Guidebook for Dublin

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Guidebook for Dublin

Food Scene

Incredibly authentic and delicious Italian
18 locals recommend
Terra Madre
13A Bachelors Walk
18 locals recommend
Incredibly authentic and delicious Italian
Great coffee and nice people watching if you can snag a seat on the bench out front
30 locals recommend
Clement & Pekoe
50 William St S
30 locals recommend
Great coffee and nice people watching if you can snag a seat on the bench out front
Amazing salads, great place to camp out on a laptop, kid friendly, big and bright
205 locals recommend
The Fumbally
Fumbally Lane
205 locals recommend
Amazing salads, great place to camp out on a laptop, kid friendly, big and bright
Not a hang out spot but if you need a decent coffee before you head off into town then drop in here, it's just across the lock.
Coffee 2 Go
79 Mespil Rd
Not a hang out spot but if you need a decent coffee before you head off into town then drop in here, it's just across the lock.
Popular and central spot for a nice little lunch in town.
149 locals recommend
Queen of Tarts
Cow's Lane
149 locals recommend
Popular and central spot for a nice little lunch in town.
Just a counter, not sit down, but honestly the best sandwich ever, if we’ve got good weather, grab lunch here and bring it to the Iveagh Gardens nearby
7 locals recommend
Green Bench Cafe
18 Montague St
7 locals recommend
Just a counter, not sit down, but honestly the best sandwich ever, if we’ve got good weather, grab lunch here and bring it to the Iveagh Gardens nearby
Nice casual lunch place, very central
17 locals recommend
Honest To Goodness Cafe And Pizza
12 Dame Ct
17 locals recommend
Nice casual lunch place, very central
Cute little French bistro, adorably french, have the mussels
35 locals recommend
Chez Max
1 Palace St
35 locals recommend
Cute little French bistro, adorably french, have the mussels
Modern, hearty, nice bloody marys, good for dinner as well, the early bird is a good deal.
47 locals recommend
Bow Lane Grill
17 Aungier St
47 locals recommend
Modern, hearty, nice bloody marys, good for dinner as well, the early bird is a good deal.
Classy, Irish, local, historically a bookstore, one the places I always take guests.
87 locals recommend
The Winding Stair
40 Ormond Quay Lower
87 locals recommend
Classy, Irish, local, historically a bookstore, one the places I always take guests.
Great restaurant for modern foodie types
44 locals recommend
Coppinger Row
1 Coppinger Row
44 locals recommend
Great restaurant for modern foodie types
Very french, very good, doesn't take reservations. Good for a glass of wine in No Name Bar after
53 locals recommend
L'Gueuleton
1 Fade St
53 locals recommend
Very french, very good, doesn't take reservations. Good for a glass of wine in No Name Bar after
Owned by the same people as Winding Stair but more slight more casual, like their nettle gin and tonics
53 locals recommend
The Woollen Mills
42 Ormond Quay Lower
53 locals recommend
Owned by the same people as Winding Stair but more slight more casual, like their nettle gin and tonics
Consistently good sushi etc
51 locals recommend
Yamamori North City
38 Ormond Quay Lower
51 locals recommend
Consistently good sushi etc

Sightseeing

Bizarre, call them (01) 679 5465 to set up a tour, they are very accommodating.
Freemason's Hall
17 Molesworth St
Bizarre, call them (01) 679 5465 to set up a tour, they are very accommodating.
Has lunch time readings of Joycean works, a must for any Joyce fans, buy a bar of lemon soap.
11 locals recommend
Sweny's Pharmacy
1 Lincoln Pl
11 locals recommend
Has lunch time readings of Joycean works, a must for any Joyce fans, buy a bar of lemon soap.
admittedly not the most amazing museum but neat to see if you’re interested in architecture & the Georgian period in Dublin. You’re staying a Georgian house afterall. There's a virtual tour online
7 locals recommend
Georgian House Museum
29 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
7 locals recommend
admittedly not the most amazing museum but neat to see if you’re interested in architecture & the Georgian period in Dublin. You’re staying a Georgian house afterall. There's a virtual tour online
Great little place, must do the tour, it’s only 2 rooms and takes an hour
126 locals recommend
The Little Museum of Dublin
15 St Stephen's Green
126 locals recommend
Great little place, must do the tour, it’s only 2 rooms and takes an hour
like Glasnevin, also fits in a lot of history, hit this one before the cemetery
568 locals recommend
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Inchicore Road
568 locals recommend
like Glasnevin, also fits in a lot of history, hit this one before the cemetery
tucked away at the back of Trinity’s campus, see if they have an exhibit on that might interest you. It’s free and the cafe if nice and affordable.
71 locals recommend
Science Gallery Dublin
Pearse Street
71 locals recommend
tucked away at the back of Trinity’s campus, see if they have an exhibit on that might interest you. It’s free and the cafe if nice and affordable.

Shopping

I love these dish towels this sell...http://shop.designist.ie/collections/gifts-under-25/products/irish-mammy-t-towels
7 locals recommend
Designist
68 South Great George's Street
7 locals recommend
I love these dish towels this sell...http://shop.designist.ie/collections/gifts-under-25/products/irish-mammy-t-towels
They sell this great backpack, it's pricey but it's solid http://irishdesignshop.com/collections/outdoor/products/rolltop-waxed-cotton-backpack
18 locals recommend
Irish Design Shop
41 Drury St
18 locals recommend
They sell this great backpack, it's pricey but it's solid http://irishdesignshop.com/collections/outdoor/products/rolltop-waxed-cotton-backpack