Best restaurants in Galway Ireland as selected independently by one of Ireland's foremost critics.
Martines Restaurant & Wine Bar restaurants
Bim Seafood Circle One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Restaurant / Wine Bar
Martines Restaurant and Winebar - Galway ireland This is one of Quay Streets longer established restaurants, owner-run by experienced restaurateur, Martine McDonagh, with the help of her two sons. The smart brown/black façade faces McDonaghs famous fish restaurant directly across the street, another McDonagh family venture, and - like most other Quay Street cafes ...
Tigh Neachtain & Artisan Restaurant
One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Character Pub / Restaurants
Tigh Neachtains Pub & Artisan Restaurant - Galway City ireland 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 charm, an open fire and a friendly atmosphere - and the pint is good too.
Cava Spanish Restaurant & Tapas Bar
Galway City, Co. Galway
Restaurants
Cava Spanish Restaurant & Tapas Bar - Galway City Ireland Even though Cava, Galway s new Spanish restaurant, a stones throw from the main shopping/restaurant area around Shop Street and Quay Street, was only open a short time at the time of the Guides visit, it already had all the appearance of a confident, well-run business. Owner-operated by chef J P McMahon and his partner, Drigin ...
Oscars Bistro Galway restaurants
Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City,
Restaurants
Oscars Restaurant Galway Located a short distance from the hectic bustle of the main beat, Oscars is endearingly eccentric and delivers far more than you might expect from the restrained exterior; an interior that is reminiscent of a theatre setting - from several different plays at once: the ceiling is luxuriantly draped like an Arabian tent, dark comfortable furniture ...
Pullman Restaurant - Glenlo Abbey Hotel restaurants
Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City, Co. Galway
Restaurants
Pullman Restaurant - Glenlo Abbey Hotel 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 "Murder on the Orient Express", filmed in 1974. Adapting it to restaurant use has been achieved bri ...
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The Huntsman Inn
One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Bar / Guesthouse / Restaurant
Huntsman Inn, Galway Within walking distance of the city centre and easily accessible by car, this busy spot looks like a pretty row of houses and, with its colourful hanging baskets, the facade cleverly disguises a large interior. Contemporary decor and muted colours complement an airy atmosphere, and it s a relaxed, comfortable place for f ...
Connemara Coast Hotel restaurants
Member of The G Club Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City,
Hotel / Restaurant
The Connemara Coast Hotel - Furbo County Galway Ireland This beautifully located hotel is an attractive building which makes the best possible use of the site without intruding on the surroundings: set on the sea side of the road, in its own extensive grounds, it is hard to credit that Galway city is only a 10 minute drive away. An impressive foyer decorated with fresh flowers sets the tone on e ...
Ard Bia restaurants
Bim Seafood Circle One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Café / Restaurant / Wine Bar
Ard Bia - Nimmos - Galway City Ireland Ard Bia, literally High Food, is an appropriate moniker for this highly-regarded restaurant that is a member of the BIM Seafood Circle, which recently moved from cramped premises on Quay Street to an attractive riverside location - the stone-built medieval customs house overlooking the Claddagh Basin - which it now shares with sister restaurant ...
McDonaghs Seafood House
Bim Seafood Circle
Galway City,
Café / Restaurant
McDonaghs Seafood House - Galway City Ireland - exterior In Galway s busiest restaurant street McDonaghs has been serving fish and chips long before this part of town became a magnet for tourists in search of food and drink. Nationally renowned as one of the best of its kind, it is today a thriving multi-faceted business: takeaway fish bar, indoor restaurant and boulevard seafood caf&eacut ...
Glenlo Abbey Hotel restaurants
Deluxe accommodation/hotel Previous Award winner in earlier editions of our guides Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City, Co. Galway
Hotel / Restaurants
Glenlo Abbey Hotel Galway Originally an eighteenth century residence, Glenlo Abbey is just two and a half miles from Galway city yet, beautifully located on a 138-acre estate, with its own golf course and Pavilion, it offers all the advantages of the country. Although it is not a very big hotel, the scale is generous: public rooms are impressive, and large, well-fur ...
Druid Lane Restaurant & Wine Bar restaurants
Galway City,
Restaurant / Wine Bar
An attractive limestone building with pretty hanging baskets, Camilla Cutlar's cottagey restaura ...
Sheridan's on the Dock restaurants
Galway City
Pub
A lovely stone building on the corner of the docks nearest the city, this is one of Galway s ...
The Malt House Restaurant
Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City,
Restaurant
This old restaurant is in a quiet, flower-filled courtyard off High Street, an oasis away from t ...
Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa
One house: Outstanding accommodation of its type Previous Award winner in earlier editions of our guides Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City,
Hotel / Restaurant
Ideally situated on the waterfront, overlooking Lough Atalia, this fine contemporary hotel is mo ...
The G Hotel restaurant
One house: Outstanding accommodation of its type Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City,
Hotel / Restaurants
Although the location - virtually on the Ffrench roundabout and beside a large furniture retaile ...
Kirwan's Lane Restaurants
Member of The G Club 4 euro
Galway City,
Restaurant
A stylish modern restaurant in common ownership with more...
Da Roberta
One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Restaurant
Roberta and Sandro Pieri popular restaurant in Salthill moved (a little) recently, and it ...
Abalone Restaurant One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Restaurant
Round the corner from the Bridge Mills, an off-the-street entrance with a tiny porch leads to Al ...
The Twelve Hotel restaurants
Member of The G Club One of the best restaurants in the land For cooking and service well above average Previous Award winner in earlier editions of our guides
Galway City,
Hotel / Restaurants
Named after Connemara s famous Twelve Bens mountains, this new hotel has brought contempor ...
Nimmo's Restaurant and Wine Bar & Ard Bia
One of the best restaurants in the land Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Galway City,
Restaurant / Wine Bar
ARD BIA IS IN COMMON OWNERSHIP AND MOVED TO SPANISH ARCH INTO THE SAME BUILDING AS NIMMOS. Pleas ..
K C Blakes restaurants
One of the best restaurants in the land
City centre,
Restaurants
K C Blakes is named after a stone Tower House of a type built sometime between 1440 and 1640, wh ...
Antons restaurant
Galway City,
Café
Antons is a popular, family-run Galway café, a five minute walk from Jurys Inn over the b ...
Revive Coffee & Rejuice restaurants
Round up for hotels e.g. chains, which did not make the guide, but are still of an excellent standard which you would expect find in a hotel chain.
Galway City, Co. Galway
Café
CURRENTLY OPERATING OUT OF BAR 903 CUBA IN EYRE SQUARE AS REVIVE IS BEING RENOVATED This popu ...
Goya's restaurants
Best Establishment: Selected for overall excellence and/or specific special qualities e.g. Outstanding Location
Café
If only for a cup of cappuccino or hot chocolate and a wedge of chocolate cake, or a slice of qu ...
Holywell Restaurant - Il Molino restaurant
One of the best restaurants in the land
Galway City,
Restaurants
One of a group of cafés descended from a famous beacon of excellence that was formerly in ...
Sam Baileys Food Hall & Café restaurants
Galway City,
Café
The large-windowed façade of Sam Baileys looks out on Eglinton Street in the centre o ...
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