Guidebook for Galway

Anja & Pete
Anja & Pete
Guidebook for Galway

Food Scene

Thatched Bar, great food at day & music at night
28 locals recommend
Powers Thatched Pub
Main Street
28 locals recommend
Thatched Bar, great food at day & music at night
Mexican "design your own"
12 locals recommend
Boojum
1 Spanish Parade
12 locals recommend
Mexican "design your own"
retro style restaurant with attached nightclub
8 locals recommend
Electric Arcade
36 Abbeygate Street Upper
8 locals recommend
retro style restaurant with attached nightclub
Restaurant​, Cafe & delicatessen shop in one - one of Galways oldest food businesses
53 locals recommend
McCambridge's
38-39 Shop St
53 locals recommend
Restaurant​, Cafe & delicatessen shop in one - one of Galways oldest food businesses
THE fish & chips restaurant - a "must see"
77 locals recommend
McDonagh's
22 Quay St
77 locals recommend
THE fish & chips restaurant - a "must see"
Galways very best cake shop. Yumm.
13 locals recommend
Goyas Bakery
2-3 Kirwan's Ln
13 locals recommend
Galways very best cake shop. Yumm.
cafe and restaurant in the middle of Oughterard village
15 locals recommend
Connemara Greenway Café & Restaurant
Main Street
15 locals recommend
cafe and restaurant in the middle of Oughterard village

Drinks & Nightlife

Public performance space, nightclub, theatre room and more, attached to "Biteclub"
18 locals recommend
Electric
36 Abbeygate Street Upper
18 locals recommend
Public performance space, nightclub, theatre room and more, attached to "Biteclub"
You can't be in Galway without having visited Naughton's - call in to see it. You WILL stay for a pint!
131 locals recommend
Tigh Neachtain
17 Cross Street Upper
131 locals recommend
You can't be in Galway without having visited Naughton's - call in to see it. You WILL stay for a pint!
Large open space pub, veeery busy at night, loud and great "craic".
117 locals recommend
The Quays Bar and Restaurant
Quay Lane
117 locals recommend
Large open space pub, veeery busy at night, loud and great "craic".
More than a nightclub...music venue for many well-known musicians, theatre room, open mic nights, stand-up comedy, pub, photo booth...
90 locals recommend
Roisin Dubh Comedy
8 Dominick St Upper
90 locals recommend
More than a nightclub...music venue for many well-known musicians, theatre room, open mic nights, stand-up comedy, pub, photo booth...

Parks & Nature

Galway's green space at the end of the main shopping street, popular hang out to sit
49 locals recommend
Eyre Square
Eyre Square
49 locals recommend
Galway's green space at the end of the main shopping street, popular hang out to sit
beautifully restored victorian Abbey & garden about 45 minutes from Oughterard
176 locals recommend
Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden
Kylemore Abbey
176 locals recommend
beautifully restored victorian Abbey & garden about 45 minutes from Oughterard
popular for angling and kayaking, can be reached by foot from our house
23 locals recommend
Lough Corrib
23 locals recommend
popular for angling and kayaking, can be reached by foot from our house
one of the most popular mountains to climb in Connemara, a short drive and can be walked in 3 stages
46 locals recommend
Diamond Hill
46 locals recommend
one of the most popular mountains to climb in Connemara, a short drive and can be walked in 3 stages
a way to explore Connemara by bike, newly laid and bikes can be rented at the gate
9 locals recommend
Derroura Mountain Bike Hire & Trail
9 locals recommend
a way to explore Connemara by bike, newly laid and bikes can be rented at the gate
Celtic garden set in woodlands and wildflower meadows, to walk around; also offering summer kid's camps. Just around the corner from our house.
39 locals recommend
Brigit's Garden & Cafe
39 locals recommend
Celtic garden set in woodlands and wildflower meadows, to walk around; also offering summer kid's camps. Just around the corner from our house.

Arts & Culture

Galway's own theatre company in the centre of town
28 locals recommend
Druid Theatre Company
Flood Street
28 locals recommend
Galway's own theatre company in the centre of town
The old Court House, converted into a 260-seater theatre with a large range of theatre & music performances around the year
74 locals recommend
Town Hall Theatre
1 Courthouse Square
74 locals recommend
The old Court House, converted into a 260-seater theatre with a large range of theatre & music performances around the year
important medieval landmark in the centre of the city
17 locals recommend
Lynch's Castle
40 Shop St
17 locals recommend
important medieval landmark in the centre of the city
Irish language & cultural centre...music, classes, dance and more in the centre of town
Áras na Gaeilge
Bóthar na hOllscoile
Irish language & cultural centre...music, classes, dance and more in the centre of town
Galway's main event each July, with many free performances in the streets
20 locals recommend
Galway International Arts Festival
Dyke Road
20 locals recommend
Galway's main event each July, with many free performances in the streets
do you like oysters and Guinness? You'll love this festival.
6 locals recommend
Galway International Oyster Festival Ltd
6 locals recommend
do you like oysters and Guinness? You'll love this festival.
multi-award winning Theatre Company, Performing Arts School and Outreach programme for people with intellectual disabilities which writes it's own plays - unique and very, very good
Blue Teapot Theatre Company
Munster Avenue
multi-award winning Theatre Company, Performing Arts School and Outreach programme for people with intellectual disabilities which writes it's own plays - unique and very, very good

Everything Else

on the edge of Galway with Art House & Kid's movies on offer
39 locals recommend
Eye Cinema Galway station
39 locals recommend
on the edge of Galway with Art House & Kid's movies on offer
home of the Leenane Seaweed Baths - bathtubs full of locally collected seaweed, combined with the use of a steam room. Great bay views from the window - brilliant.
6 locals recommend
Leenane Hotel
6 locals recommend
home of the Leenane Seaweed Baths - bathtubs full of locally collected seaweed, combined with the use of a steam room. Great bay views from the window - brilliant.

Shopping

packed full of Irish design
8 locals recommend
My Shop... Granny Likes It
Abbeygate Street Upper
8 locals recommend
packed full of Irish design
Probably the country's best second-hand​ bookshop
49 locals recommend
Charlie Byrne's Bookshop
Middle Street
49 locals recommend
Probably the country's best second-hand​ bookshop
large shop stocked full of souvenirs, knitted clothing and Guinness​ merchandise
Fallers Sweater Shop
25 High St
large shop stocked full of souvenirs, knitted clothing and Guinness​ merchandise
Irish perfume, jewellery and designer articles. NOT budget friendly but worth a look!
17 locals recommend
Kilkenny Shop
6-7 High St
17 locals recommend
Irish perfume, jewellery and designer articles. NOT budget friendly but worth a look!
stretched along the church fence, full of locally grown food, crafts & take-away food
53 locals recommend
Galway Market
7 Lombard St
53 locals recommend
stretched along the church fence, full of locally grown food, crafts & take-away food

Essentials

Groceries for everyday supplies, with with a pub and souvenir shop under the same roof
Centra Oughterard
Main Street
Groceries for everyday supplies, with with a pub and souvenir shop under the same roof
need we say more? One can be found in the city centre
25 locals recommend
Lidl
Headford Road
25 locals recommend
need we say more? One can be found in the city centre
there are several "Aldi" stores around the city, one in the centre of town
29 locals recommend
ALDI
Seamus Quirke Road
29 locals recommend
there are several "Aldi" stores around the city, one in the centre of town
Irish-owned supermarket chain, in the centre​ of town, also selling clothing and home interiors
17 locals recommend
Dunnes Stores - Terryland
Headford Road
17 locals recommend
Irish-owned supermarket chain, in the centre​ of town, also selling clothing and home interiors