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PUB GUIDE

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY PUBS IN AND AROUND CARDIFF. 

  • (DEFINITELY NOT FOR AWAY FANS)  DOESN'T MEAN THE PUB BANDS AWAY FANS BUT THEY COULD BE IFFY. MAINLY IF THERE IS A HISTORY BETWEEN YOU AND THE BLUEBIRDS SO I WOULD SAY LOOK FOR ANOTHER PUB. 

  • AWAY TEAM COLOURS ARE NOT RECOMMEND. 

  • MOST OF THE MORE POPULAR PUBS HAVE  A NO FOOTBALL SHIRTS POLICY AND DOORMAN.

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E-Street City Guides 50 City Centre Pubs in Cardiff

CANTON AREA 

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THE NINIAN PARK PUB Leckwith Road Cardiff

A very popular pub with the Cardiff City faithful and very crowded on match days with standing room only in and outside the pub. A small car park at the side of the pub and right next door to a Betting office for the betting fans. A lounge and bar and typical pub food but on sure if they do hot meals on match day as it so busy but told there is a mean sandwich to be had also there's a burger bar right out side cheaper than inside the ground. (DEFINITELY NOT FOR AWAY FANS). A few minutes walk to the ground.


THE IVOR DAVIES Cowbridge Road East, Canton. Cardiff

JD Wetherspoons, spacious drinking area plus sitting upstairs  with no music and no big screen TV but a good atmosphere and a cheap pint with a good range of food .They had a No football shirts policy which they seem to have forgone and Door Staff on the door match days. Update the pub is becoming more Cardiff City friendly with fans wearing Bluebird tops getting in.


THE LANSDOWNE HOTEL Lansdowne Road, Canton. Cardiff. 

Another very popular pub with the City fans, the lounge as been turned into a themed Cardiff City room. There is a large bar with a lot of space; the food is very good with the normal pub grub served. There is Sky Sports on big screen in both bars. Friendly away fans welcome. Football shirts welcome to. Update you can book away travel with the Supporters Club with the landlord


THE CANTON CROSS Leckwith Road Cardiff

Another popular watering hole for City fans. It's a small friendly pub with the normal pub grub on offer, Football shirts welcome to.


WESTGATE Cowbridge Road East 

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Large high-ceilinged, locals' drinker that used to be a hotel. Has a skittle alley which is a rarity so close to the city centre. Framed newspaper cutting inform you that an elephant once numbered as a regular (?)


THE ADMIRAL NAPIER Cowbridge Road East, Canton. Cardiff

Another one of the popular watering holes for Cardiff City fans a large public car park to the rear of the building. Children welcome for meals only. Includes a new large beer garden, and a wide screen TV for sporting events. The bar area is themed Cardiff City room. A taxi rank right outside the pub that is very handed for the slow drinker. (DEFINITELY NOT FOR AWAY FANS)


ROYAL EXCHANGE Cowbridge Road East, Canton.

Large, smart, busy friendly pub with a mixed age clientele. Regular live entertainment.


THE CORPORATION. Cowbridge Road East, Canton. Cardiff. 

Big screen and five monitors for sport. Traditional menu and extensive selection of bottles. Popular with the younger Cardiff fans loads of space and pub toys to play with. 


TOWN CENTRE

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THE PRINCE OF WALES Wood St, Town Centre. Cardiff.

A JD Wetherspoons with a large drink area upstairs and downstairs with no music and no big screen TV but a good atmosphere and a cheap pint with a good range of food becoming more and more popular with Cardiff fans. Would not recommend this pub to away fans. You can get a taxi outside the bus station. No football shirts and door staff on the door match days. (DEFINITELY NOT FOR AWAY FANS). Update (Dave) The door staff must be on a bounty on stopping Cardiff fans getting in I was turned away for having a small Cardiff City pin badge on.


THE GATEKEEPER Westgate St Town Centre

A new JD Wetherspoons with space for a 1.000 drinkers.


THE GOAT MAJOR  33 High Street (Top of St Mary Street)

A popular city pub with a strong military theme, reflecting the strong links between Brains Brewery and the Welsh Regiment.


