Best pubs 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.

Whether you're after a session in the Latin Quarter, a sunset pint in Salthill or a quiet snug off Shop Street, the city rewards knowing where to go — and that's what the scores here are for.