2 late-night dives in Galway, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Galway nightlife.
Tigh Neachtain ★ 4.7
latin-quarter · 17 Cross Street Upper, Galway, H91 F9F7
Tigh Neachtain on Cross Street Upper is the Latin Quarter dive bar that educated visitors miss; the 16th-century stone interior, gas fires, cash-only pints and no-music policy make it the most atmospheric late-night experience in Galway, where locals drink until the bar closes and the conversation never stops.
Tip: Cash only at the bar; a pint of Guinness and a toasted sandwich before midnight is all you need. The snug by the fire fills fast on cold evenings.
McSwiggin's Bar ★ 4.1
eyre-square · 3 Eyre Street, Galway, H91 E4T1
McSwiggin's on Eyre Street is Galway's great democratic dive: a warren of dark-wood rooms and gas fires where students, tourists, GAA supporters and musicians mix without hierarchy; the pint is cheap, the toastie is €4 and no one is moved on before 02:00 at weekends.
Tip: The back room is the best place to find locals on a midweek evening; the GAA match Sundays are the most atmospheric occasions and the cheapest pint in the city centre.