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
The Cabinet Club
Hidden cocktail bar
A hidden speakeasy-style bar tucked inside Liquor & Co on the Watergate Rows.
📍 31 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LE
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
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
Where are the best hidden and late-night bars in Chester?
Start with tbc*, Liquor & Co, The Cabinet Club, Bishop Lloyd’s Bar and The Guild. Our full list has 7 bars.
More Chester bar guides
- 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
- 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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