Coffee & cafés in Galway
Galway has 101 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (10), Sandwiches (10), Brunch (4). The coffee scene spans 62 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 32 Coffee Shops, 7 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (21), Vegan cafés (10), Gluten-free cafés (6). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 26 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Galway, Ireland, has 138 coffee venues. The city serves breakfast, sandwiches, and tea. Independent establishments account for about 90% of the market.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Galway | Ireland median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 6.9% of 101 venues | 33% (median of 45 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 94% of 101 venues | 91% (median of 45 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.7 across 61 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 43 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 55% of 49 venues with a price level | 55% (median of 31 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 45% of 49 venues with a price level | 45% (median of 31 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 49 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 31 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 4.9% of 82 venues with listed hours | 3.8% (median of 45 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 83% of 82 venues with Sunday hours listed | 75% (median of 45 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 82% of 82 venues with listed hours | 65% (median of 45 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Brunch (4 venues) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Galway on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Kali Coffee Bar
133 Upper Salthill Road, Galway
★ 5.0 (337)£
Outdoor seating
Murrays Coffee House
1 Nile Lodge, Galway
★ 5.0 (66)£
Outdoor seating
Drift Coffee Galway
Liam Mellows GAA, Ballyloughane Rd, Renmore Rd, Galway, H91 K2T1
★ 5.0 (13)
The Nook Coffeehouse
Liosban Industrial Estate, Tuam Rd, Galway, H91 KW6T
★ 5.0 (9)
Caifé na Taibhdheirce
19 Middle St, Galway, H91 E2V3
★ 5.0 (8)
Ground & Co. Crown Square
Crown Square, Monivea Rd, Galway
★ 5.0 (5)
Ground & Co.
13 Merchants Rd, Galway, H91 EC6H
★ 5.0 (3)
Galway City Distillery
1-3 Merchants Rd, Galway, H91 AT0V
★ 4.9 (238)£
PLÁMÁS
6 Dominick Street Upper, Galway
★ 4.9 (214)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Ole
40 Eyre Square, Galway
★ 4.9 (142)£
Mocha Beans Drive-Thru
UNIT 4 Tuam Rd, Galway, H91 AR24
★ 4.9 (61)£
Variety Coffee
39 Eyre Street, Galway
★ 4.9 (59)£
Little Lane Coffee Company
Unit 1, Calatrava, Building A, Bonham Quay, The Docks, Galway, H91 21H1
★ 4.9 (22)
The Hatch
Galway, H91 PN50
★ 4.9 (15)
My Little Flower Coffee
12 Market St, Galway, H91 FPY7
★ 4.9 (7)
Outdoor seating
Greens & Co.
4 Henry St, Galway, H91 E205
★ 4.8 (537)££
Outdoor seating
Little Lane Coffee Company
10 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
★ 4.8 (450)££
Outdoor seating
The Pear Tree Café & Wine Bar
Grattan Rd, Salthill, Galway, H91 CDW4
★ 4.8 (402)£
Outdoor seating
Little Collins CBD Dispensary
25 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
★ 4.8 (342)£
Placebo Cafe
Hazel Park, Galway
★ 4.8 (91)£
Outdoor seating
Dangan House Cafe
Dangan House, Upper Newcastle, Lower Dangan, Galway, H91 VN53
★ 4.8 (86)£
Outdoor seating
Focaccino
35 Eyre Street, Galway
★ 4.8 (65)£
Outdoor seating
Branch & Caffé
10 Cross Street Upper, Galway
★ 4.8 (38)
The Coffee Hut
★ 4.8 (35)
Outdoor seating
Ard Bia at Nimmos
Spanish Arch, The Long Walk, Galway, H91 E9XA
★ 4.7 (1863)££
Outdoor seating
Esquires - The Organic Coffee Co (Eyre Sq, Galway)
11 Eyre Square, Galway, H91 FW42
★ 4.7 (1800)££
Jungle Café
Prospect Hill, Galway
★ 4.7 (1359)€10–20
Outdoor seating
Coffeewerk + Press
4 Quay Street, Galway
★ 4.7 (1093)££
Outdoor seating
Secret Garden
4 William Street West
★ 4.7 (1060)£
Outdoor seating
Corrib House Tea Rooms & Guest Accommodation
3 Waterside, Galway
★ 4.7 (509)££
Outdoor seating
Bar Italia Ciarlantini
Daly's Place, 7 Woodquay, Galway, H91 NTX0
★ 4.7 (317)£
Outdoor seating
Butlers Chocolate Café
40 William Street, Galway
★ 4.7 (311)££
An Tobar Nua
25-27 Dominick Street Lower, Galway
★ 4.7 (249)£
Outdoor seating
Antons
12 Father Griffin Rd, Galway, H91 EE9W
★ 4.7 (179)££
Outdoor seating
Ré Coffee and Design
137 Upper Salthill Rd, Salthill, Galway, H91 RKE0
★ 4.7 (151)£
Outdoor seating
Fairhill Coffee
11 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway, H91 K7W7
★ 4.7 (138)£
City Pantry Cafe
58 Dominick Street Lower, Galway
★ 4.7 (96)£
Outdoor seating
Tribe Coffee Shop - Galway
11 St Francis St, Galway, H91 X5D2
★ 4.7 (48)£
Galway's Westend
Galways Westend, 58 Dominick St Lower, Galway, H91 T2P3
★ 4.7 (43)
Outdoor seating
Urban Grind
8 William Street West, Galway
★ 4.6 (518)££
Outdoor seating
Top Shelf Coffee Bar
Fairgreen Rd, Galway
★ 4.6 (162)£
Brazco Coffee Academy
6 St Francis St, Galway, H91 CVK0
★ 4.6 (117)
Coco Café
Upper Salthill Road, Galway
★ 4.5 (1162)££
Outdoor seating
The Full Duck
18 Renmore Road, Galway
★ 4.5 (935)€10–20
Outdoor seating
Java's
17 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
★ 4.5 (832)££
The Lane Cafe
1 Druid Lane, Galway
★ 4.5 (489)£
Outdoor seating
Bubble Bee Café
28 Abbeygate Street Lower, Galway, H91 K523
★ 4.5 (408)
Gourmet Tart Co.
