Food & Drink
Traditional pubs, historic bars, craft beer and cocktail spots.
A traditional Irish pubCharlie Farrelly’s Carrigallen
Village pub dating from 1798, one of Ireland’s last truly original bars
Toner’s Pub
Historic Baggot Street pub visited by W.B. Yeats, featuring a large beer garden
The Confession Box
Intimate local near Pro-Cathedral with War of Independence heritage and great stout
John Kavanagh (Gravediggers)
Victorian interior untouched by time, famed for the finest pint in Dublin
O’Shea’s Borris
Old-style village pub and hardware shop run by the O’Shea family
Jim of the Mills Upperchurch
Legendary cash-only mill pub opening Thursday nights for raw traditional music
The Long Hall
Preserved Victorian interior with carved mahogany counter and vintage mirrors
The Stag’s Head
Victorian bar with wrought-iron chandeliers, polished granite, and snug booths
The Cobblestone Bar
The spiritual home of traditional Irish music in Dublin, located in Smithfield
Walsh’s of Stoneybatter
Award-winning traditional Stoneybatter local renowned for perfect stout
Bar 1661
World-renowned cocktail bar dedicated to poitín and Irish spirits
The Hole in the Wall Kilkenny
Historic 1582 Tudor tavern and cultural venue in an Elizabethan townhouse
Malzard’s Pub Stoneyford
Traditional country pub in Stoneyford offering authentic Irish hurling experience
Callanan’s Bar
Unaltered family-run Victorian tavern on George’s Quay with no music or screens
De Barra’s Folk Club Clonakilty
Famed West Cork temple of folk music adorned with international instruments
Ma Murphy’s Bantry
Legendary grocery and bar on New Street unchanged for a century
The Tin Pub Ahakista
Quirky corrugated-iron coastal tavern overlooking Dunmanus Bay
J.M. Reidy Killarney
Extraordinary restored 1870s agricultural merchant, bakery, and speakeasy bar
Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder Killarney
Ireland’s premier whiskey bar with over 1,200 whiskeys on New Street
Tig Bhric Ballyferriter
Gaeltacht pub on the Dingle Peninsula and home to West Kerry Brewery
Dick Mack’s Dingle
World-famous 1899 leather craftsman pub and craft brewery on Green Street
Foxy John’s Dingle
Unique hardware shop and bicycle rental tavern on Main Street
The Top of Coom Kilgarvan
Officially Ireland’s highest pub perched high in the Shehy Mountains
The Lake Room Bar Killarney
Panoramic lounge overlooking Lough Leane and the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks
Murphy’s Bar Brandon
Waterfront pier pub on Brandon Bay with Atlantic beach views
O’Connor’s Famous Thatched Bar
Legendary seaside thatched pub in Salthill packed with vintage Irish antiques
Coyne’s Gastropub Kilkieran
Coastal Gaeltacht gastropub overlooking Kilkieran Bay and the islands
Lowry’s Bar Clifden
Connemara’s premier whiskey and traditional music pub on Market Street
Matt Molloy’s Westport
World-famous traditional music temple owned by The Chieftains’ Matt Molloy
O’Loclainn’s Irish Whiskey Bar
Historic 1870 tavern housing one of Ireland’s most famous rare whiskey collections
Pepper’s Bar Feakle
World-famous traditional Irish fiddle pub in the musical heartland of Feakle
The Reel Inn Donegal Town
Famous unamplified traditional music tavern on the banks of the River Eske
The Rusty Mackerel Teelin
Famous traditional pub and seafood kitchen at the foot of Slieve League cliffs
Nancy’s Bar Ardara
Legendary 7-generation 18th-century pub in Ardara famed for fresh oysters and snugs
Farren’s Bar Malin Head
Officially Ireland’s most northerly pub operating since 1825 near Banba’s Crown
Kealy’s Seafood Bar Greencastle
Award-winning quayside seafood tavern directly opposite the fishing trawlers
The Glen Tavern (Dinnie’s)
Remote rural mountain tavern in the Bluestack Mountains with open peat fires
Harvey’s Point Lounge Bar
World-renowned luxury lakeside bar overlooking serene Lough Eske
Lough Eske Castle Father Browne Bar
Luxurious castle cellar tavern showcasing historic Father Browne photographs
The Rusty Oven Dunfanaghy
Acclaimed pizzeria and beer garden within Patsy Dan’s in Dunfanaghy
Rathmullan House Cellar Bar
Boutique Georgian cellar bar with craft beers, natural wines, and stone oven pizza
Lily Finnegan’s
Untouched whitewashed country pub near the coast on the Cooley Peninsula
JJ Hough’s Singing Pub
Vine-covered 250-year-old music pub near the River Shannon in Banagher
O’Connell’s Skryne
Unspoilt hilltop pub famous from the Guinness Christmas television advert
Boyle’s of Slane
Intimate live music pub on Slane’s Main Street in the Boyne Valley
Friel’s Pub Miltown Malbay
Revered 1895 trad music pub in Miltown Malbay, home of Willie Clancy Week
Paddy Coyne’s Pub Tullycross
Renvyle pub from 1811, packed with curios and home of the Connemara Mussel Festival
Lynott’s Pub Achill Island
Tiny thatched stone pub on Achill with no TV, no food and great conversation