Guidebook for Dublin
Drinks & Nightlife
A real Irish pub, a great pint of Guinness & a low-key, relaxed vibe
36 locals recommend
Old Royal Oak
11 Kilmainham LnA real Irish pub, a great pint of Guinness & a low-key, relaxed vibe
A small bar catering to a mixture of locals & local hipsters
61 locals recommend
John Fallon's The Capstan Bar
129 The CoombeA small bar catering to a mixture of locals & local hipsters
Music bar catering for punks, skinheads, ska heads, indie saps, hardcore kids, reggae lads and retro gamer scum!
Thomas House is allegedly the finest dive bar in Dublin city.
15 locals recommend
The Thomas House
Thomas StreetMusic bar catering for punks, skinheads, ska heads, indie saps, hardcore kids, reggae lads and retro gamer scum!
Thomas House is allegedly the finest dive bar in Dublin city.
The Guardian describes the Dice Bar as "sexy, salt-of-the-earth and then some". Great music, micro-brewery beers & an unpretentious crowd
107 locals recommend
Dice Bar
77 Sir John Rogerson's QuayThe Guardian describes the Dice Bar as "sexy, salt-of-the-earth and then some". Great music, micro-brewery beers & an unpretentious crowd
Slightly quieter than the Dice Bar across the street, but good fun, friendly, and there's a pool table!
68 locals recommend
Frank Ryans Bar
5 Queen StSlightly quieter than the Dice Bar across the street, but good fun, friendly, and there's a pool table!
Arts & Culture
If Modern Art ain't your bag, just wander up & stroll the formal garden
358 locals recommend
Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
Military RoadIf Modern Art ain't your bag, just wander up & stroll the formal garden
Light House Cinema
Market Street SouthArt-house cinema
The Museum of Decorative Arts
166 locals recommend
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
Benburb StreetThe Museum of Decorative Arts
Food Scene
Tuck in to a "Full Irish" Breakfast & people watch the mix of locals, street traders, lecturers & students from the local art college
45 locals recommend
Mannings Bakery and Cafe
39/40 Thomas StTuck in to a "Full Irish" Breakfast & people watch the mix of locals, street traders, lecturers & students from the local art college
My favourite daytime cafe in town! Amazing food, warm, friendly staff and a lovely courtyard out the back. They've recently started opening till 9PM Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
207 locals recommend
Brother Hubbard (North)
153 Capel StMy favourite daytime cafe in town! Amazing food, warm, friendly staff and a lovely courtyard out the back. They've recently started opening till 9PM Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Berlin-style cafe (ie: In a disused office building) Good food, excellent coffee
205 locals recommend
The Fumbally
Fumbally LaneBerlin-style cafe (ie: In a disused office building) Good food, excellent coffee
Tiny owner-run café-restaurant that serves simple, tasty, high-quality Italian food and wine. Really well-sourced ingredients from family farms and small-scale producers
18 locals recommend
Terra Madre
13A Bachelors WalkTiny owner-run café-restaurant that serves simple, tasty, high-quality Italian food and wine. Really well-sourced ingredients from family farms and small-scale producers
A fantastic little fish restaurant. Go early! It fills up fast!
43 locals recommend
Fish Shop, Benburb St.
76 Benburb StreetA fantastic little fish restaurant. Go early! It fills up fast!
The Dublin Cookie Company
Cookies. Just really good cookies. (Actually also milk, tea and coffee)
LEGIT COFFEE CO
1 Meath StGreat food and coffee, great people-watching
Shopping
Lined with antique & retro shops, a couple of nice cafes, a ceramics gallery and a really good knitting supplies shop for the crafters
15 locals recommend
Francis Street
Francis StreetLined with antique & retro shops, a couple of nice cafes, a ceramics gallery and a really good knitting supplies shop for the crafters
A nail bar with a difference, this South William St enclave is colourful, bright and filled with the best darn nail technicians in town. They offer Bounty Bars and Lilt, intricate nail art and a toilet wallpapered with pictures of David Gandy – it’s impossible to leave this technicolour paradise unhappy.
Tropical Popical
28 William St S
A nail bar with a difference, this South William St enclave is colourful, bright and filled with the best darn nail technicians in town. They offer Bounty Bars and Lilt, intricate nail art and a toilet wallpapered with pictures of David Gandy – it’s impossible to leave this technicolour paradise unhappy.
Folkster
Gorgeous, girly clothes and a nice selection of home accessories
Sightseeing
The Irish Design Shop (for non-tacky souvenirs), a florists, an antique clock guy, a decent cafe & a guy who sells beautiful prints. Oh, and Patrick's Cathedral and Park
Patrick Street
Patrick StreetThe Irish Design Shop (for non-tacky souvenirs), a florists, an antique clock guy, a decent cafe & a guy who sells beautiful prints. Oh, and Patrick's Cathedral and Park
Lined with really good quality restaurants and bars, you can't really miss for food & atmosphere here
10 locals recommend
Camden Street Lower
Camden Street LowerLined with really good quality restaurants and bars, you can't really miss for food & atmosphere here
John's Lane Church
94-96 Thomas StThe most beautiful church in Dublin in my opinion.
A tiny street with a great cocktail bar - Fade St Social, a really nice French restaurant - L'Gueleton, and a 2nd hand record and game store - R.A.G.E
Fade St
A tiny street with a great cocktail bar - Fade St Social, a really nice French restaurant - L'Gueleton, and a 2nd hand record and game store - R.A.G.E
Teelings is my favourite whiskey! Well worth sampling a drop or two! Also if you go on Sunday there's a flea market next door.
167 locals recommend
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
13-17 NewmarketTeelings is my favourite whiskey! Well worth sampling a drop or two! Also if you go on Sunday there's a flea market next door.
Parks & Nature
Phoenix Park
A wilderness on the city's doorstep