The 13th Note Café, Vegetarian café and music venue in Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland
The 13th Note is a vegetarian café and music venue in Glasgow with a restaurant on the ground floor and a basement performance space. It serves plant-based food and hosts live bands, creating a dual-purpose space where dining and entertainment happen in separate areas.
The venue moved to King Street in 1997 and became a central hub for Glasgow's independent music scene. It provided early performance opportunities for emerging Scottish bands before they achieved wider recognition.
The space has long served as a gathering point for people interested in live music and plant-based food, attracting a community of musicians and listeners throughout Glasgow. The two-level layout naturally separates the dining experience above from the performance space below, each serving its own social purpose.
The space operates from midday to midnight daily with vegetarian and vegan options available throughout. Children can dine with adults but are expected to leave before the evening entertainment begins.
After closure in 2023, former staff members launched a fundraising effort that raised more than 10,000 pounds to reopen the space as a worker-owned cooperative. This community response demonstrates how deeply the venue was valued by those who spent time there.
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