Proper pubs, old favourites and craft beer bars in Waterford.
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
Pub and cocktail bar
A good-looking pub and cocktail bar on Bank Lane, just off The Mall, with live music and dinner and light bites to go with the drinks.
📍 Bank Lane, 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
Traditional pub
An old-school tavern on Arundel Lane near City Square, all glass, brass and dark wood, with good-value pub grub.
📍 6 Arundel Lane, Waterford
Historic pub
One of Waterford's oldest pubs, pouring pints since the 1700s.
📍 Waterford
Traditional pub
A traditional pub on Merchant's Quay, known for its music and its cosy set-up.
📍 Merchant's Quay, Waterford
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Start with Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Itty Bittys, J. & K. Walsh Victorian Pub and Grocers, Tully's Bar and The Gingerman. Our full list has 7 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.
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