Don’t just go with a hunch when it comes to brunch ...

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KNOWN for their playful, experimental and global approach to food, Gnom have established themselves as Strathbungo’s brunch destination. A relaxed bistro, they also serve homemade cakes, locally sourced teas and their own Gnom coffee blend. Look for their homemade rowie buns: “Scottish croissant type things, stuffed with N’duja sausage

and pesto or charred spring onion, pesto and Parmesan”. Expect bao buns and Turkish eggs on the weekend menu.

A TEAM up between the Oli Norman owned Epicures and fine dining restaurant Cail Bruich has brought the brunch buzz

food as an art form, to be excavated from a warm skillet. The Cure Yer Heid smoothie of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, banana and ginger mixed with orange juice is good for what ails you. As is a bottle of crisp, dry Rosato rosé wine. When you’ve finished all that, linger a bit longer in this oasis of calm and conversation before you rejoin the fray. Go to the cake table and pick out a slice of millionaire’s shortbread. Order another pot of tea. Finish telling that story. The

rest of the day can wait.

OWNER and chef Laurie MacMillan has redefined what it means to be a Glasgow neighbourhood cafe over the last five years while creating a Shawlands landmark in Cafe Strange Brew. It’s reputation spans far beyond the Southside. Pancakes have been their signature dish

Epicures is a lively brunch hotspot serving classic dishes and fresh treats from their in-house bakery Gnom has won success with its playful, globallyaware approach to food

Singl-end cafe and bakehouse in Renfrew Street is open for sit-in or takeout breakfast, brunch or bakes ... and great coffee

Cafe Strange Brew has become a pupular landmark in Shawlands