Tigh Neachtain ★ 4.7
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.
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Monroe's Tavern ★ 4.6
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.
Bierhaus ★ 4.5
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.
Oslo Bar ★ 4.4
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.
John Keogh's ★ 4.3
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.
Salthouse Bar ★ 4.3
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.
The King's Head ★ 4.2
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.
The Quays Bar ★ 4.1
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.
Taylor's Bar ★ 4.0
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.
Cellar Bar ★ 4.0
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.
An Dail Bar ★ 3.9
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.
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