Craft Beer, Wine and Cocktails in Falmouth

Craft Beer, Wine and Cocktails in Falmouth

Guide: Craft Beer, Cider, Wine & Cocktails

Falmouth’s specialist drinks rooms span adventurous cask beer, cider lines, curated wine, Cornish spirits and cocktails. These ten choices include daytime tasting rooms and shorter evening services as well as places for a longer night.

• Beerwolf BooksBeerwolf combines an upstairs bookshop with six handpumps pouring a changing selection of adventurous beers. Bring food and browse before settling down; access is by stairs, so the hidden-loft appeal comes with a practical limitation.
• The Chintz SymposiumThe Chintz fills an Old Brewery Yard room with antiques, colour and attic-like clutter around its cocktail bar. Choose it for the setting as much as the drink; performances in the separate Underland space follow their own calendar.
• KernowineKernowine combines a wine bar and bottle shop on Killigrew Street, with a curated glass selection, small plates and tasting events. It suits comparing wines slowly or buying a bottle; organised tastings need their own booking.
• Pocketful of StonesPocketful of Stones’ Church Street shop and tasting room introduces Cornish spirits including Dr Squid gin, Hell’s Stone whisky and Morveren absinthe. Treat it as a daytime tasting and bottle-shopping stop; these hours are for Falmouth, not the Penzance distillery.
• Scarlet WinesScarlet’s Arwenack Street shop and café pours changing wines by the glass beside shelves of bottles, with bar snacks, Verdant Helles and Loveday spirits. It takes walk-ins, making it useful for an unhurried glass without committing to dinner.
• Fives CyderhouseFives specialises in cider, with more than ten draught lines, pizza and a large beer garden behind Grove Place. Choose it for a cider-led evening rather than another ale pub, and use the later weekend opening for a longer visit.
• Verdant Seafood BarVerdant’s Seafood Bar makes its eight beer lines part of the meal, pairing the brewery’s pours with seasonal seafood plates. The compact cellar takes walk-ins and cards only, so keep the group small and leave room for a wait.
• Star & GarterGutemberg’s cocktails share the Star & Garter’s Georgian harbour-view setting with Hazel’s small-plate kitchen. Plan for its short evening service or a booked roast sitting; this is a considered drinks stop rather than an all-day pub.
• Cha Cha ChaCha Cha Cha serves cocktails inside Engravers Cottage on Arwenack Street, with a vivid interior and weekend brunch bookings. The two-hour bottomless sessions have their own terms and time slots; a normal bar visit is a simpler commitment.
• The Moth and The MoonThe Moth & The Moon pairs Cornish cask ales with an upstairs snug and terrace on Killigrew Street. Folk sessions and open-mic nights give it a musical rhythm; CAMRA also records an early ale discount for a quieter first drink.

Reviewed by RGuide Editorial · Venue details checked October 2026