Bars & Pubs in Galway

O'Connell's Bar is a pub in Galway offering an extensive selection of beers and spirits, plus whisky tastings. The venue extends beyond its modest front room into spacious indoor seating areas and a large covered beer garden. Live music features regularly. Dough Bros pizza operates in the beer garden, serving pizzas including pepperoni with candied jalapeños. Bar staff are welcoming and attentive. The atmosphere suits both quiet visits and lively social occasions.

Galway, Co. Galway: Tig Cóilí is a pub and live music venue hosting traditional Irish music sessions nightly at 6pm and 9:30pm. Musicians regularly join in spontaneously, creating an informal, participatory atmosphere. The venue serves pints and drinks, with crisps available. Known for welcoming service from bar staff, lively conversation amongst patrons, and an energetic environment that facilitates socialising despite the live music. Saturday nights draw crowds. The pub functions as an event space centred around trad music sessions.

In Galway, Co. Galway, The Quays Bar and Restaurant operates as a pub and restaurant across multiple floors. The ground floor dining room serves seafood dishes including oysters and salmon, alongside Irish comfort food such as Beef & Guinness Stew and burgers, plus mushroom platters. The first floor houses a bar serving Guinness and Irish coffee, with live music performances. The venue hosts live bands and functions. Staff are noted for friendly, efficient service. The atmosphere is described as traditional and warm, with an authentic Irish pub character.

Laid-back, long-standing watering hole with 5 bars across 2 floors and cosy nook-and-cranny seating.

Galway, Co. Galway is home to The Front Door Pub, a bar and restaurant spanning multiple floors in downtown Galway. The venue comprises interconnected spaces including Sonny Malloy's and Tigh Nora. It serves food including sandwiches, soup, Guinness stew, fish and chips, toasties, melts, and margherita pizza, with gluten-free options available. The pub offers drinks and regularly features live entertainment, including live bands and DJs playing 2000s and 2010s hits. Staff are noted for friendly, accommodating service. The atmosphere is described as cosy and suitable for groups.

Cocktails and craic in a vibrant bar with live bands, DJs and late serving until 2am at weekends.

A bar and restaurant in Galway city centre, The Dáil Bar serves traditional Irish dishes including fish and chips, beef stew, cottage pie, and roast turkey with ham. The pub features coal fireplaces, multiple floors, and televisions showing sports matches. Known for fast service and a warm, lively atmosphere, it offers Guinness and other drinks in a cosy, welcoming setting popular with both locals and visitors.