The Canarvon Castle
5 tarleton st. established for about 200 years, this small and homely pub was named after lord carnarvon. packed full of collectors items - model cars, lorries, handcuffs and truncheons - it attracts a complete mixture of clientele. serving quality real ales, the pub is also popular for its range of hot snacks including the well-loved carnarvon toasties.
Doctor Duncan's
St. johns lane â large, friendly pub serving the locally brewed cains beers.
The Dispensary
Intersection of renshaw and leece streets â another of the local cains brewery houses. charming victorian bar area. usually has two rotating guest beers, plus a large selection of bottled beers and ciders.
The Globe
17 cases street tucked away, adjacent to clayton square shopping centre, opposite the ranelagh street entrance of central station â a small, often cramped. this is a traditional liverpool pub, with no-nonsense barmaids. usually busy after 5pm and during the weekend, acting as a refuge for husbands abandoned by, or having escaped from, their shopping-mad spouses. always a good variety of guests.
The Brewery Tap
Stanhope street is attached to the cains brewery and serves a large variety of ales, plus traditional pub fayre.
GBar
Eberle street â popular gay-friendly club with two floors. upstairs, 'the church' offers funky house music from legendary dj john cotton. lady sian plays campy classics in the 'love lounge'. downstairs 'the bass-ment' pumps out quality vocal house music. open thur.-mon. costs between â£5-â£7 for non-members.
The Crown
43 lime st. next to the station. most likely the first pub you will see upon arriving in liverpool.
The Pilgrim
Pilgrim street â located off hardman street, this pub serves the best breakfast in town, â£4 for a king size feast. you also get to share the pub with stag parties and students wondering what happened the night before! cracking jukebox as well. a classic!
Dr. Duncan's
St john's lane â this is the premier pub for the local cains brewery. it has a fine reputation and consequently is full of middle-aged professional drinkers. the pub has the full range of cains beers, including dr. duncan's ipa which is harder to find among the cains pubs. rudimentary bar menu, but good busy atmosphere on the weekend.
Pig & Whistle
12 covent garden. this pub has recently undergone a 'refurbishment' and been transformed into a rather fake looking pub.
Peter Kavanagh's
2-6 egerton st. an unusual and old-world hideaway can be found just outside the city centre. built 150 years ago, the walls are adorned with art deco murals painted in 1929 and the snugs are themed with various artefacts such as musical instruments and chamber pots. the friendly atmosphere makes this a favourite with artists, locals, travellers and musicians. george melly, a famous jazz player is known to frequent this pub when visiting the city. if you're in for a tradional english breakfast, this pub serves great black pudding and all the fixings from noon to 4pm.
Poste House
23 cumberland st. most nights has a gay friendly bar serving cheap cocktails upstairs from the main pub.
The Brookhouse
Smithdown rd. this was one of liverpools finist pubs back in the day and was a hangout of liverpool bands of the late 80s such as the la's. it's now most popular with students and is famous for its liverpool games when dom dottin and mr. constable lead the liverpool chants and become the vocal cords of this old pub.
The Old Post Office
Friendly pub famous for its steak and mixed grill meals. Great for watching sports as there are three TVs including one big screen.
The Vines
Lime street â a stylish club.
The Richard John Blacker
There's a good selection of pubs, clubs and bars to suit a variety of music and atmospheric tastes. Friday and especially Saturday nights are the busiest nights, although a few bars are busy with students throughout the week. The areas around Mathew Street and Concert Square with nearby Wood Street are the main two nocturnal focal points. There is a good mix of locals and students. It is best to dress smart for the majority of bars and clubs such as "Society" and "Garlands". Notable exceptions are places like Le Bateau, the Krazy house, the Caledonia and other places of a similar alternative style. Like any major UK city , it is pretty safe out at night. The local police have had a heavy presence on a Friday and Saturday night to combat any problems and are largely succeeding. It is pretty busy getting out of the city centre at the end of a weekend especially at the start of university term time - Sep/Oct. There are plenty of black hackney cabs which congregate at various taxi ranks. The Merseyrail system works until about midnight, whilst there are a series of dedicated night buses which run from the main bus stations, usually for a flat fare. All modes of transport tend to become very busy from around midnight.
Liverpool is home to the Cains brewery which produces a large selection of cask beers.
Dale street, moorfields and tithebarn street
The Ship and Mitre
138 dale street â consistently voted one of the top cask ale pubs in liverpool by the merseyside branch of camra. this pub plays host to a wide, and frequently changing, variety of guest ales. it also has a large selection of bottled foreign beers though this selection pales slightly in comparison to that of other pubs in the area. hot and cold food is served in the afternoons and evenings.
Rigby's
Dale street â this cask ale pub dates back to lord nelson and has recently been refurbished by the isle of mann okell's brewery it being their first uk mainland pub. good atmosphere. busy on weekend nights and also does meals in the bar.
