Guidebook for Dublin
Food Scene
Great Mexican style tapas, very lively, great service. You'll have to go earlier than you want to eat, give them your number and go for a drink before your table is ready!
Sunday; everything on the menu is €7.77
Monday; 2 for 1 margaritas.
Tuesday; taco tuesday (cheap tacos)
105 locals recommend
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7 South Great George's StreetGreat Mexican style tapas, very lively, great service. You'll have to go earlier than you want to eat, give them your number and go for a drink before your table is ready!
Sunday; everything on the menu is €7.77
Monday; 2 for 1 margaritas.
Tuesday; taco tuesday (cheap tacos)
Musashi Dublin
15 Capel StOne of Dublin's best cheap restaurants. Great Japanese food.
The Fumbally
Fumbally LaneSuper casual breakfast and lunch. VVVgood
A great space to enjoy a coffee (or tea) or sit on the benches outside and watch people go by
30 locals recommend
Clement & Pekoe
50 William St SA great space to enjoy a coffee (or tea) or sit on the benches outside and watch people go by
Pickle Restaurant
43 Camden Street LowerBeautiful setting with amazing Irish food. Chilled atmosphere but kinda fancy.
44 locals recommend
Delahunt
39 Camden Street LowerBeautiful setting with amazing Irish food. Chilled atmosphere but kinda fancy.
Contemporary Irish food
Definitely worth booking before arriving!
http://www.etto.ie/
32 locals recommend
Etto
18 Merrion RowContemporary Irish food
Definitely worth booking before arriving!
http://www.etto.ie/
This little place is great for brunch. It's quite small but worth the wait if there's a queue.
123 locals recommend
Bibi's Café
14A Emorville AveThis little place is great for brunch. It's quite small but worth the wait if there's a queue.
Higher in price range, this restaurant is a great example of contemporary Irish cuisine in a chilled setting.
Reservations necessary.
29 locals recommend
Forest Avenue
8 Sussex RdHigher in price range, this restaurant is a great example of contemporary Irish cuisine in a chilled setting.
Reservations necessary.
Great little place for lunch; the bacon and pear sandwich is amzing, as is the sausage.
*tip: ask what selection of bread they have.
They also have gorgeous cakes
22 locals recommend
The Pepper Pot
59 William St SGreat little place for lunch; the bacon and pear sandwich is amzing, as is the sausage.
*tip: ask what selection of bread they have.
They also have gorgeous cakes
Usually very busy but this place does great salads. Their queueing system is a little bonkers but if you get a seat, its well worth it.
13 locals recommend
Industry & Co
41 A/B Drury StUsually very busy but this place does great salads. Their queueing system is a little bonkers but if you get a seat, its well worth it.
Nice little spot for coffee during the day, we havn't tried the food but it looked good.
Also good for casual day drinks.
49 locals recommend
Wigwam
54 Middle Abbey StNice little spot for coffee during the day, we havn't tried the food but it looked good.
Also good for casual day drinks.
Gorgeous little place for breakfast or lunch when the sun is shining, also when it's not so shiny. Go through the book store on Camden Street and the cafe is a little peaceful oasis out the back.
64 locals recommend
The Cake Cafe
8 Pleasants PlGorgeous little place for breakfast or lunch when the sun is shining, also when it's not so shiny. Go through the book store on Camden Street and the cafe is a little peaceful oasis out the back.
As the name suggests, this is a beef restaurant. Super good lunch deal for steak and chips (among others) @ 12euro.
Dinner is good also.
Beefstreet
5 Balfe StAs the name suggests, this is a beef restaurant. Super good lunch deal for steak and chips (among others) @ 12euro.
Dinner is good also.
Pizza spot full of Italians and super cheap. If there is a big group, make a reservation.
18 locals recommend
Sano Pizza
1-2 Exchange Street UpperPizza spot full of Italians and super cheap. If there is a big group, make a reservation.
GREAT tapas restaurant. Reservations are a must. The prices are really good also. 2minutes from our flat.
116 locals recommend
Las Tapas De Lola
12 Wexford StGREAT tapas restaurant. Reservations are a must. The prices are really good also. 2minutes from our flat.
Great Middle Eastern food. Share size portions. Super cute interior and staff also.
Also good for brunch.
6 locals recommend
HEY DONNA
60 Dame StreetGreat Middle Eastern food. Share size portions. Super cute interior and staff also.
Also good for brunch.
Japanese Kitchen by J2 Sushi
1 Poolbeg StCHEAP but gorgeous little Japanese place
Drinks & Nightlife
Dublin's BEST 'real' pub. Best pint of Guinness!
Sit outdoors and people watch, if you're lucky enough to get a seat. Inside is hilarious, really dingy but great fun. The bar manager is Carl and great craic.
If you're hungry while having a drink get a ham and cheese toasted sandwich 'toastie'. Famous!
150 locals recommend
Grogan's Castle Lounge
15 William St SDublin's BEST 'real' pub. Best pint of Guinness!
Sit outdoors and people watch, if you're lucky enough to get a seat. Inside is hilarious, really dingy but great fun. The bar manager is Carl and great craic.
If you're hungry while having a drink get a ham and cheese toasted sandwich 'toastie'. Famous!
Kehoes Pub
9 Anne St SOne of Dublin's best 'real' pubs. You'll be lucky to get a seat.
The place to go for an early drink. It doesn't open too late though! Panti Bliss, Ireland's most famous drag queen is the owner and regularly makes an appearance.
