bratislava bars: the best craft beer pubs in bratislava
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Welcome to the Drink in the Sights guide to the best bars in Bratislava. The Slovakian capital is a beautiful city with some stunning architecture from the imposing castle, to the bright blue church, and the T.V Tower that looks like a UFO preparing to take over the city. The people are friendly, the beers are cheap, and some of the pubs are absolutely gorgeous. Right lets get on with this guide to the best pubs in Bratislava.
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Bratislava Pubs
Fabrika The Beer Pub
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I do like to start these guides with a good brew pub and Fabrika The Beer Pub is one of the best. They brew 5 of their own including a fantastic dark lager and a lovely wheat beer that you just have to try. You'll also find a decent bottle selection, and exceptionally friendly staff serving behind the bar. This is a seriously good looking place with bare brick walls, wooden floor boards and best of all the brewing equipment proudly on show. There's a really nice relaxed feel to the place that makes it the perfect pub to begin a guide to the best Bratislava bars.
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Slovak Pub
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Slovak Pub has to be one of the biggest, most beautiful, and best pubs in Bratislava. In total there must be at least 10 rooms, each one of which is it's own unique beer drinkers paradise. It's like drinking in a palace. There's wood everywhere, fine art and antlers on the walls, there's comfy seats, it's all just absolutely stunning. And that's just the inside. The outdoor area is similarly magnificent so make sure you check it out on a warm day. As if all this wasn't enough they also have their own brewery creating some fantastic beers. I honestly can't speak highly enough of this place, their staff, their food, and their beers. It's just one of the great Bratislava bars you have to visit if you want to try craft beer in Bratislava.
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Bratislavský Meštiansky Pivovar
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They do like a good tap room in Bratislava and Bratislavský Meštiansky Pivovar does one of the best red IPA's I've ever had. It's also a very good looking building with a long wooden bar, wooden floor boards, loads of natural light, and brewing equipment proudly on show. You'll find 4 freshly brewed beers waiting for you on tap to sample. The staff are also really friendly and helpful so just come in take a seat and sample some great locally brewed beers. It's a must on any Bratislava pub crawl.
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Hostinec Richtár Jakub
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You know those great pubs that just look exactly like what pubs should look like? This is one of them. There's wood beam ceilings with mugs hanging off, beer pins and memorabilia everywhere, a wooden bar, and bare brick walls, it's just that perfect, classic old pub look. What makes this one extra special though is that they have 13 beers on tap with a mix of their own wonderful offerings and other Slovakian greats. I very much enjoyed their extra bitter or Mazak Extra Horka. The staff are excellent, know their beers, and if they ever struggle with translation there always seems to be a friendly bilingual local on hand to help out. One of the very best pubs in Bratislava.
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Beer Palace
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Beer Palace has a fantastic arched ceiling, and a gorgeous picture of angels drinking beer on one wall which when added to the 12 beers on tap means it really does live up to its name. As if that wasn't enough they also brew a few of their own, and downstairs there's a gorgeous bare brick cellar bar that you just have to check out. It's a pub that looks like a palace that serves great beers what more could you want? Certainly one of the best bars in Bratislava, and a great place for craft beer in Bratislava.
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Bratislava Bars
100 Pív Craft Beer Bar & Shop
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The name very much gives away what this bottle shop/pub is all about. You'll find at least 100 bottles of beer you can drink in or take away along with 6 on tap for you to sample. It's not the biggest place, but it's certainly got a lot of heart and a lot of beer, plus the great staff will make sure you find the one that's right for you. It's a Bratislava bar that's run by beer people for beer people, and you'll always find something new to try. This belongs on any list of the best bars in Bratislava.
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Steinplatz Kaviareň A Bar
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I just love quirky pubs like this. There's bare stone walls covered in all kinds of random tat and pictures. There's a bike above the bar, shelves made out of a piano holding drinks, bookcases, candelabras, typewriters, and God knows what else dotted around giving the place real character. Lets just say it's eccentric and eclectic. Steinplatz Kaviareň A Bar isn't just a pretty face though, you'll find 10, mainly Slovakian, beers waiting for you, and great staff ready to pour them. It's just a fun, homely place, and certainly one of my favourite Bratislava pubs.
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Staromeštianska Pivotéka
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There's no better Bratislava pub to sample local beers in than this. You'll find 10 local brews on tap featuring the best best beers Bratislava has to offer behind the gorgeous little bare brick bar, so why not get yourself a taster tray and try the lot? There's bare brick, and bare stone walls everywhere in this perfect cellar bar, and you know I love a cellar bar. It's a proper back to basics place with great staff, serving great local beers. What more could you honestly ask for? One of the very best Bratislava bars.
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Výčap u Ernőho
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With 6 of their own lovingly brewed beers on tap this belongs on any Bratislava pub crawl. Naturally as a dark beer drinker I'm going to suggest you try their Ursula dark ale, but the Helmut wheat beer is also very tasty. There's a cool back to basics industrial vibe at Výčap u Ernőho and best of all the brewing equipment is on show behind the very colourful bar so you really couldn't be drinking closer to where the magic happens. One of the best Bratislava pubs.
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Žil VERNE
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There's no better place to end a guide to the best pubs in Bratislava than Žil VERNE. There's also no better beer selection in the city with no less than 16, mainly local, beers on tap and a huge array of bottles from across Europe. It's also a beautiful place with almost steam punk like artwork murals on the wall giving you something really interesting to look at while you sip your pint or six. Fortunately, given the selection here, the bar staff are all proper beer geeks who will happily take their time talking you through the beers on offer. This really is the perfect end to a Bratislava craft beer pub crawl.
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Thanks for reading this guide to the best bars in Bratislava. I hope you enjoy your Bratislava craft beer pub crawl as much as I did.
