The best bars, pubs, cocktail bars and late-night venues in Waterford and the South East.
The Mocking Monck on Monck Street is a small, friendly Wexford-town local — an easy welcome, a good pint and no fuss. The right call for one quiet drink in the middle of town.
Read moreThe Crown Bar on Monck Street is Wexford's most contemporary venue — a recently renovated craft-beer bar, cocktail bar and lantern-lit garden bar under one roof, part of the Crown Quarter.
Read moreThe Centenary Stores on Charlotte Street — 'the Stores' to everyone in Wexford — is the town's great all-in-one venue: a traditional bar by day, a live-music room by night, and a late venue after.
Read moreKellys on the Corner at 101 South Main Street is Wexford's casual sports-and-pizza pub — big-match screens, wood-fired pizzas and an unfussy room built for a long, easy afternoon.
Read moreJim McGee's is a traditional Wexford-town bar full of historic charm — and a place to stay, with en-suite guest rooms, a guest lounge and a sunny terrace a few steps from Main Street.
Read moreMaggie May's on Monck Street is the Wexford local done right — a log fire in winter, an award-winning beer garden in summer, live music, cocktails, sport and a loyal neighbourhood crowd.
Read moreNearly lost in 2020 and saved by new owners, T. Morris is one of Wexford's most traditional bars — a covered beer garden, live trad on Saturdays, and a well-judged cocktail list alongside.
Read moreGreenacres on Selskar Street is Wexford's most serious wine destination — a fine-wine merchant, deli, bakery-café, art gallery and restaurant with a world-class cellar, all over several floors in the town.
Read moreThe Thirsty Monk is Wexford's craft-beer corner — a small, focused bar with a properly kept list of independent and local brews for drinkers who care what's on tap.
Read moreAt 112 South Main Street, The Sky and the Ground is a Wexford institution — a strong craft-beer list, a mural-painted beer garden, and some of the best traditional music sessions in the town.
Read moreServing since the 1850s, Bugler Doyles on South Main Street is a handsome traditional Wexford pub — wood panelling, long leather seats, a covered beer garden, live trad on Saturdays, and guest rooms above.
Read moreA family pub since the 19th century, Simon Lambert & Sons on South Main Street runs its own YellowBelly brewery and a smokehouse — and was voted Wexford Pub of the Year in 2017.
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