Bars in Liverpool
Your guide to the best bars in Liverpool, featuring cocktail spots, craft beer venues, wine lounges, and the latest new openings.
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Newington Temple is now officially open in Liverpool
Newington Temple has officially re-opened its doors after an 8-week refurbishment which has seen the historic pub restored to its Victorian glory by Liverpool-based Ma Pub Group. Set in the bustling Bold Street restaurant district, Newington Temple sits now alongside Ma Boyle’s Alehouse and Eatery, Tempest on Tithebarn and Nova Scotia as its sister sites. The £200,000 renovation has seen the layers of history literally being peeled back to reveal original features hidden for decades…
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Black Cat Club To Launch At Liverpool’s Exchange Flags This May
Liverpool is set to welcome an exciting new venue this spring as Black Cat Club prepares to open its doors at Exchange Flags on May 9, 2025. Combining premium cocktails, social gaming, and live sports entertainment, Black Cat Club aims to offer a sophisticated setting for both daytime gatherings and late-night socials. Guests can challenge friends to shuffleboard, test their aim with interactive darts, or relax in the spacious outdoor courtyard—a sunlit spot perfect for…
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Celebrate Mother’s Day At Albert’s Schloss
Calling mums, step-mums, grandmas and all the fabulous motherly figures – this one’s all about you! It’s time to raise a glass and celebrate in true Schloss style. This Mother’s Day (30 March), Albert’s Schloss is rolling out the red carpet for the most important women in our lives with indulgent food, delicious drinks, live entertainment, and plenty of surprises to make Mum feel like the Queen she is. Every mum dining at Schloss on Mother’s Day…
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BOXPARK Liverpool To Celebrate Mother’s Day With Special Deal Plus Soulside Bottomless Brunch Music Festival
BOXPARK Liverpool is celebrating Mother’s Day with a very special ‘Mum and Me’ offer from Wednesday 26 March until Sunday 30 March*, where guests can enjoy two meals and two Tanqueray Gin & Tonics for £25! Guests can treat their motherly figure by redeeming a ticket and visiting the award-winning food and drinks venue where they can both tuck into a delicious meal plus enjoy a toast to mum with a nice G&T each. Meals…
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Punch Tarmey’s Hosting Huge Four-Day St. Patricks Day Weekender
There is only one place to be this St. Patricks Day! Punch Tarmey’s Liverpool’s biggest and best Irish bar have put together four days of fun-filled shenanigans to celebrate one of the biggest weekends in the scouse social calendar. The action-packed line up has everything you need to paint the town green and enjoy the craic. The Guinness is ready, the bunting is up and the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are set to be the biggest and best…
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Hop On The BOXBUS: BOXPARK Launches Hassle-Free Match Day Travel for Liverpool FC and Everton FC Fans
Football fans of Liverpool FC and Everton FC will now be able to take advantage of BOXBUS, BOXPARK Liverpool’s new travel service where guests can hop on board for the easiest and most exciting way to get to the next home games. For the ultimate stress-free way to get to the game, this Wednesday 26 February, those heading to Anfield stadium for Liverpool FC v Newcastle can secure a ticket for just £20* which includes…
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Ma Pub Group Acquires Newington Temple – Set To Re-Launch Mid-March 2025
Liverpool hospitality operators Ma Pub Group have acquired Newington Temple which will become their fourth city-centre site. Newington Temple now joins Nova Scotia (opened 2022), Tempest on Tithebarn (2021) and Ma Boyle’s Alehouse & Eatery (2015) as part of the Ma Pub Group estate across the city. Having traded as a pub for almost two hundred years, recent decades have seen various iterations including Old Rope Walks, Bier and most recently as a dive bar.…
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Sensation Owners Invest £20k Into Making The Bar Even Better
Couple Sarah Cavanagh and Yalcin Kizilkaya embarked on opening Liverpool’s best rooftop bar and indoor club back in 2021, creating Sensation that is located on the city’s bustling Seel Street. Over the last four years, the couple, who have been together for 10 years, have built Sensation to become a thriving venue with weekly DJs and club nights, a fully heated and covered outdoor rooftop bar and exciting key calendar events including their huge £1k Countdown NYE…
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Punch Tarmeys Hosting Liverpool’s Biggest Superbowl Party This Sunday – And The Tickets Are Free!
