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Before you go

Chef / owner
Women-led migrant workers’ co-op (contacts: Djamila, Izzy Conway)
Opened
2018
Style
Not-for-profit café and catering collective cooking home recipes from many countries
Setting
Gallowgate / east end, near the Barras
Known for
migrant women’s co-op, international home cooking, cooking workshops
Good for
daytime café visits, community dining, learning workshops
Reservations
Walk-ins often fine
Booking
Café is walk-in during opening hours; catering and workshops via email or phone
Dietary
Menu changes with who’s cooking; ask about allergens when ordering
Groups
Catering for buffets, weddings and events; private workshops on request
Closed
Café closed Sunday–Wednesday (open Thu–Sat 10am–5pm)
Getting there
On the Gallowgate bus corridor near the Barras; St Enoch Subway about 10–15 minutes’ walk west
Also
Collective founded around 2013; café opened 21 March 2018 (Glasgow Live); Volunteer-led — hours can be limited; kitchen volunteers welcome; hello@soulfoodsisters.org; Djamila 07533 677112; Izzy 07971 024909

Glasgow restaurant

Soul Food Sisters

5.0(44 reviews)
Opens in 14 hours

Address

202 Gallowgate, Glasgow G1 5DS, UK

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Opening hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Overview

Soul Food Sisters is a women-only workers’ co-op and not-for-profit on Gallowgate, run by migrant women who cook recipes from their home countries. The collective started at the Hidden Gardens at Tramway and opened its permanent café at 202 Gallowgate in March 2018, after years of workshops and catering around the city. Glasgow Live and the Daily Record have covered the project as a social enterprise that ploughs surplus back into supporting members. The café serves freshly made dishes, coffee and cake with a menu that shifts with who’s cooking — think international home food rather than a fixed “soul food” branding. Hours are limited because it is mainly volunteer-led: Thursday–Saturday, 10am–5pm. Check before you go if you’re making a special trip. Beyond the daytime café they do catering (buffets, weddings, events) and ticketed cooking workshops — for example Algerian baklava sessions at the Gallowgate space. Enquire via hello@soulfoodsisters.org or Djamila on 07533 677112. You’re on the east end of Gallowgate near the Barras; frequent buses run the corridor, and St Enoch Subway is about a 10–15 minute walk west.

Reviews

5.0Eilidh Graham

What an amazing bunch of women sharing their mouth watering food with us!! Such a treat in Glasgow to have this world class food. I ordered dinner for 20 women at a retreat and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food. So many flavours and beautifully presented too. Lots of thought, preparation and love goes into it, and you can tell with every bite! Thank you sisters!!

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5.0Sofiia Kalinovska

Hi, guys I very recommend this Cafe for delivery and for meetings. The food is delicious, delivery always in time. Thank you all Team. Our First Digital Ukrainian Club often to use their services.

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5.0Emma Walton

Was at the Griwech masterclass today and had the best time. The women running the workshop were so kind and generous, I feel so blessed to have learned from them and spent this time meeting new people. We’ll definitely be back for more masterclasses and for food when they open! Thank you!!

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5.0Shaun Butler

If you want to experience something unique and different, while supporting a cool wee group of ladies who are bringing us their beautiful food from their diverse geographic backgrounds, go here!!! The menu changes all the time based on who is cooking and what their homeland's cuisine is. I've been wanting to try it for ages and today I got. It lived up to expectation and more . It has a lovely clean and simple interior and the staff were super lovely. Today was an Eritrean vibe, so we had Eritrean Baba Gouash and hummus with pitta, and soup. Its cheap and it's delicious. Come and expand your vista here, I promise if you like your food, you'll love it here. I can't wait to go back!

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5.0Doris Eikhof

The tastiest party catering we could have hoped for. All the guests commented on it. So grateful to SFS!!

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