Editorial Review
Garavan's
The Atmosphere
“Galway's whiskey bar, where the flights are structured and the Irish coffee is made rather than assembled.”
Garavan's has been on William Street since 1935 and is the room in Galway that takes whiskey seriously. The tasting flights are properly built, comparing pot still against malt or a single distillery across ages, and the staff will walk you through them without lecturing. The Irish coffee is made with the care that drink deserves and almost never gets. In a city that drinks quickly and cheerfully, this is the counter to sit at when you want to understand what you are drinking.
Rooms Worth Requesting
What it actually feels like.
Take a comparison flight rather than three separate pours. Ask for a pot still flight if you have only drunk blends before.
Why we recommend it
A space that justifies the journey.
Structured flights, patient staff, and the best Irish coffee in the west. It is the most useful hour a visitor can spend learning Irish whiskey.