Lucy & Steven’s Liverpool Guidebook
Food scene
Modern Italian café that turns into a relaxed cocktail bar in the evening, on the ground floor of our building.
Carlisi
92-94 Dale StModern Italian café that turns into a relaxed cocktail bar in the evening, on the ground floor of our building.
Absolutely great breakfasts! On the ground floor of our building. Now also serving drinks (including cocktails) and an evening menu until 10pm. (Airbnb auto-categorises this as a salon, which it most certainly isn't!)
8 locals recommend
Dale Street Kitchen
90 Dale StAbsolutely great breakfasts! On the ground floor of our building. Now also serving drinks (including cocktails) and an evening menu until 10pm. (Airbnb auto-categorises this as a salon, which it most certainly isn't!)
Lovely little independently-run café a couple of minutes' walk away from the apartment.
Lovelocks Cafe
27 Old HaymarketLovely little independently-run café a couple of minutes' walk away from the apartment.
Sanskruti Restaurant
Bixteth StreetVegetarian/vegan Indian, within close walking distance.
Down the Hatch
62 Duke StVegetarian junk food, very popular.
Great vegetarian lunches, very laid back canteen style but brilliant, wholesome and filling food. Think they're BYO in the evenings.
31 locals recommend
The Egg Vegetarian Cafe
16-18 NewingtonGreat vegetarian lunches, very laid back canteen style but brilliant, wholesome and filling food. Think they're BYO in the evenings.
Maray (either Bold St or Albert Dock) - modern, small plates, Middle Eastern twist.
7 locals recommend
Maray Albert Dock
Albert DockMaray (either Bold St or Albert Dock) - modern, small plates, Middle Eastern twist.
Mowgli Street Food
69 Bold StNisha Katona's modern Indian, very close to the apartment.
Salthouse Bacaro - Italian small plates, a bit pricey but brilliant. Outside seating and very close to the apartment.
13 locals recommend
Bacaro
47 Castle StSalthouse Bacaro - Italian small plates, a bit pricey but brilliant. Outside seating and very close to the apartment.
Bakchich Lebanese Restaurant
54 Bold StLovely Lebanese restaurant; alcohol-free.
Etsu
25 The StrandAmazing Japanese restaurant, close to the apartment.
Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza - Castle Street
3-7 Castle StPossibly the best pizzas in Liverpool.
Laid-back Italian with plenty of outdoor seating - 10-15 minutes' walk from the apartment, in the Ropewalks district (and in the same square as the wonderful Bridewell pub).
8 locals recommend
Amalia Italian Restaurant
2 Campbell SquareLaid-back Italian with plenty of outdoor seating - 10-15 minutes' walk from the apartment, in the Ropewalks district (and in the same square as the wonderful Bridewell pub).
Bars/pubs
Pricey but delicious beers, on the ground floor of our building.
6 locals recommend
The Dead Crafty Beer Company
92 Dale StPricey but delicious beers, on the ground floor of our building.
Lovely old real ale pub, a couple of minutes' walk from the apartment.
13 locals recommend
The Ship & Mitre
133 Dale StLovely old real ale pub, a couple of minutes' walk from the apartment.
Thomas Rigby's
23-25 Dale StLovely old pub with courtyard out back, a few minutes' walk from the apartment.
A little walk from the apartment (about 10-15 minutes, depending on speed), but well worth a visit; it's an old police bridewell, which still has the cells as sitting booths inside; lovely courtyard outside and the loveliest staff you could ever ask for!
The Bridewell
1 Campbell SquareA little walk from the apartment (about 10-15 minutes, depending on speed), but well worth a visit; it's an old police bridewell, which still has the cells as sitting booths inside; lovely courtyard outside and the loveliest staff you could ever ask for!
Kazimier Garden
32 Seel StHip little garden bar in the middle of the city.
Wonderful pub - 'the most ornate pub in England'. Ask the bar staff about the men's bathrooms, the only Grade II listed toilets in the country! The marble, tiles, mosaics and even the cistern are so ornate that people visit the pub just to see the men's loos (all allowed on request)!
39 locals recommend
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms
36 Hope StWonderful pub - 'the most ornate pub in England'. Ask the bar staff about the men's bathrooms, the only Grade II listed toilets in the country! The marble, tiles, mosaics and even the cistern are so ornate that people visit the pub just to see the men's loos (all allowed on request)!
Quirky little Irish pub - can get quite lively at the weekend and is only a stone's throw from the apartment. There's often live music here - and always a warm welcome.
6 locals recommend
Shenanigans
77 Tithebarn StQuirky little Irish pub - can get quite lively at the weekend and is only a stone's throw from the apartment. There's often live music here - and always a warm welcome.
Sightseeing
The Beatles Story
Official Beatles museum.
Tate Liverpool
Mann IslandWalker Art Gallery
William Brown StreetThese spectacular sculptures by Antony Gormley are on Crosby beach. Another Place consists of 100 cast-iron, life-size figures spread out along three kilometres of the foreshore, stretching almost one kilometre out to sea.
The Another Place figures - each one weighing 650 kilos - are made from casts of the artist's own body standing on the beach, all of them looking out to sea, staring at the horizon in silent expectation.
Having previously been seen in Cuxhaven in Germany, Stavanger in Norway and De Panne in Belgium, 'Another Place' is now a permanent feature in the UK, at Crosby Beach.
According to Antony Gormley, Another Place harnesses the ebb and flow of the tide to explore man's relationship with nature. He explains: The seaside is a good place to do this. Here time is tested by tide, architecture by the elements and the prevalence of sky seems to question the earth's substance. In this work human life is tested against planetary time. This sculpture exposes to light and time the nakedness of a particular and peculiar body. It is no hero, no ideal, just the industrially reproduced body of a middle-aged man trying to remain standing and trying to breathe, facing a horizon busy with ships moving materials and manufactured things around the planet.
