Guidebook for Dublin 8
Food Scene
The Fumbally
Fumbally LaneGreat place for food & coffee: very hip and original menu always.
Great toasted Ciabattas. Jorinda, Conor and Magda will look after you here!
20 locals recommend
Bite of Life
55 Patrick StGreat toasted Ciabattas. Jorinda, Conor and Magda will look after you here!
Another place to get your morning fix (espresso I mean of course) - AND it is open on Sundays
20 locals recommend
Caffé Noto
79 Thomas StAnother place to get your morning fix (espresso I mean of course) - AND it is open on Sundays
An institution on Exchequer Street - great foodhall on the ground floor; restaurant on the first floor; and a really hopping wine bar in the basement.
175 locals recommend
Fallon & Byrne, Food Hall
11-17 Exchequer StAn institution on Exchequer Street - great foodhall on the ground floor; restaurant on the first floor; and a really hopping wine bar in the basement.
Coppinger Row
1 Coppinger RowA good alternative menu, and cool, casual atmosphere
A firm favourite; I never get tired of the ribeye steak with cafe du paris sauce!
53 locals recommend
L'Gueuleton
1 Fade StA firm favourite; I never get tired of the ribeye steak with cafe du paris sauce!
Brother Hubbard (South)
46 Harrington StFantastic cafe. amazing brunch!
The Good Food Store
24 South Great George's StreetExcellent in-hand food, and really good coffee.
This place has an amazing beer garden out back - Best kept secret outdoor space in Dublin
35 locals recommend
Drury Buildings
52-55 Drury StThis place has an amazing beer garden out back - Best kept secret outdoor space in Dublin
The Westbury
Balfe StreetGood spot to rest the feet after too much shopping on Grafton Street.
Great local place to grab a bit of takeaway food for lunch. The duck pie is my personal favourite.
Lovin Catering
49 Francis StGreat local place to grab a bit of takeaway food for lunch. The duck pie is my personal favourite.
Cornucopia
19-20 Wicklow StA very nice vegetarian option in the city centre.
Actually it's the whole foodhall that has to be visited. A real mix'em gather'em of food from all over the world.
8 locals recommend
Food Hall
49 Middle Abbey StActually it's the whole foodhall that has to be visited. A real mix'em gather'em of food from all over the world.
Brother Hubbard (North)
153 Capel StGreat coffee on the north side
Noshington Café
186 S Circular RdGood spot if you've got kids - there's a garden out back.
Great spot right around the corner. Coffee & nice cakes, good sandwiches too. (Closed Sundays).
46 locals recommend
LEGIT COFFEE CO
1 Meath StGreat spot right around the corner. Coffee & nice cakes, good sandwiches too. (Closed Sundays).
This place has transformed from a great little coffee shop into an all 'round foodie sensation. Kevin and Zoe have kept the local feel and they offer really interesting food choices - open cafe hours, including Sundays!
48 locals recommend
Two Pups
74 Francis StThis place has transformed from a great little coffee shop into an all 'round foodie sensation. Kevin and Zoe have kept the local feel and they offer really interesting food choices - open cafe hours, including Sundays!
Takeaway Pizza - the best in Town. They also deliver now. No sit-in option (they push pizza out through a shopfront) - but well worth the detour if pizza is your thing.
17 locals recommend
Dublin Pizza Company
2 Aungier StTakeaway Pizza - the best in Town. They also deliver now. No sit-in option (they push pizza out through a shopfront) - but well worth the detour if pizza is your thing.
Arts & Culture
Cross Gallery
59 Francis StCool Gallery, with coffee, which is always nice.
Ok, so this is a working art college, not a tourist attraction - but if you are around during degree show this place is alive and well worth a visit.
14 locals recommend
National College of Art and Design
100 Thomas StOk, so this is a working art college, not a tourist attraction - but if you are around during degree show this place is alive and well worth a visit.
Chester Beatty
A great collection, and a great setting
Keep an eye out for gigs here - some real legends have performed at this venue.
85 locals recommend
Vicar Street
58-59 Thomas StKeep an eye out for gigs here - some real legends have performed at this venue.
Always worth checking out who is performing here. Super intimate venue.
73 locals recommend
Olympia Theatre
Always worth checking out who is performing here. Super intimate venue.
Fantastic building and a great setting for the Irish Museum of Modern art. A very nice place to spend a Sunday, with a very kid-friendly cafe in the basement.
53 locals recommend
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Dublin 8 Military RdFantastic building and a great setting for the Irish Museum of Modern art. A very nice place to spend a Sunday, with a very kid-friendly cafe in the basement.
Officially the residence of An Toiseach (Prime Minister), this beautiful house is open for tours. The surrounding gardens are very beautiful too. Well worth a trip on a sunny day.
