Ireland360Food & Drink
Traditional pubs, historic bars, craft beer and cocktail spots.
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FeaturedThe Muskerry Arms Blarney
Historic coaching inn situated opposite the world-famous Blarney Castle gates
FeaturedThe Eldon Hotel Bar Skibbereen
Historic Bridge Street tavern where Michael Collins ate his last meal
FeaturedTatler Jack Killarney
Renowned Gaelic sports headquarters on Plunkett Street with sporting memorabilia
FeaturedBarry’s of Douglas
Spacious suburban landmark gastropub in Douglas with heated garden pavilion
FeaturedSober Lane Cork
Energetic Sullivan’s Quay pizza pub with outdoor games and craft pints
FeaturedDanny Mann Pub Killarney
Storied 150-year-old entertainment tavern on New Street with turf fires
FeaturedThe Quays Bar Galway
Dramatic Gothic cathedral tavern with imported church pews on Quay Street
FeaturedThe Matchmaker Bar Lisdoonvarna
World-famous matchmaking festival hub hosted by Willie Daly
FeaturedThe Roundwood Inn
Atmospheric 17th-century inn in one of Ireland’s highest villages
FeaturedFallon’s of Kilcullen
Michelin-recommended bar and restaurant in the former Berney’s Bar, Kilcullen
FeaturedMcDaid’s
Legendary literary pub off Grafton Street, haunt of Behan and Kavanagh
FeaturedNancy Blake’s Limerick
Iconic city-centre pub since 1956, famed for trad sessions and its Outback bar
FeaturedBill Chawke’s Adare
Traditional village bar in Adare, established 1846, with trad sessions twice weekly
FeaturedMcCarthy’s Fethard
Famous 1840s pub, restaurant and undertaker in medieval walled Fethard
FeaturedThe Reg Waterford
Multi-bar venue in the Viking Triangle with live music every night
FeaturedMerry’s Gastro Pub Dungarvan
Award-winning gastropub and craft bar in a historic Dungarvan townhouse
FeaturedPaddy Burke’s Oyster Inn Clarinbridge
Seventeenth-century oyster inn and birthplace of the Clarinbridge Oyster Festival
FeaturedMcHugh’s Bar
Pub in Belfast’s oldest surviving building, beside the Albert Memorial Clock
FeaturedThe Hillside
Hillsborough’s oldest pub, trading since 1752 with open fires
FeaturedThe Crown Liquor Saloon
Ornate Victorian gin palace with carved snugs, owned by the National Trust
FeaturedThe Dirty Onion
Timber-framed bar in one of Belfast’s oldest buildings with a huge beer garden
FeaturedThe Temple Bar Pub
Iconic red facade in Temple Bar, daily live trad music, massive whiskey menu
FeaturedGin Palace
Victorian-style gin bar on Middle Abbey Street with extensive spirit selections
FeaturedThe Oliver St. John Gogarty
Vibrant Temple Bar landmark named after the poet with daily trad music
FeaturedFitzgerald’s Avoca
Village pub made famous as the bar in BBC drama Ballykissangel
FeaturedTaaffe’s Castle Bar
Traditional bar set within Carlingford’s 16th-century Taaffe’s Castle
FeaturedThe Antique Tavern
Small, quaint Slaney Street pub crammed with antiques and curiosities
FeaturedThe Strand Inn Dunmore East
Beachfront bar and seafood restaurant in Dunmore East, family-run since 1963
FeaturedBusker Brownes Galway
Latin Quarter bar in a 400-year-old building with a historic whiskey snug
FeaturedBittles Bar
Quirky flatiron-shaped pub lined with paintings of Irish literary figures
FeaturedThe Bushmills Inn Gas Bar
Gas-lit former coaching inn bar near the Giant’s Causeway and distillery
FeaturedL. Mulligan Grocer
Former grocery shop in Stoneybatter, craft beer pioneer and gourmet pub dining
FeaturedReardens Bar Cork
Cork’s biggest mega-pub on Washington Street famed for GAA celebrations
FeaturedThe Meetings Avoca
Riverside bar and music venue overlooking the celebrated Meeting of the Waters
FeaturedThe Morning Star
Historic Pottinger’s Entry pub combining an Irish whiskey bar and steak restaurant
FeaturedRobinsons Bar
Belfast institution since 1895 with five venues including Fibber Magee’s
FeaturedCiss Ryan’s Garrykennedy
Characterful village local beside Garrykennedy harbour on the shores of Lough Derg
FeaturedThe Old Stand Pub
A classic Dublin pub serving hearty Irish comfort food and a perfect pint of Guinness.
FeaturedJack Meade’s Halfway House
Pub under an old stone bridge near Waterford, dating to 1705
FeaturedTí Joe Watty’s Inis Mór
Inis Mór’s lively trad pub and seafood bar at the crossroads above Kilronan
Brennan’s Criterion Bar Bundoran
Unspoiled 1900 Victorian pub run by the Brennan family for four generations
McPhail’s Drogheda
Renowned music pub on Laurence Street with lively weekend trad and rock sessions
The Pier Head Blackrock
Harbourfront tavern in Blackrock village overlooking Cork Harbour
The Tally Ho Longford
Family-run traditional bar with over 150 years as a pub
Furey’s Sligo
Cosy riverside pub on Bridge Street with deep roots in Sligo’s trad music scene
Pat Cohan Bar Cong
The Cong pub made famous by John Wayne in The Quiet Man
Doheny & Nesbitt
Traditional political and journalistic pub with authentic Victorian timber snugs
The Blind Dog Dingle
Intimate Dingle speakeasy cocktail bar on Orchard Lane