Guidebook for Dublin
Food Scene
Great place, adventurous cuisine served tapas style but not spanish. Like something you'd find in London or NY. Wonderful roof terrace if you want just drinks. Price: €€€/€
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Fade St Social by Dylan McGrath
6 Fade StreetGreat place, adventurous cuisine served tapas style but not spanish. Like something you'd find in London or NY. Wonderful roof terrace if you want just drinks. Price: €€€/€
Good selection of wholesome vegetarian foods cooked on the premises, open during the day (& Thurs eve) only. Prices €€
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Cornucopia
19-20 Wicklow StGood selection of wholesome vegetarian foods cooked on the premises, open during the day (& Thurs eve) only. Prices €€
Vegetarian cafe service good wholesome foods that's easy on the wallet (€€). Handy location and friendly staff, popular with students and backpackers
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Govinda's
4 Aungier StVegetarian cafe service good wholesome foods that's easy on the wallet (€€). Handy location and friendly staff, popular with students and backpackers
Where veggie + meat loves unite: eg. sweet potato quinoa burger, beets, whipped feta, pickled red onion / Chargrilled squid / Smoked pork belly, pak choi, oyster mushrooms, pineapple + chilli jam?
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The Woollen Mills
42 Ormond Quay LowerWhere veggie + meat loves unite: eg. sweet potato quinoa burger, beets, whipped feta, pickled red onion / Chargrilled squid / Smoked pork belly, pak choi, oyster mushrooms, pineapple + chilli jam?
Etto is absolutely fantastic, winner of a Bib Gourmand in 2014 and 2015. Their plates are a work of art, presentation is beautiful, flavours are incredible. Prunes are never something I would order - but go here and have them. Trust me. This place has a real honest interior, no shiny veneer, more like one of those local places you find in some forgotten Portuguese village. Search for a review and spend the next month with your mouth watering. Reservation a must! Pre-theatre circa €28 pp 3 course.
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Etto
18 Merrion RowEtto is absolutely fantastic, winner of a Bib Gourmand in 2014 and 2015. Their plates are a work of art, presentation is beautiful, flavours are incredible. Prunes are never something I would order - but go here and have them. Trust me. This place has a real honest interior, no shiny veneer, more like one of those local places you find in some forgotten Portuguese village. Search for a review and spend the next month with your mouth watering. Reservation a must! Pre-theatre circa €28 pp 3 course.
Get there early. Sells out by noon. Rustic and authentic with an eye to design and mix match cabinets. No seating, take out only. Pistachio bakewell tarts and almond croissant my favourites
Hansel and Gretel Bakery & Patisserie
20 Clare StGet there early. Sells out by noon. Rustic and authentic with an eye to design and mix match cabinets. No seating, take out only. Pistachio bakewell tarts and almond croissant my favourites
Shopping
3 floors of great food. Ground floor cafe & deli (€€), 1st floor clattery bistro style restaurant (€€€/€), Wine cellar serves snacks. Great for business or celebrations
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Fallon & Byrne, Food Hall
11-17 Exchequer St3 floors of great food. Ground floor cafe & deli (€€), 1st floor clattery bistro style restaurant (€€€/€), Wine cellar serves snacks. Great for business or celebrations
Drinks & Nightlife
A little old man's bar with one of the best pints of Guinness in Dublin. Barely changed for the last 30 years - definitely worth checking out ...a stone's throw from apt
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Mulligan's
8 Poolbeg StA little old man's bar with one of the best pints of Guinness in Dublin. Barely changed for the last 30 years - definitely worth checking out ...a stone's throw from apt
Sign outside reads 'Castle Inn'. Lost-in-time bar with great Guinness ...a pick-n-mix of bohemians, philosophers and wall-flowers: very friendly. Small but plenty of hangout space along Castle Market
