One of the reasons I decided to move to Bordeaux was because I knew it had a fair few English bars. With my limited amount of French, I knew applying at these places would be my best hope of getting a job and earning a living. I didn’t realise just how many  English pubs in Bordeaux there were though!

I thought it might be useful for others if I posted a list of all the English / Irish bars in Bordeaux that I know about. So here goes:

• The Black Velvet Bar
• 9 Rue du Chai des Farines 33000 Bordeaux
• 09 51 34 28 73
• http://www.blackvelvetbar.fr/

• Charles Dickens
• 9 Quai de la Douane, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 30 41 96
• http://www.charlesdickenspub.fr/

• Sherlock Holmes
• 16 Rue Judaïque, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 48 51 22
• http://www.sherlockholmespub.fr/

• Sweeny Todd’s
• 2 Cours d’Alsace Lorraine, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 48 21 13

• Dick Turpin’s
• 72 Rue du Loup, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 48 07 52

• Oxford Arms
• 9 Place des Martyrs de la Résistance, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 51 41 48

• HMS Victory
• 3 Place Général Sarrail, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 92 78 47

• The Ramblin’ Man
• 52 Quai Richelieu, 33000 Bordeaux
• 09 83 72 53 82

• The Blarney Stone
• 144 Cours Victor Hugo, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 31 87 20

• The Frog & Rosbif
• 23 Rue Ausone, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 48 55 85
• http://www.frogpubs.com/pub-rosbif-bordeaux.php

• The Cock and Bull
• 23 Rue Duffour Dubergier, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 81 63 62

• The City
• 21 Rue du Palais Gallien, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 52 39 51
• http://www.bar-cocktails-bordeaux.com

• Casey’s
• 14 Rue Castelnau D Auros, 33000 Bordeaux

• The Golden Apple
• 46 Rue Borie, 33300 Bordeaux
• 05 56 79 03 85
• http://www.golden-apple.fr/

• Molly Malone’s
• 83 Quai des Chartrons, 33300 Bordeaux
• 05 57 87 06 72
• http://www.molly-pub.com/

• The Connemara
• 14-18 Cours d’Albret, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 52 82 57
• http://www.connemara-pub.com/

• Houses of Parliament
• 11 Rue Parlement Sainte-Catherine, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 79 38 03
• http://www.hop-pub.com/

• Cambridge Arms
• 27 Rue Rode, 33000 Bordeaux
• 05 56 51 19 22

I managed to get a job at the Sherlock Holmes, wooohoo! This is especially super for me because I’ve previously enjoyed reading the adventures of the great detective. I think I have listed all the pubs here but if I discover any others or if any new English / Irish bars open then I will update the list.

[Update January 2014]

• The Dog and Duck
• 5 Quai Louis XVIII, 33000 Bordeaux
• 09 67 05 07 70