A pub night in Bakersfield may take place downtown among galleries or on a northwest commercial corridor, and the two settings do not form a walkable route. Eye Street Pub, at 1818 Eye Street, is a cocktail-focused stop with an Irish-pub style near downtown’s cultural circuit; McGarry’s Irish Pub, on Calloway Drive, advertises bands, karaoke, and community events. Visitors should choose between a central cocktail outing and a music-led night elsewhere in the city.
Visit Bakersfield places galleries, murals, and cultural venues around 19th and Eye streets and offers a self-guided public-art route. Eye Street Pub does not serve food, according to the directory: its draw is drinks such as a Black and Tan and Irish Maid and bar service, which also appears in the small set of visible Maps comments. That review sample is limited, so praise for the cocktails helps describe its specialty but cannot represent every visit.
McGarry’s presents itself as a pub with a community purpose and publishes a calendar of music and events. Its available online menu focuses on beer, whiskey, Irish coffee, and cocktails, without a food menu we could verify; do not count on a full dinner. Maps comments mention Tuesday karaoke, bands, a comfortable setting, and bar service. The listing marks the entrance accessible. The website and listing differ on minor details about address and age, so we use the current listing’s address and phone and do not state a founding year.
For a cultural visit downtown, Eye Street is the drink stop; for music or karaoke, McGarry’s offers the clearer calendar. Their addresses are far apart, and transit must be checked for the return trip; we do not claim dedicated parking or a stop at either door. Confirm hours, events, and food availability before leaving, especially since both profiles focus mainly on drinks.
Check current details and choose according to your budget, time and way of travelling.
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Bakersfield calls for a distinction between downtown and its outlying commercial corridors. McGarry’s is on Calloway Drive in the city’s northwest; the other option in this guide, Eye Street Pub, is downtown, where Visit Bakersfield outlines a walking route of murals and galleries around 19th and Ey
Draft and bottled beer, Irish coffee, Jameson Smash and other cocktails, live music, Tuesday karaoke, and community fundraisers.
At 1818 Eye Street, Eye Street Pub departs from the kitchen-led pub format. Visit Bakersfield describes its identity as Irish-pub style, names the Black and Tan, Irish Maid, and house cocktails, and explicitly says the venue does not serve food. It is a downtown drink stop rather than a dinner desti
Black and Tan, Irish Maid, and house cocktails; the local tourism directory notes that it does not serve food.
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Official website of McGarry’s Irish Pub ↗
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McGarry’s Irish Pub · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Official website of McGarry’s Irish Pub ↗
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McGarry’s Irish Pub · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Pub de estilo irlandés en Eye Street ↗
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Visit Bakersfield · Accessed October 22, 2026
El organismo turístico local describe la identidad de Irish Pub de Eye Street, advierte que no ofrece comida y destaca Black and Tan, Irish Maid y cócteles de la casa.
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Arte público y recorrido en el centro ↗
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Visit Bakersfield · Accessed October 22, 2026
Guía oficial del recorrido de arte de downtown y las galerías alrededor de 19th y Eye Streets; no se asume una ruta directa entre el centro y Calloway Drive.
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Official website of Eye Street Pub ↗
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Visit Bakersfield · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Official website of Eye Street Pub ↗
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Visit Bakersfield · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Visit Bakersfield · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Golden Empire Transit / Commute Kern · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Visit Bakersfield · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Official logo: mcgarrys-bakersfield ↗
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Official business website · Accessed October 22, 2026
Official logo converted to WebP and stored under logoscia-/us/irish-pubs-oakland-minneapolis-bakersfield-20261022.
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Official photo: mcgarrys-bakersfield-official-photo.webp ↗
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Official business website · Accessed October 22, 2026
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Ficha de Google Maps de 1110 Calloway Dr ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 22, 2026
Consulta del 2026-10-22: 4.5/5 y 96 reseñas. Los temas visibles incluyen música, karaoke, atención de barra y ambiente acogedor.
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Ficha de Google Maps de 1818 Eye St ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 22, 2026
Consulta del 2026-10-22: 4.1/5 y 9 reseñas. La muestra pequeña visible resalta cócteles, Irish Maid, ambiente de pub y amabilidad del bartender.