33 locals recommend
Farmleigh Park
FarmleighOfficially the residence of An Toiseach (Prime Minister), this beautiful house is open for tours. The surrounding gardens are very beautiful too. Well worth a trip on a sunny day.
Sightseeing
This is worth a visit. Amazing stone vaulted nave, and an impressive amount of history too.
391 locals recommend
St Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Patrick's CloseThis is worth a visit. Amazing stone vaulted nave, and an impressive amount of history too.
Fantastic library. Watch for opening times. A beautiful example of an early enlightenment library (b. 1707). This place is truly awe-inspiring.
36 locals recommend
Marsh's Library
Saint Patrick's CloseFantastic library. Watch for opening times. A beautiful example of an early enlightenment library (b. 1707). This place is truly awe-inspiring.
Take a jarvey! It is a little on the tourist trail, but is a well worked history of Ireland's most famous export (after Bono obviously)
950 locals recommend
Guinness Storehouse
Take a jarvey! It is a little on the tourist trail, but is a well worked history of Ireland's most famous export (after Bono obviously)
Another spectacular Dublin landmark, always worth a visit
378 locals recommend
Christ Church Cathedral
Christchurch PlaceAnother spectacular Dublin landmark, always worth a visit
Beautiful Gardens hidden around the back of the National Concert Hall and Stephen's Green
167 locals recommend
Iveagh Gardens
Saint Stephen's GreenBeautiful Gardens hidden around the back of the National Concert Hall and Stephen's Green
A beautiful building and, on a sunny day, a really nice courtyard to eat a sandwich in.
403 locals recommend
Dublin Castle
Dame StreetA beautiful building and, on a sunny day, a really nice courtyard to eat a sandwich in.
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
13-17 NewmarketWorth a tour, and nice coffee too.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a really pleasant park; well kept and safe for kids, it also has a newly opened cafe.
26 locals recommend
St. Patrick’s Park
Bull Alley StreetThis is a really pleasant park; well kept and safe for kids, it also has a newly opened cafe.
This place is great to let the kids run around in, feed the ducks and swans, and find the well-hidden playground.
720 locals recommend
St Stephens Green
Saint Stephen's GreenThis place is great to let the kids run around in, feed the ducks and swans, and find the well-hidden playground.
Drinks & Nightlife
A classic local pub, this place is the quintessential traditional city pub on a Friday night.
61 locals recommend
John Fallon's The Capstan Bar
129 The CoombeA classic local pub, this place is the quintessential traditional city pub on a Friday night.
A little 'up the road', but a very hip pub, with a double decker bus out the back serving pizzas until late
225 locals recommend
The Bernard Shaw
A little 'up the road', but a very hip pub, with a double decker bus out the back serving pizzas until late
Very hip and happening place on a Friday night ... if you can find it (upstairs over l'gueleton)
104 locals recommend
The Bar With No Name
3 Fade StVery hip and happening place on a Friday night ... if you can find it (upstairs over l'gueleton)
New and hip ... and expensive. Where the great and the good congregate. Worth a look.
30 locals recommend
The Dean Dublin
33 Harcourt StNew and hip ... and expensive. Where the great and the good congregate. Worth a look.
Another classic pub - great Guinness and a bar in which you can talk.
119 locals recommend
The Long Hall
51 South Great George's StreetAnother classic pub - great Guinness and a bar in which you can talk.
Classic Pub - gets very full, really nice outdoor space on the street. Interesting Art on the walls.
150 locals recommend
Grogan's Castle Lounge
15 William St SClassic Pub - gets very full, really nice outdoor space on the street. Interesting Art on the walls.
Neary's
1 Chatham StUpstairs is a great spot for a quiet pint!
The International Bar
23 Wicklow StGreat Comedy Club upstairs most nights.
Shopping
Cool upcycled homeware, and a newly opened salad bar ... worth a look
13 locals recommend
Industry & Co
41 A/B Drury StCool upcycled homeware, and a newly opened salad bar ... worth a look
Full of interesting shops, the real beauty of this converted city house is that it is a perfect retreat for an hour if it's raining outside
William Street South
William Street SouthFull of interesting shops, the real beauty of this converted city house is that it is a perfect retreat for an hour if it's raining outside
Just take a walk through this victorian arcade ... just once. Best urban building in Dublin!
73 locals recommend
George's Street Arcade
George's Street ArcadeJust take a walk through this victorian arcade ... just once. Best urban building in Dublin!
Everything Else
The entire Trinity Campus is worth a trip on its own - but the book of kells and the long room library are breathtaking.
105 locals recommend
The Book of Kells
College GreenThe entire Trinity Campus is worth a trip on its own - but the book of kells and the long room library are breathtaking.
Great organic, and non-organic, fare. Thursday evenings and weekends only!
32 locals recommend
The Green Door Market
Old Naas RoadGreat organic, and non-organic, fare. Thursday evenings and weekends only!