Smoked by AI · Glasgow
The people.
The chefs, critics and writers and bar people, owners and locals whose picks shape the Glasgow list, grouped by what they do for a living. Every name is a real person with a public track record, and each one appears against a room only where they endorsed that room themselves.
Chefs 8Critics and writers 18Bar people, owners and locals 8
Chefs.
Chefs cook for a living, and a chef who sends you to somebody else's room is putting their own name on it.
- Julie LinChef7 picks
Malaysian and Southeast Asian cooking; Glasgow and (since 2024) London; Malaysian-Scottish food identity.
- Ajay KumarChefno picks on this list yet
Indian fine dining in Scotland; Scottish produce through an Indian lens.
- Colin AndersonChefno picks on this list yet
Modern Scottish, produce-led; Glasgow West End.
- Dean ParkerChefno picks on this list yet
Italian-influenced modern cooking in Glasgow; the new-generation, non-fine-dining end.
- Gary MacleanChefno picks on this list yet
Scottish produce and national food policy; Glasgow-raised, teaching-side authority.
- Gary TownsendChefno picks on this list yet
Modern Scottish fine dining; the Glasgow independent-restaurant scene from a chef opening his own room.
- Lorna McNeeChefno picks on this list yet
Modern Scottish fine dining; game and seasonal produce.
- Pam GilmourChefno picks on this list yet
Glasgow restaurants, cafes and brunch; West End-weighted.
Critics and writers.
Critics ate the meal, wrote it up under their own name, and the review is linked so you can read it yourself.
- Rosalind ErskineCritic26 picks
Scottish food and drink at large; restaurant reviews across Glasgow and Edinburgh; whisky and spirits.
- Paul TrainerChef18 picks
Glasgow dining, bars and openings; the city's institutional memory. Broad rather than cuisine-specialist.
- Peter SimpsonJournalist7 picks
Glasgow and Edinburgh food, bars and coffee; the indie/ street-press lens.
- Gaby SoutarCritic4 picks
Scotland-wide restaurant criticism from an Edinburgh base, with regular Glasgow visits; the fine-dining and tasting-menu end in particular.
- Hector (Curry-Heute)Critic2 picks
Curry houses and curry cafes in Glasgow and across Scotland, the deepest single-cuisine record anyone keeps in the city.
- Ron MackennaCritic2 picks
Glasgow and west of Scotland restaurants; scored, visit-based criticism across the whole price range, takeaways included.
- Chitra RamaswamyCritic1 pick
Scottish restaurants, Glasgow and Edinburgh, reviewed from a visit and written at dish level; food writing at large.
- Joanna BlythmanCritic1 pick
Scottish restaurant criticism, and the food-supply-chain end of food writing (sourcing, provenance, processing) brought to bear on what is actually on the plate.
- Kirsty McLuckieCritic1 pick
Glasgow and Scotland restaurant reviewing on The Scotsman's scored template; a general lifestyle writer rather than a cuisine specialist.
- Sarah CampbellCritic1 pick
Glasgow restaurant criticism, scored and written from a visit.
- Sean Wai KeungAuthor1 pick
Chinese food in Glasgow and Scotland; Cantonese and regional Chinese cooking, dim sum, and the history of the city's Chinese community.
- Cate DevineChefno picks on this list yet
Glasgow chefs and restaurants, with unusual depth on the city centre's older rooms and the people who have run them for decades. Profile and interview work rather than scored reviewing.
- Felipe SchriebergAuthorno picks on this list yet
Whisky, worldwide, with recurring Scotland coverage. Not a restaurant critic and never to be cited as one.
- Holly DingwallCreatorno picks on this list yet
Scottish food, Glasgow-weighted; recipes primarily, with restaurant coverage alongside.
- Julia BryceCreatorno picks on this list yet
Scottish food and drink across the country, with an Aberdeen / north-east base; producer-side and restaurant recs.
- Marissa MacWhirterCriticno picks on this list yet
Glasgow food, drink and city news; the industry's own answers rather than the reviewer's verdict.
- Sonya WalosCreatorno picks on this list yet
Scottish food and drink, Glasgow-weighted; chef interviews on camera.
- Moa, "Swedish Whisky Girl"Creatorno picks on this list yet
Whisky and drinks across Scotland, based in Edinburgh, so treat her as a Scotland-wide drinks authority rather than a Glasgow one. Roughly 23k followers over 2,210 posts, which is a working archive rather than a highlight reel.
Bar people, owners and locals.
Bartenders, owners and locals know the things a review misses, like where the trade actually drinks.
- Joshua BarrOwner / operator7 picks
Glasgow bars and pubs, the Guinness pour, and new bar openings.
- Colin CampbellOwner / operator3 picks
Natural wine and vegetarian small plates in Glasgow; the Southside; the city's long-running curry and Japanese institutions.
- Joanna NetheryOwner / operator3 picks
Natural and low-intervention wine in Glasgow; small-plates dining; drink festivals.
- Lily BrownOwner / operator3 picks
Glasgow seafood and wine-led service; Southside eating; the most dish-specific voter in the guide.
- Darryl DochertyOwner / operator2 picks
Glasgow baking and coffee; Southside and Giffnock; local sourcing.
- Robbie ArmstrongOwner / operator1 pick
Glasgow food reporting and investigation: the dissenting, reported take rather than the round-up.
- Steven TurnerOwner / operator1 pick
Glasgow specialty coffee and the bakery-cafe end; the East End.
- Callum McCormackOwner / operatorno picks on this list yet
Glasgow neighborhood food and drink businesses, interview-led.
Publications.
Cited sources rather than people — used when a piece carries no byline. Prefer the writer whenever there is one.
- Glasgowist1 cited
Glasgow openings, closures, neighbourhood and best-of guides.
- The Glasgow Bellnothing cited on this list yet
Reported Glasgow local journalism including a food desk.