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Smile CafeCity Centre, Glasgow

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Douglas St0.5 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed June 2026

Proper espresso in a relaxed city-centre room, with breakfast and baked goods alongside. Come for the coffee; the food is a bonus, not the other way around.

A Glasgow city-centre room where the espresso earns its place alongside the breakfast plates.

4.6★★★★½(472)
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What we love

  • •Espresso-led offer; multiple reviewers went out of their way for it
  • •Italian coffee tradition in the approach
  • •Breakfast and fresh baked goods served alongside
  • •Relaxed pace suits a proper morning stop

Location

121 Douglas St, Glasgow G2 4HF, UK

0.5 mi from City Centre centre

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