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!
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.
![Better to be a cereal killer than the other kind, this is a witty nod to the 1994 crime film starring Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson but instead we've now got a charming wee cafe in Bridgeton, Glasgow.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFlN2EzYzI2LTE3ZjUtNDY4Yi05ZGI4LWQ1NGYyY2FlYzdlMToyZGQ1YzVjOS1mNTc3LTRlYjAtOGM5Yy1hMzZjOTU4ZjM4ZTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Natural Born Grillers, Bridgeton
Better to be a cereal killer than the other kind, this is a witty nod to the 1994 crime film starring Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson but instead we've now got a charming wee cafe in Bridgeton, Glasgow.Photo: Submitted Photo
![Anyone who's lived in Scotland long enough will know the famous phrase "gonnae no dae that" (don't do that) and this ice cream parlour in Airdrie seized the opportunity to have fun with it.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI0ZjAxMDljLTlmZDctNGUzOC1hNTZjLTZhMWVlNDc0N2JmYTpkYzhjYWI5MC1kOWMxLTRjZWUtOWY5Yy0yNGUxOTUzZjlkMjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Coney No Dae That, Airdrie
Anyone who's lived in Scotland long enough will know the famous phrase "gonnae no dae that" (don't do that) and this ice cream parlour in Airdrie seized the opportunity to have fun with it.Photo: Submitted Photo
![Shatin is a phrase used both in Mandarin and Cantonese, translating roughly to wet farmland. It’s also a district in Hong Kong! Nothing funny about this, we just think it sounds nice. If you’re getting a Chinese in Uddingston, make sure it’s Shatin.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/19/11/newFile-11.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Shatin, Uddingston
Shatin is a phrase used both in Mandarin and Cantonese, translating roughly to wet farmland. It’s also a district in Hong Kong! Nothing funny about this, we just think it sounds nice. If you’re getting a Chinese in Uddingston, make sure it’s Shatin. | Contributed