Glasgow has always been proud of its cafe culture.
Here are five of the best we miss the most.
After the First World War, the Crolla family – famous ice-cream makers – opened the Premier Café in Bridgeton.
It was such a success, they had to extend it into the stores on either side of the original shop unit and by the 1950s, the Crollas had around 30 vans roaming the streets of Glasgow delivering their ice cream.
Crolla ice cream continues, but the Premier Café is no more.
King’s Café
It was Glasgow’s oldest-surviving café when it closed its doors in 2015, and a regular haunt of stars from the nearby King’s Theatre.
The late Gerard Kelly, pictured enjoying fish and chips in a break from panto rehearsals, was a fan of the King’s Café, which opened in 1898.
Central Café
Sauchiehall Street has not had its troubles to seek in recent years, but in the 1950s, it was a grand and glamorous shopping destination.
The Central Café was a highlight, sandwiched between the fancy corsetiere, billiards hall and JD Cuthbertson department store.
Queen’s Café
Lovely, traditional café on Victoria Road, which was the perfect place to refuel with an ice cream after a walk in nearby Queen’s Park.
Ross’s
Ross’s Dairies (“It’s Ross’s, It’s Right”) had its depot on Crow Road and a variety of outlets throughout the city.
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These included milk bars, snack bars and a large cafe at the corner of Howard and Jamaica streets.
Their USP was that their produce was “straight from the oven, straight from the farm” and who can forget their delicious soda scones …
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