Guidebook for Dublin & Docklands Area.
Food Scene
These are all the places that I like to go to - some cafés, some casual dining and one or two places that are really for special occasions with Michelin stars and/or fine dining.
This is over near Grafton Street area - popular with twentysomethings - it's good for sushi.
18 locals recommend
Zakura Noodle & Sushi Restaurant
13 Wexford StreetThis is over near Grafton Street area - popular with twentysomethings - it's good for sushi.
Excellent Chinese food & popular with the local Chinese community. Good value.
You can eat with cutlery or chopsticks. It's just off O’Connell Street.
14 locals recommend
M & L Szechuan Chinese
13-14 Cathedral StExcellent Chinese food & popular with the local Chinese community. Good value.
You can eat with cutlery or chopsticks. It's just off O’Connell Street.
Contemporary Irish cuisine in a gorgeous restaurant setting, a great room overlooking the Liffey & Halfpenny Bridge. Good wine list.
Mid-priced and worth every penny.
87 locals recommend
The Winding Stair
40 Ormond Quay LowerContemporary Irish cuisine in a gorgeous restaurant setting, a great room overlooking the Liffey & Halfpenny Bridge. Good wine list.
Mid-priced and worth every penny.
Fine dining in a Michelin starred restaurant. Excellent food & ambiance.
Special occasion or if you're loaded, everyday eating!
119 locals recommend
Chapter One Restaurant
18-19 Parnell Square NFine dining in a Michelin starred restaurant. Excellent food & ambiance.
Special occasion or if you're loaded, everyday eating!
Great food, wine & a real people watching venue. Popular with the IFSC after work crowd.
Particularly good between 5-9pm on summer's evenings as it faces due west - sundowners anyone?!
74 locals recommend
Ely Wine Bar
22 Ely PlaceGreat food, wine & a real people watching venue. Popular with the IFSC after work crowd.
Particularly good between 5-9pm on summer's evenings as it faces due west - sundowners anyone?!
Popular with after work crowd, beside Ely Bar. A microbrewery so serves its' own beers etc.
Excellent tapas with an Irish twist. Great for sundowners & people watching.
16 locals recommend
Urban Brewing
Custom House QuayPopular with after work crowd, beside Ely Bar. A microbrewery so serves its' own beers etc.
Excellent tapas with an Irish twist. Great for sundowners & people watching.
Drinks & Nightlife
Some of the popular places for food, drink & craic. (Craic is Irish for fun!)
Some places are recommended by my 20-something daughters!
Urban Brewing
Custom House QuayCraft brewers & excellent tapas and food. Right beside EPIC.
Copper Face Jacks
29-30 Harcourt StApparently, this is THE place to go for night life!
Xico
143 Baggot Street LowerVery popular!
Great bar also does excellent food for after a visit to Guinness Storehouse.
47 locals recommend
Arthur's Jazz & Blues Pub
28 Thomas StGreat bar also does excellent food for after a visit to Guinness Storehouse.
Lots of my guests love this place. Live music, less crowded & cheaper pints than some pubs in Temple Bar.
296 locals recommend
The Cobblestone
77 King St NLots of my guests love this place. Live music, less crowded & cheaper pints than some pubs in Temple Bar.
Arts & Culture
Museums, Galleries & Theatres.
The story of the Irish people and their place in the world. Perfect for a rainy or cold day.
73 locals recommend
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Custom House QuayThe story of the Irish people and their place in the world. Perfect for a rainy or cold day.
Ireland's National Theatre. Check their website for upcoming events.
73 locals recommend
Abbey Theatre
26/27 Abbey Street LowerIreland's National Theatre. Check their website for upcoming events.
Popular theatre - usually home to the famous RiverDance in the summer - well worth a visit.
Stages various plays throughout the year. Check the website for their programme of events.
69 locals recommend
The Gaiety Theatre
King Street SouthPopular theatre - usually home to the famous RiverDance in the summer - well worth a visit.
Stages various plays throughout the year. Check the website for their programme of events.
Fantastic Theatre - the venue for a the big West-End & Broadway shows visiting Dublin.
Book in advance for popular shows, but tickets are held back for all events, so always check availability.
244 locals recommend
Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Fantastic Theatre - the venue for a the big West-End & Broadway shows visiting Dublin.
Book in advance for popular shows, but tickets are held back for all events, so always check availability.
3Arena
North Wall QuayIreland's biggest indoor venue.
EVERYBODY plays here - check the website.
Movies - not always big box office, often has festivals.
Great little restaurant & bar so go early. You can bring your drinks into the auditorium!
82 locals recommend
Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace StMovies - not always big box office, often has festivals.
Great little restaurant & bar so go early. You can bring your drinks into the auditorium!
Great little theatre, excellent venue.Check the website for events.
Really close to the apartment at the top of O'Connell Street.
62 locals recommend
Gate Theatre
Great little theatre, excellent venue.Check the website for events.
Really close to the apartment at the top of O'Connell Street.
Shopping
Interesting shops & shopping areas where you'll find local & international brands.
This is the premier store in Dublin - all the top luxury brands & the restaurant is excellent.
128 locals recommend
Brown Thomas
88 Grafton StreetThis is the premier store in Dublin - all the top luxury brands & the restaurant is excellent.
This legendary, pedestrianised shopping street also has a warren of interesting shops and bars all around it. Good for day & night.
172 locals recommend
Grafton Street
Grafton StreetThis legendary, pedestrianised shopping street also has a warren of interesting shops and bars all around it. Good for day & night.
The main shopping area north of the river - about 3 blocks from the apartment.
