Top Galway Dining Experiences

Discover the food traditions of Galway in the west of Ireland with this half-day tasting tour. Meet your local guide for a small-group stroll in Galway and taste your way through the city, including alcoholic beverages. Bring your appetite and learn about local history and heritage while sampling a variety of food from savory to sweet. Complete the experience with a visit to a traditional pub.

Located in Salthill in Galway City, the 1,400 sq ft premises can seat 22 people at a time for gin classes and features an apothecary-style botanical pick 'n' mix area for pupils to choose their own flavour combinations. Over two-and-a-half hours, guests will learn how gin is made and distilled and distil their own unique 70cl bottles of gin with personalised labels and enjoy complimentary gin cocktails throughout the class.

This is an easy going and steady paced tour. I will take you to some of my favourite places in the city. Our first stop is a short walk from Eyre Sq. It is a modern contemporary bar, there you will have a Gin & Tonic made from their own exclusively made Gin with food and check out their selection of over 530 gins. Our next venue is a local family run business, just off the main street located in the shadow of a church build in the mid 1800`s, here you will taste a range of Irish made cheeses, meats, breads with a glass of wine, hear about Galway's historical connection to the world wine trade. Our last venue is one of Galway`s oldest and most favourite pubs, located just on Eyre Square, find out the fascinating history of this protected building before settling into one of the bars quiet snugs for a tasting of Irish craft beers from local breweries including their own house beer or an Irish whiskey flight. The tour lasts over 2 hours approx. max of 12 people on tour.

While exploring the Emerald Isle, you’ll see many pubs and restaurants serving Irish stew, but this Irish stew cooking class allows you to actually learn from a County Galway local just what goes into making this delicacy. All stew ingredients and use of cooking utensils are included in your class price, and you’ll even get to eat some of the stew you help make afterward.