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Best X (things) in Galway

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    #32
    amiable
    Registered Users Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭amiable


    trish23 wrote: »

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

    I disagree, i think they are starting to appear again.
    People are looking for good quality food at good prices and finding them in the mentioned shops


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    #33
    DeadSkin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭DeadSkin


    The best butchers - market in Oranmore every Thursday, can't remember his name.

    The best general supermarket - no such thing, bits and pieces from 'em all

    The best bar food - I'm a sucker for Monroes' pizzas


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    #34
    trish23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭trish23


    amiable wrote: »
    I disagree, i think they are starting to appear again.
    People are looking for good quality food at good prices and finding them in the mentioned shops

    Yes, I agree, you can definitely find good quality & prices in all of these. But consumers are also into convenience & if that means buying their meat & veg in the local supermarket then so be it! Once upon a time you could find a good local butcher in every suburb in Galway. That day is long gone.


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    #35
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,116 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Best ice cream? (it is summer after all)


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    #36
    Placebo Effect
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭Placebo Effect


    Jugs82 wrote: »
    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

    Your taking the piss?


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    #37
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Cathal01, I merged your thread with the recent Best Stuff thread.


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    #38
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,823 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Placebo Effect wrote: »
    Your taking the piss?

    Or drinking it :D


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    #39
    dolphin city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭dolphin city


    just had a "slice" of pizza in the Napoli shop (next door to Yes Flowers on Cross Street). the nicest pizza I ever tasted - they have whatever "flavour" slice you want, pepperoni, mushroom, ham, pineapple. The Slices are about the size of a small personal pizza and so yummy

    check it out.


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    #40
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,116 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    I have created a new thread summarising results (didn't include everything) here


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    #41
    strewthelvis
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭strewthelvis


    Where to get the best big breakfast when in town starving in the morning, i mean the works now


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    #42
    dreababyluxe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭dreababyluxe


    Best Supermarket Experience - Mc Cambridges, Joyce's, Mortons Salthill (for those who are tired of the usual supermarket brands..and for those who care for local produce too).

    Best Fruit & Veg Selection - Terryland Fruit and Veg Shop (great lil place next to it for inexpensive spices and asian/indian food too including unusual fish, prawns, craps etc).

    Best Take out Coffee - The Chocolate Box/Butlers/the one on the corner near Fuji which serves Lavazza (name unknown).

    Best Cafe - Sweetie Pies (cupcake heaven)

    Best Chocolates - Butlers or Leonidas (Corbett Court/Eyre Square Centre)

    Best Cakes/Desserts - Gourmet Tarts Company (eat in or take out) or Mortons Salthill (take home)

    Best Indian - Kumars

    Best Chips - Vinnies, McDonaghs

    Best Pizza - Milanos, Fat Freddies

    Best Bar Food - Lohan's Salthill (though must admit their staff have let us down on last 2 trips, small things like forgetting drinks we ordered).

    Best Daytime/Evening Pub - Quays

    Best Nighttime Pub - Sonnys, Skeff

    Best Flowers - Yes Flowers (the shop in itself is an experience, excellant staff/owner)

    Best Free Things to Do - Walk the Salthill prom, Browse book shops (Charlie Byrnes)

    Best Pet Store/Shop Selection - Pet World, Terryland though staff at the Galway Pet Store (Quay St?) are extra helpful.

    Best Taxi Company - Big O

    Best Lunch/People-Watching Spot - Eyre Square (bit of a duh)

    Best Sandwich - GBC, Mustard or O'Briens

    Best Cinema - Eye



    Would be interested to hear suggestions for Best Art Gallery, more Best Free Things to Do, Best View (sunset over Galway Bay/Salthill maybe?), Best (Paid) Things to Do... I'm still relatively new up here, this thread is great! Will be checking out many of the places recommended!


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    #43
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    best full irish.
    Homeplate.
    no contest!


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    #44
    Eeden
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    Best Pizza

    Sadly, Bistro Bianconi has shut. They really had amazing Pizza, and seemed to be doing well, I thought. I don't know what happened, but it's a pity.


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    #45
    barone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭barone


    best deli .. mCcambridges

    best ass .. lady who walks down william street between 8.20/8.25 am mon-fri


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    #46
    Galway K9
    Registered Users Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Galway K9


    Placebo Effect wrote: »
    Your taking the piss?

    No he's drinking it


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    #47
    navigator
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭navigator


    Best potatoes: Couch Potatas


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    #48
    navigator
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭navigator


    navigator wrote: »
    Best potatoes: Couch Potatas

    recently been in Galway, and discovered it no longer exists :(


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