Editorial

The 10 Best Pubs in Liverpool 2026

Liverpool pubs run from the iconic Philharmonic to Mathew Street's Beatles legacy.

The 10 best pubs in Liverpool

  1. 01

    The Philharmonic Dining Rooms

  2. 02

    The Grapes

  3. 03

    The Cavern Pub

  4. 04

    The Ship and Mitre

  5. 05

    Peter Kavanagh's

  6. 06

    The Roscoe Head

  7. 07

    Ye Cracke

  8. 08

    The Baltic Fleet

  9. 09

    The Pen Factory

  10. 10

    The Fly in the Loaf

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.

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