The Railway Hotel
18 tithebarn st. over a hundred years old, this old victorian pub has several original features, many of which would interest the historian as much as the beer lover. the tall ornate ceilings, wood panelling and traditional bar create an inviting and impressive atmosphere. surrounded by stained glass windows, the lounge, snug and dining areas are well decorated. an open fireplace and displays of old prints add to the comfortable ambience.
Ma Boyles Oyster bar
Secluded pub in the business area of the city. Set below street level, the high ceilings and terracotta walls create a relaxing ambience with a separate dining area and a cosy drinking den. The much-acclaimed menu includes dishes such as hot lamb and mint sauce pitas, and of course the local delicacy of Scouse and red cabbage.
The Lion Tavern
Excellent pub, particularly for cheeses!
Newz Bar
First National Wine Bar
Queens Goose
Concert square, fleet street, wood street, duke street
O'Neills
Wood street â part of the o'neills chain but don't let that put you off. its managed by two real irish men who know what a real irish bar means. good beer, food and good music is always on hand here. you also might bump into a few liverpool fc players drinking in the corner.
The Krazy House
Wood street â the club provides three floors. k1 with rock and metal, k2 with indie and k3 with punk/r&b/dance, all combined with constant cheap drinks. it attracts a crowd of skate punks, students and metal heads. you'll hear r&b and dance music on thursday, punk and new wave on friday and new metal on saturday night.
Le Bateau
Duke street â the home of liverpool's premier alternative club night, liquidation every saturday, which is also the city's longest running weekly club night spread across two floors. plus adult books on tuesdays, shoot the messenger on wednesdays, indication on fridays. cheap drinks every night, plus a royal rumble pinball table. very friendly and popular with a mix of locals and students all year round.
The Swan Inn
Wood st â liverpool's only rocker/ metalhead pub, it actually has quite an eclectic mix of customers during the week, ranging from construction workers to businessmen, all side by side sharing pints. in the evenings and weekends, this gives way to the alternative/ rocker scene. pub quiz every thursday evening and a legendary jukebox. this pub is consistently regarded highly by the local camra group, due to its dedication to quality and variety of ale.
Concert Square is situated behind Bold Street, where you'll find a range of the trendier bars. Most bars are open until 2AM Mon.-Sat. They include Lloyd's, Walkabout, Modo and a minute away near Slater Street is Baa-Bar.
Mathew street, temple court and north john street
The Cavern Club
The Cavern Pub
The Grapes
The Beatles' favorite pub. They would drink here before and after their many gigs at the Cavern Club, and there is a corner of the pub dedicated to them. It even has a photo of them sitting down in seats that are still there today.
Flanagan's Apple
The Welkin
Hogshead
Student district
The Caledonia
Underground, alternative music venue in a pub. DJs and live bands throughout the week. First Friday of every month is the infamous "It's Not Bangin", with classic dub reggae, soul and disco playing. Well worth a visit.
The Cambridge
 located at the corner of cambridge street and mulberry street. this pub is at the heart of the university of liverpool and has a great atmosphere. it is very popular with students and lecturers alike. however its repertoire of cask is somewhat limited.
The Augustus John
Peach st. this is an obligatory hang out for liverpool's students. like most student pubs, the bar area gets packed during september and october.
Roscoe Head
26 roscoe street.
Fly in the Loaf
Hardman street, today it arguably serves the finest quality and variety of cask ales in the city centre. the fly in the loaf has a good mix of students and local regulars. it includes bar meals and wide-screen televisions for football and is one of the few liverpool pubs that regularly show rugby league.
Ye Cracke
13 rice st â this pub was a favourite haunt of john lennon's uncle. can get quite dodgy at night.
The Blue Angel
Popular with students especially student doctors.
Korova
Part bar, part club, split between two floors. Upstairs there is the lush front area replete with orange leather booths and over-table televisions which usually stream the live action from downstairs. At the back is the kitchen, which during the day serves a range of freshly cooked meals. Downstairs the intimate gig venue has hosted some of the biggest names in music, as-well as being an important venue for local musicians. Korova also has free Wi-fi.
The Philharmonic
 located on the corner of hope street and hardman street, this tetley heritage pub is opposite the liverpool philharmonic hall. formerly a gentleman's club, there are two small, snug rooms and a larger dining room to the back with leather sofas and an open fire. the gentlemens toilets are grade 1 listed and ladies may ask permission to view them at the bar. excellent food served both from the bar and in the dining rooms upstairs. usual cask beers include timothy taylor's landlord, caledonian deuchars ipa and tetley's.
Albert dock
The Baltic Fleet
33 wapping, 0151 709 3116, (http://www.wappingbeers.co.uk/). just over the road from the albert dock, this unique pub is a great place to escape from the glossy and expensive bars on the albert dock. serving good food and real ale at great prices and with a friendly atmosphere. the basement houses wapping beers, a small brewery. take the opportunity to taste one of their own beers as fresh as it comes.