Guidebook for Galway

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Guidebook for Galway

Shopping

This is one of the shops closest from the apartment to get the basic items such as bread, milk, newspapers and other items that you might need during your stay.
Circle K Galway College Road
College Road
This is one of the shops closest from the apartment to get the basic items such as bread, milk, newspapers and other items that you might need during your stay.
This is one of the shops closest from the apartment to get the basic items such as bread, milk, newspapers and other items that you might need during your stay.
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Centra
9 Forster St
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This is one of the shops closest from the apartment to get the basic items such as bread, milk, newspapers and other items that you might need during your stay.
This is one of the shops closest from the apartment to get the basic items such as bread, milk, newspapers and other items that you might need during your stay.
Texaco Gas LPG Petrol Station
Lough Atalia Road
This is one of the shops closest from the apartment to get the basic items such as bread, milk, newspapers and other items that you might need during your stay.
Indoor shopping mall with many shops, cafes and everything else.
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Eyre Square Centre
Eyre Square
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Indoor shopping mall with many shops, cafes and everything else.
The best bookshop in Galway located in the heart of Galway City, stocking over 100,000 new, bargain and secondhand books on subjects ranging from literary fiction to Irish interest to art and archaeology.
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Charlie Byrne's Bookshop
Middle Street
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The best bookshop in Galway located in the heart of Galway City, stocking over 100,000 new, bargain and secondhand books on subjects ranging from literary fiction to Irish interest to art and archaeology.
Quality Irish craft, jewellery and fashion all available here.
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Kilkenny Shop
6-7 High St
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Quality Irish craft, jewellery and fashion all available here.
Quality Irish craft, jewellery and fashion all available here as well!
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Judy Greene Pottery
Kirwan's Lane
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Quality Irish craft, jewellery and fashion all available here as well!

Drinks & Nightlife

A great pub. You should have your first pint of Guinness here in Galway. Excellent atmosphere and craic. Ed Sheeran's PV for "Galway Girl" was filmed here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87gWaABqGYs
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O'Connell's Bar
8 Eyre Square
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A great pub. You should have your first pint of Guinness here in Galway. Excellent atmosphere and craic. Ed Sheeran's PV for "Galway Girl" was filmed here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87gWaABqGYs
If you are interested in traditional Irish music, this is the pub where you can be entertained. Nightly session and great atmosphere.
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Crane Bar
2 Sea Rd
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If you are interested in traditional Irish music, this is the pub where you can be entertained. Nightly session and great atmosphere.
If you are travelling with children/teenagers and are also interested in traditional Irish music, this is one of the pubs where they have "Evening Session" starting around 6pm. Minors are permitted to stay in the pub until 9pm in Ireland.
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Tig Coili
Mainguard Street
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If you are travelling with children/teenagers and are also interested in traditional Irish music, this is one of the pubs where they have "Evening Session" starting around 6pm. Minors are permitted to stay in the pub until 9pm in Ireland.
If you are travelling with children/teenagers and are also interested in traditional Irish music, this is one of the pubs where they have "Evening Session" starting around 6pm. Minors are permitted to stay in the pub until 9pm in Ireland.
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Taaffes Pub
19 Shop St
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If you are travelling with children/teenagers and are also interested in traditional Irish music, this is one of the pubs where they have "Evening Session" starting around 6pm. Minors are permitted to stay in the pub until 9pm in Ireland.
If you are a wine lover, this is the place! Go upstairs and you will see selections of wines from Europe. You can enjoy a glass or a bottle with their tasty platters of Irish and European cheeses. Go there early as they don't take any reservations!
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Sheridans Cheesemongers
14 Churchyard St
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If you are a wine lover, this is the place! Go upstairs and you will see selections of wines from Europe. You can enjoy a glass or a bottle with their tasty platters of Irish and European cheeses. Go there early as they don't take any reservations!
Róisín Dubh is undoubtedly one of the best music and comedy venues in the country, bringing established talent to the city, while also providing a stage for emerging artists.
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Roisin Dubh Comedy
8 Dominick St Upper
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Róisín Dubh is undoubtedly one of the best music and comedy venues in the country, bringing established talent to the city, while also providing a stage for emerging artists.
The pub only operates on the ground floor which is open plan and full of comfortable seating. Upstairs is a a separate Live music venue naturally enough called Monroe's Live.
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Monroe's Laughter Gaff
14 Dominick St Upper
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The pub only operates on the ground floor which is open plan and full of comfortable seating. Upstairs is a a separate Live music venue naturally enough called Monroe's Live.

