12 bars in Galway, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Galway.
Tigh Neachtain ★ 4.7
latin-quarter · 17 Cross Street Upper, Galway, H91 F9F7
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30-00:00, Fri 11:30-01:00, Sat 10:30-01:00, Sun 12:30-23:30
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.
Roisin Dubh ★ 4.7
westend · 9 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 N4AP
Hours: Daily 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.
Monroe's Tavern ★ 4.6
westend · 14 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 T6V2
Hours: Mon-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.
Bierhaus ★ 4.5
latin-quarter · 2 Henry Street, Galway, H91 WK71
Hours: Mon-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.
Oslo Bar ★ 4.4
salthill · 226 Upper Salthill, Galway, H91 PN56
Hours: Sun-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.
John Keogh's ★ 4.3
westend · 22 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, H91 DY93
Hours: Mon-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.
Salthouse Bar ★ 4.3
spanish-arch · 4 Ravens Terrace, Galway, H91 X2P4
Hours: Mon-Thu 15:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-23:00
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
latin-quarter · 15 High Street, Galway, H91 X2H4
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:30-23:30, Fri-Sat 12:30-00:30, Sun 12:30-23:00
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
latin-quarter · 11 Quay Street, Galway, H91 T2W4
Hours: Mon-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.
Taylor's Bar ★ 4.0
westend · 7 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 C4V7
Hours: Sun-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.
Cellar Bar ★ 4.0
eyre-square · 12 Eglinton Street, Galway, H91 D278
Hours: Mon-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.
An Dail Bar ★ 3.9
latin-quarter · 50 Middle Street, Galway, H91 R2K1
Hours: Daily 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.