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Best X (things) in Galway

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  • 21-02-2010 1:59am
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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    this thread might fail but Zill give it a shot
    idea us to list the best things in whatever categories you like.
    Try to number each category. To make it easier to reference.
    1. BEST PIZZA
    milano. Thin, lovely toppings. Can't be beat I think.

    2. BEST PINT OF MURPHYS
    Neaughtons.


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,208 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    dinneenp wrote: »
    1. BEST PIZZA
    milano. Thin, lovely toppings. Can't be beat I think.

    And enjoy a "2 main courses for €15" until mid-March: http://www.milanooffers.ie/ - makes it great value imho, just don't buy any wine!


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    They also have a loyalty card- every 4th pizza free!


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    NMoore
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    "1. BEST PIZZA
    milano. Thin, lovely toppings. Can't be beat I think.

    2. BEST PINT OF MURPHYS
    Neaughtons."

    3. BEST PLAYGROUND
    The one on Doughiska Road.

    4. BEST GUINNESS
    Murphys (open to argument?)

    5. BEST SOUP
    Cafe Luna's roasted veg soup - yum!


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    happyoutscan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    Best Daytime Pub - Tig Ceolis

    Best Early Evening Pub - Neachtains

    Best Weekend Footie Pub - Krcma (Salthill)

    Best Fry - Tricia's Cafe

    Best Fast Food - Vinnies

    Best Street Character - AntiSanta

    Best Docked Boat - Celtic Explorer

    Best Historical Feature - Lynch's window

    Best Bookshop - Charlie Byrnes

    Best Coffee - Arabica (Dominic Street)

    Best Pizza - Bistro Bianconi


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    brembo26
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭brembo26


    +1 on: Best Fry - Tricia's Cafe

    SAVAGE:D


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    Beetlebum
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    Best pint of Guinness
    Neachtains or Murphys

    Best Pizza
    Monroes

    Best Sandwich
    Providence

    Best Fry
    Trishas

    Best Indian
    Eastern Tandoori

    Best Cake
    McCambridges

    Best looking men
    The Roisin

    Best Music
    The Roisin

    Best place for Sunday pints
    The Salthouse


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Where is Tricia's Cafe?

    BEST 'INDIE' MUSIC'- backroom, Roisín Dúbh

    Best cycle- Out Rahoon Road (past cemetry) and within 2 mintues it's very quiet rural Galway. Along the backroads and down the big hill to Barna.

    BEST PLACE TO RELAX FOR AFTERNOON, READ PAPER ETC- either G hotel or House Hotel. (both have very big relaxing couches, free newspapers to read...

    BEST PLACE TO PARK (paying) by the cathedral (€5 all day) or the school car park by Nuns Island.


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    [-0-]
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    Best Steak - Cajun Fillet Steak in McSwiggans.


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    Beetlebum
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    [-0-] wrote: »
    Best Steak - Cajun Fillet Steak in McSwiggans.

    Complete;y agree...It's amazing..

    Best take away tea/coffee
    Cafe Luna and it's only 2 quid!

    Best spot for food, drinks, decent smoking area, atmosphere
    The Cottage, Salthill


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    Jugs82
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    Best Guinness - Murty Rabbits

    Best Daytime Pub - Taafes

    Best Early Evening Pub - Dew Drop

    Best Weekend Footie Pub - Dew Drop (just in the habit :))

    Best Fry - Kelehans

    Best Fast Food - New York Pizza

    Best Bookshop - Charlie Byrnes

    Best Coffee - Javas

    Best Pizza - Monroes

    Best Place to relax for an Afternoon: Townhouse Bar

    Best Steak: Oscars


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    happyoutscan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Where is Tricia's Cafe?

    Abbeygate Street, next to the headshop/sexshop.:D


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    inisboffin
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    Forgive the double ups, am indecisive!

    Best Daytime Pub - Neachtains/Townhouse

    Best Early Evening Pub - Neachtains/Dáil

    Best Sunday Pub: The Crane

    Best 'On your way home JUST about keeping it together..but' pub - Massimos

    Best Internet Café: Malt house arch

    Best Fast Food - Vinnies or the codburger Supermacs (Newcastle or Cross St, none in Sq!)

    Best Historical Feature - Lynch's Castle

    Best Bookshop - Charlie Byrnes

    Best Chowder - Front Door/Dáil

    Best Coffee - Zatsuma crepes

    Best Indian: Eastern Tandoori (*ducks*!)

    Best Pizza - Bistro Bianconi

    Best long quiet walk - Backroads to Barna from town (or cycle as dineep said)

    Best Free Enterprise - 'Wine man' on Dominic St, heading off the buyers with his cooler before they hit the usual wine** spot!


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    Best late bar - Front door

    Best pint of Guinness/ best auld mans pub - Garavans

    Best pizza - Monroes

    Best night club - Halo

    Best breakfast roll - Petrol station beside court yard marriot


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    CaliforniaDream
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    Best mocha: Butlers!

