Galway's Pubs & Restaurants

Galway Boasts a wide range of pubs with

The Front Door /Sonny's Quays St.

Welcome to The Front Door Bar and Restaurant Galways premier venue for both locals and tourists alike.The Front Door is a large but intimate establishment with the warm friendly atmosphere of a local pub.

MONROE'S TAVERN Dominick Street, Galway

Phone: +353 91 583397

This spacious pub has cultivated a healthy daytime trade and is a great place to come in the afternoon for a bite to eat or a casual coffee. The staff are as relaxed as the atmosphere. At night it transforms into a major music venue featuring Galway's up and coming bands.

THE QUAYS BAR Quay St, Galway

Phone +353 91 568347

One of Galway's most famous pubs. Live music regularly.

This newly renovated pub has kept the charm which gained it an international reputation for its traditional Irish music sessions. The interior has a 'church' theme which is immaculately executed in wood and glass, right down to the pews. It's worth a visiting just to see the decor, not to mention the ceol, music and craic to be had in this, one of the most popular of the Galway pubs.

TAAFFES BAR 19 Shop Street, Galway

Phone: +353 91 564066

One is almost always sure to catch a traditional Irish music session in progress here at any time of the day or night. The bar's location in the middle of the main shopping throughfare ensures a busy daytime pub where the ceol and the craic take precedence.

 

THE BUNCH OF GRAPES High Street, Galway

Phone: +353 91 563325

With a pretty cut-stone exterior and located on the fringes of Galway's Latin Quarter 'The Bunch' attracts the avid golfer enjoying a welcome break between rounds. A wholesome pub lunch is served daily. The wooden flooring and dimmed lights give it a more refined, quieter feel than the rest of the pubs in this area. Perfect for that nice quiet pint.

AN PUCAN 11 Forster Street, Galway

Phone: +353 91 561528

This pub features traditional Irish music every night and it is one of the main Irish language pubs in the city, with a clientele largely comprised of native Irish speakers. The colourful exterior is extremely welcoming and a warm cead mile failte is to be enjoyed beyond it.

TI NEACHTAIN'S (Cross St.)

Phone: +353 91 568820

This is a century old family run business right at the heart of the medieval quarter of Galway. The pub is housed in the building which used to be the townhouse of famous politician and animal rights activist Richard Martin, known as Humanity Dick, who lived there in the last century. The bar itself holds a long and varied history, particularly as one of the main homes of traditional Irish music in the West.