The best bars, pubs, cocktail bars and late-night venues in Waterford and the South East.
Named for the poet whose mother was a Wexford woman, the Thomas Moore Tavern in the Cornmarket is one of the town's oldest pubs — historic, food-serious, and home to acclaimed Trad Tuesdays.
Read moreTrading since 1775 on John's Gate Street, Mary's Bar is one of the oldest and most genuinely unchanged pubs in Wexford — no television, walls thick with memorabilia, and live trad on Saturdays.
Read moreKnown locally as Macken's or The Undertaker, Con Macken's on the Bull Ring is a pub, grocer and funeral home under one roof — one of the last authentic traditional pubs in the heart of Wexford.
Read moreFrom a pub that has barely changed since 1775 to a working brewery and smokehouse on Main Street, a Bull Ring institution that doubles as the town undertaker, and the live-music room that has soundtracked Wexford nights for decades — every bar in Wexford town worth your time, reviewed.
Read moreFrom a 265-year-old spirit merchant still bottling its own whiskey to the city's best cocktail rooftop and a Victorian spirit grocer frozen in amber — every bar in Waterford worth your time, reviewed.
Read moreRun by Melisa and Martha at 1 Bridge Street, the Grattan Bar does Irish stew, fresh seafood, sticky toffee pudding, and live music nights with the kind of genuine warmth that only a family-run pub can manage.
Read moreEstablished 1886, Thomas Maher Bar on O'Connell Street serves its signature Whiskey Mac, a house-blend whiskey, and growler bottles to take home. One of Waterford's oldest pubs, still doing things its own way.
Read moreTully's on O'Connell Street runs 12+ beers on draught, collaborates with a local brewery for rotating exclusives, and hosts live music that draws the right crowd. A pub that's made its commitments clear.
Read moreThree floors of bar at 57 John Street: DJ 80s/90s/00s on the ground floor, cocktail bar in the middle, K Club live bands Friday to Sunday upstairs. Plus a heated roof garden. kazbar is Waterford's most complete night out.
Read moreWinner of Best Casual Dining in Waterford and Munster at the RAI Awards, Bodega on John Street is a Mediterranean wine bar and restaurant that balances genuine quality with genuine warmth. Seafood, steaks, a serious wine list.
Read moreTucked into Ballybricken near the Waterford Visitor Centre, The Tap Room is a proper family-owned local with dark wood panelling, stained glass, and well-kept pints. Old city Waterford, done right.
Read moreThe South East's first dedicated gin bar, Davy Mac's on John's Avenue stocks over 110 gins and has the awards to prove the quality. Staff who actually know their product. A private party space for 35-40. A very serious operation.
Read moreCelebrating the food, craft & life of Waterford & Wexford
