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Babbity Bowster, 16-18 Blackfriars St, T 0141-5525055. Mon-Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1000-2300. You can’t get away from this place, and why would you want to? Buzzing café-bar housed in a magnificent 18th century building in the heart of the Merchant City. Traditional Scottish and French dishes served with flair. Outrageously good value. The bar is one of the city’s perennial favourites .

Bibo Cibo, 5 Bell St, T 0141-552 3232. Daily 0900-2100, bar open later. Merchant City café/bar with extra seating out in the old Fruitmarket courtyard, a popular venue with local office workers. You can choose from bar fare like sandwiches and baked potatoes or opt for more filling options like lamb chops or lemon chicken.

Ichiban Japanese Noodle Café, 50 Queen St, T 0141-2044200. Mon-Wed 1200-2200, Thu-Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1300-2200. Excellent value, healthy Japanese specialities like sushi and tempura, washed down with saki. Great if you’ve been indulging in too many local specialities – like Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers or chips. There are communal tables and the surroundings are cool and modern. No smoking.

Noah, 84 Albion St, T 0141-552 3044. Sun-Wed 1100-2100, Thu-Sat 1100-2200. Relaxed and contemporary Merchant City café where you can relax with the papers and a toasted goats' cheese sandwich, or sit down to pan-fried chicken or fettucine in the evening.

Café Source, 1 St Andrews Sq (in the church), T 0141-548 6020. Mon-Thu 1100-2300, Fri, Sat 1100-2400, Sun 1200-2300. (no food 1500-1700 Mon-Fri). Great contemporary café in a former church offering everything from fishcakes to savoury vegetarian tart – sermons not on the menu. If you’re not hungry you can just chill out with a latte and read the papers. Live music every Wed from 2100.

Café Cosmo, 12 Rose St, T 0141-3326535. Daily 1200-1700, bar open till 2100. Part of the Glasgow Film Theatre (see ‘Entertainment’) this well preserved arty, art deco café is definitely worth knowing about, even if you’re not a movie buff. It’s a great cheap lunch venue, especially for vegetarians, with hearty soups, toasties and no nonsense slabs of cake on offer – good celeb spotting potential too.

The Doocot Café and Bar, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell La, T 0141-221 1821. There’s a 1950s retro look at this café on the top of the Lighthouse high above the shopping frenzy in the streets below. Stop for soups, sandwiches and light meals before immersing yourself in the world of architecture.

Miss Cranston’s Tearooms, 33 Gordon St, T 0141-204 1122. You could miss this traditionally run tea-shop as it’s hidden above a baker’s shop, but it’s worth seeking out if you fancy something rather more genteel than a skinny cappuccino on the run. This is the place to come for a full blown afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones, cakes, milk in jugs and gallons of tea.

Starbucks at Borders, 98 Buchanan St, T 0141-222 7700. Mon-Sat 0830-2200, Sun 1000-2000. Handy Starbucks inside Borders bookshop. Good for those who can’t tear themselves away from the books, and it also offers fantastic people-watching potential if you grab a seat overlooking the floor below. As you’d expect there are plenty more Starbucks outlets scattered throughout the city.

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