EAT & DRINK GLASGOW: UNDER £5
BABU BOMBAY STREET KITCHEN THE LITTLE CAFÉ
MARTHA’S
186 West Regent Street, 0141 204 4042, babu-kitchen.com This player in Glasgow’s vibrant pop-up street food scene also has this city centre café-takeaway. Excellent Indian food starts early with breakfast chapati wraps, moving on to delicious curries served with the city’s famous bread rolls, tasty mouthfuls of street snacks and spicy Bombay sandwiches. 1361 Argyle Street, 0141 337 2068 This admittedly small but good-looking café is well sited opposite the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, with good-natured staff juggling the demands of sit-in and takeaway diners. Lunchtimes have a soup and panini deal for £4.95, and there are regular offers on their excellent 12-inch pizzas (two for £10), which are among the best in town.
42a St Vincent Street, 0141 248 9771, mymarthas.co.uk An environmentally friendly, health-conscious café offering imaginative, locally sourced salads, smoothies and global dishes such as chipotle chicken and red dragon pork, served with rice or in a wrap with slaw. Nutritional info, recycled packaging and cool design make this a top spot for discerning food fans.
BUDGET
EDINBURGH: UNDER £5
BOLLYWOOD: THE COFFEE BOX THE MOSQUE KITCHEN
OINK
99a Bruntsi eld Place, 07814 603938, facebook.com/BollywoodTheCoffeeBox This old police box is a cheap curry stop and mini arts space where cooked-to-order food is extra impressive given the cramped kitchen conditions. Samosas, rasam soup, and chicken and veggie curries can be enjoyed al fresco at the few seats or, if sunny, as a picnic in nearby Bruntsi eld Links. 31–33 Nicolson Square, 0131 667 4035, mosquekitchen.com Feeling rather like a college canteen overlooking the square, this popular spot for ‘curry in a hurry’ offers several staples from chicken curry to lamb rogan josh, or try the tasty veg offerings. Servings are generous and wonderfully cheap, with not a single frill in sight.
82 Canongate, 07584 637416, 34 Victoria Street, 07771 968 233, oinkhogroast.co.uk Set up by farmers who know their meat, Oink has been i lling rolls with their hog roasts since 2001 at Castle Terrace farmers’ market, and now has two city outlets (Canongate offers indoor seating). The pork is pulled straight from the beast in the window and stuffed into juicy, gigantic, messy sandwiches.
108 THE LIST 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014