A local tends to be a comfortable, handy pub but then again that really depends on where you live.
Hyndland's new local is as far from your basic boozer as you would expect in an upmarket part of Glasgow's west end.
Where else but Hyndland could you get away with a name like JellyHill without being under 24-hour surveillance by the drugs squad?
Getting your jollies in JellyHill is an altogether more genteel affair than in many parts. Although it sells drink, in daylight hours it's not a bar as we know it. And in the evening, well, it's not really a bar as we know it either.
But a local is tailored to meet the needs of the punters, and that's why this place has a very distinctive nature.
Opened just over a year ago on the site of a grocery store, it's extremely compact, holding about half a dozen tables and 50 folk at capacity.
Designed by the owner, it's attractive if a bit crammed with tables fashioned from Burr elm, velvet drapes and a natural-stone wall.
During the day, there's a serious amount of under-agers here. It's more of a coffee shop, with local mums enjoying some of the home baking on offer.
I never thought I'd be writing 'Victoria sponge with butter icing' in a bar review but along with cherry bakewells and cinnamon scones it's a speciality of the house, courtesy of owner Gordon Mackay's mum's fair hands.
It's very much a family-run commercial venture and the name JellyHill comes from his childhood home.
Gordon has pursued the theme by having a basin of jelly beans that kids can help themselves to, which they do to the tune of about three kilos a week. Although smoking is not prohibited, with so many youngsters here, you feel obliged to reach for a Battenburg rather than a B&H.
Gordon describes the food as 'high end of the snack market', with ciabattas, paninis and homemade soup.
Food is served from the early 8am opening through until closing time, which makes me wonder if the owners ever have to shout 'eat up' instead of 'drink up'.
Very child-friendly, JellyHill also remains female-friendly into the evening. In fact, Gordon reckons females make up the majority of his evening business in groups or, just as often, on their own reading the papers or getting on with some paperwork away from the distractions of home.
Work can seem less like work if you're scribbling away in a gently-lit bar with some ambient music and chatter and a nice glass of wine and that's part of the market he caters for.
There's no lager on draught, instead Gordon sells bottled beer. But the majority of drink sold is wine.
Aiming for top class at reasonable prices, they offer five or six whites and the same for reds all come in at under £13 a bottle, with Wolfblass Yellow Label one of the best bargains available.
With everyone heading off into town or nearby Ashton Lane's choice of bars, weekends tend to be a bit on the quiet side. So Gordon offers his facilities for private functions, something to note if you're arranging to meet a pal.
So, not exactly your typical local boozer but tailor-made for its location. And although it might not attract the attention of too many blokes at the moment, with all those single women hanging out it might just develop as a singles bar for young professionals.
Open: 8am-11pm, Sun-Wed; 8am-midnight, Thur-Sat
Food: Served dawn until dusk
Drinks: Bottled beer £2.50; glass of wine from £2.95
Rating: Four out of five
Details
0141 341 0055
During the day, there's a serious amount of under-agers here. It's more of a coffee shop, with local mums enjoying some of the home baking on offer.
I never thought I'd be writing 'Victoria sponge with butter icing' in a bar review but along with cherry bakewells and cinnamon scones it's a speciality of the house, courtesy of owner Gordon Mackay's mum's fair hands.
It's very much a family-run commercial venture and the name JellyHill comes from his childhood home.
Gordon has pursued the theme by having a basin of jelly beans that kids can help themselves to, which they do to the tune of about three kilos a week. Although smoking is not prohibited, with so many youngsters here, you feel obliged to reach for a Battenburg rather than a B&H.
Gordon describes the food as 'high end of the snack market', with ciabattas, paninis and homemade soup.
Food is served from the early 8am opening through until closing time, which makes me wonder if the owners ever have to shout 'eat up' instead of 'drink up'.
Very child-friendly, JellyHill also remains female-friendly into the evening. In fact, Gordon reckons females make up the majority of his evening business in groups or, just as often, on their own reading the papers or getting on with some paperwork away from the distractions of home.
Work can seem less like work if you're scribbling away in a gently-lit bar with some ambient music and chatter and a nice glass of wine and that's part of the market he caters for.
There's no lager on draught, instead Gordon sells bottled beer. But the majority of drink sold is wine.
Aiming for top class at reasonable prices, they offer five or six whites and the same for reds all come in at under £13 a bottle, with Wolfblass Yellow Label one of the best bargains available.
With everyone heading off into town or nearby Ashton Lane's choice of bars, weekends tend to be a bit on the quiet side. So Gordon offers his facilities for private functions, something to note if you're arranging to meet a pal.
So, not exactly your typical local boozer but tailor-made for its location. And although it might not attract the attention of too many blokes at the moment, with all those single women hanging out it might just develop as a singles bar for young professionals.
Open: 8am-11pm, Sun-Wed; 8am-midnight, Thur-Sat 
