Winedown
Underground wine and cocktail bar
A candlelit basement bar on Lancaster Road with an alternative retro soundtrack, gin, rum, wine and a deli counter of cheese and cured meats.
📍 18 Lancaster Rd, Preston PR1 1DA
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PLAU
Gin and beer house
A gin and beer house on Friargate with a long artisan gin list and crafted cocktails, in a historic building with vaulted cellar rooms and an old well. Tapas upstairs.
📍 115 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE
Forum Bar and Kitchen
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A lounge bar and restaurant on cobbled Winckley Street, by Winckley Square, with outdoor seats and cocktail masterclasses.
📍 16-17 Winckley St, Preston PR1 2AA
Kuckoo
Rock and roll cocktail bar
A boutique rock and roll cocktail bar on Fox Street, mixing cocktails with indie music.
📍 16-17 Fox St, Preston PR1 2AB
Stratos
Restaurant and late bar
A restaurant and bar on Avenham Street with cocktails, live music and DJs and a licence until 3am.
📍 7 Avenham St, Preston PR1 3BN
Florianas
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A colourful, floral bar and restaurant down Glover's Court, with cocktails, craft beer and wine.
📍 16 Glover's Ct, Preston PR1 3LS
Le Fleur Bar
Champagne and cocktail bar
A champagne and cocktail bar in Miller Arcade with plush seating, open on weekend nights only.
📍 Church St, Preston PR1 2QY
Hartleys Wine Bar
Wine bar
A tucked-away wine bar on Mount Street with vintage decor, a balcony, a music-themed beer garden, cocktails and live music nights.
📍 7 Mount St, Preston PR1 8BS
The Adelphi
Cocktail pub
Preston's Pub of the Year, High Street Hero Awards 2023
A cocktail pub by the university on Fylde Street, named Preston's Pub of the Year in 2023.
📍 43 Fylde St, Preston PR1 7DP
1842 and The Rabbit Hole
Bar and outdoor gin garden
A bar in the old Corn Exchange on Lune Street. Its outdoor gin bar, The Rabbit Hole, has more than 100 gins and opens in summer and at Christmas.
📍 Lune St, Preston PR1 2NN
Baluga
Bar and club
A late bar and club in Miller Arcade where the cocktails are made by a dedicated mixologist.
📍 Church St, Preston PR1 2QY
Luka
Restaurant and cocktail bar
An all-day restaurant and cocktail bar inside a former church on Fishergate that comes alive after dark at the weekend.
📍 83b Fishergate, Preston PR1 2NJ
All Hopes No Promises
Burger and cocktail bar
An independent burger bar on St Wilfrid Street with cocktails, live music and late opening.
📍 15, 16 St Wilfrid St, Preston PR1 2US
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Your questions
What are the best bars for groups in Preston?
Start with Winedown, PLAU, Forum Bar and Kitchen, Kuckoo and Stratos. Our full list has 13 bars.
More Preston bar guides
- Hidden and late-night barsHidden and late bars in Preston: Winedown, PLAU, Lonely People and Kuckoo and more.
- Gin, rum, whisky and tequilaThe best Preston bars for gin, rum, whisky and agave: Winedown, PLAU, Forum Bar and Kitche
- Cocktail trailsReady-made Preston cocktail trails on foot, Winckley Square to Friargate and Church Street
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Preston's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research 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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