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pedestrianised street · L5073 · $Galway, County Galway

Abbeygate Street Upper

Abbeygate Street Upper is the L5073, a pedestrianised street in Galway, 265 m west of Eyre Square. It runs 157 m from William Street to Mary Street, about 2 minutes on foot end to end. It has 27 named places on the map: 4 cafés, 3 restaurants, 2 takeaways and 2 hairdressers and more.

Type
Pedestrianised street (L5073)
Length
157 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
265 m west
Joins
Abbeygate Street Lower, Bowling Green, Market Street, Mary Street, Newtownsmith, Shop Street, William Street
Runs
from William Street to Mary Street
Nearest bus stop
Franciscan Friary, 159 m away
Parking
2 car parks on the street: Market Street Car Park and Mercy College Car Park
Density
27 named places over 157 m, 17.2 per 100 m
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Plan of Abbeygate Street Upper and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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A walk along Abbeygate Street Upper

Start at the William Street end and walk towards Mary Street: 4 cafés, 3 restaurants, 2 takeaways, 2 hairdressers, 2 clothes shops and 2 phone shops and more share the 157 m. 12 of the 27 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 8 of them open on Sundays. There is parking on the street: Market Street Car Park and Mercy College Car Park.

What is on Abbeygate Street Upper

4 cafés, 3 restaurants, 2 takeaways, 2 hairdressers and 2 clothes shops and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 9

  1. Dungeons & Donuts
    Takeaways · hours on record
  3. Java's
    Cafés
    +353 91 533 330
  4. Little Collins CBD Dispensary
    Cafés · hours on record
    +353 83 070 1983
  5. Munch Haven
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 448 531
  6. Salsa
    Restaurants
    +353 83 127 4457
  7. The Chili Shack
    Restaurants
    +353 91 393 805
  8. The Lighthouse Cafe
    Cafés · hours on record
    +353 91 568 706
  9. Tuco’s Taqueria
    Restaurants · hours on record
    +353 91 563 925

Pubs · 1

  1. Sally Long’s
    Pubs · hours on record
    +353 91 565 756

Shops · 4

  1. Lally Menswear
    Clothes shops · hours on record
    +353 91 564 883
  2. Phonez N Fix
    Phone shops
    +353 89 978 6819
  3. Public Romance
    Clothes shops
  4. WeFix
    Phone shops · hours on record
    +353 87 909 3772

Hairdressers and beauty · 3

  2. +353 91 563 303
  3. Icon Barbershop
    Hairdressers

Supermarkets · 1

  1. Asiatic Manila
    Convenience stores · hours on record

Gyms and sport · 2

  1. Electric
    Nightclubs
    +353 91 565 976

Castles and heritage · 1

Other places · 6

  1. AlterEva
    Tailor
  2. +353 91 441 942
  3. +353 91 536 979
  4. Jaycee
    Copyshop
    +353 91 564 090
  5. Plumes
    Tobacco
  6. Rituals
    Cosmetics

Streets it joins

  1. Abbeygate Street Lowerpedestrianised street · 18 places
  2. Bowling Greenresidential street · 1 place
  3. Market Streetlink road · 10 places
  4. Mary Streetresidential street · 13 places
  5. Newtownsmithresidential street · 6 places
  6. Shop Streetpedestrianised street · 26 places
  7. William Streetpedestrianised street · 20 places

Questions people ask

Where is Abbeygate Street Upper?
In Galway, County Galway, 265 m west of Eyre Square, joining Abbeygate Street Lower, Bowling Green and Market Street.
How long is Abbeygate Street Upper?
157 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 2 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Abbeygate Street Upper?
27 named places: AlterEva, Asiatic Manila, AWOL Piercing, Dungeons & Donuts, Electric and Elisabeth C and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Abbeygate Street Upper?
Not on the street itself; the nearest on the map is Franciscan Friary on Saint Francis Street, 159 m from the middle of the street.
Where can I park near Abbeygate Street Upper?
On the street: Market Street Car Park and Mercy College Car Park.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.