Guidebook for Dublin
Food Scene
This is a great mexican restaurant with fantastic cocktails and an extraordinary interior. It's very popular, especially at the weekends. It does a great brunch on a Sunday.
105 locals recommend
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7 South Great George's StreetThis is a great mexican restaurant with fantastic cocktails and an extraordinary interior. It's very popular, especially at the weekends. It does a great brunch on a Sunday.
Clement & Pekoe has amazing coffee and tea and there's a great bench outside if you want to sit and people-watch.
30 locals recommend
Clement & Pekoe
50 William St SClement & Pekoe has amazing coffee and tea and there's a great bench outside if you want to sit and people-watch.
This is about a 15 minute walk, it's full of local artists and creative folk. You could easily imagine you are in Brooklyn or Berlin, it's very near Patrick's Cathedral.
205 locals recommend
The Fumbally
Fumbally LaneThis is about a 15 minute walk, it's full of local artists and creative folk. You could easily imagine you are in Brooklyn or Berlin, it's very near Patrick's Cathedral.
Possibly my favourite restaurant in Dublin, great if you're celebrating a special event but you need to book well in advance. They also do a brilliant brunch. At least a 25 minute walk but worth it!
29 locals recommend
Forest Avenue
8 Sussex RdPossibly my favourite restaurant in Dublin, great if you're celebrating a special event but you need to book well in advance. They also do a brilliant brunch. At least a 25 minute walk but worth it!
Fallon & Byrne is the Dublin equivalent of Dean & Deluca, it's a food emporium, wine bar, cafe aand restaurant all rolled into one and right across the road from the apartment. They do take away food!
175 locals recommend
Fallon & Byrne, Food Hall
11-17 Exchequer StFallon & Byrne is the Dublin equivalent of Dean & Deluca, it's a food emporium, wine bar, cafe aand restaurant all rolled into one and right across the road from the apartment. They do take away food!
A great french style brasserie around the other side of the block from the apartment.
53 locals recommend
L'Gueuleton
1 Fade StA great french style brasserie around the other side of the block from the apartment.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Library Bar on the second floor is great for a quiet pint of Guinness or a cup of tea especially in the late afternoon.
30 locals recommend
Grand Central Dublin
10-11 O'Connell Street UpperThe Library Bar on the second floor is great for a quiet pint of Guinness or a cup of tea especially in the late afternoon.
A great place for a Guinness and a toasted sandwich, Grogan's is full of interesting faces and the interior feels like something from the 1970s or earlier (in a good way!).
150 locals recommend
Grogan's Castle Lounge
15 William St SA great place for a Guinness and a toasted sandwich, Grogan's is full of interesting faces and the interior feels like something from the 1970s or earlier (in a good way!).
Arts & Culture
The Kerlin is one of the city's best private galleries and shows mostly Irish artists. Look out for the long wooden door on the left of the lane.
Kerlin Gallery
Anne's LaneThe Kerlin is one of the city's best private galleries and shows mostly Irish artists. Look out for the long wooden door on the left of the lane.
Shopping
Indigo & Cloth is a great clothing store for men, it's not cheap but they stock lots of brilliant independent labels.
7 locals recommend
Indigo & Cloth
9 Essex St EIndigo & Cloth is a great clothing store for men, it's not cheap but they stock lots of brilliant independent labels.
An american guy moved to Dingle in the south of Ireland and makes this amazing ice cream, especially the sea salt variety. Not cheap but worth it!
24 locals recommend
Murphys Ice Cream
27 Wicklow StAn american guy moved to Dingle in the south of Ireland and makes this amazing ice cream, especially the sea salt variety. Not cheap but worth it!
This shop is great and sells contemporary Irish craft and design.
18 locals recommend
Irish Design Shop
41 Drury StThis shop is great and sells contemporary Irish craft and design.
Sightseeing
This is a wonderful Victorian museum full of taxidermied animals, both Irish and more exotic species. It's great for kids but also of interest to adults and it's free.
177 locals recommend
National Museum of Ireland
Merrion Street UpperThis is a wonderful Victorian museum full of taxidermied animals, both Irish and more exotic species. It's great for kids but also of interest to adults and it's free.
Everything Else
The world's first science gallery, a space with changing thematic exhibitions fusing science and art.
71 locals recommend
Science Gallery Dublin
Pearse StreetThe world's first science gallery, a space with changing thematic exhibitions fusing science and art.
Wigwam
54 Middle Abbey StGreat coffee during the day and a club at night with local djs.