tbc*
Cocktail bar
Named a One to Watch by Top 50 Cocktail Bars in 2026
A neighbourhood cocktail bar with good music on Watergate Street, open late and on Saturday afternoons.
📍 27 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
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Liquor & Co
Cocktail bar
A neighbourhood drinking den on the Watergate Rows built around liquor and cocktails, open from 3pm into the small hours.
📍 31 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LE
Providence Gin
Gin and cocktail bar
A gin bar in a building from 1652 on Watergate Street with more than 400 gins, vintage cocktails, tastings and gin masterclasses.
📍 9 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
Palm
Cocktail bar and eatery
A pink-barred eatery on Watergate Street that turns into a cocktail bar from 6pm, with more than 40 cocktails and small plates.
📍 31 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
Kuckoo
Rock and roll cocktail bar
A boutique bar on Watergate Street for flamboyant rock and roll cocktails and an indie soundtrack.
📍 58 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LA
Bishop Lloyd’s Bar
Historic cocktail bar
A bar inside Bishop Lloyd's House, a Tudor merchant's house on Watergate Row, opened in 2024, with vaulted brick rooms in the basement and cocktail masterclasses.
📍 53 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LE
The Guild
Cocktail bar and venue
A cocktail room with velvet booths in the former Holy Trinity Church on Watergate Street.
📍 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LA
Craft & Co
Craft beer, gin and cocktail bar
A bar on the Watergate Rows for craft beer, artisan gin and cocktails, with live music.
📍 24 Watergate Row North, Chester CH1 2LD
Kahiki
Tiki cocktail bar
A tiki cocktail bar on the Watergate Rows.
📍 8 Watergate Row North, Chester CH1 2LD
Barlounge
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A cocktail bar on Watergate Street since 2000, with sharing boards, a heated terrace and DJs on Friday and Saturday.
📍 75 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
The Cavern of the Curious Gnome
Bar and restaurant
A bar and restaurant up on the Bridge Street Rows.
📍 61 Bridge Street Row E, Chester CH1 1NW
Rooftop Social Club
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar on top of the Pepper Street car park.
📍 Pepper St, Chester CH1 1DF
The Botanist
Botanical bar and restaurant
A bar and restaurant on St Werburgh Street by the cathedral, with a long botanical cocktail menu and live music.
📍 13 St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY
Northgates
Cocktail bar
A bar on Northgate Street serving big cocktails made with at least a double measure, with live music and alcohol-free options.
📍 70-72 Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HT
Be At One
Cocktail bar
A late cocktail bar on Watergate Street with daily two-for-one happy hours and mocktails.
📍 39-41 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
Telford's Warehouse
Canalside music bar
A canalside bar and live music venue in a Grade II listed Georgian steam mill, with handmade cocktails and outdoor seats by the water.
📍 Tower Wharf, Raymond St, Chester CH1 4EZ
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Your questions
What are the best bars for groups in Chester?
Start with tbc*, Liquor & Co, Providence Gin, Palm and Kuckoo. Our full list has 16 bars.
More Chester bar guides
- Hidden and late-night barsHidden and late bars in Chester: tbc*, Liquor & Co, The Cabinet Club and Bishop Lloyd’s Ba
- Date nightRomantic cocktail bars in Chester for a night for two: The Cabinet Club, Palm, The Arkle B
- Gin, rum, whisky and tequilaThe best Chester bars for gin, rum, whisky and agave: Providence Gin, The Arkle Bar and Lo
- Low and noWhere to get a good alcohol-free cocktail in Chester: Palm, Northgates and Be At One.
- Cocktail trailsReady-made Chester cocktail trails on foot, Watergate Street and The Cross and Northgate,
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail festivals in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We love Chester's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research, recent awards and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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