Went in to grab a bite to eat and drink before heading for an appointment. I got the Kimchi chicken and waffles with a passion fruit sparkling water drink. It was delicious. Was struggling what to get as it all sounded good so I'll definitely go back to try something else
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Before you go
- Style
- Laid-back Strathbungo Hispanic tapas bar and cocktail room (Spanish / Latin American)
- Setting
- 17–21 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo; candlelit bar with back restaurant area
- Known for
- tapas, cocktails, late nights, sister to Tabac
- Signature dishes
- Patatas bravas, Chorizo a la sidra, Pinchos de pollo, Croquetas de bacalao
- Good for
- date night, drinks with tapas, groups, neighbourhood nights out
- Prices
- Tapas roughly £6–£12 a plate; cocktails around £11 (Herald 2025 review)
- Reservations
- Walk-ins often fine
- Booking
- Book a table for dining; walk-ins welcome for drinks. info@bartabacs.com / @bartabacs
- Groups
- Space for private parties / downstairs groups mentioned in press
- Drinks
- Cocktail-led drinks list including mezcal drinks
- Noise / pace
- Buzzy late-night bolthole; calmer earlier in the week
- Closed
- Monday
- Getting there
- Pollokshields East or Queens Park trains are the nearest; buses along Pollokshaws / Nithsdale corridor
- Also by them
- Tabac (city centre)
- Also
- Gift vouchers from £25 (12 months); Tue–Thu from 3pm; Fri–Sun from noon; open late
Glasgow restaurant
Tabacs
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Tabacs (styled Bar Tabacs) is a Hispanic tapas and cocktail bar at 17–21 Nithsdale Road in Strathbungo, taking over the old Bungo site as the south-side sister to city-centre Tabac. Expect Spanish and Latin American tapas — patatas bravas, croquetas, calamares, chorizo a la sidra, pinchos de pollo — plus mezcal and cocktail-led drinks in a candlelit, late-night room with an open kitchen hatch. It is drinks-led rather than a full dessert restaurant: the Herald's review praised atmosphere and several plates while noting prices add up when sharing for two. Table bookings are for dining; drinkers can walk in. Closed Mondays; Tuesday–Thursday from 3pm, Friday–Sunday from noon, running late.
Reviews
See if you can spot the mould on the pita bread before I did. The shakshuka was not very nice to be honest, bland with really undercooked eggs. My friend had the Mexican hash and really enjoyed it to be fair but overall this was such a disappointing experience. Been wanting to come here for years, will not be back.
Read on Google MapsThe food is always excellent. It's not often that I go somewhere and want to try every thing on the menu! Nice, welcoming atmosphere, good service, great food and dog friendly in the bar area. We always try to make it down for the Tuesday pub quiz or just as a wee treat to have dinner out the house. I'm here all the time and am glad to be so local, always a good time out :)
Read on Google MapsThank you so much to The Bungo team for making my Sister In Law’s Hen Do absolutely amazing at the weekend. The Bungo-lo was the most perfect event space for our group of 30. I can’t thank you all enough, David was so accommodating with all my questions on the run up to the event, and the bar staff Lloyd and Gigi were such a delight. We found the venue hire to be such good value and we enjoyed the selection of drinks available at our private bar. Sound system and projector screen availability was idea too. Everybody had an absolute blast. I have enjoyed The Bungo for food, drinks and coffee a lot in the past but this was our first event at The Bungo-lo and it didn’t disappoint! Would definitely recommend booking a private function here, we definitely would book it again (if you’ll have us!)
Read on Google MapsWe used the downstairs event space of The Bungo (The Bungo-lo) for our Pride Musical Theatre event and it was fantastic. The staff were so quick to respond to questions before the event, helped work with us to make the space work for us during set up, and were great with all of our attendees for the event. Can really recommend.
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