Has the biggest & original Penney's in Ireland. Lots of local & international brands.
239 locals recommend
Henry Street
2-4 Henry StThe main shopping area north of the river - about 3 blocks from the apartment.
Has the biggest & original Penney's in Ireland. Lots of local & international brands.
Huge store with every conceivable brand & lots of interesting nooks to explore. has a couple of good café's & coffee spots.
61 locals recommend
Arnotts Department Store
12 Henry StHuge store with every conceivable brand & lots of interesting nooks to explore. has a couple of good café's & coffee spots.
Essentials
Food & essentials stores close to Railway Street, mostly one block away.
The nearest food store - fresh, packaged & frozen. Also has everything else like toiletries & including electrical adaptors for most countries.
31 locals recommend
SuperValu Talbot Street - Kane/McCartney's
27-32 Talbot StThe nearest food store - fresh, packaged & frozen. Also has everything else like toiletries & including electrical adaptors for most countries.
Tesco Express
Everything you expect in a Tesco store.
Dunnes Stores
19-20 South Great George's StreetExcellent food & groceries. Local Irish brand.
Iceland Talbot St
34 Talbot StA typical Iceland store - lots of cold & frozen foods.
Getting Around
Trains & Trams, Bus Stops & Stations, Car Hire & Parking
Sixt Car Hire - Dublin City Centre
Marlborough PlaceThis is a mainline rail, Dublin DART & LUAS Tram station, about 200 metres from the apartment at the east end of Talbot Street.
144 locals recommend
Connolly Station
1 Amiens StThis is a mainline rail, Dublin DART & LUAS Tram station, about 200 metres from the apartment at the east end of Talbot Street.
This is the main bus station in Dublin. All the inter city & provincial services leave from here.
About 200metres from the apartment
26 locals recommend
Busáras Central Station
22 Store StThis is the main bus station in Dublin. All the inter city & provincial services leave from here.
About 200metres from the apartment
Aircoach Bus Stop station
This is the direct private coach from/to the airport.
This is the best bus to/from the airport. There are two stops - the Talbot Street & Gardiner Street stops, within 100metres of the apartment.
16 locals recommend
Airlink Express
59 O'Connell Street UpperThis is the best bus to/from the airport. There are two stops - the Talbot Street & Gardiner Street stops, within 100metres of the apartment.
Sightseeing
The top must-see places - mostly touristy, but still worth a look.
Guinness Storehouse
The story of the Irish people and their place in the world. Perfect for a rainy or cold day.
73 locals recommend
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Custom House QuayThe story of the Irish people and their place in the world. Perfect for a rainy or cold day.
the most famous book in Ireland, possibly in the world. An illuminated manuscript in an amazing library building that has featured in many movies.
105 locals recommend
The Book of Kells
College Greenthe most famous book in Ireland, possibly in the world. An illuminated manuscript in an amazing library building that has featured in many movies.
This is the panoramic bar at the top of the Guinness Storehouse. Most visited attraction in Dublin - go early.
6 locals recommend
Gravity Bar
Market Street SouthThis is the panoramic bar at the top of the Guinness Storehouse. Most visited attraction in Dublin - go early.
Home to the Dublin Zoo.
Largest city park in Europe. Hire bikes, picnic, visit the walled gardens, watch polo & cricket being played.
It's another world. take the LUAS red line from Connolly - about 2km down the quays.
1242 locals recommend
Phoenix Park
Home to the Dublin Zoo.
Largest city park in Europe. Hire bikes, picnic, visit the walled gardens, watch polo & cricket being played.
It's another world. take the LUAS red line from Connolly - about 2km down the quays.
Ireland's largest outdoor sports arena. Home to the GAA.
Venue for the biggest outdoor gigs in summer.
About 500metres from the apartment.
302 locals recommend
Croke Park
Jones' RoadIreland's largest outdoor sports arena. Home to the GAA.
Venue for the biggest outdoor gigs in summer.
About 500metres from the apartment.
A lot of my guests love this company's walking tour. It's free but you have to register in advance.
They also offer day trips all over Dublin & around the country.
SANDEMANs NEW Dublin, Free Walking Tour
Dame StreetA lot of my guests love this company's walking tour. It's free but you have to register in advance.
They also offer day trips all over Dublin & around the country.
This is a lovely town on the coast, take the DART from Connolly.
This, and the adjacent Killiney, is home to celebrities like Bono, Van Morrison, Enya.
Visit great pubs and stroll around the headland by the sea while ogling some of the fanciest houses in Ireland.
You can take the DART one stop further to Killiney, just for the spectacular view and the hop back on and return to Dalkey for the walk, food & pubs.
You must shop at Daisie Stone, a super little shop full of genuinely Irish made gifts of all kinds at great prices. It's wonderfully curated so you'll definitely find something you love for yourself too. If you'd had enough of yet another generic 'Oirish' gift shop full of cheap trinkets, this is THE place for you.
71 locals recommend
Dalkey
This is a lovely town on the coast, take the DART from Connolly.
This, and the adjacent Killiney, is home to celebrities like Bono, Van Morrison, Enya.
Visit great pubs and stroll around the headland by the sea while ogling some of the fanciest houses in Ireland.
You can take the DART one stop further to Killiney, just for the spectacular view and the hop back on and return to Dalkey for the walk, food & pubs.
You must shop at Daisie Stone, a super little shop full of genuinely Irish made gifts of all kinds at great prices. It's wonderfully curated so you'll definitely find something you love for yourself too. If you'd had enough of yet another generic 'Oirish' gift shop full of cheap trinkets, this is THE place for you.