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Centre for Contemporary Arts

Tourist attraction Art gallery Art center

Victorian building housing an atrium cafe, several exhibition rooms and a small theatre for films. People often mention staff, great, good, venue, vegan, helpful, friendly, Great, space, cafe,


Address

350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD, United Kingdom

Website

www.cca-glasgow.com

Contact

+44 141 352 4900

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: staff (17) great (15) good (14) venue (12) vegan (11) helpful (10) friendly (10) Great (9) space (9) cafe (8)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Niki M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for art exhibitions and music, the large Saramago Cafe inside is such a great open space to chill and have a coffee and the scones are super delicious! Good place for vegans & vegetarians too.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Colin P. 2 years ago on Google
    Fabulous food, spacious, great staff. And an excellent range of wines and beers.

  • 5/5 Steve B. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly and helpful staff in bookshop, café and exhibitions. A must visit in Glasgow.

  • 5/5 ellie t. 1 year ago on Google
    We went to see we are compost exhibition, it was a really fun experience.

  • 5/5 Laurie G. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place for events and a vegan cafe. Lovely building, friendly staff, good food.

  • 5/5 Ruairi M. 2 years ago on Google
    Such a weird and wonderful venue. I love the bar that was a courtyard in a previous life.

  • 5/5 Reuben C. 2 years ago on Google
    Welcoming venue with an interesting mixture of exhibitions, as well as a good cafe and gift/book shop with stuff that is far from run of the mill

  • 5/5 Mae M. 2 years ago on Google
    Fab soup. Thouroughly enjoyed my meal. Loved the room surroundings and the service was excellant.

  • 5/5 Colin M. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely meal and very interesting climate change film watched upstairs. Staff exceptionally friendly and helpful 😁😎

  • 5/5 Iluminada A. 1 year ago on Google
    We saw the current exhibition on compost and had a cuppa after in the Saramago cafe. The exhibition was interesting and the place felt very cozy. We would be regulars if we lived in Glasgow.

  • 5/5 Trudy Malaney (. 2 years ago on Google
    Very friendly helpful staff and the food was delicious. It's all vegan food but still enjoyable if you're not vegan. I had to spring rolls with the best sweet soya dip I've ever tasted and absolutely delicious hand cut chips with aioli dip. My husband had the tomato and lentil soup and a vegan sandwich, which he really enjoyed as well. Would definitely recommend.

  • 5/5 Rohan 2 years ago on Google
    Completely vegan menu. Doesn't say vegan on it so it feels like a treat. Enjoyed the artichoke salad, aubergine cassoulet and the tempeh sandwich. Good vibes and good beer and cider on tap. Full of cool, hip student types that made me feel old and infra-dig.

  • 5/5 Dominic C. 2 years ago on Google
    As good vegan food as you will find in Glasgow. Relaxed atmosphere in an airy courtyard. Friendly service. In the daytime there's a bookshop selling contemporary arts books and very left leaning political texts (enjoyable if you are inclined that way, but not if you aren't!) and a pleasing gift shop with original items.

  • 5/5 Gary G. 2 years ago on Google
    Fantastic old building that has been restored for the benefit of Glasgow and for all the arts. Great food and drink and staff were very friendly and helpful.

  • 5/5 Robert M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good venue for around 250

  • 5/5 NICHOLAS B. 4 years ago on Google
    Just an amazing space.........with a great bar.

  • 5/5 Jim M. 4 years ago on Google
    A great night of music performance by Kim Richey who played her guitar alone on the stage which she owned completely. She was supported by a local girl who played her heart out, Carolyn J Easton. A great night of acoustic music

  • 4/5 steven c. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting contemporary exhibitions in a fantastic art space consisting of an original Georgian Townhouse preserved within Greek Thomson outer facade . Architecturally worth a visit alone . Includes teaching studios and art space , tea shop and gift area in addition to a small reflection study area. An oasis of culture and tranquillity within the busy cosmopolitan city centre hubbub.

  • 5/5 Grant M. 1 year ago on Google
    Spacious venue, alot of events get hosted in various area of the building, definitely worth check out

  • 4/5 Jerry B. 4 months ago on Google
    Attended Breaking The News recording excellent venue staff very pleasant lovely experience

  • 4/5 Georgia G. 9 months ago on Google
    Excellent venue for The South gig. Special mention to Clara for your help before and on the night 😘

  • 4/5 Jay P. 9 months ago on Google
    Relatively small but real great. Probably one of the better display spaces in the city center.

  • 5/5 F M. 6 months ago on Google
    I loved the Scottish Queer International Film Festival. The staff were helpful and the space was clean. You don't need tickets just to go in the building, but you do for certain exhibits/films

  • 5/5 Dave Z. 6 months ago on Google
    Many a good night or mooch around an exhibition/installation here. Loads of great spaces. Excellent for gigs and the two bars have always been good spots for a pre/post gig meet. A brilliant place with many happy memories.

  • 5/5 Red F. 6 months ago on Google
    A beautiful building with genuinely lovely staff. So bright and open filled with little rooms to explore

  • 5/5 Alan G. 8 months ago on Google
    1st time visiting, pleasant and helpful staff, quaint cinema, chairs reasonable comfortable. Lovely entrance and impressive hall. Good vibe about the place

  • 5/5 Phil L. 10 months ago on Google
    Lovely place to visit. Regret no bar or food available just now but there is coffee & tea available.

  • 4/5 Martin R. 4 years ago on Google
    Decent

  • 4/5 david m. 1 year ago on Google
    Stopped in for a wee bowl of soup after being at the nearby GFT. Absolutely delicious. The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere relaxed.

