Liverpool Bars & Pubs
Much of Liverpool’s drinking culture is based around the RopeWalks (the area around Wood Street, Bold Street and Fleet Street). There are also a number of chic designer bars at the Albert Dock including Baby Cream, an offshoot of the legendary nightclub, and the PanAm.
Liverpool is also fortunate to have some outstanding historical pubs with fantastic well-preserved interiors, the most notable example being the Philharmonic Dining Rooms.
| Name | Type | Location | Map | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baa Bar | Bar | 43 – 45 Fleet Street | [View Map] | Legendary Liverpool bar famous for its huge selection of cheap shooters and great drinks promotions. |
| Baby Cream | Bar | Albert Dock | [View Map] | Offshoot of one of the world’s most famous nightclubs. Includes a hi-tech bar and restaurant, and a rather nice ladies’ bathroom. Compile your own CD on the Creamselector. |
| Baltic Fleet | Pub | 33 Wapping | [View Map] | Triangular-shaped Grade II listed pub close to Albert Dock and the Ibis hotel. The only pub in Liverpool that brews its own beer (Wapping Beers). |
| Bar Hannah | Bar | 2 Leece Street | [View Map] | New York-style bar known for good service and friendly staff. Live music/DJ’s most nights. |
| Brewery Tap | Pub | Stanhope Street | [View Map] | Situated within the façade of the Liverpool’s Cains Brewery, this pub literally is the ‘brewery tap’. Features a historic interior and serves the full range of Cains beers. Brewery tours available. |
| Head of Steam | Pub | 7 Lime Street | [View Map] | Located at Lime Street train station Liverpool’s biggest pub offers several 5 different bars (Grand Hall – live music, Studio 58 – modern bar, Loft, Display Bar – features railway artefacts and memorabilia, Games Room – pool and bar football tables). Offers a good selection of real ales (also available to take-out). |
| Jacaranda, The | Pub | 21 – 23 Slater Street | [View Map] | Friendly pub attracting a good mix of locals and students. Founded by the first manager of the Beatles and filled with pictures of the band and other memorabilia. Reasonable prices. |
| Magnet, The | Bar | 45 Hardman Street | [View Map] | Lounge bar and nightclub popular with Liverpool’s artistic and creative community. Varied entertainment most nights of the week (bands, DJs, poetry nights). Open till 5 am at weekends. |
| PanAm | Bar | Albert Dock | [View Map] | Classy restaurant/bar that pulls in the celebrities. Formerly the TV studio for ‘This Morning’. Good selection of cocktails. |
| Philharmonic Dining Rooms | Pub | 36 Hope Street | [View Map] | Grade II listed Victorian pub opposite the Philharmonic Hall. Fantastic interior with rooms named after famous composers (Brahms and Liszt). Noted for its ornately tiled men’s toilets (so much so that even women are allowed to take a look). Known locally as the Philharmonic or Phil. |
| Revolution | Bar | 18 – 22 Wood Street | [View Map] | Vodka chain bar. Camel Club nightclub upstairs. Also on St Peter’s Square and Temple Court. |
| Ship & Mitre | Pub | 133 Dale Street | [View Map] | Housed in an Art Deco building close to the Travelodge, Walker Art Gallery, and Liverpool Marriott. Offers a selection of real ales that change daily, plus a huge range of bottled beers. |
| Ye Cracke | Pub | 13 Rice Street | [View Map] | Traditional pub offering quality real ales. John Lennon’s favourite pub when he was a student at the nearby Liverpool College of Art. Just round the corner from the Hope Street Hotel. |
| Ye Hole In Ye Wall | Pub | 4 – 6 Hackins Hey | [View Map] | Dating back to 1726 this pub is one of, if not the, oldest pubs in Liverpool. |
