Glasgow is home to some of the best pubs across the whole of the British Isles, in our biased opinion anyway, but what ever happened to the good old days?
The days when a pub was a pub, you just had a drink or two, maybe a couple of games of darts or pool. These days everything has to be an 'immersive experience' or 'hybrid-hospitality' - as great as some of these new concepts are, we all just want to go to an old-school Glasgow pub now and then.
In the modern-era where the city is awash with Gastropubs and hidden cocktail bars, we've traipsed around the city looking for the very best of traditional Glaswegian pubs, the simple old-school pubs where you can just get a pint and a bit of patter.
In that journey we've travelled across the Glaswegian compass - north, southside, west end, east end, and even the city centre - we're not discriminating based on location here. The categories we were looking out for are ambience, commitment to tradition, and how good a time we're having in the pub.
Take a look below for 15 of the very best old-school traditional pubs of Glasgow, ranked definitively.
In the modern-era where the city is awash with Gastropubs and hidden cocktail bars, we've traipsed around the city looking for the very best of traditional Glaswegian pubs, the simple old-school pubs where you can just get a pint and a bit of patter.
![Sloans still has many original features - and hosts a ceiledh often. Great for fans of Scottish old-school pubs about the city centre.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2022/08/12/16/Glasgow_-_61_Argyll_Arcade%2C_Sloans_Restaurant_-_20150730001351.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
13. Sloans - 108 Argyle Street
Sloans still has many original features - and hosts a ceiledh often. Great for fans of Scottish old-school pubs about the city centre.
![Heraghty's is the best pub in Strathbungo in my humble opinion. They do one of the best pours of Guinness in the city, and have an incredibly well-stocked gantry.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/19/14/57/MJ%20Heraghty.jpeg?crop=3:2&width=272)
14. MJ Heraghty - 708 Pollokshaws Road
Heraghty's is the best pub in Strathbungo in my humble opinion. They do one of the best pours of Guinness in the city, and have an incredibly well-stocked gantry.
![The Horse Shoe in Glasgow’s Drury Street was voted one of Glasgow’s favourite pubs by our audience, and it's not hard to see why. A favourite of Christopher Walken when he visited the city, there's karaoke on every weekend, it's got the longest bar in Scotland, service is great and pints are class. What more could you ask for?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/03/21/11/20230307_124932.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
15. The Horse Shoe - 17-19 Drury Street
The Horse Shoe in Glasgow’s Drury Street was voted one of Glasgow’s favourite pubs by our audience, and it's not hard to see why. A favourite of Christopher Walken when he visited the city, there's karaoke on every weekend, it's got the longest bar in Scotland, service is great and pints are class. What more could you ask for?