THE COTTAGE   St Mary Street Town Centre. Cardiff

A long, narrow pub, more than 100 years old, well-renovated and very welcoming. The landlord describes it as `quiet and traditional', and it's a great place for a pre-match meal. All the food, which includes steak-and-ale pie, liver-and-onions, fish-and-chips, is home-made, served 12-3.


SAM'S BAR  St Mary Street, Town Centre. Cardiff

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Extremely lively bar situated in the bottom of St. Mary Street, Cardiff, two minutes from bus and train stations. Very popular at weekends. Good pub food during the day, with plenty of seating outside. Its a pub a number of away fans have headed for after hitting the national news after the Millwall game. Taxi point at the railway station 2 or 3 minutes from the pub or Wood St. Sometimes Door Staff on the door match days.


OZ BAR St Mary Street, Town Centre

One of the closest pubs to the Millennium Stadium. Once the "Guildhall Tavern" recently transformed into an Australian theme pub.


THE WALKABOUT St Mary Street, Town Centre

Another Australian theme pub and every popular. Popular after the game with a number of City fans.


THE OLD MONK St Mary Street and corner of Penarth Road, Town Centre

Recently newly open after being closed for a number of years. Large bar area. Two minute walk from the Station and a cross the road from Sams Bar. Check it out a while ago very few Cardiff fans in there.


FLY HALF AND FIRKIN Westgate Street, City Centre. Cardiff

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Been used by the police to house away fans who came by train for the bigger games a few season ago. The name says it all a egg chasers pub but you get a good pint and the food was good.


FLAIRS  St Mary Street, Town Centre 

Formally Rosie O'Brien's Lively pub with colorful interior.


THE ALBERT  St Mary Street, Town Centre

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Famous pub adjoining Brains Brewery. Has a working men's bar downstairs. Upstairs is an air-conditioned lounge and the only skittle alley in the city centre.


OWAIN GLYNDWR John Square, City Centre.

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Owain Glyndwr has top hot/cold counter with good selection of food a large drinking area plus outside on the warm winter days. A fairly long walk to the ground taxi's can be found on the Hayes.


BAR EMPORIUM St Mary Street, Town Centre. Cardiff.

Food available during the day. Does get very busy in the evenings, especially on Fridays.


PHILHARMONIC St Mary Street, Town Centre

A large city centre pub, popular with students and locals alike, with food served during the day and a nightclub downstairs this is a good bet if you fancy a bit of a session without walking around town all day.


THE BOROUGH  St Mary Street, Town Centre

A popular pub with a friendly atmosphere. Now known as a Soul Crew pub.


THE BAR MED The Friary Town Centre

Good selection of food and large drinking area.


DEMPSEY'S IRISH BAR Castle St

Theme pub you get a good pint.


THE GOLDEN CROSS Hayes Bridge St

Good selection of food and large drinking area out side tables if the weather is fine.


CITY ARMS Quay St, Town Centre

A popular pub but a story doing the rounds that the landlord has banned Cardiff City fans.


RIVERSIDE AREA

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THE WELLS HOTEL 77 Craddock Street

A nice pub with a large drinking area A drinkers pub with an excellent function room for discos / karaoke. Apparently the building was formerly a convent and the cellar plays host to a nun's grave.


MILLERS TAVERN 3 Brook Street

A two bar pub with regular bands and karaoke. Listed in the good beer guide.


GRANGETOWN AREA

THE GRANGE HOTEL Penarth Road, Grangetown. Cardiff

Nice friendly pub in the Grangetown. Are children welcome.


POET'S CORNER Clare Road

Nice bar area lots of pub toys. Update Local Grangetown Bluebird fans have started drinking here specially on the big games because of the Police policy of walking away fans up Penarth Rd/Sloper Rd.


THE CORNWALL Grangetown. Cardiff

A friendly pub and a pub recommended by a number of away fans as a safe pub. About 10/15 minutes from the ground. Update Local Grangetown Bluebird fans have started drinking here specially on the big games because of the Police policy of walking away fans up Penarth Rd/Sloper Rd.

 


BARONESS OF WINDSOR  Penarth Rd Grangetown

It's a small friendly pub with the normal pub grub on offer, a cracking pint pulled here. A 15 minutes to the ground.


THE INN ON THE RIVER Taff  Embankment, Grangetown

Not to close to Ninian Park but a out of the way pub fairly close to the town centre.