Bars in Liverpool
The best cocktail bars, pubs and drinking holes in the city
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The Brink Is Back – Parr Street Dry Bar & Cafe Reopens Its Doors
The UK’s first dry bar and café The Brink has reopened its doors in the heart of Liverpool two years after having to close. The Parr Street venue made the difficult decision to stop operating the café once lockdown restrictions were lifted back in 2020, due to the considerable financial impact of the pandemic. Now in the hands of national charity The Forward Trust and with a brand-new look, the space will serve an imaginative array…
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Free Pastel De Nata At BoBo To Celebrate Portugal’s Freedom Day And New Monday Opening
BoBo, the city’s only authentic Iberian wine café on Castle Street, is celebrating Portugal’s most important national holiday on Monday, 25 April by handing out free treats. Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade) commemorates the “Carnation Revolution”, a popular demonstration in 1974 marking the overthrow of the ‘Estado Novo’ dictatorship which was one of the longest-surviving authoritarian regimes in Europe in the 20th century. Bobo, which celebrates Portuguese wine and food, is offering 100 free Pastel de…
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An All-American Spring Break Event Is Coming To PINS
Four days of parties are planned for popular Duke Street venue, PINS, to mark this month’s May Bank Holiday. US Spring Break is all about embracing the good times, when American colleges break from their studies and let their hair down. Following in the tradition, PINS Spring Break Weekender will run from midday on Friday 29 April to Monday 2 May, and is held in partnership with leading Tequila brand Patron, The event kicks off…
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BoBo Launches Monthly Rum Club
The question ‘is rum the new gin?’, has been repeatedly asked in recent years and according to one of Liverpool’s coolest bars the answer is an unequivocal ‘yes’ as they launch their new Rum Club. BoBo, on Castle Street, is Liverpool’s only authentic Iberian wine café, and given its style it means Rum is one of the key drinks on its menu which they will celebrate every month, starting in April. BoBo offers as many…
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Goodness Gracious Roof Garden Is Open For Afternoon Tea In The Sky
OH ME OH MY’s Goodness Gracious roof garden, has Liverpool’s finest views, with a commanding perspective of the city’s splendour high above the streets and the Three Graces and glittering waterfront below. Now the clocks have gone forward, spring is soon coming and the recent balmy weather makes the hideaway even more alluring. It’s safe to say the whole city awaits the opening of the Goodness Gracious roof garden, a bell weather for al fresco…
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Iberian-style Bottomless Brunch Launched At BoBo
Liverpool’s only authentic Iberian wine café, BoBo on Castle Street has launched a bottomless brunch every weekend with a slight twist. Weekend guests can expect unlimited beautiful traditional sangria, prosecco, fantastic caipirinha cocktails and bottled beers. Sangria is a signature drink at BoBo made in-house in the traditional Spanish/Portuguese way with red wine and chopped fruit, but with a spiced syrup mix which enhances the flavour and a few dashes of Calvados to give it…
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Liverpool Says Hallo to Albert’s Schloss
Mission Mars, the multi-concept operator with a mission to deliver world-class food, drink, entertainment and hospitality experiences, has announced it will bring its cook haus and bier palace Albert’s Schloss to Liverpool. Opening in Autumn 2022, Albert’s Schloss Liverpool will occupy a former food market at Radiant House in Bold Street, set to be brought back to life after lying empty for over three years. Mission Mars has been granted permission by the city council…
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Abditory Launches Drinking In The Dark – A Sensational Sensory Cocktail Evening
A Liverpool bar renowned for its gorgeous and unusual cocktails is launching a unique monthly event – Drinking in the Dark, a blind tasting with a difference. The Drinking in the Dark experience at Abditory on Queen Avenue in Liverpool city centre will force participants to reevaluate their perception of taste through specially conceived cocktails that, without the benefit of sight, will stimulate the other senses. Throughout the evening, in pitch black guests will be served six…
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Top London Cocktail Bar Stages ‘Takeover’ Night At Liverpool’s Abditory
One of the UK’s top cocktail bars is staging a ‘takeover’ in one of Liverpool’s coolest venues, Abditory. The iconic Homeboy in London is coming to Abditory on Queen Avenue in the city centre, bringing the best of what they call modern Irish hospitality paired with the skill and knowledge that has seen them regularly turning heads since they first opened their doors in 2018. Only this month Homeboy was placed at number 14 in…
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‘Alcotraz’ Prison-Themed Immersive Cocktail Experience Is Coming to Liverpool
Alcotraz: Cell Block Three-Six, will be unlocking its doors this March and welcoming inmates looking for a unique immersive theatrical experience and world-class cocktails. Alcotraz is the notorious bar behind bars, where guests – or more appropriately ‘inmates’ – are tasked with smuggling liquor past the Warden and getting it into the hands of some of Alcotraz’s longest-serving inmates, who then transform the contraband liquor into delicious cocktails. Combining world-class cocktails with a theatrical…
