Guidebook for Galway

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Guidebook for Galway

Food Scene

Excellent Food! Organic European dishes served in a bright setting with colourful chairs and rustic wooden tables. Great for brunch. No reservations. Check opening hours.
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Kai Restaurant
22 Sea Rd
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Excellent Food! Organic European dishes served in a bright setting with colourful chairs and rustic wooden tables. Great for brunch. No reservations. Check opening hours.
Michelin starred. taster menu excellent!
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Loam Restaurant
Fairgreen Road
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Michelin starred. taster menu excellent!
fabulous breakfast, lunch and brunch fare, relaxed dining, healthy mains and lovely cakes
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The Kings Head Kitchen
Spanish Parade
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fabulous breakfast, lunch and brunch fare, relaxed dining, healthy mains and lovely cakes
One of Galway’s most enduring restaurants, housed in one of the city’s most iconic restaurant spaces, Ard Bia has always placed as much emphasis on community experiences and aesthetic stimulation as on serving great food in a fun environment.
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Ard Bia at Nimmos
The Long Walk
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One of Galway’s most enduring restaurants, housed in one of the city’s most iconic restaurant spaces, Ard Bia has always placed as much emphasis on community experiences and aesthetic stimulation as on serving great food in a fun environment.
Popular Spanish restaurant serving beers, wines and 50 regional tapas made from local ingredients.
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Cava Bodega
1 Middle St
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Popular Spanish restaurant serving beers, wines and 50 regional tapas made from local ingredients.
Family business specialising in gigas oysters and other simple local seafood dishes. Great guinness!
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Moran's Oyster Cottage
The Weir
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Family business specialising in gigas oysters and other simple local seafood dishes. Great guinness!
Fab for fish!
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Oscars Seafood Bistro
22 Dominick St Upper
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Fab for fish!
excellent pizza, hipsters are free
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The Dough Bros
1 Middle St
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excellent pizza, hipsters are free
Fish n' Chips
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McDonagh's
22 Quay St
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Fish n' Chips
Closeby spot for breakfast/ lunch
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37 West Café
37 Lower Newcastle
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Closeby spot for breakfast/ lunch

Drinks & Nightlife

Best for gigs - check website to see what's on!
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Roisin Dubh Comedy
8 Dominick St Upper
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Best for gigs - check website to see what's on!
great for a boogie and nice food during the day
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Quays Bar Galway
10 William St W
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great for a boogie and nice food during the day
an institution - great for trad music sessions
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Tigh Neachtain
17 Cross Street Upper
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an institution - great for trad music sessions
great for trad music sessions
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Crane Bar
2 Sea Rd
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great for trad music sessions
Fabulous old bar built around mammoth original organ pipes!
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The Quays Bar and Restaurant
Quay Lane
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Fabulous old bar built around mammoth original organ pipes!
great restaurant upstairs in this hotel
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The Twelve Hotel Galway
Barna Road
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great restaurant upstairs in this hotel

Everything Else

market on a Saturday outside church - eat your way through, not to be missed!
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St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church
Lombard Street
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market on a Saturday outside church - eat your way through, not to be missed!
for treats from Galway, `ireland and elsewhere. restaurant upstairs
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McCambridge's
38-39 Shop St
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for treats from Galway, `ireland and elsewhere. restaurant upstairs
For speciality foods, have a chat with Ernie while you're there!
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Ernies
6/8 Sea Rd
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For speciality foods, have a chat with Ernie while you're there!
How the locals go for a dip :) for added points - walk the 3km prom to the diving tower along the Atlantic
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Blackrock Beach
Salthill Road Lower
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How the locals go for a dip :) for added points - walk the 3km prom to the diving tower along the Atlantic
best for fresh fish- a second shop in Salthill
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Galway Bay Seafoods
New Docks
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best for fresh fish- a second shop in Salthill
great luxury screen
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Eye Cinema Galway station
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great luxury screen
dine aboard an old real carriage of the Orient Express!
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Glenlo Abbey Hotel
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dine aboard an old real carriage of the Orient Express!
One of the best pints of guinness in Galway
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Freeney's Bar
19 High St
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One of the best pints of guinness in Galway
For Groceries
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Tesco Superstore
Headford Road
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For Groceries
For Groceries
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Dunnes Stores - Terryland
Headford Road
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For Groceries
For Groceries
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Lidl
Headford Road
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For Groceries
For Groceries
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ALDI
Seamus Quirke Road
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For Groceries
For Groceries
Centra Newcastle Rd
5 Upper Newcastle
For Groceries
lovely walk around bay -can get windsurfing lessons
Rusheen Woods Galway station
lovely walk around bay -can get windsurfing lessons
for walks!
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Barna Woods
Cappagh Road
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for walks!
A&E
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University Hospital Galway
Newcastle Road
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A&E
for general/primary care in an emergency
The Claddagh Medical Centre
The Crescent
for general/primary care in an emergency
curiosities for the Muso!
Powells Musical Instruments
curiosities for the Muso!
for toiletries
Boots
36 Headford Rd
for toiletries
for the Film Fleadh, Galway Theatre Festival or any time of the year
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Town Hall Theatre
1 Courthouse Square
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for the Film Fleadh, Galway Theatre Festival or any time of the year
Galway Garda Station
Mill Street
Famous for Yeat's love
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Coole Park
Coole Park
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Famous for Yeat's love
lovely beach close to city
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Silverstrand
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lovely beach close to city
quick taxi company
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Big O Taxis Galway
17 Eyre Square
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quick taxi company
local sports ground for Gaelic football
Pearse Stadium
Rockbarton Road
local sports ground for Gaelic football

Shopping

feast on local and foreign cheeses - wine bar upstairs!
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Sheridans Cheesemongers
14 Churchyard St
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feast on local and foreign cheeses - wine bar upstairs!