Raven Terrace, Galway
★ 4.5 (385)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Mocha Beans Cross St
2 Cross Street Lower, Galway, H91 ND36
★ 4.5 (279)££
WYLDE
Forster Street
★ 4.5 (208)
Outdoor seating
Espresso 44
44 William St, Galway
★ 4.5 (146)£
Dolly's Coffee
★ 4.5 (35)
Outdoor seating
Little Jungle
Forster Street, Galway
★ 4.5 (13)
Outdoor seating
Ground & Co.
Seapoint Promenade, Galway
★ 4.4 (764)moderate
Outdoor seating
Kettle Cafe
37 Eyre Street, Galway
★ 4.4 (453)££
Renzo Gallery Cafe
32 Eyre St, Galway, H91 PW56
★ 4.4 (273)££
Outdoor seating
Roots Café Bar Shop St. Galway
28 Shop St, Galway, H91 TP83
★ 4.4 (270)£
Outdoor seating
Álainn High Street
11 High St, Galway, H91 AR28
★ 4.4 (39)
Caprice
1 Church Lane, Galway
★ 4.3 (856)££
Cafe Roscoe's
Eglinton Street, Galway
★ 4.3 (298)££
Outdoor seating
Meltd Middle St
3 Middle St, Court, Galway, H91 A2P5
★ 4.3 (165)
Outdoor seating
Here for Now
1 University Road, Galway
★ 4.3 (32)
Outdoor seating
Sip and Bowl
Eyre St, Galway
★ 4.3 (14)
Caffè Nero
Eyre Square, Galway
★ 4.2 (1000)££
Outdoor seating
Insomnia Coffee Company - Eyre Square Galway
Units 106, Shopping Centre, Eyre Square, Galway, H91 E0K7
★ 4.2 (196)££
Scón Galway
21 Forster St, Galway, H91 C9Y3
★ 4.2 (129)£
Outdoor seating
Victoria Hotel Galway
Victoria Pl, Galway, H91 KVW0
★ 4.0 (897)
Starbucks Galway Eyre Square
Unit 6 Eyre Square, Galway
★ 4.0 (560)££
Outdoor seating
Bare Pantry Cafe
58 Dominick St Lower, Galway, H91 T2P3
★ 4.0 (20)
Costa
★ 3.8 (79)£
Coco To Go
2 Sráid Gheata Liam, Galway, H91 TF60
★ 3.7 (35)
Deelys Cafe
6 Mainguard Street
★ 3.6 (437)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Express Stand
204, Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Eyre Square, Galway
★ 3.5 (17)
The cafe
11 Mary St, Galway, H91 T227
★ 3.3 (13)
Álainn
Blackrock, Galway
Álainn
Headford Road, Galway
Anton's
12 Father Griffin Road, Galway
Brazco
6 Saint Francis Street, Galway
DERI Café
Outdoor seating
Espresso 44
44 William Street West, Galway
Gourmet Tart Co.
Upper Salthill Road, Galway
Outdoor seating
Gourmet Tart Co.
Saint Francis Street, Galway
Outdoor seating
Gourmet Tart Co.
34 Newcastle Road, Galway
Outdoor seating
Gourmet Tart Co.
Headford Road, Galway
Outdoor seating
Grind Coffee and Food Hub
Galway
Grindhouse Cafe
56 Briarhill Business Park, Galway
Insomnia
Matt's Sandwiches
McCambridges
38-39 Shop Street, Galway
MixGreens
32 Newcastle Road, Galway
Outdoor seating
Mr Waffle
University Road, Galway
Outdoor seating
Nana's Tea
23 High Street, Galway
O'Briens
Tuam Road, Galway
Pascal Coffee House
Abbeygate Street Lower, Galway
Outdoor seating
Ré
137 Upper Salthill Road, Galway
Ré Tea
Quay Street, Galway
Roots
Smokey's
Synge & Byrne
Western Distributor Road, Galway
The Lighthouse Cafe
8 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Tribe
11 Saint Francis Street, Galway
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Galway coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Galway?
There are 101 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Galway on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Galway?
Top-rated coffee shops in Galway include Coffeewerk + Press, Urban Grind, Bubble Bee Café. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Galway.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Galway?
49 venues in Galway have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.