Bar Files: Amelia Bayler
Creative folks reveal their top watering hole in our regular feature. This month, comedian and podcaster Amelia Bayler tells us about pub quizzes, line dancing and perfect Turkish kebabs

It’s gotta be The Old Toll Bar on Paisley Road West. I am ‘aff it’, as they say here, so I like to rate a bar from the vibes first of all and then from the snacks available. I’ve hosted the pub quiz there, covering for my friend Bryce, and had the best time. The clientele embraced my ‘Name That Apple Round’, where I bring a selection of apples to the quiz and they have to guess which kind they are. Pretty self-explanatory. They sell Tayto crisps which are an ICONIC CRISP! The bar is right across from The Grand Ole Opry if you feel like you wanna do some line dancing, and is next door to the amazing Turkish kebab place Istanbul. Perfection!
Amelia Bayler performs Easy Second Album at Van Winkle West End, Saturday 16 March, as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival; also on mixed bills at The Stand, Glasgow, Tuesday 19, Friday 22 & Saturday 23 March, and The Stand, Edinburgh, Friday 5–Sunday 7 April; Joy Agenda, her podcast with Jay Lafferty is available on all the usual platforms.