Guidebook for Dublin
Food Scene
This is a great place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The 1st floor has an indoor food market with very high quality produce with a café for sandwiches and hot food. Downstairs is the ‘wine cellar'!
175 locals recommend
Fallon & Byrne, Food Hall
11-17 Exchequer StThis is a great place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The 1st floor has an indoor food market with very high quality produce with a café for sandwiches and hot food. Downstairs is the ‘wine cellar'!
This is a self service café with very high quality homemade food ranging from sandwiches to quiches and salads and main courses and deserts.
28 locals recommend
Kilkenny Shop
6 Nassau StThis is a self service café with very high quality homemade food ranging from sandwiches to quiches and salads and main courses and deserts.
Very popular Italian chain (Pizza Express in UK) 5 minute walk from apartment
101 locals recommend
Milano
Very popular Italian chain (Pizza Express in UK) 5 minute walk from apartment
This restaurant is very central, a cosy and relaxed atmosphere and does some great deals midweek
47 locals recommend
Bow Lane Grill
17 Aungier StThis restaurant is very central, a cosy and relaxed atmosphere and does some great deals midweek
This is an upmarket restaurant in a lovely Georgian building with superb food and service. You could expect to pay 100-120 for a 3 course meal for 2 with wine.
Cliff Townhouse
22 St Stephen's GreenThis is an upmarket restaurant in a lovely Georgian building with superb food and service. You could expect to pay 100-120 for a 3 course meal for 2 with wine.
Superb sandwiches and healthy juices and smoothies
17 locals recommend
Honest To Goodness Cafe And Pizza
12 Dame CtSuperb sandwiches and healthy juices and smoothies
Musashi IFSC Noodle & Sushi bar
Unit 2 Mayor Street LowerGreat sushi & atmosphere
Rocket's
North Wall QuayGreat burgers & milkshakes
Caffè Nero
5 Excise WalkLunch & coffee spot
Seven Wonders
Excise WalkVery popular for bagels and salads all the time!
The Natural Bakery
631 S Circular RdAll homemade breads sandwiches & coffee
The Bakehouse Express
Custom House QuayNice sandwiches open weekdays
herbstreet
9 Hanover QuayGreat breakfasts expect queues for weekend brunch
Burritos & Blues @IFSC
7 Mayor Street LowerSuperb takeaway burritos
Drinks & Nightlife
Quarter East
Mayor Square, IFSCGreat selection of wines and tapas style food
Where the Dubliners used to play and home to a great Guinness and genuine Irish bar
133 locals recommend
O'Donoghues Bar
15 Merrion RowWhere the Dubliners used to play and home to a great Guinness and genuine Irish bar
nice modern bar with very good tapas style food good on a sunny day for people watching!
11 locals recommend
The Bailey - Cafe and Bar
1-4 Duke Stnice modern bar with very good tapas style food good on a sunny day for people watching!
Mulligan's
8 Poolbeg StPossibly the best Guinness in Dublin!
Lovely wine & location with great bar food and lovely dining room below
74 locals recommend
Ely Wine Bar
22 Ely PlaceLovely wine & location with great bar food and lovely dining room below
Nice old bar very popular after work has good food & Guinness!
30 locals recommend
Harbourmaster Bar and Restaurant
Nice old bar very popular after work has good food & Guinness!
The Ferryman
35 Sir John Rogerson's QuayNice atmospheric pub
Lovely rooftop bar open summertime. Nice modern hotel and views of the whole city from rooftop. Good spa too which you can book
104 locals recommend
The Marker Hotel Dublin
Grand Canal QuayLovely rooftop bar open summertime. Nice modern hotel and views of the whole city from rooftop. Good spa too which you can book
Sightseeing
Trinity College
Oldest university in Ireland
Where Guinness is still made and home to a great tour and you get a free pint at the Gravity Bar on top floor with 360 degree views of Dublin
950 locals recommend
Guinness Storehouse
Where Guinness is still made and home to a great tour and you get a free pint at the Gravity Bar on top floor with 360 degree views of Dublin
The Little Museum of Dublin
15 St Stephen's GreenLovely museum showing history of Dublin
Restored Famine Ship tour recreating what the journey was like for Irish emigrating to USA
34 locals recommend
The Jeanie Johnston: An Irish Famine Story
Custom House QuayRestored Famine Ship tour recreating what the journey was like for Irish emigrating to USA
Beautiful park with own herds of deer - home to Irish President and US Ambassador - largest park in Europe
1242 locals recommend
Phoenix Park
Beautiful park with own herds of deer - home to Irish President and US Ambassador - largest park in Europe
Everything Else
The Convention Centre station
Host to many conferences all year long
Arts & Culture
3Arena
North Wall QuayHost to major concerts
Essentials
Marks & Spencer Grafton St Dublin
15-20 Heys RoadOur favourite grocery chain for everything!
Fresh Ifsc
Mayor Street LowerAnother good grocery shop