Big tables, late nights and a bit of fun: the Waterford bars that suit a group.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Whiskey and craft beer bar
Best Whiskey Bar in Ireland, Sky Bar of the Year awards; Silver, Craft Bar of the Year 2024
One of the biggest whiskey collections in Ireland, with more than 400 Irish whiskies on what it calls Ireland's first digital whiskey tasting menu, searchable by distillery, cask and strength. Craft beer, tastings and food served all day.
📍 19 John Street, The Apple Market, Waterford
Bar and restaurant
A stylish bar and restaurant in the Apple Market with signature and classic cocktails, fusion food, live music, DJs and plenty of seats outside under the market's glass canopy.
📍 John Street, The Apple Market, Waterford
Gin bar
Billed as Waterford's newest oldest bar: a hidden gin bar in the Apple Market with an unusual interior and more than 100 gins, from Irish to new world.
📍 7 John's Avenue, The Apple Market, Waterford
Bar at the crystal factory
The bar at the House of Waterford Crystal, where every drink comes in Waterford crystal. Champagne, premium whiskies, cocktails and a signature Irish Coffee, after a factory tour or for a special occasion.
📍 House of Waterford Crystal, The Mall, Waterford
Bar and restaurant
A bar and restaurant in the Viking Triangle beside the ancient city walls, full of original artefacts, antique brick and salvaged stone.
📍 Viking Triangle, Waterford
Bar
A historic bar on Mall Lane with live music and cocktails.
📍 2 Mall Lane, Waterford
Café bar
A John Street landmark with a unique atmosphere and well-priced home-cooked food and drinks.
📍 9 John Street, Waterford
Victorian pub
A Victorian bar and grocer near O'Connell Street, unchanged since 1899.
📍 11 Great George's Street, Waterford
Pub
A Waterford institution on O'Connell Street, just outside the Garter Lane theatre, with over a dozen beers on tap (Whiplash craft beers among them) and its own growlers.
📍 O'Connell Street, Waterford
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Start with Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Heery's, Davy Macs Gin Bar, House of Waterford Bar and O'Sullivan's Vintage Social. Our full list has 9 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 local guides, including Visit Waterford.
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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