Galway Coffee-and-Cake Crawl

Galway is home to a variety of cafes serving specialty coffee. The town's coffee scene is characterised by its use of coffee from a range of roasters. This walkable coffee-and-cake crawl guide covers six stops in Galway.

1. Coffeewerk + Press

Coffeewerk + Press is a coffee, design and print shop in a 400-year-old townhouse on Quay Street. The shop runs three to four roasters at a time and pours coffee from The Coffee Collective. Coffeewerk + Press uses a La Marzocco Linea PB machine and a Nuova Simonelli Mythos One grinder.

2. WYLDE Café

WYLDE Café is a cafe and delicatessen beside HYDE Hotel on Forster Street. The cafe serves specialty coffee from Eighty9, a small-batch roaster in Dun Laoghaire. The menu includes smoothie bowls, toasties, salads and freshly baked pastries.

3. Magpie Bakery

Magpie Bakery is a sourdough bakery in the Cornstore founded by Cian Mooney in 2023. The bakery serves Calendar Coffee and is open Thursday to Sunday. Magpie Bakery is known for the cruffin.

4. An Tobar Nua

An Tobar Nua is a cafe and specialty bookshop overlooking the canal. The cafe pours espresso from Anam Coffee Roasters and bakes are made on site.

5. The Pear Tree Café & Wine Bar

The Pear Tree Café & Wine Bar is a coastal cafe and wine bar near Salthill Promenade. The cafe serves specialty coffee from SOMA Coffee Company in Cork alongside brunch, homemade pastries and sourdough toasties. By evening it operates as a natural wine bar.

6. Ré Coffee + Design

Ré Coffee + Design is a community cafe and design store in Salthill serving specialty coffee from Bell Lane Roastery in Mullingar. The cafe serves artisan vegan baked goods and the space doubles as a gift shop stocking local Irish crafts, cards and artwork. The six stops on this coffee-and-cake crawl guide are all within walking distance of each other, making it easy to visit them in one day.

Common questions

What type of coffee does Coffeewerk + Press serve?

Coffeewerk + Press serves coffee from The Coffee Collective.

What is Magpie Bakery known for?

Magpie Bakery is known for the cruffin.

What does The Pear Tree Café & Wine Bar operate as by evening?

The Pear Tree Café & Wine Bar operates as a natural wine bar by evening.