In Glasgow there’s hundreds of top-class takeaways, hairdressers, and other shops - so what better way to make your business stand-out than giving it a funny and memorable name?
From Florist Gump to Bacchialdi’s - an Italian restaurant found round the back of Aldi’s - there’s many examples in the West of Scotland.
We all like to think Glasgow has the best patter - but with the amount of Airdrie representation on the list you might think that to get a business in the town you have to make the planning application panel a laugh.
Here’s our list of the 15 funniest pun names in and around Glasgow! Know any that are funnier? Let us know in the comments!
![This city centre is chippy is sadly no longer with us - battered by the competition it seems](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU1YWQwOWM3LTZmOTgtNDU3Ny1hOTY5LTJhYzYxOTI2NjU3Nzo5OWRiNGYyNC0xNjJmLTQ3ZDctYjQ0NC0wMzliZWEyNzY0MTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Glasgow’s Miles Batter, Glasgow
This city centre is chippy is sadly no longer with us - battered by the competition it seemsPhoto: Thomas Nugent via Geograph
![This pun name only becomes apparent once you realise it’s around the ‘back of Aldi’s’ - genius really.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/19/11/Bacchialdis.jpeg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=713)
2. Bacchialdi’s, Airdrie
This pun name only becomes apparent once you realise it’s around the ‘back of Aldi’s’ - genius really. | Contributed
![Just fantastic. We're told the owner is of no relation to the American veteran, long distance runner and shrimping tycoon.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZhMGQ2OGFmLWRjZjctNDY1Zi04YzUzLTQ2MWIwMTQyOWJiODozMjFiMTlkNS1iZDZlLTRjY2QtYjA0MC1jMGE0MWNkODBiYTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Florist Gump, Glasgow
Just fantastic. We're told the owner is of no relation to the American veteran, long distance runner and shrimping tycoon.Photo: -
![How cheap!?!](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQyYzRmNDE0LTNhZTktNDRhMS1hNjg1LWZmMDkzYmFmNTYwOTpiZWM2MzgxMC1hY2RlLTQ4OGUtOGI5NC02MWZlNmUyNzBlNzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Sofa King Cheap, Uddingston
How cheap!?!Photo: -