La Vita George Square

La Vita looks directly across to the City Chambers on George Square, which gives it both one of the best views in the city centre and a clientele that ranges from civic lunches to weekend tourist breakfasts. The kitchen is Italian at its core — proper pizza, fresh pasta, risotto — but the menu carries a pleasing Scots-Italian crossover in the form of haggis arancini, deep-fried risotto balls that have become something of a talking point. Breakfast service begins early and dinner runs late, seven days a week, making La Vita unusually versatile. The restaurant has won Glasgow's Best Italian Restaurant award, and the consistent TripAdvisor performance across many hundreds of reviews suggests the prize is defended rather than merely collected. A large, airy room with a lively buzz that suits families and solo diners equally.