50 locals recommend
Another Place by Anthony Gormley
Mariners RoadThese spectacular sculptures by Antony Gormley are on Crosby beach. Another Place consists of 100 cast-iron, life-size figures spread out along three kilometres of the foreshore, stretching almost one kilometre out to sea.
The Another Place figures - each one weighing 650 kilos - are made from casts of the artist's own body standing on the beach, all of them looking out to sea, staring at the horizon in silent expectation.
Having previously been seen in Cuxhaven in Germany, Stavanger in Norway and De Panne in Belgium, 'Another Place' is now a permanent feature in the UK, at Crosby Beach.
According to Antony Gormley, Another Place harnesses the ebb and flow of the tide to explore man's relationship with nature. He explains: The seaside is a good place to do this. Here time is tested by tide, architecture by the elements and the prevalence of sky seems to question the earth's substance. In this work human life is tested against planetary time. This sculpture exposes to light and time the nakedness of a particular and peculiar body. It is no hero, no ideal, just the industrially reproduced body of a middle-aged man trying to remain standing and trying to breathe, facing a horizon busy with ships moving materials and manufactured things around the planet.
Museum of Liverpool
Mann IslandInternational Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock.
89 locals recommend
Merseyside Maritime Museum
International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum at the Albert Dock.
Locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam" and designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd in 1967, the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is recognisable by its pinnacle-crowned stained glass lantern tower designed by Piper and Reyntiens.
84 locals recommend
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Mount PleasantLocally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam" and designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd in 1967, the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is recognisable by its pinnacle-crowned stained glass lantern tower designed by Piper and Reyntiens.
Three beautiful buildings on the waterfront, known as the Three Graces.
6 locals recommend
The Three Graces
Water StreetThree beautiful buildings on the waterfront, known as the Three Graces.
Liverpool Fc
Goodison Park
Goodison RoadEverton Football Club's ground.
Art, music, museums and heritage; colour, creativity and culture – the Dock is bursting with activities and new experiences.
222 locals recommend
Albert Dock
24 Edward PavilionArt, music, museums and heritage; colour, creativity and culture – the Dock is bursting with activities and new experiences.
The Cavern Club is Liverpool’s most famous live music venue and with good reason: the Beatles played the underground club almost 300 times. Other famous bands who sang under its arches were The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones and Elton John. Unfortunately, the buildings above the original Cavern were demolished in 1973, so this isn’t the exact club itself but one rebuilt in its image (using many of the original bricks). The old entrance is slightly further down the street.
132 locals recommend
Cavern Pub
5 Mathew StreetThe Cavern Club is Liverpool’s most famous live music venue and with good reason: the Beatles played the underground club almost 300 times. Other famous bands who sang under its arches were The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones and Elton John. Unfortunately, the buildings above the original Cavern were demolished in 1973, so this isn’t the exact club itself but one rebuilt in its image (using many of the original bricks). The old entrance is slightly further down the street.
Chester Zoo is a 40-minute drive from Liverpool and a great day out for families and animal lovers. Open every day (except December 25th and 26th), it’s home to around 500 animal species. Book online and you’ll save 10% on the price at the gate.
227 locals recommend
Chester Zoo
Moston RoadChester Zoo is a 40-minute drive from Liverpool and a great day out for families and animal lovers. Open every day (except December 25th and 26th), it’s home to around 500 animal species. Book online and you’ll save 10% on the price at the gate.
Speke Hall is a Tudor timber-framed manor house managed by the National Trust and open to visitors. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and woodland, it’s the perfect day trip if you want to explore a different side of Liverpool’s history.
37 locals recommend
Speke Hall, Garden and Estate (National Trust)
The WalkSpeke Hall is a Tudor timber-framed manor house managed by the National Trust and open to visitors. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and woodland, it’s the perfect day trip if you want to explore a different side of Liverpool’s history.
Shopping
Liverpool ONE
5 Wall StAreas of interest
Bold Street
Bold StreetLots of independent shops and restaurants.
Music
Great live music venue, a short taxi ride from the city centre.
10 locals recommend
Invisible Wind Factory
3 Regent RdGreat live music venue, a short taxi ride from the city centre.
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is a concert hall in Hope Street and the home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
39 locals recommend
Philharmonic Hall
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is a concert hall in Hope Street and the home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
City advice
Don't miss
VisitLiverpool Guide
View the VisitLiverpool tourist guide here: https://online.fliphtml5.com/ocwfn/hjei/
Getting around
MATTS Private Tour Service
Premium Liverpool tours and airport transfers.
Tours start from £25.
Manchester airport transfers from £60.
www.mattsliverpool.co.uk / info@mattsliverpool.co.uk / 07447 055674
Customs and culture
Tipping
When it comes to tipping, remember that people here have a regular salary, so they don’t rely on tips exclusively to get by (as is the case with the US). Still, a tip will very much be appreciated – somewhere about 10% is enough.
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Silent Disco Adventure Tours
Perhaps not for the shy amongst us...
"Silent Adventures invites you on a unique roaming riot of revelry around the sound soaked streets of the music capital of the UK. Expect all your inhibitions to evaporate away as you don our hi-tech headsets and bust some swinging grooves while our Silent Adventure host takes you on a one hour tour of this amazing City. You’ll never look at Liverpool, or yourself, in the same way again!"
Websites not allowed here, so search for 'Silent Disco Adventures Liverpool'.