Independent live music venue tucked away in Rufus Court off Northgate Street. Hosts gigs, comedy nights, and DJ sets across two floors with a courtyard beer garden. One of Chester's most loved grassroots music venues.

Independent bar and kitchen on Commonhall Street. Relaxed daytime cafe vibe transitioning to a lively bar in the evenings with cocktails, craft beer, and sharing plates. Features a courtyard garden.

Award-winning country pub and restaurant in Christleton village. Traditional British to Mediterranean dishes, stone-baked pizzas, and fabulous Sunday roasts. Locally sourced ingredients including Dave Joinson meats. Extensive beer garden.

Family-run Italian restaurant celebrating 55 years on St Werburgh Street. Authentic pasta, pizza, fish, and meat dishes with an al fresco beer garden serving aperitivo snacks, spritz cocktails, and draught Italian beers. Two-course lunch menu for £14.50.

A Brunning & Price pub in a Georgian mansion designed by Thomas Harrison, overlooking Chester Racecourse. Expect real ales, hearty British food, and a large garden terrace with views of the Roodee.

A JW Lees riverside pub on the banks of the Dee, featuring heated beach hut booths and Chester's only floating beer garden — a moored barge on the river. Award-winning cask ales and popular Sunday roasts.

Modern street-corner pub on Garden Lane with a big beer garden, sports TV, craft lagers, cask ales, and cocktails. Known for chargrill steaks, Sunday roasts, and burgers using Farmer's Meats. Weekend breakfasts from 10am.

Traditional red-brick backstreet pub on Garden Lane near the University of Chester. Pool table, beer garden, quiz nights on Wednesdays, open mic on Mondays, and karaoke nights. No food, not dog friendly.

Mock-Tudor fronted lively sports bar on Boughton. Pool tables, darts, beer garden. Dog friendly in the garden. Wide variety of drinks and exciting offers.

A small single-roomed Victorian gem with stained glass windows, leather seating, and oak floors. A Joule's Brewery taphouse serving Pale Ale, Slumbering Monk, Pure Blonde, and Green Monkey lager, plus rotating seasonals. Real fire, slim raised beer terrace, and a function room called The Slaughtered Lamb.

Canal-side pub in the Grade II listed Georgian Steam Mill on the Shropshire Union Canal. Sister venue to The Coach House. British-inspired kitchen with beer-battered cod, sticky pig cheeks, and signature burgers. Handcrafted cocktails, rotating cask ales, and canal-side outdoor seating.

Canalside pub on Frodsham Street with the largest outdoor area in the city centre, including a raised deck overlooking the canal. Pizzas, burgers, grills, and pub classics. Cocktails, real ales, and artisan beers. Live music, Sky and TNT Sports, pub quiz, and dog friendly. Food served Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-6pm. Cannot cater for dietary needs.

Lounge-style bar at the Bawn Lodge Hotel on Hoole Road. Rotating cask ales from Salopian, Merlin, and Mobberley at competitive prices. Locally sourced, seasonal, homemade food served daily 12-8pm. Sunday roasts (booking advised). Large beer garden with heaters and covered areas. Family friendly until 9pm, no under-18s after 9pm.

Large Joseph Holt family-friendly pub on Liverpool Road near Bache station and the Countess of Chester Hospital. Award-winning beers, pizza menu, breakfast on weekends, small plates, and pub classics. Beer garden, dog friendly, disabled access. Food served Mon-Fri 12-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-9pm.

Hydes Brewery pub in the attractive suburb of Boughton with amazing tiered garden views over the River Dee. Cask ales, dog friendly, sports TV. A proper local with great outdoor space.

Greene King pub and grill near Chester Zoo. Chargrilled steaks, pub classics, sharers and cocktails. Family-friendly with outdoor seating.

Chester's oldest licensed premises, dating back to 1155 with a licence from 1533. A coaching inn with its own in-house microbrewery — the only one within Chester's city walls. Award-winning beers including Matador (Champion Beer of Cheshire 2012). Also offers hotel accommodation.

Friendly traditional Marston's pub on Faulkner Street with sunny beer garden, heaters and covered areas. Sports TV, darts, cask ales, dog friendly, free WiFi. Great for matchdays.

The only remaining pub in Blacon. Marston's family-friendly pub with beer garden (heaters, bar, covered area, TV screens), play area, pool, darts, sports TV, free WiFi. Dog friendly.

Sizzling Pubs family-friendly pub on Heath Road in Upton. Bold-flavoured food from stacked burgers to sizzling skillets, flatbreads, loaded spuds, and pub classics. Beer garden, sports TV, breakfast menu. Food served daily.

Grade II listed Italianate-style pub directly opposite Chester railway station. Sports-focused with multiple HD screens and bookable booths with individual TVs. Cask ales, all-day food, and a sizeable rear beer garden.

A 17th-century black-and-white timbered pub dating from 1622 with foundations going back to the 1200s. Famous for Elizabethan fireplaces, timber from Admiral Nelson's ships, and its reputation as one of the most haunted buildings in the UK. Pub, medieval restaurant, and 7-bedroom boutique hotel.