Bars in Liverpool
The best cocktail bars, pubs and drinking holes in the city
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Miracle on Seel St – Adult Christmas Grotto Returning To City Centre Bar
Following last year’s success, the secret bar above Salt Dog Slims will be transformed into ‘Miracle on Seel Street’ – a grown-up grotto of festive treats opening on Friday 16th November. ‘83’, the secret bar owned by independent bar and restaurant group, Graffiti Spirits, will undergo a dazzling winter makeover and open its doors once again as ‘Miracle on Seel Street’ to offer a cosy yuletide retreat in the city – think Christmas films, leather…
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Wahaca & El Bandito launch Mexican bar residency in the heart of Liverpool
Wahaca, the Mexican restaurant group, is teaming up with popular Liverpool bar, El Bandito and the Graffiti Spirits Group, to launch a 3 month rooftop bar residency above its restaurant off Hanover Street, in the heart of Liverpool this October. The collaboration, a first for both groups, will see El Bandito transform Wahaca Liverpool’s rooftop bar into a new home for the North West’s best Mezcal and tequila-based cocktails, set in a unique 1st floor…
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Liverpool Venue’s Ambition To Become The City’s New Home of Jazz
Following the success of its inaugural Jazz Festival this August Bank Holiday, a popular Hope Street venue is aiming its sights on becoming the epicentre of live Jazz in the city. Since opening in 2013, Frederiks bar and restaurant has always has a reputation for performance, with music lovers drawn to the venue not only for the artists on the bill, but the ambient surroundings, including a cosy fire, extensive cocktail menu and knowledgeable,…
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Cocktails In The City Returns To Liverpool
Sixteen bars, two evenings, one landmark venue. The UK’s leading cocktail festival is back to deliver a double header of cocktail creativity in one of the world’s finest neoclassical buildings, St George’s Hall. Secret speakeasies, members bars, party bars and glamorous institutions are coming together in pop-up form to celebrate the quality and diversity of Liverpool’s world class cocktail scene. From RopeWalks to the Albert Dock’s and on to The Baltic Triangle all in just…
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The Jacaranda At 60: A Look At It’s History And It’s Exciting Future
The Jacaranda first opened in Liverpool in the late 1950s as a music bar designed to showcase local musicians looking for opportunities on the live music scene and the philosophy of the venue is the same to this day, although much has changed since the ’50s. The Jacaranda is such a well known name around Liverpool and the world largely due to the The Beatles, who were regular customers in the Jac and played some of their…
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Line Up Announced For Jacaranda’s 60th Birthday Celebrations
There’s huge plans for the Jacaranda’s 60th Birthday…. This August Bank Holiday weekend will be full of celebration as the legendary Slater Street club,The Jacaranda, turns 60 years old! Coinciding with International BeatleWeek and with The Jacaranda being the birth place of the Fab Four, celebrations across the city are set to be massive. Both the original venue, and its ground-breaking new Seel Street offshoot, Phase One, will collaborate to celebrate this impressive milestone with…
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Wes Anderson Party Coming To Baltic Social
Update August 2022: The Baltic Social is now permanently closed. Fans of film writer and director Wes Anderson will be hugely excited to hear that there will be a themed party in his honour at The Baltic Social in October. The event organised by Remake, Remodel follows their successful Wes Anderson parties at Manchester’s Deaf Institute and The Wardrobe in Leeds. So get your Wes fancy dress at the ready with your berets, beanies and…
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Celebrate National Rum Day At The Titanic Hotel
With National Rum Day taking place on Thursday 16th August, Liverpool’s iconic Titanic Hotel is inviting rum-lovers to celebrate with them at the renowned Rum Bar, where they will be offering five delicious new cocktails for a limited time only, along with mouth-watering rum-inspired food that is sure to get taste buds tingling. Two out of the five limited edition cocktails on offer have been created from rum enthusiasts Bacardi, whilst the other three have…
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Rum and Reggae Festival Heading To Liverpool This Summer
This summer Liverpool’s Olympia venue will be turned into a rum and reggae haven for the day with the widest selection of Rums and the smoothest selection of Reggae music in the UK. You can take a rum journey around the world, hosted by the Reggae Sound System, tasting rare and special craft rums from the West Indies, Cuba, South America & The United States Alongside this, there will be some amazing Reggae acts, performing all…
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Multi-Award Winning Live Music Bar To Open In City’s Cavern Quarter
Maida Vale is opening its latest venue this August Bank Holiday, bringing live music, DJs and an eclectic mix of mod, ska, soul, funk, indie, Britpop and more to Liverpool’s historic Cavern Quarter. Maida Vale, which is one of Sheffield’s most popular music venues, is expanding their hugely popular bar concept to premises in Liverpool. Gavin Richards, Managing Director of Quadrum Leisure Ltd, says “We are delighted to be bringing Maida Vale to Liverpool, especially as…
