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Pubs in Bangor

High Street and campus locals — kitchen hours on vacation Tuesdays.

Bangor pubs mix High Street locals with rooms toward campus — bar open does not mean the kitchen is serving. Term-time evenings fill the centre; this is not a Caernarfon harbour lock-in.

Source: Food Standards Agency — food hygiene ratings · Checked: 2026-08-20 · Pubs and food pubs in Bangor, Wales

Wales law: food businesses must display their food hygiene rating at or near each customer entrance. Check ratings at ratings.food.gov.uk.
Hygiene rating must be displayed

What to know

pubs in Bangor

Bangor is the university city on the Menai — Gwynedd taxi table; steep streets and pier, not a holiday harbour like Caernarfon.

Where to eat

Bangor's High Street has suffered some retail decline, but the food scene around the city centre and Pontio arts centre is lively. Pontio (the University arts/innovation centre on Deiniol Road) has a café-bar open to the public. The Blue Sky Café is a Bangor institution known for its vegetarian and vegan-friendly menu and long opening hours. For a proper evening meal, the independent restaurants on Upper Bangor's Holyhead Road offer more variety than the chain-heavy High Street.

What to check

From Bangor station to the pier / university. Pub food and Sunday roast need a kitchen clock. Hygiene rating still applies.

Local markers for this chapter: university, Gwynedd, streets, holiday.

Bangor station to the pier / university — garden; dog friendly.

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FSA rating 5/5 — 10 Ffordd Caergybi.

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City Sports Bar BangorPub

FSA rating 5/5 — Canolfan Menai Ffordd Garth.

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The Menai Bar & HotelPub

FSA rating 5/5 — Menai Court Hotel Ffordd Craig Y Don.

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Tafarn Y GarthPub

FSA rating 5/5 — Tafarn Y Garth Ffordd Garth.

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Common questions

What should I know about pubs in Bangor?
Bangor is the university city on the Menai — Gwynedd taxi table; steep streets and pier, not a holiday harbour like Caernarfon. A typical hop is Bangor station to the pier / university.
What should I check before I book pubs in Bangor?
Hours, price and pub food. Bangor is the university city on the Menai — Gwynedd taxi table; steep streets and pier, not a holiday harbour like Caernarfon. A typical hop is Bangor station to the pier / university.
How do I choose pubs in Bangor?
Use this page for the local checks, then confirm with the venue or operator. A typical hop is Bangor station to the pier / university. People also mention garden and dog friendly.
Do you rank pubs in Bangor?
No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain pub food and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is Bangor station to the pier / university.

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