish and chips I've ever tasted, lovely staff too
Ketchup, fab food, good deals and family friendly - what's not to like???
Ketchup, fab food, good deals and family friendly - what's not to like???
Young's interesting books also. As well as a treasure trove of great old books, it's a great place to see the graphic design of yesteryear on some of those book covers. Inspirational.
Young's Interesting Books it is. Beansceners, I'd have never managed to function without your administrations of coffee and flapjacks, but I'm afraid you're not an Alladin's cave of books numbering amongst them a living breathing 1st edition Spike Milligan book of random thoughts.
Grianach - definitely the best scones in the Southside!
Grianach, the best pieces ever!
Butterfly Kisses! The owners Pam & Gillian are so friendly and their shop is very stylish. I photographed their shop and stock for their website and wanted to buy everything they have!
I'm a fan of lite bite on Sinclair Drive - especially that they have an award from the AA for best toilets in the area!
Emma McGrotty on facebook
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Fav place is Maxwell Park clean, quiet, and never too many people about, in the summer loads of open space to spread out and lie in the sun and shade for the kids.
Fav food spot is Gusto and Relish, although since Cookie has uped their game and improved their service they are slowing but surley heading for the top spot.
loving the south,
ewans
The Glasshouse in Queens Park - for the scary beasties, the coffee, hosting The Wee Chill, and because they took my fish when they got too big for ther tank.
Gary
Tinto Tapas (Battlefield Rd) - i have found nothing bad to write about - food and drink always perfect, staff are really nice and they now do takeaway!!!
The three different Cosgrove Care shops on Skirving Street are seriously awesome.
Half my younger life went into the shops (in the form of nik-naks, toys, furniture etc) due to my mum being a volunteer there and now half of my adult life has been foraged from the donations.
There are some pretty spectucular finds in there. Cannot recommend the shops enough and all of the money goes to a great cause- adults and childrens with learning difficulties.
Some of the adults Cosgrove help volunteer in the shop. Go in and see what you can find!
My boyfriend and I are big fans of Bella Napoli, great for dinner, afternoon coffee, sandwiches, and even takeaway pizzas!
Louise Schmid (facebook)
I would have to say Raw Vintage on Abbott Street in Shawlands! A great wee shop full of really amazing vintage clothing and accessories!
Pauline x
pmcdon7@aol.com
Food - Battlefield Rest
Drink - The Clockwork
Space - Queen's Park
Istanbul - Paisley Road West.
Best Turkish food in Glasgow and everything (apart from the Donner thing) homemade. That's why it's queued out all the time - what a fantastic place....
I find it really hard going anywhere for lunch/coffee but Tapa. Wonderful place!
For drinks, I'm a fan of the Allison Arms. The beer fridge at the back is one of the most exciting surprises in Glasgow.
raw vintage has closed its doors but are apparently selling their stock off online....sad to see it go.
Battlefield Rest for a lovely meal, no doubt. Although Republic Bier Stube's pizzas are special too...can't wait for my first visit to the Dressers Room!
Cosgrove Care
The essence of rummaging. Great chat with the ladies and plenty of 70's crockery that will no longer fir into my cupboards. I wish that I could remeber that it doesn't open Saturdays however.
I love Cosgrove Care because they have some amazing and really unique items with great prices - and I got a table and two chairs for my living room and a pink tea set from the shop that I absolutely love earlier in the year.
taking a look at the monument and a trundle in Linn park
Deli 1901 as the brownies are the best ever yum
Scouring the charity shops on Victoria Rd and Shawlands followed by a burger at Ketchup and cocktails at The Social. Perfect :)
samuel dows - great boozer
the middle of pollock park on a summers day, you can't see or hear traffic and really could be in the countryside!
from a mummy perspective it has to be the Glasshouse
Deli 1901 - for the caramel shortcake, carrot cake and Blue Monday cheese :-0
Cookie! Great food, wines, decor and concept.
The Pakistan cafe in Pollokshaws Rd. Great food , small ,cosy with funky decor and friendly staff. They'll even change the music to suit the diners.
