Best pubs in Galway
Trad, pints and the Atlantic.
6 pubs rated in Galway
Galway is a pub town to its bones — trad most nights, the Atlantic down the road, and craic that doesn't need promoting. This is the locals' guide to the rooms worth your evening, not the ones living off the tourist crowd.
Every pub is rated on the pint, the room and the welcome by the people who drink there. Honest scores, no sponsored rankings.
Galway areas
- Latin Quarter
- West End
- Salthill
- Eyre Square
- Spanish Arch
Pubs in Galway
Grealish's Bar
A true Salthill local — Guinness, community & no pretension for decades.
O'Connor's Famous Pub
Ed Sheeran's Galway Girl pub — open from 7:30pm only, no TV, just music & bric-à-brac.
Latin QuarterThe Dew Drop Inn
Mainguard Street's characterful local — board games, comedy nights & a reliable Guinness.
Bierhaus
Galway's finest craft beer bar — stylish, rotating microbrews & outstanding tacos.
Latin QuarterTaaffes Bar
Shop Street's legendary trad pub — sessions from 5pm, GAA photos & the warmest welcome.
Latin QuarterTig Cóilí
Two trad sessions nightly at 6pm & 9:30pm — Galway's purest music pub, no food.
Galway pubs — FAQs
- Which Galway pubs have trad sessions?
- Galway has live trad most nights of the week — filter the Galway map for trad sessions to find what's on tonight.