Mono

Mono opened in 2002 in Kings Court, off King Street just south of the Trongate. It is a vegan café-bar, a small venue and a record shop in one: Monorail Music shares the space, so you can buy what is playing. The kitchen is fully plant-based, and the beer is part of the reason people come.

Local and touring bands play here, alongside exhibitions, book readings and workshops. It opens daily from 11:00, noon on Sunday, and closes at 22:00, so it works as the first stop of a night out. Not for you if you want a late bar: it shuts before the clubs open, and Stereo, its sister venue, stays open later.