57 locals recommend
Panti Bar
7-8 Capel StThe place to go for an early drink. It doesn't open too late though! Panti Bliss, Ireland's most famous drag queen is the owner and regularly makes an appearance.
Oldest gay bar in Dublin, opens late enough every night and probably the best place to find out where to go until the sun rises. They have a drag show every night, Thursday - Sunday are best, with Sunday being our favourite.
70 locals recommend
The Emporium
64 William St SOldest gay bar in Dublin, opens late enough every night and probably the best place to find out where to go until the sun rises. They have a drag show every night, Thursday - Sunday are best, with Sunday being our favourite.
L'Gueuleton
1 Fade StOur 'local'.
The Long Hall
51 South Great George's StreetOne of Dublin's most famous old pubs.
Mother
Grafton StreetGay night only open on Saturday.
This is Dublin's most famous hotel. Super posh but definitely nice to have a drink in and watch the rich and famous!
49 locals recommend
The Shelbourne, Autograph Collection
27 St Stephen's GreenThis is Dublin's most famous hotel. Super posh but definitely nice to have a drink in and watch the rich and famous!
Beautiful authentic Victorian bar. There has been a pub in this spot since 1661. Gets the evening sun.
11 locals recommend
Swan Bar
58 York StBeautiful authentic Victorian bar. There has been a pub in this spot since 1661. Gets the evening sun.
McNeills Pub Sessions, Capel St
140 Capel StLive traditional Irish music and a good pint ;)
Little bar @ the Guinness Store house without the hoards of other tourists.
12 locals recommend
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
53 James StreetLittle bar @ the Guinness Store house without the hoards of other tourists.
Parks & Nature
This is kinda like our back garden. It won't be half as busy as the other local green spaces. Grab some lunch and bring it here for a picnic. Vgood.
167 locals recommend
Iveagh Gardens
Saint Stephen's GreenThis is kinda like our back garden. It won't be half as busy as the other local green spaces. Grab some lunch and bring it here for a picnic. Vgood.
Europe's largest city park.
Get a Dublin bike and bring a picnic. This is where Ireland's president lives & Dublin zoo is also here.
1242 locals recommend
Phoenix Park
Europe's largest city park.
Get a Dublin bike and bring a picnic. This is where Ireland's president lives & Dublin zoo is also here.
One of Dublin's most popular swimming spots. It's cold, but worth it. The surrounding town of Dun Laoghaire is lovely also.
51 locals recommend
Forty Foot
One of Dublin's most popular swimming spots. It's cold, but worth it. The surrounding town of Dun Laoghaire is lovely also.
Take the Dart (commuter train) to this suburb, it's beautiful. The famous pebble beach hosts a lot of famous neighbours, go see if you can spot Enya!
18 locals recommend
Killiney
Take the Dart (commuter train) to this suburb, it's beautiful. The famous pebble beach hosts a lot of famous neighbours, go see if you can spot Enya!
Botanic Gardens, stop 151 station
Arts & Culture
Kerlin Gallery
Anne's LaneOne of Dublin's most important commercial art galleries.
One of Dublin's most celebrated and interesting contemporary art spaces.
12 locals recommend
The Douglas Hyde Gallery
One of Dublin's most celebrated and interesting contemporary art spaces.
Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
Military Roadwww.imma.ie
This is one of the best pubs in the city with a vibrant traditional music scene. You can find live trad being played by some of Ireland's leading players any evening of the week.
296 locals recommend
The Cobblestone
77 King St NThis is one of the best pubs in the city with a vibrant traditional music scene. You can find live trad being played by some of Ireland's leading players any evening of the week.
Kevin Kavanagh Dublin
Chancery LaneSmall contemporary art gallery
Sightseeing
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Inchicore RoadGorgeous walk down the southern pier at the entrance to Dublin port.
Don't let the industrial, docks put you off. It's worth getting down to this picturesque spot with an alternative view of the city.
48 locals recommend
Poolbeg Lighthouse
South WallGorgeous walk down the southern pier at the entrance to Dublin port.
Don't let the industrial, docks put you off. It's worth getting down to this picturesque spot with an alternative view of the city.
Enniskerry
Picturesque little town, not so far from the centre of Dublin
This isn't an open museum but if you're in Trinity College and the doors are open it's worth a peek inside. Beautiful architecture & amazing skeletons of no extinct Giant Irish Deer.
91 locals recommend
Trinity College Dublin
College GreenThis isn't an open museum but if you're in Trinity College and the doors are open it's worth a peek inside. Beautiful architecture & amazing skeletons of no extinct Giant Irish Deer.
I wouldn't spend too long here but the National Library's reading room is so so beautiful. Somewhere we've spent hours as students.
31 locals recommend
National Library of Ireland
7-8 Kildare StI wouldn't spend too long here but the National Library's reading room is so so beautiful. Somewhere we've spent hours as students.
So much crammed into one building. The ground floor's exhibition is by far the most interesting and relevant to Irish culture... Free entry.
168 locals recommend
National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology
35A Kildare StSo much crammed into one building. The ground floor's exhibition is by far the most interesting and relevant to Irish culture... Free entry.
Entertainment & Activities
Teelings is Dublin's newest whiskey distillery and tour. It can't compare to the likes of the Jameson or Guinness tours but would be great for whiskey enthusiasts.
167 locals recommend
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
13-17 NewmarketTeelings is Dublin's newest whiskey distillery and tour. It can't compare to the likes of the Jameson or Guinness tours but would be great for whiskey enthusiasts.