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
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The Arkle Bar and Lounge
Hotel cocktail bar
The glamorous champagne and cocktail bar of the five-star Chester Grosvenor on Eastgate Street.
📍 The Chester Grosvenor, 56-58 Eastgate St, Chester CH1 1LT
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
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
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Your questions
Where are the best gin, rum and whisky bars in Chester?
Start with Providence Gin, The Arkle Bar and Lounge, Craft & Co, Kahiki and The Botanist. Our full list has 5 bars.
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- Date nightRomantic cocktail bars in Chester for a night for two: The Cabinet Club, Palm, The Arkle B
- Fun bars for groupsLively Chester bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: tbc*, Liquor & Co, Pro
- 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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