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pedestrianised street · L5142 · $Galway, County Galway

Quay Street

Quay Street is the L5142, a pedestrianised street in Galway, 513 m south-west of Eyre Square. It is 98 m long, about 1 minute on foot end to end. It has 26 named places on the map: 5 restaurants, 3 monuments, 3 cafés and 3 hotels and more.

Type
Pedestrianised street (L5142)
Length
98 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
513 m south-west
Joins
Cross Street Lower, Cross Street Upper, Druid Lane, High Street, Kirwan's Lane, Quay Lane
Runs
from High Street
Bus stops
Spanish Arch; Jury's Hotel
Parking
1 car park on the street: Spanish Arch Car Park
Density
26 named places over 98 m, 26.5 per 100 m
Open on the 3D model
Plan of Quay Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Quay Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Quay Street

Walking its length 5 restaurants, 3 monuments, 3 cafés, 3 hotels, 2 clothes shops and 2 jewellers and more share the 98 m. 13 of the 26 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 11 of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 2 stops. There is parking on the street: Spanish Arch Car Park.

What is on Quay Street

5 restaurants, 3 monuments, 3 cafés, 3 hotels and 2 clothes shops and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 10

  1. Coffeewerk + Press
    Cafés · hours on record
    +353 91 448 667
  2. Freddy’s
    Restaurants · hours on record
    +353 91 567 279
  3. ithe Smashburgers
    Restaurants · hours on record
  4. Martine's
    Restaurants · hours on record
    +353 91 565 662
  5. Mc Donagh's
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 565 001
  6. Ré Tea
    Cafés
    +353 91 568 962
  7. Starbucks
    Cafés
  10. Xi'an Street Food
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 534 931

Pubs · 3

  1. M. Fitzgerald’s
    Bars · hours on record
    +353 91 569 535
  2. The Kasbah Wine Bar
    Bars · hours on record
  3. The Quays
    Pubs · hours on record
    +353 91 568 347

Shops · 5

  1. Aran Sweater Market
    Clothes shops · hours on record
    +353 64 66 23102
  3. Number 10
    Newsagents · hours on record
  4. Thomas Dillon’s Claddagh Gold
    Jewellers · hours on record
    +353 91 5666365
  5. Weavers of Ireland
    Clothes shops

Hotels · 3

  1. +353 91 566 444
  2. +353 91 569 600
  3. +353 91 477 100

Castles and heritage · 4

Other places · 1

  1. +353 91 563 542

Streets it joins

  1. Cross Street Lowerminor road · 12 places
  2. Cross Street Upperpedestrianised street · 15 places
  3. Druid Lanepedestrianised street · 8 places
  4. High Streetpedestrianised street · 32 places
  5. Kirwan's Lanepedestrianised street · 4 places
  6. Quay Lanepedestrianised street · 4 places

Questions people ask

Where is Quay Street?
In Galway, County Galway, 513 m south-west of Eyre Square, joining Cross Street Lower, Cross Street Upper and Druid Lane.
How long is Quay Street?
98 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 1 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Quay Street?
26 named places: Aran Sweater Market, Blake's Castle, Claddagh Ring Museum, Coffeewerk + Press, Freddy’s and Heart In Hands and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Quay Street?
Yes: Spanish Arch and Jury's Hotel.
Where can I park near Quay Street?
On the street: Spanish Arch 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.