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Grogan's Castle Lounge
15 William St SSign outside reads 'Castle Inn'. Lost-in-time bar with great Guinness ...a pick-n-mix of bohemians, philosophers and wall-flowers: very friendly. Small but plenty of hangout space along Castle Market
A good bar for a 'quiet one', popular with the more chilled-out tourists and locals. Have a drink here to steady your nerves before the mayhem of Temple Bar straight ahead :)
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The Palace Bar
21 Fleet StA good bar for a 'quiet one', popular with the more chilled-out tourists and locals. Have a drink here to steady your nerves before the mayhem of Temple Bar straight ahead :)
Was the O2, and before that Point Depot ...made its name for hosting big music events. Luckily a comfortable walk back to the apt ...because traffic is at a standstill after shows
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3Arena
North Wall QuayWas the O2, and before that Point Depot ...made its name for hosting big music events. Luckily a comfortable walk back to the apt ...because traffic is at a standstill after shows
The tiny Comedy Cellar here (3 floors up in the attic!) is always a good bet for improv ...definitely worth checking out. Father Ted's Dougal cut his teeth here
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The International Bar
23 Wicklow StThe tiny Comedy Cellar here (3 floors up in the attic!) is always a good bet for improv ...definitely worth checking out. Father Ted's Dougal cut his teeth here
Bar with nice food. Greenwich Village vibe: graffiti outside / immaculate inside. Was treated to a few bites here recently. Heated 'outdoor' garden area ....on a cold Feb evening it was very toasty
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Drury Buildings
52-55 Drury StBar with nice food. Greenwich Village vibe: graffiti outside / immaculate inside. Was treated to a few bites here recently. Heated 'outdoor' garden area ....on a cold Feb evening it was very toasty
Few know about this secret micro-brewery project ..behind those famous black gates on James' St. (Airbnb map is incorrectly showing this as the Storehouse - which it is not.)
Meet the brewers and soak up the unique atmosphere inside the walls of an experimental brewery. Some of the beers will end up on at your local pub or the far side of the world. Others will never leave these walls.
Only open Thurs and Fri from 5.30pm to 10.30pm. Book online for €6.
I recommended this before the Storehouse nearby.
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Guinness Storehouse
Few know about this secret micro-brewery project ..behind those famous black gates on James' St. (Airbnb map is incorrectly showing this as the Storehouse - which it is not.)
Meet the brewers and soak up the unique atmosphere inside the walls of an experimental brewery. Some of the beers will end up on at your local pub or the far side of the world. Others will never leave these walls.
Only open Thurs and Fri from 5.30pm to 10.30pm. Book online for €6.
I recommended this before the Storehouse nearby.
Everything Else
A well-respected gallery selling works by some of Ireland's most collectible artists. The works are expensive originals.
Solomon Fine Art
Balfe StreetA well-respected gallery selling works by some of Ireland's most collectible artists. The works are expensive originals.
Great space mixing art & science together, very imaginative and futuristic programming strand. There's a cafe here too serving decent lunches (sandwiches, soup, pizza, pastry)
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Vísindasafn Dublin
Pearse StreetGreat space mixing art & science together, very imaginative and futuristic programming strand. There's a cafe here too serving decent lunches (sandwiches, soup, pizza, pastry)
Get the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) train here. It hug Dublin bay all along the coast from Howth in the north side to Bray in the South (it's in County Wicklow).
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Tara St station
Tara StreetGet the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) train here. It hug Dublin bay all along the coast from Howth in the north side to Bray in the South (it's in County Wicklow).
