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17 cocktail bar places in Galway we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Galway | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Galway is a drinking city first and foremost, so the cocktail trade overlaps heavily with its famous pubs and music bars. Tigh Neachtain in the Latin Quarter is the totemic venue, a corner pub that has poured drinks for generations, while the Crane Bar and Roisin Dubh in the Westend are as much live-music institutions as places to order a measured drink.
Tigh Neachtain ★ 4.7
latin-quarter · 17 Cross Street Upper, Galway, H91 F9F7
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.
Crane Bar ★ 4.8
westend · 2 Sea Road, Galway, H91 A6T2
The Crane Bar on Sea Road Galway is the hub of traditional music; nightly trad sessions on a stage that launched music careers since the 1980s.
Monroe's Tavern ★ 4.6
westend · 14 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 T6V2
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.
Roisin Dubh ★ 4.7
westend · 9 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 N4AP
Roisin Dubh on Upper Dominick Street is Galway's principal live-music and comedy venue; Gugai's 2006 rebuild added a rooftop beer garden and a room upstairs.
Bierhaus ★ 4.5
latin-quarter · 2 Henry Street, Galway, H91 WK71
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.
Taylor's Bar ★ 4.0
westend · 7 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 C4V7
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.
Oslo Bar ★ 4.4
salthill · 226 Upper Salthill, Galway, H91 PN56
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
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
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.
Gourmet Food Parlour Salthill ★ 3.8
salthill · 14 Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill, Galway, H91 A37N
Pub Salthill on the Salthill promenade is the Galway sea-front local for an after-dip pint; open-terrace seating and live acoustic sets on summer weekends.
The King's Head ★ 4.2
latin-quarter · 15 High Street, Galway, H91 X2H4
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.
McSwiggin's Bar ★ 4.0
eyre-square · 3 Eyre Street, Galway, H91 E4T1
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.
The Quays Bar ★ 4.1
latin-quarter · 11 Quay Street, Galway, H91 T2W4
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.
McDonagh's ★ 4.3
latin-quarter · 22 Quay Street, Galway, H91 TX4A
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.
An Dail Bar ★ 3.9
latin-quarter · 50 Middle Street, Galway, H91 R2K1
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.
Cellar Bar ★ 4.0
eyre-square · 12 Eglinton Street, Galway, H91 D278
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.
The Harbour Hotel Bar ★ 4.1
spanish-arch · New Dock Road, Galway, H91 H4K6
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.
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