  • 4/5 Ally R. 1 year ago on Google
    Ate some delicious vegan food although soup was not very warm then attended a gig upstairs. Good night all in 😊

  • 4/5 Finlay M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice meal of vegan haggis and chips. Not 100% perfect as I'd rather the chips were crisper and the haggis was a shade more peppery but nor missing by much

  • 5/5 Stanley M. 1 year ago on Google
    Seen the Enid here a few years ago and thr first PB4X that I went to was in here. Very handy for Charing Cross Station. It has a couple of good bars so you don't waste much time waiting to get served. The hall is good a nice stage and this year's PB4X was seated so quite comfortably.

  • 4/5 Citta V. 1 year ago on Google
    Great tasting coffee and pleasant astmosphere. Not a fan of the gender neutral toilets though especially in male toilets with urinals

  • 3/5 cklee272 1 year ago on Google
    Superb installations,n contemporary art stuff sometimes..

  • 1/5 Michael B. 1 year ago on Google
    very modest place...very limited interest

  • 5/5 Nky A. 2 years ago on Google
    Went for the lightly, tendrils exhibition last weekend. Brought a friend visiting from London and she loved CCA! We took part in the tea ceremony as part of the exhibition too which was interesting and nice to take part in. I really enjoy my trips to the CCA the coffee is nice. Need to check out the evening events

  • 5/5 Maureen L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great live music in a fantastic venue. Extremely welcoming and helpful staff

  • 4/5 Ruth O. 4 years ago on Google
    Small cinema but comfy enough. Bar was a bit disorganised, only one card machine working. Ticket desk very friendly and helpful.

  • 4/5 Julia R. 4 years ago on Google
    The only place that offers a toilet on this street for the public in this cold weather.. it helps when times you are just about for a walk and need a place without having to ask for permission..

  • 4/5 Colin D. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting place and a great place to see a band

  • 4/5 Michael z C. 4 years ago on Google
    Enjoyed the film screenings

  • 5/5 James N. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing space, great gift shop, lovely cafe and good exhibits. Just wanna live here basically

  • 5/5 Fatema 0. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place

  • 5/5 Summer G. 4 years ago on Google
    It was aaawesome to visit

  • 5/5 Sebastian A. 3 years ago on Google
    Went there for a concert. It's a cool location conveniently placed. It is clean and has a very good sound system.

  • 4/5 Paulette 4 years ago on Google
    Exhibition, gallery, spacious coffee bar, cinema studios, lifts to wc.

  • 5/5 Karen M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food, friendly and helpful staff, and a rhubarb drink in a can!

  • 5/5 United S. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice space for an intimate roller Disco.

  • 4/5 Ross B. 5 years ago on Google
    Relaxed venue with helpful staff and tasty vegetarian food and great beers. Enjoyed a gig there which sounded pretty great too.

  • 5/5 Ruta V. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely vegan menu, cosy bar upstairs. Lots of contemporary art instalations, exhibitions. Also, events, workshops, many of them free of charge! One of my favourite places in Glasgow.

  • 5/5 Lucy P. 4 years ago on Google
    Most agreeable. Friendly staff and comfortable seats, just the right settings for a comedy.

  • 3/5 Jeff P. 4 years ago on Google
    The Cafe was very cold with most people electing to keep their coats on. Service was quick to take orders but slow to deliver the results. Food was not bad but totally vegetarian.

  • 5/5 John C. 4 years ago on Google
    The cafe or restaurant is really good. The setting is imaginative and I really like it. The food is great and the service is perfect.

  • 5/5 Dennis M. 4 years ago on Google
    A great venue, welcoming staff and the food in the cafe/bar of a much higher standard than most of these types of venues

  • 5/5 C E S. 4 years ago on Google
    From exhibition space to the downstairs restaurant to the saramago bar, the CCA is a wonderful multi-functional venue

  • 5/5 Eloise D. 4 years ago on Google
    This place is amazing. Each time I find smthg new for me here.

  • 4/5 Robert F. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to go to

  • 5/5 Katy M. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing food, large portions, really friendly staff, great atmosphere. I'm a regular customer, slightly addicted to the falafel sandwiches.

  • 4/5 WS N. 4 years ago on Google
    Was here for the cafe. It’s very pleasant and had very friendly staff and coffee. Offers vegetarian options.

  • 4/5 Steve M. 4 years ago on Google
    A very interesting place. Great performance spaces and excellent bars. Really different from everything else aroind here. Staff are lovely and this place offers accessible arts for anyone who wants it. An involving, rather than an excluding place.

  • 3/5 TangueroNoir 4 years ago on Google
    This is a key place for the Glasgow Arts community: music, film, dance, visual arts, writing and theatre performance. Food and drink is served in the large downstairs café space and it's good basic fare. You need to know that it's quite noisy though - both conversation and background music - which is frustrating if, like me, you have even mild hearing impairment. I wouldn't call it "cosy".

  • 2/5 only m. 4 years ago on Google
    Ridiculous prices now. £5.05 for a bottle of Kopparberg cider !

  • 5/5 H W. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place for vegan food!

  • 5/5 I AM Jen W. 4 years ago on Google
    Was in Saramago for lunch. Food was phenomenal. Highly recommended

  • 5/5 Paul M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great bar for food or a drink.

  • 4/5 Alan B. 4 years ago on Google
    First time visit, good venue for a Celtic Connections event, nice size, good selection of beers.

  • 4/5 Yvette H. 4 years ago on Google
    Great little cafe - but our table seemed to be in everybody's way

  • 5/5 gordon l. 4 years ago on Google
    Very impressive

  • 3/5 Tim G. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely setting, great family friendly vibe

  • 5/5 chris b. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting venue.

  • 5/5 Robert Y. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to have coffee and a chat

  • 5/5 Colette C. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing food lovely atmosphere x


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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