Ireland360Food & Drink
Traditional pubs, historic bars, craft beer and cocktail spots.
A traditional Irish pub
FeaturedMcGinley’s Bar Letterkenny
Letterkenny’s premier traditional Irish music pub on Main Street
FeaturedThe Bridge Bar Ramelton
Historic 18th-century riverside public house on the River Lennon
FeaturedThe Drift Inn Buncrana
Historic railway tavern in Buncrana with gastropub food and craft beers
FeaturedThe Beachcomber Bar Rathmullan
Elevated pub with floor-to-ceiling glass panoramic views across Lough Swilly
FeaturedThe Rusty Nail Clonmany
Historic Urris tavern on the Inishowen Peninsula with turf fires
FeaturedO’Flaherty’s Bar Buncrana
Traditional Inishowen music pub on Main Street with authentic snugs
FeaturedThe Seaview Tavern Malin Head
Ireland’s most northerly restaurant and bar overlooking the wild Atlantic waves
FeaturedThe Salmon Inn Mullinasole
Estuary seafood tavern on Donegal Bay with open peat fire
FeaturedRosapenna Golf Resort Bar
Panoramic links hotel lounge overlooking Sheephaven Bay and championship dunes
FeaturedTeac Jack Glassagh
Renowned Gaeltacht hotel pub in Glassagh with traditional Irish set dancing
FeaturedThe Sandhouse Surfers Bar Rossnowlagh
Beachfront surfers’ pub right on Rossnowlagh’s famous Blue Flag sands
FeaturedRedcastle Oceanfront Bar
Luxury lounge bar overlooking the tidal waters of Lough Foyle
FeaturedBlake’s Bar Letterkenny
Historic Victorian corner tavern on Upper Main Street with vintage snugs
FeaturedThe Town Hall Bistro Bar Ennis
Sleek boutique gastro bar in the Old Ground Hotel with cocktails and craft beers
FeaturedThe Silver Tassie Hotel Bar Letterkenny
Award-winning Ramelton Road hotel tavern with open turf fire and seafood
FeaturedGracy’s Pizzeria & Bar Westport
Historic coach house pub on the Westport House estate with pizza and craft beers
FeaturedMoone High Cross Inn
Family-run country pub near the 8th-century Moone High Cross
FeaturedTeach Dolmáin
Carlow town bar and restaurant celebrating the nearby Brownshill Dolmen
FeaturedJames Griffin Pub
Award-winning traditional pub established in 1904 with weekly trad sessions
FeaturedThe Thatch Crinkill
Thatched country pub near Birr, in the same family for almost 200 years
FeaturedThe Locke Bar
Riverside gastro pub in Limerick’s Medieval Quarter with trad music every night
FeaturedLarkins Garrykennedy
Lakeside country pub on Lough Derg, named Ireland’s best pub by The Times
FeaturedFanny O’Dea’s Lissycasey
Thatched inn from 1695, one of Ireland’s oldest family-run pubs
FeaturedThe Derg Inn Terryglass
Characterful Terryglass pub and restaurant with a beer garden inside an old bawn wall
FeaturedSouth’s Bar Limerick
Historic Quinlan Street pub run by the Hickey family since 1972
FeaturedLinnane’s Lobster Bar
300-year-old seafood pub on New Quay pier overlooking Galway Bay
FeaturedGeoff’s Waterford
Landmark John Street café-bar loved by Waterford’s musicians, locals and visitors
FeaturedCharlie Malone’s Limerick
Old-style Wolfe Tone Street pub with a vintage shop counter and live music
Paddy’s Bar Terryglass
Family-run Lough Derg village pub pouring pints since the 1820s
FeaturedTom Collins Limerick
Cosy, old-fashioned Cecil Street local loved for its pints and conversation
FeaturedCassidy’s Pub Carron
Historic pub in the heart of the Burren with wide views over the limestone
FeaturedMary Ann’s Castletownshend
Characterful 1846 village pub and seafood restaurant in Castletownshend
FeaturedDan Lowrey’s Tavern Cork
Family-run MacCurtain Street tavern famed for its old stained-glass windows
FeaturedTigh Ruairí Inis Oírr
Welcoming Inis Oírr bar and guesthouse near the beach, with summer music
FeaturedShoot the Crows Sligo
Characterful Sligo town pub renowned for live traditional music and a fireside welcome
FeaturedHayes’ Bar Glandore
Gastropub on Glandore’s square with views across the harbour to Union Hall
FeaturedTigh Ned Inis Oírr
Family-run island pub since 1897 with sea views and summer trad sessions
FeaturedHell’s Kitchen Castlerea
Quirky Castlerea bar and restaurant built around a full-size 1950s diesel locomotive
FeaturedStanford’s Village Inn Dromahair
Leitrim’s oldest pub, run by one family for six generations since 1780
FeaturedThe Ponderosa
Ireland’s highest bar, perched on the Glenshane Pass in the Sperrins
FeaturedTomney’s Bar
Historic Moy pub dating from 1765, with warren of rooms and courtyard garden
FeaturedAndy’s Bar & Restaurant
Long-running family bar and restaurant in Monaghan town, famed for gin
FeaturedMurph’s Gastro Pub at the Derragarra Inn
Award-winning family-run gastro pub in the village of Butlersbridge
FeaturedThe Brewer’s House
Gastro pub in a 1797 Donaghmore building, one of the area’s oldest inns
FeaturedThe Palace Bar
Historic literary haunt with stained glass and extensive Irish whiskey collection
FeaturedThe Hairy Lemon
Quirky multi-level pub named after a famous 1950s Dublin dogcatcher
FeaturedThe Church
Restored 18th-century St. Mary’s church transformed into a grand bar and terrace
FeaturedFagan’s
Historic Drumcondra public house visited by Bertie Ahern and Bill Clinton