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 raden deze aan
Kai Restaurant
22 Sea Rd
123 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Loam Restaurant
Fairgreen Road
11 locals raden deze aan
Michelin starred. taster menu excellent!
fabulous breakfast, lunch and brunch fare, relaxed dining, healthy mains and lovely cakes
46 locals raden deze aan
The Kings Head Kitchen
Spanish Parade
46 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Ard Bia at Nimmos
The Long Walk
97 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Cava Bodega
1 Middle St
46 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Moran's Oyster Cottage
The Weir
99 locals raden deze aan
Family business specialising in gigas oysters and other simple local seafood dishes. Great guinness!
Fab for fish!
30 locals raden deze aan
Oscars Seafood Bistro
22 Dominick St Upper
30 locals raden deze aan
Fab for fish!
excellent pizza, hipsters are free
62 locals raden deze aan
The Dough Bros
1 Middle St
62 locals raden deze aan
excellent pizza, hipsters are free
Fish n' Chips
77 locals raden deze aan
McDonagh's
22 Quay St
77 locals raden deze aan
Fish n' Chips
Closeby spot for breakfast/ lunch
8 locals raden deze aan
37 West Café
37 Lower Newcastle
8 locals raden deze aan
Closeby spot for breakfast/ lunch

Drinks & Nightlife

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

Everything Else

market on a Saturday outside church - eat your way through, not to be missed!
43 locals raden deze aan
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church
Lombard Street
43 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
McCambridge's
38-39 Shop St
53 locals raden deze aan
for treats from Galway, `ireland and elsewhere. restaurant upstairs
For speciality foods, have a chat with Ernie while you're there!
12 locals raden deze aan
Ernies
6/8 Sea Rd
12 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Blackrock Beach
Salthill Road Lower
38 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Galway Bay Seafoods
New Docks
8 locals raden deze aan
best for fresh fish- a second shop in Salthill
great luxury screen
39 locals raden deze aan
Eye Cinema Galway station
39 locals raden deze aan
great luxury screen
dine aboard an old real carriage of the Orient Express!
6 locals raden deze aan
Glenlo Abbey Hotel
6 locals raden deze aan
dine aboard an old real carriage of the Orient Express!
One of the best pints of guinness in Galway
6 locals raden deze aan
Freeney's Bar
19 High St
6 locals raden deze aan
One of the best pints of guinness in Galway
For Groceries
27 locals raden deze aan
Tesco Superstore
Headford Road
27 locals raden deze aan
For Groceries
For Groceries
17 locals raden deze aan
Dunnes Stores - Terryland
Headford Road
17 locals raden deze aan
For Groceries
For Groceries
25 locals raden deze aan
Lidl
Headford Road
25 locals raden deze aan
For Groceries
For Groceries
29 locals raden deze aan
ALDI
Seamus Quirke Road
29 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Barna Woods
Cappagh Road
47 locals raden deze aan
for walks!
A&E
11 locals raden deze aan
University Hospital Galway
Newcastle Road
11 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Town Hall Theatre
1 Courthouse Square
74 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Coole Park
Coole Park
8 locals raden deze aan
Famous for Yeat's love
lovely beach close to city
12 locals raden deze aan
Silverstrand
12 locals raden deze aan
lovely beach close to city
quick taxi company
9 locals raden deze aan
Big O Taxis Galway
17 Eyre Square
9 locals raden deze aan
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 raden deze aan
Sheridans Cheesemongers
14 Churchyard St
30 locals raden deze aan
feast on local and foreign cheeses - wine bar upstairs!