    Best pizza: The new place on Cross St. Across from Kettle of Fish I think. Way better than Monroes/Pizza Pizza! And cheap too.

    Best Indian: Eastern Tandoori definitely.

    Best clothes shop: Penney's, the shop where you can afford everything!

    Best 'local' restaurant: The Abbey, Claregalway. Seriously recommend it. (Actually, probably best restaurant in general.)


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    Clemon
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    Best Guinness: Mchughs Pub in castlegar(on N17)


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    Nuigforce
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭Nuigforce


    1.Best pinnt of guinness: Taaffes

    2.Best daytime pub:Taaffes

    3.Best auld lads pub:Taaffes

    4.Best weekend pub: Taaffes

    5.Best bar food:Taafes

    6.Best late bar:Front door


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    evil_seed
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    Best Guinness: Taafes/Freeneys

    Best Daytime pub: Townhouse

    best sunday pub: crowes

    Best Late bar: Front door

    best pub grub: crowes

    best club: halo

    best pizza: milanos

    best indian: haldi spice

    best italian: al muretto


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    best chocolate cake: Milanos (and ask for scope of ice cream and extra choc sauce with it). Cake is just right- not dry, moist and lots of filling.

    Best shoe shop: Logues

    Best bread: Gormet Tart Company

    best milkshake: either Eddie Rockets or the one in Eyre Square Shopping Center


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    DD67
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    The Prom on a sunny day


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    Mega_Me
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    great idea :)

    best hot chocolate - Goya's.

    best lasagne - bethlehem

    best pints (excluding guinness) - the huntsman


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    (like all items) it's personnal preference. The hot choc in goyas is very big BUT very expensive and too thin for me. I like thick, Italian style. G hotel used to have great one but changed.
    The small place (next to Crepe shop, 2 doors down fron Eason) does lovely hot choc. Well worry a try and cheap


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    Rosym
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    Best Pub - Townhouse/Dew Drop/

    Best Late pub: Massimos- by a mile!

    Best Fast Food - Not really fast food in the trad sense, but cant beat the crepes in Zatsuma or the Falafel stand on saturdays down at the market

    Best Historical Feature - Aula Maxima- NUIG

    Best Bookshop - Charlie Byrnes

    Best Indian: Tulsi

    Best Pizza - Milanos or pizza n pints in Monroes

    Best long quiet walk - The walk from NUIG to Newcastle, by the river

    Best Eaterie- Spudhouse Newcastle

    Best clothes shop- Penneys- you can always find something, no matter the budget

    Best way to spend a afternoon- no money required!: Library in city centre, walk from spanish arch to salthill, browsing around charlie Byrnes, saturday market.

    Best Sunday pub: The cottage


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    Cathal01
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    Looking for opinions on...

    The best butchers
    The best greengrocer
    The best general supermarket
    The best fishmongers
    The best bar food
    The best value early bird

    Really sick of the fruit and veg selections in eg. Dunnes with all its chlorine bagged salad leaves etc. Is there any really good greengrocer in Galway with interesting stuff like eg. the Steve's leaves they do in Sheridans, or moderately priced good quality herbs...with a selection extending past parsley and basil!


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    Cathal01
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    I'll give a recommendation for bar food:

    Bar No. 8 @ The Docks.
    Their new 25 mile menu idea is great (everything sourced within 25 miles). I got a mezze platter(bread, hummus, salads etc) and chips in there and both were amazing. Menu isn't your normal soup, garlic mushrooms etc. I'm really impressed to see somewhere doing something different and it wasn't very expensive either. Also got two small truffles of some sort which had a lot of alcohol in them but were delish...And I have to say they have the best chips in Galway.


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    A lot will depend on what you are looking for

    The best butchers - Feericks in Newcastle
    The best greengrocer - Terryland F&V
    The best general supermarket - Meh, Tesco, Dunnes, etc, not much diff
    The best fishmongers - The one in the GC isnt bad, alternatively there's 2 in Ballybane ind est and theres always Galway seafood down by the docks
    The best bar food - depends what you want, mc Swiggans isnt bad
    The best value early bird - no clue, I work evenings so I never get to have early birds


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    Malice
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    My family has been using Collerans Butchers for years. Also try Ernie Deacy's on Sea Road for fruit and veg.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,740 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    The best greengrocer
    - Terryland F&V

    The best general supermarket
    - Tesco for stocking stuff the others don't
    - Lidl/Adli for bringing prices down


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    forumfiend
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭forumfiend


    JustMary wrote: »
    The best greengrocer
    - Terryland F&V

    +1


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    amiable
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    The Butcher counter at Joyce's supermarket is actually quite good.


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    trish23
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    The best butchers - Collerans Mainguard St or Galway SC (Tonerys?)
    The best greengrocer - Deacys Sea Rd
    The best general supermarket - Londis Fr Griffin Rd
    The best fishmongers - Eyre Sq Centre (can't rem name - they're new)
    The best bar food - haven't a clue
    The best value early bird - even less

    Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers are a dying breed unfortunately. Good to see people looking for them.


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