Black Lodge Brewing
3 Kings Dock Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool L1 8JU
Small-batch brewery founded in 2015 whose taproom sits inside the brewery, with a big beer garden, outdoor bar, Fatback Burgers and fast-changing pales, sours and stouts on keg and cask. Host of the Liverpool Craft Beer Expo. Autumn hours: Thursday 4pm–7pm, Friday 4pm–9pm, Saturday noon–9pm, Sunday 1pm–5pm.
Love Lane Brewery, Bar & Kitchen
62–64 Bridgewater Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool L1 0AY
Big warehouse brewery tap in a former rubber factory, with views of the 30-barrel brewhouse, Love Lane and Higsons beers on keg and cask, its own gin distillery, a kitchen and weekend brewery tours. Bought by TJ Morris in 2024. Open Wednesday to Saturday noon–10pm, Sunday noon–8pm.
The Dead Crafty Beer Company
92 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 5TF
Family-run craft beer bar and bottle shop (since 2016) and SIBA UK Best Independent Craft Beer Bar winner: 20 rotating keg taps served at different temperatures, 200-plus cans and bottles, and a crowler machine for takeaways. Open Monday to Thursday 3pm–11pm, Friday and Saturday noon–midnight, Sunday noon–11pm.
The Grapes
60 Roscoe Street, Liverpool L1 9DW
The 'Little Grapes', a wood-panelled corner local dating back to 1775–1804 with original Mellors signage, real ales, a rooftop patio and free live jazz on Thursday and Sunday evenings. Usually open from 11am (4pm on Monday) until late.
The Lion Tavern
67 Moorfields, Liverpool L2 2BP
Beautifully restored late-Victorian pub on the corner of Tithebarn Street, with mosaic floors, tiled corridor and a stained-glass dome. Constantly changing cask ales, real ciders, a big Irish whiskey list and local pork pies. Liverpool CAMRA Pub of the Year 2020–21. Open Monday to Saturday noon–11pm, Sunday noon–10pm.
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms
36 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BX
One of England's very few Grade I-listed pubs: an opulent 1900 gin palace opposite the Philharmonic Hall, with mosaics, carved mahogany, rooms named after composers and the famous marble gents. Nicholson's real ales and pub food. Open Monday to Thursday 10am–11pm, Friday and Saturday 10am–midnight, Sunday 10am–10:30pm.
The Roscoe Head
24 Roscoe Street, Liverpool L1 2SX
Cosy four-roomed 'old school' free house, one of only five pubs in the UK to appear in every edition of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide since 1974, with six cask ales, no music and nationally important historic interiors. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024. Open Monday and Tuesday 11:30am–11pm, Wednesday to Saturday 11:30am–midnight, Sunday noon–11pm.
The Ship & Mitre
133 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2JH
Liverpool's premier free house, built in 1935 as the brewery tap for Bent's Brewery: the largest selection of handpulled ales on Merseyside, real ciders and around 200 draught and bottled beers including Belgian and German classics, with an Art Deco upstairs room and food from the One Pan Band. CAMRA Pub of Excellence. Open Monday to Thursday 11am–11pm, Friday and Saturday 11am–midnight, Sunday 11am–11pm.
The Vernon Arms
69 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2HJ
Independent free house and traditional alehouse, a 2026 CAMRA Pub of Excellence and Cider Pub of Excellence, with changing cask ales and ciders, hot food and live music. Open Monday to Thursday noon–11pm, Friday and Saturday noon–midnight, Sunday noon–11pm.
Thomas Rigby's
23–25 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2EZ
Okell's multi-roomed pub in the Grade II-listed Rigby's Buildings, with an oak-panelled Nelson Room, a cobbled courtyard and cask ales such as Okell's Bitter alongside world beers. Open Sunday to Thursday noon–11pm, Friday noon–midnight, Saturday 11am–midnight.
Ye Cracke
13 Rice Street, Liverpool L1 9BB
John Lennon's art-school local, where he took Cynthia on their first date. Closed in spring 2025, it reopened that August under new owners after a careful restoration and now pours rotating cask ales plus its own Dissenter pilsner, with a walled beer garden. Open Monday to Thursday noon–11pm, Friday and Saturday noon–midnight, Sunday noon–11pm.
Ye Hole in Ye Wall
4 Hackins Hey, Liverpool L2 2AW
Liverpool's oldest pub, dated 1726 (it celebrated its 300th birthday in April 2026), hidden down a narrow lane off Dale Street. Dark panelling, leaded glass and well-kept cask ales. Open Monday to Saturday noon–11pm, Sunday noon–10:30pm.