20 places
Cocktail bars in Carlisle
The city's cocktail end. Small independents, hotel bars and a couple of places that take it seriously enough to make you something off-menu.
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Bar Solo
Small bar at the top of Botchergate opposite the Citadel.
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Bees Knees
Bar on Botchergate in the former BrewDog, opened on 9 October 2026.
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Bordo Lounge
All-day cafe bar on English Street, part of the Loungers group, in the old Topshop.
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Coco Mill
Bar and kitchen on Lowther Street styling itself a brewhouse, open all day every day.
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Connelly's Bar
Cocktail and wine bar on Devonshire Street, open since December 2023.
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Crown Lane Cellar
Speakeasy-ish cellar bar off Fisher Street with a decent outdoor space and live music.
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Felson's Cocktail Lounge & Stick Hall
Cocktail lounge and pool hall upstairs at the old Walkabout building.
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Open Mind
English Street bar, open till two most nights.
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Print Yard
Street food and drinks in a courtyard off the main drag, with a big graffitied outdoor area.
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Sketch and Sip
Art cafe and bar on Carlyle's Court, open since 2024.
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Stanleys Bar & Cafe
Bar and cafe doing cocktails, brunch and bottomless.
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The Andalusian
Redfern's most extravagant building, a Hispano-Moresque pub of 1932 in terracotta with a Moorish balcony, now a tapas bar and restaurant.
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The Arcade Morgan's Bar
Bar in the Lowther Arcade with live music.
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The Botanic Room
Small cocktail bar on the corner of Lowther Street and Warwick Road, with outside seating and a late licence.
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The Crescent Bar
Small independent speakeasy-styled bar at 1 The Crescent, in a listed 1820s terrace facing the Citadel.
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The Halston
Cocktail bar in the Halston on Warwick Road.
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Thin White Duke
Craft beer and cocktails on Devonshire Street, with a kitchen that draws people in on its own.
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Thirty Two
Late bar on Botchergate with two pool tables, a jukebox and cheap cocktail deals.
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Velvet Lounge Bar
Lounge bar on Devonshire Street with purple lighting and a CD mosaic behind the bar.
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Yellowjacket
Small cocktail bar on Warwick Road, strong drinks and a resident dog.