Jaconelli's cafe

Since KryptoMart and I both had the day off, we headed over to Glasgow and to the wonderfully traditional Italian cafe, Jaconelli's in Maryhill Road.

Once there were loads of these traditional cafes in Glasgow but there are only a few of these gems left including Jaconelli's (established in 1924), University Cafe, Queen's Cafe, Kings Cafe, the State Cafe.

Here is a review of Jaconellis from The List in 2013

Don’t go changing' was the overwhelming response to this iconic Maryhill café and ice-cream parlour's owner James Evans’ recent request for feedback from his faithful customers. Between the red leather crescent booths, wood-panelling, retro jukebox and big tubs of colourful sweeties, stepping into Café D’Jaconelli feels in many ways like stepping into a time machine back to the 1950s – which was when the business, the oldest one on Maryhill Road, open since 1924, had its last refit. Indeed, that sums up its appeal to many older Glaswegians who came here as a kid – among them celebrities such as Billy Connolly (as celebrated by the Big Yin ice-cream sundae) and Robert Carlyle. The food isn’t exactly the most health-conscious – think a self-styled 'infamous' all-day breakfast, hot rolls, and all things (fish, burgers, pies) that traditionally go with chips. But for a once-in-a-while guilty pleasure, steeped in some real local heritage, look no further.

After lunch, we met up with our friend Andrea and went for a walk with her and her lovely Cockerpoo called Bailey round Kelvingrove Park. So nice to catch up with her.

This evening we are off to the Lyceum Theatre to see Eugene O'Neill's 'long day's journey into night', which sounds great.

All the best for the weekend all.