Food Scene

We live in Oranmore and this is the best Italian restaurant in Co. Galway. 15mins drive or €20.00 taxi journey from the city.
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Basilico
Main Street
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We live in Oranmore and this is the best Italian restaurant in Co. Galway. 15mins drive or €20.00 taxi journey from the city.
I don't eat here as I can cook my own Japanese food but here you can taste Japanese cuisine at its best!
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WA SUSHI わ鮨
13 New Dock St
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I don't eat here as I can cook my own Japanese food but here you can taste Japanese cuisine at its best!
If you are looking for food that Irish families usually eat on Sundays, this is it! You can taste really good, hearty and quality food here. My wife loves Turkey & Ham and I love the lamb shanks there.
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Park House Hotel
18 Eyre Square
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If you are looking for food that Irish families usually eat on Sundays, this is it! You can taste really good, hearty and quality food here. My wife loves Turkey & Ham and I love the lamb shanks there.
Great food and wine menu if you can get a seat. Have a breakfast or lunch with a pint of Galway's local beer "Galway Hooker"! There is a huge selection of products available in the shop downstairs. Looking for presents for your friends back home? Try here!
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Upstairs at McCambridge's
36-40 Shop St
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Great food and wine menu if you can get a seat. Have a breakfast or lunch with a pint of Galway's local beer "Galway Hooker"! There is a huge selection of products available in the shop downstairs. Looking for presents for your friends back home? Try here!
Galway’s best and most innovative restaurants – also very popular for brunch on Sundays. Make sure to book in advance!
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Kai Restaurant
22 Sea Rd
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Galway’s best and most innovative restaurants – also very popular for brunch on Sundays. Make sure to book in advance!
Fancy a Chinese takeout?
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Golden Rickshaw
20 Mary St
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Fancy a Chinese takeout?
We don't go to McDonald's in the West of Ireland... Try the hearty meals here after a night-out. You can't leave Galway without having a Mighty Mac with chips (fries) with curry sauce.
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Supermac's & Papa John's
Eyre Square
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We don't go to McDonald's in the West of Ireland... Try the hearty meals here after a night-out. You can't leave Galway without having a Mighty Mac with chips (fries) with curry sauce.
You can find so many restaurants on Quay Street. Make sure to check this place out as it is filled with restaurants and pubs. Great place to stroll around!
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Quay Street
Quay Street
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You can find so many restaurants on Quay Street. Make sure to check this place out as it is filled with restaurants and pubs. Great place to stroll around!
This is the best French restaurant in Galway!
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Rouge Restaurant
38 Dominick St Lower
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This is the best French restaurant in Galway!
Where everything happens in Galway...
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The Latin Quarter
22 High St
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Where everything happens in Galway...
A really good weekend brunch!
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Dela Restaurant
51 Dominick St Lower
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A really good weekend brunch!
Recently (Oct 2017) awarded Best Seafood Restaurant in Ireland, lovely neighbourhood restaurant with excellent fish and chips, and lots more besides.
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Hooked
65 Henry St
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Recently (Oct 2017) awarded Best Seafood Restaurant in Ireland, lovely neighbourhood restaurant with excellent fish and chips, and lots more besides.
If you are looking for a good Italian restaurant in the city, this is the place!
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Mona Lisa Restaurant
17 William St W
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If you are looking for a good Italian restaurant in the city, this is the place!
Another restaurant in Oranmore. French-style. I (co-host Tak) am from Japan so am really picky about how fish dishes are cooked. I was very impressed here!
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Armorica Restaurant, wine bar & Accommodation
an tSráid Mhór
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Another restaurant in Oranmore. French-style. I (co-host Tak) am from Japan so am really picky about how fish dishes are cooked. I was very impressed here!

