Known for its elegant Victorian architecture, great pubs and restaurants, and now its growing presence of hipsters Strathbungo has been named one of the world's ‘coolest neighbourhoods’.
Global magazine, Time Out ranked the small area on the Southside of the city number 22 on their annual list of the world’s coolest spots.
Sandwiched between Queens Park and Pollokshields, Strathbungo was the only place in Scotland to make the list with its “independent spirit” being cited as a main attraction.
The Glasgow Times went to see if those who live and work in the area agree.
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Sal Gill, 23, lives in the West End and comes into Strathbungo once or twice a week to enjoy himself.
He said: “I mainly come here for a treat, get some ice cream and go to a shop to get my film camera developed.
“There’s lots of bakeries and some fantastic independent shops. It’s lovely to walk around and to be able to support local businesses.
“Glasgow has always had a cool edge to it but it seems to be getting recognised more now.”
John Strange, 70, has lived in the Southside of Glasgow for 35 years and works in Strathbungo as a window cleaner, he said: “It’s a lovely area.
“I would say it is a cool place with the restaurants, pubs and wee coffee shops. It’s sort of taking over from the West End I’d say.
“A lot of people come here and one of the reasons is MJ Heraghty Bar, it’s got the best Guinness you’ll ever taste.”
Dusty Watts, who works in coffee and vintage clothes shop BAM, said the recognition of the area is “really exciting”.
The 23-year-old said: “Strathbungo has got a really rich cultural history and I think it’s so different to every other place in Glasgow.
“You meet a lot of people, everyone really cares about the businesses and they look after each other.
"It’s got a real community feeling, I’d say a lot of people move here because they’re looking for that.”
Eli Sapoznik moved to Strathbungo from the West End one year ago after hearing “so many good things”.
The 32-year-old said: “I keep discovering so many new things all the time, it’s amazing because it’s just bursting with things.
“There’s a bit of everything, a good sense of community, a lot of artists as well as politically engaged movements.
“Sometimes it makes you forget that the world can be a terrible place because things are very nice here, and you go elsewhere and realise that here is special.”
Simone Stewart, 36 a local arts and heritage manager said: “It’s really cool there’s a lot of artists and creatives here, some really interesting independent businesses and wonderful places to eat.
She added: “It has a really nice feel and a good place where ideas, communities and identities collide. So, in that way I think it’s probably the coolest part of Glasgow”.
Married couple Juan and Mary Ellen Edwards from Canada are on holiday visiting their daughter who lives in Strathbungo.
Mary said: “Our daughter enjoys the area, there's a lot of young and old people it's a very good mix, it also feels safe.”
Juan said: “The architecture is different from home and there's access to everything I like the place. There’s lots of green space around and so many places in terms of eating.”
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