This Sunday Punch Tarmeys in Cains Brewery Village are hosting the ultimate Superbowl Showdown. Located right in the heart of Liverpool, Punch is the perfect spot to catch all the action live on the big screen. Secure your free ticket before they are all gone and enjoy all the fun of the Superbowl in Liverpool’s biggest and best Irish Sports Bar. Grab your posse and watch all the action as the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas…
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New Venue, Sips, To Open This January In Liverpool City Centre
Sips opens this January in Liverpool City Centre. Located on Slater Street at the junction of Bold Street in the Ropewalks part of town the site has housed some well known names over the past 20 years, particularly in its original form as Bar Red. Typically over the years it retained a reputation as a late night and after-hours venue with the bulk of trade being between 3am-6am. However now in the post covid era,…
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Jazz Saturdays At Ma Boyle’s Alehouse And Eatery Are Back For 2025
Jazz Saturdays at Ma Boyle’s Alehouse and Eatery is back for 2025 with some of the hottest jazz talent lined up in the city, launching on Saturday 18 January. A scintillating spectrum of jazz sounds reverberate in Ma Boyle’s at Liverpool’s longest running jazz weekly, inspired by the magic of New Orleans and Brazilian beats to the simmering back streets of Paris. Jazz Saturdays is always free and shows are always packed out for each…
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Clockworks Re-Opens In Liverpool’s Wolstenholme Square
Three ambitious young entrepreneurs from Liverpool have reopened the city centre bar Clockworks, unveiling their vision to transform it into one of the city’s most sophisticated venues. The 21-year-olds — Rhys Keeley, Jack Ruttledge, and Ethan Cowling — have extensive experience across various industries. Rhys and Jack run LVP Luxury Apartments, a successful apart-hotel business, as well as Parydise Properties, a nationwide property management company. Ethan brings expertise from his construction and social media businesses.…
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Coopers at 100: The Little Pub with a Big Heart and a Century of Stories
Coopers is more than just a pub; it’s a cherished piece of Liverpool’s history, holding its own in a rapidly changing city. Since its beginnings in January 1925, this red-daubed city-centre venue has offered a sanctuary for those seeking connection, entertainment, and a sense of belonging. As it approaches its centenary, Coopers remains a vibrant hub of community spirit, where regulars and newcomers alike gather to share stories, music, and laughter. But what’s the secret…
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Sensation Introduces Liverpool’s First Mocktail Tree For Groups Taking Part In Dry January
A Seel Street bar has unveiled Liverpool’s first cocktail tree for groups taking part in Dry January. Helping to keep their guests on track, Sensation‘s popular cocktail trees have gone alcohol free for January, with delicious mocktails made up of Virgin Passionfruit Martini, Virgin French Martini and Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri available to purchase. For a six mocktail tree, it’s £30 or for 12 it’s £55 and all trees are served with a sparkler procession to make them…
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Daffodil Official Opening Date Announced
Daffodil, Liverpool’s newest bar, restaurant and event space will open to the public on Sunday, 15 December. After five years of hard work the former Mersey Ferry has been lovingly restored, and owners Philip Olivier and Joshua Boyd and their team are delighted to finally welcome guests abord Daffodil. From Sunday 15 December the Promenade Bar will be open, offering an exquisite all-day menu that does not require pre-bookings. A perfect spot for casual yet refined…
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In Demand Radio To Host Liverpool’s Biggest New Year’s Eve Glitterball Party Across Four Venues
The countdown is on to Liverpool’s biggest New Years Eve Party in Cains Brewery Village and tickets are selling fast. In Demand Radio are hosting an ‘Access all Areas’ Glitterball across four iconic venues in Cains Brewery Village on Tuesday 31 December. The hottest New Years Eve tickets in town have everything you need to make this year’s celebration one to remember and for £10 per person you have access to Liverpool’s biggest and best Irish Bar…
