A Glasgow pub with over 100 years of history has been nominated for a top award. The Kelvingrove Cafe in the West End has reached the finals of the Scottish Pub and Bar Awards 2024. The iconic venue is up for an accolade in the Brugal 1888 Cocktail Bar of the Year category.
READ MORE: These Glasgow cafes are over 100 years old and still going strong Now a category-C listed building, the humble Victorian cafe opened its doors in 1896 as a lunch spot and ice cream parlour for Glaswegians visiting the brand-new Kelvingrove Park nearby. It has changed faces several times over the years, but its doors have never closed, apart from a brief spell during the Covid pandemic. But with 190 days in limbo came the opportunity to breathe some new life into an ageing building.
The Argyle Street bar underwent a significant makeover with the aim of transforming the site into a brunch and coffee spot by day and a dinner-and-drinks location by night. READ MORE: Iconic Glasgow city centre nightclub wins top award The awards which are run by the industry magazine DRAM are Scotland's longest-running hospitality awards. The ceremony for this year's event will take place in Glasgow on Tuesday, August 27.
Other finalists in the city include the popular Kitty O’Shea’s and Waxy O’Connor’s which are up for the Jameson Best Irish Bar award. READ MORE: Glasgow's Bucks Bar 'double award winners' at big event Organiser Susan Young said: “I would like to congratulate all our finalists from around t.
