Here's some pointers. No doubt I've missed loads.
Cafes:
Café Gandolfi -
Cafe Gandolfi - Cafe Gandolfi Restaurant Glasgow, Scotland
Albion Street, Merchant city. A Glasgow institution, sounds Italian but is run by Gaelic speakers from the Hebrides. This is where to have a nice breakfast to treat yourself. And maybe a bloody Mary.
University Café -
University Cafe, Glasgow - Restaurant Reviews, Phone Number & Photos - TripAdvisor
Byres Road, West End. Not part of the uni, just near(ish) to it. An old-fashioned Italian family run greasy spoon/chip shop. Hasn’t changed since 1918.
Mother India’s Café -
À la carte
Argyle Street, West End. Opposite the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, on the Finnieston side. Tapas style Indian food, freshly prepared, delicious.
Little Curry House -
Little Curry House Glasgow | Wee Curry Shop Glasgow | Little Curry House Glasgow | Indian Restaurant & Take Away Glasgow
Byres Road, West End. Exactly what it says.
La Bodega -
http://www.labodegaglasgow.com
South Street, calls itself “West End”, but is so far along towards Clydebank it could be in the sea. Opposite the Scotstoun bus depot, on an industrial street. Scruffy little tapas bar, not nearly as refined as the website makes it look. But it has a great vibe and good live music.
Museums:
The People’s Palace -
About People's Palace
Glasgow Green, East End. History of Glasgow’s people.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum -
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Childhood favourite of mine. Great collection of Scottish Colourists.
The Hunterian Museum -
University of Glasgow - The Hunterian
Part of Glasgow university. Really cool.
Market:
The Barras, Gallowgate, East End. Saturday and Sunday. A Glasgow institution.
Bookshops –
Voltaire & Rousseau -
Second Hand Book Store in Glasgow / Voltaire & Rousseau
Otago Lane, West End. You have to go here. The worst laid out bookshop in the world. But fantastic stock and knowledgeable staff. One of my favourite places ever.
Calton Books -
Calton Books - Glasgow's Independent Radical Bookshop
London Road, East End. Near the Barras. Leftie books.
Pubs:
Loads of great pubs. Here’s 3.
Scotia Bar -
The Scotia Bar - GLASGOW - Belhaven
Stockwell Street, City Centre. Very old, very low ceiling, been drunk in here millions of times. Played music here too.
Clutha -
The Clutha Bar
Opposite the Scotia. If you get chucked out of one, you stagger to the other. I’ve played music here too. Famous music pub in Glasgow. Refurbished after the helicopter crash.
Dukes Bar -
Welcome
Old Dumbarton Road, Finnieston. Handy for Mother India Café and the Art Gallery. Much more trendy than it was when I first started frequenting it, but I retain an attachment to it.
Record Shops:
Monorail Music -
Monorail
Kings Court, City Centre. Great record shop, run by Stephen Pastel. Attached to Mono Café Bar -
Mono
Mixed Up Records -
Mixed Up Records, Glasgow record shop selling vinyl LPs, CDs and DVDs
Otago Lane, West End. Next to Voltaire & Rousseau bookshop. A great second-hand collection.