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Sensation Launches Rooftop Winter Wonderland In The Heart Of Liverpool
Sensation, Liverpool’s number one rooftop bar in the centre of the Ropewalks district, has created a magical winter wonderland. Set in the heart of the city centre, Sensation has transformed its rooftop space with twinkling lights, festive wreaths and garlands and a dedicated Christmas-themed cocktail menu. With space for up to 120 guests, Sensation’s winter wonderland rooftop is fully heated with a retractable roof and can be used for private hire, groups of friends and family or for…
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Liverpool Bar Sensation Reveals Huge New Year’s Eve Party Where Someone Will Recieve £1000 At Midnight
Liverpool bar Sensation has revealed that they’ll be celebrating New Year’s Eve with an exciting £1k countdown party. Starting from 8pm, Sensation will welcome guests for an epic night of music with a jam packed lineup of DJs playing only the best tunes all night long until 3am! It won’t just be the music keeping guests entertained though, as there will be hourly giveaways where clubbers can win exciting prizes including free drinks, bottles of house spirits,…
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Liverpool’s Music Scene Welcomes New Rock Bar, Diego’s Demise
In a city known for its musical heritage, it’s time for those who love rock to celebrate as the team at leading North West bar and leisure group, Pub Invest Group, introduce Diego’s Demise. The newly opened rock dive bar is located right next to its sister venue K1 Metal & Electrik Warehouse, and promises to be the ultimate in underground live rock music, where no two nights are the same on Wood Street. As…
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World’s Smallest House Party To Stop Off At BOXPARK Liverpool
The ‘World’s Smallest House Party’ takes the shape of a mini-house just three metres tall, two metres wide, and two metres deep. In spite of its size, remarkably, 6 people can squeeze into the space. House party stalemate, White Claw, is behind the once in a lifetime experience, with the ‘World’s Smallest House Party’ set to tour the UK, stopping off at London, Manchester, and Liverpool. It comes after a poll of 2,000 adults found 35…
Liverpool’s nightlife is world-famous, and its bar scene is one of the most exciting in the UK. Our Bars in Liverpool category is your ultimate guide to the city’s best places to drink, unwind, and socialise — from hidden cocktail dens and trendy speakeasies to lively pubs, rooftop terraces, and craft beer hotspots.
Whether you’re looking for a classic gin and tonic, an expertly mixed cocktail, or an independent bar serving the latest craft brews, Liverpool has it all. Each neighbourhood has its own flavour — from the buzzing Ropewalks and Baltic Triangle to the elegant Georgian Quarter and the waterfront. We cover the full spectrum, so you’ll always know where to head for your next night out.
The city is home to an ever-growing mix of venues that celebrate both tradition and innovation. Independent bars continue to thrive, offering creative menus, unique interiors, and strong ties to Liverpool’s local culture. Alongside these, established favourites and larger venues provide a tried-and-tested good night out, whether it’s for after-work drinks, a big weekend celebration, or a relaxed Sunday session.
In our Bars in Liverpool section, you’ll find round-ups of the best cocktail bars, gin specialists, wine lounges, and craft beer taprooms. We also share news on exciting new openings, seasonal menus, and events, so you can stay ahead of the curve when planning where to go.
Liverpool’s bar scene is about more than just drinks — it’s also about atmosphere and community. From live music sessions and DJ nights to quiz evenings and themed parties, many of the city’s bars are hubs of entertainment and creativity. There’s always something happening, making them a vital part of Liverpool’s social and cultural life.
We also spotlight the people behind the bars — the bartenders, mixologists, and entrepreneurs who bring passion and creativity to Liverpool’s hospitality industry. Their stories of innovation, resilience, and community spirit reflect the energy of the city itself.
Whether you’re after a quiet glass of wine in a cosy corner, an experimental cocktail in a hidden basement, or a lively evening with friends in one of the city’s busiest spots, our Bars in Liverpool category is here to guide you. From timeless favourites to brand-new venues, it’s the place to discover the best of Liverpool’s bar scene.