Essentials

Good coffees essential yes.
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Badger & Dodo Galway Cafe
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Good coffees essential yes.
The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional Irish ring given which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty). This is the oldest shop that sells the rings in Galway city!
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Thomas Dillon's Claddagh Gold
1 Quay St
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The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional Irish ring given which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty). This is the oldest shop that sells the rings in Galway city!

Sightseeing

Spanish Arch was originally an extension of the famous city walls, designed to protect the quays. The Spanish Arch is, in fact, a misnomer, as there is no proven association between the Spanish in Galway and the building of the Arch.
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Kastilang Espanyol
2 The Long Walk
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Spanish Arch was originally an extension of the famous city walls, designed to protect the quays. The Spanish Arch is, in fact, a misnomer, as there is no proven association between the Spanish in Galway and the building of the Arch.
Amongst the visitors to St Nicholas’ over the centuries the most famous is probably Christopher Columbus who prayed here during a visit to Galway in 1477.
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St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church
Lombard Street
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Amongst the visitors to St Nicholas’ over the centuries the most famous is probably Christopher Columbus who prayed here during a visit to Galway in 1477.
Galway's famous bustling street market has been trading in Church lane by St Nicholas' Church in the centre of the city for literally centuries. You will find hundreds of stalls selling fresh produce and locally produced crafts.
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Galway Market
7 Lombard St
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Galway's famous bustling street market has been trading in Church lane by St Nicholas' Church in the centre of the city for literally centuries. You will find hundreds of stalls selling fresh produce and locally produced crafts.
Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of a cruise onboard the luxurious all-weather 157 passenger boat, the Corrib Princess. The Corrib Princess sails from Woodquay in the heart of Galway city. The journey takes passengers along the majestic River Corrib and onto Lough Corrib, the Republic of Ireland's largest lake, providing visitors with unsurpassed views and natural amenities that make this the most spectacular waterway in Ireland.
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Corrib Princess
Woodquay
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Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of a cruise onboard the luxurious all-weather 157 passenger boat, the Corrib Princess. The Corrib Princess sails from Woodquay in the heart of Galway city. The journey takes passengers along the majestic River Corrib and onto Lough Corrib, the Republic of Ireland's largest lake, providing visitors with unsurpassed views and natural amenities that make this the most spectacular waterway in Ireland.
Located in the heart of Galway Bay, the Aran Islands offer visitors a glimpse into a way of life that has long since disappeared from most of the country. The Islands' raw beauty and charm leaves visitors longing to return again and again.
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Aran Island Ferries
37-39 Forster St
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Located in the heart of Galway Bay, the Aran Islands offer visitors a glimpse into a way of life that has long since disappeared from most of the country. The Islands' raw beauty and charm leaves visitors longing to return again and again.

Entertainment & Activities

Not a huge fan of horse-racing or dog-racing myself but I hear people having a great night-out here! https://www.igb.ie/go-greyhound-racing/our-stadiums/galway-greyhound-stadium/
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Galway Greyhound Stadium
College Road
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Not a huge fan of horse-racing or dog-racing myself but I hear people having a great night-out here! https://www.igb.ie/go-greyhound-racing/our-stadiums/galway-greyhound-stadium/
"Trad on the Prom" http://www.tradontheprom.com/the-show/ "THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN IRELAND" Being a Riverdance follower...for us, it was a MUST SEE show. Wish it would have gone on forever. Each performer is A++. Harvey Sharon, Valencia, California - (Trip Adviser) Shows from May to September.
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Leisureland
Upper Salthill Road
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"Trad on the Prom" http://www.tradontheprom.com/the-show/ "THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN IRELAND" Being a Riverdance follower...for us, it was a MUST SEE show. Wish it would have gone on forever. Each performer is A++. Harvey Sharon, Valencia, California - (Trip Adviser) Shows from May to September.