Finnieston is what happens when a former industrial waterfront gets taken over by people who care deeply about food and drink. Argyle Street's stretch from the river up to the West End contains Ox and Finch, Crabshakk, The Gannet, Six by Nico, Baffi, and a run of bars. Kelvingrove Café, Finneston Bar, Porter and Rye, that make an evening here feel genuinely effortless.
It doesn't feel like a destination strip in the way London ones do. It still has some rougher edges, a launderette next to a cocktail bar. That texture is what makes it work. Walk the full length before committing to dinner.