Cocktails with a soundtrack: the Sligo bars where bands, DJs or jazz are part of the night.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Cocktail bar
Sligo's best-known cocktail bar, styled like a 1960s sitting room with psychedelic wallpaper, record players, retro furniture and a couch by the fire. Signature cocktails, a bites menu and live music seven nights a week.
📍 Bridge Street, Sligo
Historic pub
One of Sligo's oldest pubs, at the bottom of Markievicz Road, with a big whiskey selection and live music.
📍 1 Markievicz Road, Sligo
Family pub
A family pub on Old Market Street since 1889, now in its fourth generation, with a mahogany interior, live music and a roaring fire in winter.
📍 Old Market Street, Sligo
Bar
A well-stocked bar with skilled bartenders, lively music and cocktail deals. The Devil's Chimney is its best-known drink.
📍 24 Grattan Street, Sligo
🕒 Daily 11am to 12.30am (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Pub
A cosy pub on Bridge Street known for its buzz, live music and traditional atmosphere.
📍 Bridge Street, Sligo
Traditional pub
Sligo's smallest pub, beside the Garavogue, with a big range of world and craft beers, some of the best Guinness in town and live music every night. Travelling musicians are welcome to join the sessions.
📍 Queen Maeve Square, Sligo
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Start with Lillies Cocktail Bar, Thomas Connolly, McLynn's, Gracie's Bar and Furey's. Our full list has 6 bars.
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, including Dublin and Cork. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted Irish 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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