Designed by architect Daniel Libeskind the Theatre hosts touring shows right in front of the Grand Canal Basic ..an inner dock that marks the start of the Grand Canal waterway system
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Bord Gais Energy Leikhús
Designed by architect Daniel Libeskind the Theatre hosts touring shows right in front of the Grand Canal Basic ..an inner dock that marks the start of the Grand Canal waterway system
Home of International Rugby and Soccer matches Lansdowne Road Stadium was redeveloped in the last few years. It also hosts bigger outdoor music events
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Aviva Stadium
Lansdowne RoadHome of International Rugby and Soccer matches Lansdowne Road Stadium was redeveloped in the last few years. It also hosts bigger outdoor music events
The first state-sponsored theatre in the english-speaking world has been nursery to the greats: William Butler Yeats, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Sean O'Casey & John Millington Synge. A few minutes walk
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Abbey Theatre
26/27 Abbey Street LowerThe first state-sponsored theatre in the english-speaking world has been nursery to the greats: William Butler Yeats, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Sean O'Casey & John Millington Synge. A few minutes walk
The Project was going here before Temple Bar was developed as a 'cultural' quarter ....but as a performance space and gallery it has a well-earned reputation. Edgy theatre, firm favourite
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Project Arts Centre
39 Essex St EThe Project was going here before Temple Bar was developed as a 'cultural' quarter ....but as a performance space and gallery it has a well-earned reputation. Edgy theatre, firm favourite
400 years old and hardly changed much in the meantime. It's like going to an old medieval tower house - no glitz, very authentic space.
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Smock Alley Theatre 1662
6-7 Exchange Street Lower400 years old and hardly changed much in the meantime. It's like going to an old medieval tower house - no glitz, very authentic space.
One of Ireland's most visited tourist destinations the illuminated manuscript is on display in Trinity College Old Library. Expect long queues once the tour buses arrive (not free)
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Bók Kells
College GreenOne of Ireland's most visited tourist destinations the illuminated manuscript is on display in Trinity College Old Library. Expect long queues once the tour buses arrive (not free)
A history of modern Dublin in under 1 hour (think 50s, 60s, 70s). When I heard about this place I wrote it off ...but after visiting I'd say it's worth popping into. That thanks to the guides
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Lítla safnið í Dublin
15 St Stephen's GreenA history of modern Dublin in under 1 hour (think 50s, 60s, 70s). When I heard about this place I wrote it off ...but after visiting I'd say it's worth popping into. That thanks to the guides
Arts & Culture
The National Museum is divided across different buildings with particular focus: the one on Kildare St is archaeology ...definitely worth popping into for 2 or 3 hours. Pretty sure it's free too
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Þjóðminjasafn Írlands - Fornleifafræði
35A Kildare StThe National Museum is divided across different buildings with particular focus: the one on Kildare St is archaeology ...definitely worth popping into for 2 or 3 hours. Pretty sure it's free too
Parks & Nature
Locals call it the secret garden. This gem is tucked away behind tall walls just off Harcourt St. Total tranquility and a great place the hustle and bustle. It was the earl’s lawn and went on to host the splendour of the Dublin Exhibition Palace in 1865. (It has its own website)
Iveagh Gardens
Iveagh GardensLocals call it the secret garden. This gem is tucked away behind tall walls just off Harcourt St. Total tranquility and a great place the hustle and bustle. It was the earl’s lawn and went on to host the splendour of the Dublin Exhibition Palace in 1865. (It has its own website)
Huge old victorian glass-houses full of giant palms, orchids and exotic plants. Roaming gardens - like Kew Gardens in London but on a smaller scale. Backs onto (and I think they opened a handy link - Glasnevin Trust cemetery another great unexpected tour treasure.
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Botanic Gardens, stop 151 station
Huge old victorian glass-houses full of giant palms, orchids and exotic plants. Roaming gardens - like Kew Gardens in London but on a smaller scale. Backs onto (and I think they opened a handy link - Glasnevin Trust cemetery another great unexpected tour treasure.
Sightseeing
The walking tour is fantastic, the stories the guides tell are guarantee to captivate locals and tourists alike. Here they will bring you around graves of famous Irish poets, writers, artists, presidents, influencers, chancers, politicians. They make it a really informative and entertaining afternoon.
Skip the museum itself. Very modern and hi tech but it doesn't do the rest of the place justice.
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Glasnevin Cemetery station
The walking tour is fantastic, the stories the guides tell are guarantee to captivate locals and tourists alike. Here they will bring you around graves of famous Irish poets, writers, artists, presidents, influencers, chancers, politicians. They make it a really informative and entertaining afternoon.
Skip the museum itself. Very modern and hi tech but it doesn't do the rest of the place justice.