Where can I eat and drink near the Glasgow International Comedy Festival?
Before a show: Little Italy, 205 Byres Road. An Italian coffee bar and pizzeria on Byres Road in the West End, open from breakfast to dinner and licensed for wine or beer with your meal. After it: The Griffin (a drink by the king's) and The Hug and Pint (keep the music going). Each place's hours are on this page and its own site.
A bite before the show: Little Italy
An Italian coffee bar and pizzeria on Byres Road in the West End, open from breakfast to dinner and licensed for wine or beer with your meal. Online bookings are for the mezzanine, up to 8 people; some ground-floor tables are kept for walk-ins.
Monday – Thursday: 09:00 – 21:00 · Friday & Saturday: 09:00 – 22:00 · Sunday: 10:00 – 21:00
205 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TN
A drink by the King's: The Griffin
A bar on Bath Street, the King's Theatre's own street, pouring cask ales, beers, spirits, cocktails and wine, with a food menu.
Monday – Saturday: 11:00 – midnight · Sunday: 12:00 – midnight
266 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP
Keep the music going: The Hug and Pint
An independent grassroots music venue, bar and pizzeria in the West End, a short walk from St George's Cross Subway, with local bands and touring acts on its listings most nights. Pizzas and side plates until 21:00.
Monday – Thursday: 17:00 – midnight · Friday – Sunday: 15:00 – midnight
Glasgow G4 9AW, near St George's Cross Subway
Sources
- Little Italy: littleitalyglasgow.com/contact-us ↗
- The Griffin: thegriffinglasgow.co.uk ↗
- The Hug and Pint: thehugandpint.com/about-us ↗
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