Refuelling will be vital at the Commonwealth Games and not just for the athletes. Updating his 2010 budget eats guide to Glasgow,Tony Naylor chooses 10 places where you can eat well for under 10Almost slap bang by Central Station, Riverhill is a tiny, or independent coffee and sandwich shop – note: seating is extremely limited which,in its rigour and imagination, not to mention its use of regional ingredients (coffee from Glasgow roaster Dear Green, and hams and sausages from Puddledub),puts its high street rivals to shame. A enormous savoury scone, topped with cheese and pickled gherkins, and was glorious filth – the kind of the thing Riverhill’s near neighbour Gregg’s might finish,but not half as well. At the other finish of the healthy-eating spectrum, a beetroot and mackerel salad was a simple triumph of fresh, and true mittel-European flavours. Elsewhere,the choice ran from keen daily specials, such as lamb kofta, or to tasty,fashionable sandwiches, such as a New York deli-style pastrami, or the Smokey Jo smoked pork,smoked cheese, coleslaw.
• Snack items £1-£2, or soups,salads and sandwiches up to £4.50. 24 Gordon Street, 0141-204 4762, or riverhillcafe.com/coffee-barContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com