Cocktail barTraditional pub€€€eyre-squareMon-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 16:00-22:00
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.
Signature drink: Pint of Stout and a toasted sandwich at the bar
Food: Bar food: toasties and soups until 17:00
Cocktail barTraditional pub and music venue€€€latin-quarterMon-Sat 11:30-02:00, Sun 12:30-01:00
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.
Signature drink: Pint of Guinness in the converted medieval church interior
Food: Bar food and pub classics daily until 21:00
Cocktail barTraditional pub with chipper and seafood bar€€€latin-quarterMon-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 14:00-22:00
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.
Signature drink: Pint of Guinness at the bar while waiting for your fish order
Food: Full fish and chip restaurant and bar menu
Cocktail barTraditional pub€€€latin-quarterDaily 11:00-02:00
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.
Signature drink: A pint and a chaser at the long bar before the trad session starts
Food: No food service
Cocktail barUnderground cocktail bar€€€eyre-squareMon-Thu 11:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 11:00-00:30, Sun 11:00-23:00
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.
Signature drink: Connemara Negroni: Connemara whiskey, sweet vermouth, Campari
Food: No food service
Cocktail barHotel bar and cocktail lounge€€€spanish-archDaily 13:00-21:00
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.
Signature drink: Galway Bay cocktail: Connemara gin, elderflower, tonic
Food: Light bar menu and charcuterie boards until 23:00