Three Tanners Bank
Bar, cafe and grassroots live-music venue near the Fish Quay, also known for its pizza.
About Three Tanners Bank
Three Tanners Bank is a bar, cafe and grassroots music venue on Tanners' Bank, a short walk up from the Fish Quay. It has built a following as one of the area's best small live-music spaces, hosting local and touring acts in an intimate setting.
Alongside the music it serves drinks and food, with pizza a particular draw, making it as good for a relaxed bite as for a gig. It is part of the wave of independent openings that has given the Quay and its fringes a real cultural energy.
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