Glasgow's best bars and pubs as chosen by the city's bartenders for top awards
The city's best bars and pubs have been selected by Glasgow's top bartenders and they need your help to vote for the overall winners of the Glasgow Bar Awards 2025.
With 150 nominees across 12 categories, featuring everything from locals and much-loved pubs to the trendiest bars and cocktail havens, this year’s nominees are a celebration of the best in Glasgow’s thriving bar scene.
Selected by bartenders across the city, the public and industry vote will see the ultimate winners crowned during a dazzling Bartender’s Ball this February.
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This year’s Glasgow Bar Awards has grown to include 12 categories, with exciting new additions such as Best Late Bar and Best Restaurant Bar, joining fan favorites like Best Cocktail and the coveted Best Bar.
The Best Pub nominees includes west end favorites Inn Deep and Òran Mór, the historic Old Toll Bar, and the ever-popular Pot Still, run by the Murphy family.
Meanwhile the Best Bar category sees recently opened Vodka Wodka Merchant City, the evolved Devil of Brooklyn, alongside iconic cocktail spots such as Kelvingrove Café, The Gate, and Absent Ear all named.
For the cocktail enthusiasts, creations like the Miller Street Slipper from Sebb’s, the Nitro Jazz from West Side Tavern, and the Steinbeck from The Last Bookstore highlight Glasgow’s mixology mastery.
Don’t see your favourite? There’s still time to cast your vote! Nominations across all 12 categories remain open until midnight on Sunday, 2nd February 2025 and you can vote on the website.
The 2025 Glasgow Bar Awards will culminate in the Bartender’s Ball , a night dedicated to honouring hospitality’s finest. Hosted at Saint Luke’s on Monday, 17th February 2025, this must-attend event for industry professionals features premium drinks, smoked barbecue classics from the Winged Ox, and live music and entertainment.
Organised by Backs! Hospitality, a community interest company founded by David Smillie and Alex Riches, proceeds from ticket sales will support initiatives for the next generation of bartending talent, including training, mentorship, and networking opportunities.
How to vote for the Glasgow Bartender Awards
The organisers said: "The long list has been announced and the winners will be determined through public and industry votes — so make your voice heard."
Vote now: head to the website to vote for your fave now.
Voting deadline: Sunday, 2nd February 2025
The 2025 Long List
Top 15 Best Bars (in alphabetical order)
Absent Ear
Chinaskis
Daddy Marmalades
Devil of Brooklyn
Jack’s Bar at Dakota Hotel
Kelvingrove Café
La Jupe
Lunar
Malo
Moskito
Red Sky Bar at Radisson Red
Tabac
The Gate
The Locale
Vodka Wodka (Merchant City)
Top 15 Best Pubs (in alphabetical order)
Church on the Hill
Dram
Drygate
Inn Deep
Innis & Gunn West Nile Street
Kitty O’Sheas
Koelschip Yard
Malone’s
Old Toll Bar
Òran Mór
Pot Still
Redmond’s of Dennistoun
The Lismore
The Palais Bar
The Piper
Top 15 best restaurant bars (in alphabetical order)
Bar Vini
Bar Brett
Crabshakk Botanics
Derby Lane
Five March
Gaga
Gaucho
Porter & Rye
Roya
Sebb’s
Sugo
The Finnieston
The Gannet
Ubiquitous Chip
West Side Tavern
Top 15 best drinks (in alphabetical order)
Aphrodite - Devil Of Brooklyn
Auld Lang Seine - La Jupe
Chimichurri Margarita - Gaucho
Grand Anju - Lunar
Gimlet - Gaga
Glass Tears - Tabac
Jack Aitken - Jack’s Bar
Miller Street Slipper - Sebb’s
Nitro Jazz - West Side Tavern
Pinyin Pastries - Daddy Marmalades
Pisco Blank Canvas - Absent Ear
Shepherd's Delight - The Gate
Solero - The Social
Space Ghetto - Saint Luke's
Steinbeck - Last Bookstore
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