Cocktail barLive music pub€€€westendMon-Thu 10:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 10:00-02:30, Sun 12:00-23:30
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
Cocktail barLive music venue and bar€€€westendDaily 18:00-02:00
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
Cocktail barCraft beer bar€€€latin-quarterMon-Thu 16:00-23:30, Fri 16:00-00:30, Sat 15:00-00:30, Sun 15:00-23:00
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
Cocktail barTraditional pub€€€westendSun-Thu 15:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 15:00-02:00
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
Cocktail barTaproom and craft beer bar€€€salthillSun-Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00
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
Cocktail barGastropub and whiskey bar€€€westendMon-Thu 17:00-23:30, Fri 17:00-00:30, Sat 14:00-00:30, Sun 14:00-23:30
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