Remember this unusual Glasgow restaurant that lasted a few months?

The legacy of the 'unusual' Glasgow restaurant that lasted a few months. “It could be Paris in 1938.” That’s how a visit to one restaurant in Glasgow’s St Vincent Place is described.

People are drawn by its quintessentially French-inspired menu, swanky cocktails, sultry jazz music humming through the speakers and the atmosphere of a Parisian brasserie. The Atlantic Brasserie seeks to deliver this experience for customers, but the 1938 aspect is very precise and literal, as the venue is directly inspired by a specific restaurant that opened in Glasgow that year – and closed after a matter of months. (Image: Atlantic Bar & Brasserie) The Atlantic restaurant was a central attraction at the International Empire Exhibition, held in Glasgow in 1938.

Modelled on an ocean liner to celebrate the city’s shipbuilding heritage and the legacy of the River Clyde, the restaurant literally resembled a ship. READ MORE: Glasgow restaurant in 'tiny' basement serves Celtic and Rangers stars With its ‘bow’ emerging from a hill in Bellahouston Park, visitors would walk up a steep path to the restaurant’s entrance. Once seated, they could enjoy some spectacular views across the city from the ‘ship’s’ full-length windows, while some outdoor seating was dotted around the ‘deck’.

(Image: Herald and Times archive) An impressive sixteen restaurants were designated for the exhibition, and guests could choose which one to dine in based on what they could afford – with The Emp.