Some pubs do one thing well. Vaughan’s Bar and Restaurant in Kilfenora, County Clare, does several things very well indeed. Sitting on the green in the heart of this small but storied village — widely known as the Gateway to the Burren — Vaughan’s manages to be a traditional…
When you are looking for somewhere that genuinely delivers on food, drink, and atmosphere in the heart of Mid Ulster, the Taphouse Bar and Restaurant in Bellaghy is a name that keeps coming up. Sitting on Main Street in the historic town of Bellaghy, County Londonderry, this is…
When you are looking for a genuine traditional Irish bar in the centre of Dublin, The Old Storehouse in Temple Bar is a pub that deserves a place on your list. Sitting at 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2, it occupies a spot right between Dame Street and the iconic Halfpenny Bridge…
Some places just have a certain energy about them. Spirit Store on George’s Quay in Dundalk, County Louth, is one of those places — a bar and live music venue that clearly means a great deal to the people who run it, the artists who perform there, and the community that gathers…
Some pubs are simply places to drink. Others are places to slow down, look around, and feel connected to something that stretches back well over a century. P. Bermingham’s on Ludlow Street in Navan, County Meath, falls firmly into the second category. Established in 1884, it…
There are pubs you pop into once and forget, and then there are pubs that become your go-to. Carpe Diem, sitting on Court Place in the heart of Carlow town, firmly belongs to the second category. With an atmosphere that blends contemporary design and traditional Irish…
Some places earn their identity the hard way — through exploding fermenters, boil-overs, and leaky mash tuns in a spare bedroom. That is, more or less, how Treaty City Brewery came to be. What started as a shared frustration with subpar beer, in a small East Vancouver apartment…
Some places just get it right. Goosers Bar & Eating House on Main Street in Ballina, County Tipperary, is one of them. Proudly reimagined and recently reopened, this riverside bar and eating house sits at the heart of the small but welcoming village of Ballina, right on the…
Some pubs have a view. Some pubs have atmosphere. The Moorings Bar and Restaurant on Davitt’s Quay in Dungarvan, County Waterford, has both — and then some. Overlooking the harbour of Dungarvan and bordered at the back by the ancient walls of 12th Century King John’s Castle…
Some pubs simply endure, and then there are those that become part of the fabric of a town. The Burnaby, a family-owned pub sitting on Church Road in the heart of Greystones, County Wicklow, falls firmly into the second category. Established in 1881 and originally known as The…