TypeTraditional music pub
Neighbourhoodwestend
Signature drinkGuinness served before and after trad sessions

Food program: No food service

Location

Address: 2 Sea Road, Galway, H91 A6T2

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Monroe's Tavern ★ 4.6

Live music pubwestend

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.

Signature drink: Pint of Galway Hooker stout at the bar before the band starts

Food: No food service

Roisin Dubh ★ 4.7

Live music venue and barwestend

Roisin Dubh on Upper Dominick Street is Galway's principal live-music venue; the 400-capacity upstairs room has hosted every major Irish act since the 1990s.

Signature drink: Pint served at the long bar before heading upstairs to the gig room

Food: No food service

Taylor's Bar ★ 4.0

Traditional pubwestend

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.

Signature drink: Jameson and Black Bush alongside a pint of Murphy's stout

Food: Bar food: toasties and soup until early evening

John Keogh's ★ 4.3

Gastropub and whiskey barwestend

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.

Signature drink: Irish whiskey flight from a 150-bottle back-bar selection

Food: Full kitchen: wild Atlantic seafood, fish pie and seasonal mains

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More bars in Galway

Monroe's Tavern ★ 4.6

Live music pubwestend

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.

Signature drink: Pint of Galway Hooker stout at the bar before the band starts

Food: No food service

Roisin Dubh ★ 4.7

Live music venue and barwestend

Roisin Dubh on Upper Dominick Street is Galway's principal live-music venue; the 400-capacity upstairs room has hosted every major Irish act since the 1990s.

Signature drink: Pint served at the long bar before heading upstairs to the gig room

Food: No food service

Bierhaus ★ 4.5

Craft beer barlatin-quarter

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.

Signature drink: Galway Hooker Pale Ale from the rotating 20-tap line-up

Food: No food service

Taylor's Bar ★ 4.0

Traditional pubwestend

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.

Signature drink: Jameson and Black Bush alongside a pint of Murphy's stout

Food: Bar food: toasties and soup until early evening

Oslo Bar ★ 4.4

Taproom and craft beer barsalthill

Oslo in Upper Salthill is the Galway Bay Brewery taproom on the promenade; 10 rotating craft taps, wood-fired kitchen and Atlantic views on the promenade.

Signature drink: Galway Bay Brewery tap pours on the promenade terrace

Food: Artisan pizzas from the kitchen on Fri-Sun

John Keogh's ★ 4.3

Gastropub and whiskey barwestend

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.

Signature drink: Irish whiskey flight from a 150-bottle back-bar selection

Food: Full kitchen: wild Atlantic seafood, fish pie and seasonal mains

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