Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Galway for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Galway for grown-ups.
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Drink Pint of Guinness in one of Galway's oldest pub interiors
Tigh Neachtain on Cross Street Galway is the most ambient trad-session pub in the west; low ceilings, open fire and live music most nights since 1894.
Drink Pint of Galway Hooker stout at the bar before the band starts
Monroes Tavern on Upper Dominick Street Galway stages live music every night from trad to folk and rock in a corner pub that defines the West End.
Drink Pint served at the long bar before heading upstairs to the gig room
Roisin Dubh on Upper Dominick Street is Galway's principal live-music and comedy venue; Gugai's 2006 rebuild added a rooftop beer garden and a room upstairs.
Drink Galway Hooker Pale Ale from the rotating 20-tap line-up
Bierhaus on Henry Street Galway stocks 150 craft beers from Ireland and Europe, with 10 rotating taps and monthly tap-takeovers from leading Irish breweries.
Drink Jameson and Black Bush alongside a pint of Murphy's stout
Taylors Bar on Dominick Street Galway draws late-night crowds with DJ sets and live gigs in a no-frills room where Galway music has gathered since 1985.
Drink Irish whiskey flight from a 150-bottle back-bar selection
John Keoghs on Dominick Street Galway pours 14 draught craft lines and 80 Irish whiskeys in a Victorian bar that anchors the West End craft scene.
Drink Atlantic Sour with Connemara whiskey, lemon and sea-salt foam
The Salthouse on Ravens Terrace Galway is a Galway Bay Brewery pub; seafood boards, oysters and craft taps beside the canal in the Spanish Arch quarter.
Drink Aperol Spritz on the Salthill promenade terrace
Pub Salthill on the Salthill promenade is the Galway sea-front local for an after-dip pint; open-terrace seating and live acoustic sets on summer weekends.
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Drink Pint of Galway Hooker or Murphy's in the medieval great hall
The Kings Head on High Street Galway occupies a building licensed since 1611 with nightly trad sessions, live comedy and the longest bar in the city.
Drink Pint of Stout and a toasted sandwich at the bar
McSwiggins on Eyre Street Galway is a warren of dark-wood rooms and gas fires that feeds a lunchtime crowd then stays loud with live music until midnight.
Drink Pint of Guinness in the converted medieval church interior
The Quays on Quay Street Galway is a three-floor Victorian bar with stained-glass from a French church; trad sessions run seven nights a week.
Drink Pint of Guinness at the bar while waiting for your fish order
McDonalds Bar on Quay Street Galway is the after-fish-and-chips local drawing both visitors and families in a relaxed pub beside the famous chipper.
Drink A pint and a chaser at the long bar before the trad session starts
The Dail Bar on Middle Street Galway is the political-cartoon-lined pub famous for the cheapest pint in the city centre since the 1990s with long hours.
Drink Connemara Negroni: Connemara whiskey, sweet vermouth, Campari
The Cellar Bar on Eglinton Street Galway is an 18th-century landmark basement; DJ nights and acoustic sets in the granite-vaulted room Thursday to Saturday.
Drink Galway Bay cocktail: Connemara gin, elderflower, tonic
The Harbour Hotel Bar on New Dock Road Galway is the pre-theatre cocktail lounge for the Town Hall with refined bar snacks and Atlantic oysters nightly.
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