Guidebook for Galway

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Guidebook for Galway

Food Scene

Excellent Food! Organic European dishes served in a bright setting with colourful chairs and rustic wooden tables. Great for brunch. No reservations. Check opening hours.
123 locals recommend
Kai Restaurant
22 Sea Rd
123 locals recommend
Excellent Food! Organic European dishes served in a bright setting with colourful chairs and rustic wooden tables. Great for brunch. No reservations. Check opening hours.
Michelin starred. taster menu excellent!
11 locals recommend
Loam Restaurant
Fairgreen Road
11 locals recommend
Michelin starred. taster menu excellent!
fabulous breakfast, lunch and brunch fare, relaxed dining, healthy mains and lovely cakes
46 locals recommend
The Kings Head Kitchen
Spanish Parade
46 locals recommend
fabulous breakfast, lunch and brunch fare, relaxed dining, healthy mains and lovely cakes
One of Galway’s most enduring restaurants, housed in one of the city’s most iconic restaurant spaces, Ard Bia has always placed as much emphasis on community experiences and aesthetic stimulation as on serving great food in a fun environment.
97 locals recommend
Ard Bia at Nimmos
The Long Walk
97 locals recommend
One of Galway’s most enduring restaurants, housed in one of the city’s most iconic restaurant spaces, Ard Bia has always placed as much emphasis on community experiences and aesthetic stimulation as on serving great food in a fun environment.
Popular Spanish restaurant serving beers, wines and 50 regional tapas made from local ingredients.
46 locals recommend
Cava Bodega
1 Middle St
46 locals recommend
Popular Spanish restaurant serving beers, wines and 50 regional tapas made from local ingredients.
Family business specialising in gigas oysters and other simple local seafood dishes. Great guinness!
99 locals recommend
Moran's Oyster Cottage
The Weir
99 locals recommend
Family business specialising in gigas oysters and other simple local seafood dishes. Great guinness!
Fab for fish!
30 locals recommend
Oscars Seafood Bistro
22 Dominick St Upper
30 locals recommend
Fab for fish!
excellent pizza, hipsters are free
62 locals recommend
The Dough Bros
1 Middle St
62 locals recommend
excellent pizza, hipsters are free
Fish n' Chips
77 locals recommend
McDonagh's
22 Quay St
77 locals recommend
Fish n' Chips
Closeby spot for breakfast/ lunch
8 locals recommend
37 West Café
37 Lower Newcastle
8 locals recommend
Closeby spot for breakfast/ lunch

Drinks & Nightlife

Best for gigs - check website to see what's on!
90 locals recommend
Roisin Dubh Comedy
8 Dominick St Upper
90 locals recommend
Best for gigs - check website to see what's on!
great for a boogie and nice food during the day
25 locals recommend
Quays Bar Galway
10 William St W
25 locals recommend
great for a boogie and nice food during the day
an institution - great for trad music sessions
131 locals recommend
Tigh Neachtain
17 Cross Street Upper
131 locals recommend
an institution - great for trad music sessions
great for trad music sessions
94 locals recommend
Crane Bar
2 Sea Rd
94 locals recommend
great for trad music sessions
Fabulous old bar built around mammoth original organ pipes!
117 locals recommend
The Quays Bar and Restaurant
Quay Lane
117 locals recommend
Fabulous old bar built around mammoth original organ pipes!
great restaurant upstairs in this hotel
42 locals recommend
The Twelve Hotel Galway
Barna Road
42 locals recommend
great restaurant upstairs in this hotel

Everything Else

market on a Saturday outside church - eat your way through, not to be missed!
43 locals recommend
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church
Lombard Street
43 locals recommend
market on a Saturday outside church - eat your way through, not to be missed!
for treats from Galway, `ireland and elsewhere. restaurant upstairs
53 locals recommend
McCambridge's
38-39 Shop St
53 locals recommend
for treats from Galway, `ireland and elsewhere. restaurant upstairs
For speciality foods, have a chat with Ernie while you're there!
12 locals recommend
Ernies
6/8 Sea Rd
12 locals recommend
For speciality foods, have a chat with Ernie while you're there!
How the locals go for a dip :) for added points - walk the 3km prom to the diving tower along the Atlantic
38 locals recommend
Blackrock Beach
Salthill Road Lower
38 locals recommend
How the locals go for a dip :) for added points - walk the 3km prom to the diving tower along the Atlantic
best for fresh fish- a second shop in Salthill
8 locals recommend
Galway Bay Seafoods
New Docks
8 locals recommend
best for fresh fish- a second shop in Salthill
great luxury screen
39 locals recommend
Eye Cinema Galway station
39 locals recommend
great luxury screen
dine aboard an old real carriage of the Orient Express!
6 locals recommend
Glenlo Abbey Hotel
6 locals recommend
dine aboard an old real carriage of the Orient Express!
One of the best pints of guinness in Galway
6 locals recommend
Freeney's Bar
19 High St
6 locals recommend
One of the best pints of guinness in Galway
For Groceries
27 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
Headford Road
27 locals recommend
For Groceries
For Groceries
17 locals recommend
Dunnes Stores - Terryland
Headford Road
17 locals recommend
For Groceries
For Groceries
25 locals recommend
Lidl
Headford Road
25 locals recommend
For Groceries
For Groceries
29 locals recommend
ALDI
Seamus Quirke Road
29 locals recommend
For Groceries
For Groceries
Centra Newcastle Rd
5 Upper Newcastle
For Groceries
lovely walk around bay -can get windsurfing lessons
Rusheen Woods Galway station
lovely walk around bay -can get windsurfing lessons
for walks!
47 locals recommend
Barna Woods
Cappagh Road
47 locals recommend
for walks!
A&E
11 locals recommend
University Hospital Galway
Newcastle Road
11 locals recommend
A&E
for general/primary care in an emergency
The Claddagh Medical Centre
The Crescent
for general/primary care in an emergency
curiosities for the Muso!
Powells Musical Instruments
curiosities for the Muso!
for toiletries
Boots
36 Headford Rd
for toiletries
for the Film Fleadh, Galway Theatre Festival or any time of the year
74 locals recommend
Town Hall Theatre
1 Courthouse Square
74 locals recommend
for the Film Fleadh, Galway Theatre Festival or any time of the year
Galway Garda Station
Mill Street
Famous for Yeat's love
8 locals recommend
Coole Park
Coole Park
8 locals recommend
Famous for Yeat's love
lovely beach close to city
12 locals recommend
Silverstrand
12 locals recommend
lovely beach close to city
quick taxi company
9 locals recommend
Big O Taxis Galway
17 Eyre Square
9 locals recommend
quick taxi company
local sports ground for Gaelic football
Pearse Stadium
Rockbarton Road
local sports ground for Gaelic football

Shopping

feast on local and foreign cheeses - wine bar upstairs!
30 locals recommend
Sheridans Cheesemongers
14 Churchyard St
30 locals recommend
feast on local and foreign cheeses - wine bar upstairs!