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The Equiano Rum Tour Comes To Liverpool
We joined Ian Burrell for an evening of of Equiano rum tasting. As a general rum expert and having spent most of his life championing the wonders of rum of all types firstly as a bartender, mixologist and ambassador, his knowledge and infectious passion for the spirit is incomparable. Equiano rum is the culmination of his work, alongside many other brands he still works with, he’s proud to have a true product that follows his…
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5 Bars In Liverpool Perfect For Dry January
Dry January is the UK’s one-month alcohol-free challenge, created by Alcohol Change UK, in 2013. Many people take on the challenge to save money and improve health following Christmas and New Year festivities and it’s becoming more and more popular every year. Going dry this January, however, doesn’t mean you have to miss out on socialising. From mocktails and no-alcohol beers, to spirit substitutes, we’ve got you covered so you can party without the hangover.…
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Belgian Beers And Good Vibes At New Independent Beer Bar, Belgica
Liverpool is home to a new independent Belgian beer bar and bistro, Belgica, which is officially opening its doors today on 26 November, offering a taste of Belgium in the heart of the city. Transforming the premises on Wood Street which was previously Lucha Libre, Belgica is the place to go for the finest Belgian beers, authentic comfort food, and good vibes in a venue that’s proudly run by Belgian Scousers and Scouse Belgians. Split…
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Huge Alpine Village Coming To PINS Social Club This Winter
PINS Social Club, home to the largest rooftop bar in Liverpool, is pulling out all the stops to make this festive season one to remember. Serving Yuletide cheer from mid-November right through until the end of December, the three-storey Social Club is channelling Alpine Village vibes, with a huge programme of day-to-night themed events. Start by taking a lift-pass to The Roof and visiting the snow-capped summit of PINS’ winter celebrations, which is being decked…
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Wine Lovers Rejoice! Monthly Meet-up Returns To City Venue, Bobo, That’s ‘A Little Taste of Iberia’
One of Liverpool’s most-loved hangouts Bobo has announced the next of its exciting new monthly wine club events this week. Positioned in the heart of the city’s foodie quarter on Castle Street, despite its intimate size, rustic Bobo has quickly become one of the biggest names in eating and drinking over the past few months, and feels like it’s been part of the city centre’s fabric for decades. Taking its cues from the Iberian Peninsula,…
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Celebrate the drink of the summer at the Royal Albert Dock’s Rosé Weekender
As a finale to the Great British Seaside summer campaign, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool will be putting the spotlight on the drink of the summer and celebrating all things rosé over August bank holiday weekend from August 27-30. From specially-created rosé cocktails and a pop-up Spritz bar, to a Mexican-inspired rosé sangria brunch and even a frosé afternoon tea, the waterfront will be the perfect place to soak up the last of the summer sun…
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LEAF announce summer dates for music, arts and markets
LEAF has announced some brand-new live dates, quizzes, talks and markets returning to its three venues over the coming weeks. Looking ahead to beyond July 19 when the final stage of the roadmap takes place is an important moment for the long-running independent tearooms and restaurants, from the original Bold Street HQ to Smithdown Road and now over in West Kirby. LEAF has been welcoming back customers first al fresco and now indoors too, preparing to…
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Football fans flock to new Dock cocktail bar & hangout, The Long Shot
New cocktail bar and hangout, The Long Shot, has now opened its doors at Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, and has enjoyed great success since opening with it being fully booked for tonight and Sunday’s Euros. Located on the arena side of the Britannia Pavillion, The Long Shot is the place to go for live sporting events, innovative cocktails, craft beers and ‘monster’ sandwiches. Founded by Simon Thompson, owner of Present Company bar on School Lane…
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The Club House announces new beach-huts ready for re-opening
The Club House, in Chavasse Park, has launched brand new bookable Beach huts. Inspired by the laid-back decor of a Balinese beach cabana, our Bacardi Coco-huts offer the most idyllic setting to catch-up with your loved ones this summer. Bookings can be secured with a non-refundable deposit of £7.50 per guest, which will include a Bacardi Pina Colada in your choice of fruit flavour. And it’s not just the huts that are new for the holiday-inspired restaurant…
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Have you heard about new Baltic Triangle Hideout Sub Rosa?
The Baltic Triangle is undisputedly one of the best areas in the city for outdoor hangouts. And there’s always room for more, especially when they are as amazing as Sub Rosa. Nestled in the Baltic Triangle on Kings Dock Street, created by the team behind The Botanical Garden, Sub Rosa is a light and airy bar which uses repurposed bus shelters into drinking and dining areas. The bar has also teamed up with their neighbours at…