La Tea Doh, Nithsdale Road, Pollokshields. Lovely wee place filled with treats!
Go slow on victoria road. Nice friendly wee cafe with great service and friendly staff and a relaxed atmosph
Stube on Kilmarnock Rd for great atmosphere and friendly staff. And of course those 2 for 1 pizzas! :-)
Cookie on Nithsdale Road - brilliant food and atmosphere and a really great concept.
I would have to say that the Tramway is one the best places in the Southside!
Go Slow on Viccy Road, best bacon roll around.
Faourite place is the Burrell Collection, such an underrated and sometimes forgoten about gem. The atmosphere within the museum walls is serene and beautiful. @jemimagin on twitter
Very hard to choose but for consistently tasty food, cuddly ethics and pleasant atmosphere it has to be Tapa. Whether you're there for brunch, dinner or a post-night out coffee, it's always an excellent choice.
The bread is delicious, the cakes are fantastic and the coffee is second to none. Cookie is a close second, but I've found the service, though always friendly, to be a bit hit or miss.
My only complaint about Tapa is that they stopped doing their stall at the farmers' market. Can we start a campaign to bring it back please?
I'm a big fan of Tramway. It has a really interesting choice of exhibitions (The current Christoph Büchel installation is a must see)and is also a nice place to go for some tea and cake at lunch. The secret garden is a great place to sit and relax- just a pity it gets so busy on hot sunny days!
I LOVE the Little Cake Parlour even though it is not helping my wedding diet along in any way at all. Their sparkly marshmallow cupcakes are amazing!
Aislinn x
I have an unhealthy addiction to Biscuit on Skirving Street at the moment! Their little coconutty raspberry oaty cakey things make me go weak at the knees. Nom Nom!
Lorraine x
There are sooooo many fantastic places, that i could be here all day. But i do love Queens Park, happy childhood memories being taken there by my grampa.
I love Go Slow cafe too - fab creamy hot chocolate, sparkly lights, funky decor and a really nice laid back vibe. And the tea comes in cute little individual china teapots.
Deli 1901 for cakes and greek salad!! Hayes for clothes so you dont need to brave the town and oddbins for lovely wine to relax of an evening with. Judy Ferguson
Pollok Park it is, for me & my terrier pup Twiglet. She just loves it there, especially in the woods.
I would have to say the green spaces. Pollock park, The Hidden Gardens and Queens park where I walk though everyday on my way to work and am sometimes lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Ben Lomond on a clear day. The southside is doing a good job of keeping up Glasgow rep as the 'Dear Green Place'!
I'd like to vote for The Greek Golden Kebab on Sinclair Drive. For making you feel like your on holiday no matter how rubbish the weather is outside. The food is lovely, the service is friendly, the decoration is truely memorable.
from Katy Sinclair
My favorite place would be the Queens Park. I really love that place !
Cookie, as it is a multi-layered and brave venture, and one minute from home
I have to agree that Pollok CountryPark and Pollok House is my fav place in the southside, used to go there as a wee girl with friends, and pretend I lived there, now I love to go with my family and eat in the cafe, love it..
My favourite place is Zucchini on Nithsdale Rd. The owner is incredibly friendly and helpful, the fruit and veg are great and its open until 8pm for when you run out of milk or chocolate! Gusto & Relish is joint favourite for its wonderful home cooked tasty food and welcoming atmosphere.
I love Langside Place, and not just because I grew up there but because of the community-spirit of the neighbourhood - some of the people on that street have been there for decades. I also love the Langside Cafe for staying pretty much exactly as it was 30 years ago - the milkshakes are magic, the irn-bru snow drinks are supreme, the array of sweeties are amazing and there is nothing better than sitting in there, enjoying good food and drink and people watching the customers as they come and go. I love Langside Place!!!!
Church in the hill - reasonably priced drinks and excellent food, especially the chips!
Raw Vintage is my favourite. Great wee shop, brilliant stock and a fab tailor-made service too. Always lovely to pop in for a browse and get an unexpected but well loved purchase. A small business with a big ♥
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