Renfield St0.2 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed June 2026
Flavoured espresso drinks, serious pastries, and an atmosphere that makes chains feel like the wrong choice. The cortado is fine; the pastry is the reason.
Glasgow City Centre's considered independent, where the food outpaces the coffee.
Renfield St0.2 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed June 2026
Flavoured espresso drinks, serious pastries, and an atmosphere that makes chains feel like the wrong choice. The cortado is fine; the pastry is the reason.
Glasgow City Centre's considered independent, where the food outpaces the coffee.
42 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 1NF, UK
0.2 mi from City Centre centre
Parallel Coffee Roasters on espresso, a rotating guest on the board alongside, and Chemex and V60 served in-café. The pour-over is the reason to come.
A no-seats counter on Waterloo Street where the whole operation is built around the espresso, not the room. Pick up a bag of beans on the way out.
Single origins rotate through the espresso and batch brew menu, and the staff expect you to have a preference. The City Centre coffee stop a Glasgow visitor plans around rather than stumbles into.