Liverpool pubs run from the iconic Philharmonic to Mathew Street's Beatles legacy.
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The 10 best pubs in Liverpool
01 · Liverpool
Hope Street
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Iconic 1898 · Grand
Iconic 1898 Hope Street grand Victorian pub.
Order: A pint of bitter in the marble urinals tour
02 · Liverpool
Mathew Street
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Iconic · Beatles
Iconic Mathew Street pub — the Beatles drank here.
Order: A pint of bitter
03 · Liverpool
Mathew Street
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Iconic · Beatles
Iconic Mathew Street Cavern-themed pub.
Order: A pint during the live set
04 · Liverpool
Dale Street
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Iconic · Real ale
Iconic Dale Street real-ale pub.
Order: A pint of cask ale
05 · Liverpool
Egerton Street
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Iconic · Old guard
Iconic Egerton Street old-guard pub.
Order: A pint of bitter
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06 · Liverpool
Roscoe Street
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Iconic · Real ale
Iconic Roscoe Street real-ale pub.
Order: A pint of cask ale
07 · Liverpool
Rice Street
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Iconic · Beatles
Iconic Rice Street pub — John Lennon drank here.
Order: A pint of bitter
08 · Liverpool
Wapping
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Iconic · Wapping
Iconic Wapping pub.
Order: A pint of cask ale
09 · Liverpool
Hope Street
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Iconic · Modern
Modern Hope Street pub.
Order: A pint of local IPA
10 · Liverpool
Hardman Street
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Iconic · Real ale
Iconic Hardman Street real-ale pub.
Order: A pint of cask ale
How Liverpool drinks in a pub
The 10 above are where Liverpool actually drinks in pubs — proper cask ale, regulars who know the staff, the kind of room that earns the word.
