Places we love in Ireland
Eat & Drink in Galway
*In order of where you should start your day, to end your night :) __ Magpie bakery - best pastries in town, get there early Coffewerk + Press - coffee and design store Urban Grind - coffee & baked goods Kali Coffee Bar - outside town, great coffee Green & Co. - lunch spot, good for vege/vegans Della - brunch spot, good for hangover Ard Bia at Nimmo’s - right in the center of town, great food & interiors Sheridans - cheesemongers downstairs, wine bar upstairs Kai - lunch or dinner, always yummy Rúibín - local, contemporary Irish food Tigh Neachtain - Pint, chowder, people watching The Universal - good for cocktails Bierhaus - casual pub, good hang out spot for groups
Activities in Galway
Some of my fav things to do __ Swim - Blackrock for a swim/jump Sauna, Sea, Cold Plunge - Driftwood Sauna in Spiddal Bookstore Browsing - Charlie Byrne's Bookstore Traditional Irish Music - The Crane, Tigh Coili, O'Connors Salthill, The Quays Shops/Pubs - Quay Street is best for this, get a pint and sit outside Tigh Neachtain Galway Races - Irish horse-racing festival, starts on July 28th and runs for 7 days
Explore Connemara
Highly recommend driving West to Connemara - the beaches, people and scenery are amazing! ___ Oughterard - make a stop at Sullivans Grocer, very wholesome (get the Focaccia) Roundstone - special place, get a pint and fish & chips at O'Dowd's Dogs Bay & Gurteen Beach - horseshoe-shaped double beach. Swim, swim Killary Harbor - cool little Fjord situation Glassilaun Beach - one of the best views from any beach I’ve been to Kylemore Abbey - visit the walled garden Ballynahinch Castle - grab lunch at the pub and view the grounds (stay here if you can) Aran Islands - recommend going to Inis Mor (largest of the 3 islands). Option to get boat/fly Diamond Hill - nice hike, get lunch at Misunderstood Heron