Dishoom will open its new Glasgow restaurant on Friday 29 August in the former Glasgow Stock Exchange building on Nelson Mandela Place.
The 7,000 sq ft site spans two floors and has space for 211 covers. It’s the group’s second Scottish location following the launch of its Edinburgh café in 2017.
The interiors have been developed with design studio Macaulay Sinclair and feature terrazzo and parquet flooring, vintage lighting from Bombay, exposed concrete, and a double-sided clock set into a glazed screen. The space also includes original artwork and a mural painted directly onto one of the columns, and, like the other Dishoom cafés, the Glasgow site is built around a narrative. This one follows a fictional 1950s spy, with coded signage and Morse code details threaded through the design.
The all-day menu includes Dishoom staples like the Bacon Naan Roll, House Black Daal, grills and slow-cooked specials. A Permit Room bar will serve cocktails and teetotal drinks, including a Glasgow-only version of the Rob Roy made with butter‑oat fat‑washed whisky and house-made liqueur.
Dishoom’s ‘Meal for a Meal’ initiative will also run in Glasgow. For every meal served, one is donated to a child in need, through Magic Breakfast in the UK and The Akshaya Patra Foundation in India. The group has donated more than 20 million meals to date.