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Kavanaugh's bar from The Wire.

Filming Location in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

This is the filming location of Kavanaugh's Irish bar from The Wire.

In real life, it is called the Sidebar Tavern, and it is situated on the corner of Lexington Street and Guilford Avenue in Downtown Baltimore.

This location features in a number of episodes, as it is the bar where members of the Baltimore Police Department like to hang out together and drink after work.

One of the most memorable scenes occurs in the episode "Dead Soldiers" in Season 3, when the body of homicide detective Ray Cole is laid out on the pool table during his wake. During the scene, squad supervisor Jay Landsman gives an emotional toast to the deceased officer.

After a night of drinking and taking part in singalongs, detectives Bunk Moreland and Jimmy McNulty are shown stumbling around and vomiting on the sidewalk outside.

Where is Kavanaugh's bar?

Below, you will find the address and the GPS coordinates for this location.

GPS coordinates.

The latitude and longitude coordinates for the bar are:

39.291328, -76.611226

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Address.

The full address for this location is:

220 E Lexington Street
Baltimore
Maryland
MD 21202
United States

Directions.

It is situated about 100 yards east of the intersection between North Calvert Street and East Lexington Street.

Private property warning.

This is a private property. It is not a public place. Therefore, you should be respectful and not step foot on the property without permission.

Additional information.

This is a private establishment. Please do not go inside unless you plan on becoming a paying customer.

Photos.

Photos of the bar and other related images.

Kavanaugh's bar in The Wire.

Episode 3, Season 3 - Dead Soldiers

Bunk Moreland and Jimmy McNulty struggle to stay on their feet after an evening of heavy drinking.

Ray Cole's hearse is visible on the left.

"Like that."

Bunk, who is clearly having a drunken existential crisis, points out that you can wake up one morning thinking about mundane things such as bills, retirement, and dry cleaning, only to die suddenly—"like that."