Nestled into Upper Dominick Street, Matt Hall's cosy and authentic gastropub is named after a former lock keeper of the adjacent Parkaveara lock on the 19th century Eglinton Canal.
Although it is a relatively recent addition to the Westend din ... more...
This handsome waterside Georgian house was built on the early 1800's and completely rehabilitated by the present owner operators Victoria and David Bohan, before opening as Tea Rooms and Guest Accommodation in October 2011.
It is wonderfully located i ... more...
A famous Galway partnership, The Dough Bros are artisan pizza makers who insist on nothing but the best.
Having built a cult following from their pizza van at Moycullen market and other locations around Galway city and achieved huge success at t ... more...
Originally a tiny corner café and wine bar off Shop Street in Galway city centre, Il Vicolo was born out of Gerry McMahon's devotion to Italian food and wine. Despite the small space, plain bare wooden furniture and a miniscule kitchen in full ... more...
A first venture for husband-and-wife team Zsolt Lukács and Edel McMahon-Lukács, Darog ('small oak tree') was warmly welcomed when it opened in late 2023 - not least because it is such a fitting successor to Tartare, the former occup ... more...
Tigh Neachtain (Naughton's) is one of Galway's oldest pubs - the origins of the building are medieval and it has been in the McGuire family for three generations – and the interior has remained unchanged since 1894. Quite unspoilt, it has great c ... more...
Fish & Seafood / Meat & Game / Restaurant / Wine Bar
An old corner building in the heart of Galway, now elegantly refurbished, is home to the modern and friendly pub, Blakes Bar, is on one side and, on the other, the restaurant and wine bar 'The Brasserie on the Corner', which is a younger sister bu ... more...
In common ownership with the renowned seafood restaurant O’Grady’s of Barna (see entry), Michael O’Grady’s place in the city is a little oasis just off Galway’s main shopping thoroughfare - on a fine day you can sit outsid ... more...
At the end of the Prom in Salthill the locals all kick the wall for all kinds of reasons, some lofty and some daft. Now they go 10 more steps to visit Galway's most loved new place, Blackrock Cottage, alongside the iconic Diving Tower. Some go ... more...
This is the restaurant of choice at Glenlo Abbey - perhaps the country’s most novel dinner venue, it was our Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year in 2005: four carriages, two of them from the original Orient Express that featured in scenes from &ld ... more...
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