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In the heart of Glasgow, just off the bustle of Miller Street, Sebb’s occupies an underground space that feels more like a well-kept secret than a restaurant. The venue describes itself simply: an underground venue with food cooked over fire, wines on tap, a dedicated cocktail kitchen, a top-tier sound system and a rotating program of music and DJs. That description, while accurate, undersells the warmth and precision of what happens here.
The kitchen’s focus is fire. Cooking over open flames gives the food a primal, direct quality—smoky, charred, and deeply flavoured without losing its essential character. This is world cuisine, not tied to a single tradition but drawing from wherever fire and good ingredients lead. The result is a menu that changes with the seasons and the cooks’ instincts, always anchored by that wood-fired intensity.
Sebb’s recognition with a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2026 speaks to the quality and value of what’s being produced. The Bib Gourmand is awarded for good quality, good value cooking, and it’s a fitting nod to a place that delivers serious food in a setting that never feels stiff. The bar matches the kitchen’s ambition: wines on tap keep things casual and curated, while a dedicated cocktail kitchen means the drinks are as considered as the food.
The space itself is designed for atmosphere as much as eating. A top-tier sound system and a rotating program of live music and DJs make it a destination for a night out, whether you’re here for a full dinner or just drinks at the bar. Walk-ins are actively encouraged, and there’s a virtual waitlist for on-the-day tables, which often includes spots on tall stools at the bar—perfect for watching the room and the open kitchen in action.
Sebb’s is open for lunch and dinner every day, with kitchen hours from 12:00 to 21:45 and the bar staying open until midnight. It’s a place that works for a quick bite, a long evening, or anything in between. The fire, the music, and the easy energy make it one of Glasgow’s most compelling dining rooms.
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Descending the industrial metal stairs to Sebb’s dark, atmospheric basement might evoke the 80s underground hangouts of a mis-spent youth, while the interior is all arched brick tunnels with diner-style booths and neon/crimson accents. The name is an acronym for its commercial address on Miller Street (Sixty Eight Basement Bar) and this edgy younger sibling of Margo upstairs is the latest addition to Scoop restaurants’ on-trend stable of informal small plate offerings – this time with the addition of fire. The open kitchen offers a gallop through a dizzying array of global street-food influences. Luckily, the pace and range is backed up by culinary skill, quality ingredients and full-on flavour. Kick off in the Med with rolled lahmacun flatbreads or well-spiced lamb skewers atop garlicky labneh. Hop over to Jamaica with nicely caramelised jerk pork belly on seasoned hispi cabbage and apple or take in the unusual but tasty Indian-Yemeni mash-up of tandoori chalk stream trout with pokey zhoug and soothing hibiscus raita. After such a varied smörgåsbord of delights, dessert is a simple affair – either barbecued plums with coconut yoghurt or the house tiramasu. Cocktails (towards the sweeter end) appear to be the draw for most punters, though craft beers are also quaffed and there's an interesting collection of draught wines by the glass or 500ml carafe, including an excellent skin-contact rosé from Puglia. Personable young staff dart back and forth, and the conversational buzz is amplified by the vaulted ceiling (a bit like the whispering gallery at St Paul's Cathedral), while a cunningly integrated DJ booth brings vinyl sounds to the mix as food service gives way to late-night drinks. It’s certainly fun, fresh, flavoursome and frenetic – although that might not suit everyone.
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