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Cocktails on the Colonnades: An evening at the Titanic Hotel
The Titanic hotel has quickly become one of the most sought-after hotels in Liverpool. Paying tribute to Liverpool’s amazing docks and Maritime history, the venue is perfect for a romantic getaway, a wedding or other celebration as well as simply just a drink on the terrace and meal in their fantastic restaurant. Dark wood paired with bare brick, contemporary furnishings and enough rum you can shake a stick at, this is the favourite hang out…
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Miami-inspired Cocktail Bar Coming To Liverpool
Cocktail glasses ready … a new Miami-inspired cocktail bar is coming to Liverpool and it’s got an amazing Instagrammable feature to transport everyone to super-glamorous South Beach. Margaritas will have a huge video wall showing sun-soaked scenes from Miami’s world-famous playground for the rich, famous and fabulous. So, even if you don’t make it for a night out on the American Riviera, every photo will look like you did! And, as the name suggests, you…
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Fit Food and Beer Festival Announced For August
Mad Hatter are at it again with another cool pop up event featuring boss craft beers paired with Soul Fillers scrumptious grub! They work together so well that they have teamed up to throw a festival to celebrate. So here’s how it will work; Grab your glass, fill it up at the bar with the Mad Hatter bevy of your choice, then hop on over to the Food bus where Soul Fillers will be on…
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Hop to it: Brand New Craft Beer Residency at The Shipping Forecast
The Slater Street bar will be celebrating Californian brews from Sierra Nevada, Anchor and Stone with special Meet the Brewer event. From 10th June to 21st July over 100 pubs up and down the country are celebrating some true American ales with an impressively diverse selection of keg, cask and bottled craft beers from three exclusive Californian breweries; Sierra Nevada, Anchor Brewing and Stone. UK breweries involved in this year’s Craft Beer Residency will be paying homage…
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Liverpool’s Craft Beer Expo Set To Be The Biggest Yet
More than 30 breweries will be heading to city in July. Showcasing the very best of modern beer, Liverpool’s Craft Beer Expo 2018 takes place over the weekend of 26th-29th July at its new home, the Invisible Wind Factory, in the city’s North Docks. The Expo, which is now in its sixth year, has become a destination festival for both craft beer lovers and the industry alike, and this year’s event sees more than thirty…
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Fezziwigs Gin Yard Launches in Liverpool
Although the great British summertime is a little temperamental, when the sun does actually decide to shine through the clouds, us Scousers love nothing more than a beer garden to sit in and enjoy the sun, bevy in hand. There has been a few outdoor venues popping up sound the city in recent years and last Friday, we headed down to a brand new gin themed garden, Fezziwigs Gin Yard, which has launched just in…
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New Restaurant and Cocktail Bar ‘Liberté’ Opening With Breathtaking Views of The City
Liberté is located on the third floor of the Bentley Building on the Strand, boasting ‘breath-taking’ views of Liverpool’s waterfront, including the Three Graces and panoramic views of the city. The name Liberté, meaning freedom, was chosen to reflect the venues New York influence. With views of the river Mersey in the backdrop it was important to keep some of the city’s grand heritage and the statue of Liberty being the first Landmark you see…
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Liverpool’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’ Cocktail bar set to reveal itself this Saturday
A secret destination cocktail bar is about to reveal itself this Saturday. Dirty Little Secret has been the talk of Liverpool’s cocktail bar scene after mysterious keys were found hidden away across the city over the past few days. Invites are being released as we speak to an inclusive guest list for the 7pm til late launch in Wood Street. Complimentary drinks from a cocktail list that includes a Dirty PornStar Martini plus there’s also an opportunity to win…
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The Peaky Blinders Bar in the Baltic Triangle: Why Liverpool Loves the Theatrics of a Good Themed Venue
The Peaky Blinders bar in Liverpool’s Baltic Trinagle has proved to be very popular; here, we try to explore why Liverpool loves a themed bar. Liverpool is known for a vibrant cultural scene, and big the personalities who populate it. Its reputation is perhaps rooted in music: the infamous Mersey Beat, carved out in the 60s, by those four boys we all know and love, who don’t even need to be mentioned by name. There…
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Goonies Theme Bar Opening In Liverpool In 2018
A themed bar will be opening in the city in early 2018, paying homage to the cult classic 80’s movie The Goonies. Following the arrival of the likes of the Home Alone and Peaky Blinders themed bars this year, Liverpool will be home to another quirky venue. In case you’ve never watched the film, The Goonies is a classic coming of age tale of two brothers’ adventure to find pirate’s treasure in order to save…
