Best Student Pubs Near Glasgow University

One of the best pub-music venues in Glasgow for students who care about what they are listening to. The Hug and Pint on Great Western Road has a downstairs venue for live music and club nights alongside the main bar upstairs. The vegan food is genuinely good and not what you expect from a pub. Cheap pints, quality bookings, and the kind of genuine atmosphere that keeps students coming back throughout their degrees. Subway to Kelvinbridge or a short walk from the main campus.

Right on Byres Road, Curlers Rest is a spacious Wetherspoons-style pub without the Wetherspoons prices. Multiple rooms, a good range of cheap drinks, and a lively atmosphere that suits everything from a quiet Tuesday to a busy Friday. A reliable anchor for the Byres Road circuit. The food menu covers standard pub fare at prices that work on a student budget.

The name is Scottish Gaelic for whisky and the pub is exactly what the name suggests – a serious whisky bar with over 100 malts behind the bar. Not the cheapest option on Byres Road but an important one for students who want to develop any understanding of Scottish whisky culture. Regular whisky tasting events run through the year. The friendly approach to answering whisky questions makes it a good introduction for students who know nothing about it yet.

A newer addition to Byres Road that has established itself quickly as a quality option. Good beer selection, dog-friendly, and an atmosphere that works for a quiet pint or a busy evening equally well. Popular with postgraduate students and staff as much as undergraduates.

The Glasgow University Union on University Avenue is one of the oldest and most distinctive student unions in the UK. The bar runs events across the week and is the cheapest quality option within walking distance of the main campus. The building itself – a category A listed Victorian structure – is worth seeing. The debate hall has hosted some of the best speakers to have passed through Glasgow University.