We take a delve into the archives for a brief history of some of Glasgow’s best known restaurants, past and present, that have been visited by famous faces through the years.
13. Ewan McGregor - Guy's Restaurant
To prepare himself for the role of a chef in the film Perfect Sense, Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor worked in the kitchen of pal Guy Cowan's restaurant back in 2011. The restaurant was once found on Candleriggs and traded successfully in the Merchant City for many years.
14. Justin Bieber - Blue Lagoon
The first Blue Lagoon chippy was opened on Sauchiehall Street back in 1975 by Italian born entrepreneur Ersilio Varese and his childhood sweetheart Edda Varese. The business very quickly took off expanding on to West Nile Street, Argyle Street, Howard Street and Renfield Street in a matter of years truly establishing Blue Lagoon as the face of traditional Fish & Chips in Glasgow. Justin Bieber even visited back in 2016 where he ordered deep-fried haggis and Irn-Bru.
15. Boyzone - Ho Wong
Ho Wong has been serving Glaswegians chinese dishes for almost 40 years with the restaurant having originally opened on York Street before relocating to Waterloo Street in 2021. Boyzone star Shane Lynch was revealed in an interview that the band are big fans of Ho Wong as the restaurant used to stay open late for them.
16. Meryl Streep - One Devonshire Gardens
Nestled in Glasgow's West End, Hotel du Vin Glasgow at One Devonshire Gardens is an exquisite boutique hotel tucked away in a picturesque Victorian terrace. When Meryl Streep's musician son Henry studied at the University of Glasgow, whenever she would visit she would stay at One Devonshire Gardens, enjoying dinner in the boutique hotel's restaurant.