Guidebook for Dublin

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Guidebook for Dublin

Food Scene

A quiet, tasteful cafe and restaurant. Deliciously prepared fresh foods. Finish at 5:30pm.
57 locals recommend
Flavours Food Store
9 Barrow St
57 locals recommend
A quiet, tasteful cafe and restaurant. Deliciously prepared fresh foods. Finish at 5:30pm.
Takeaway fish and chips (and more). Great quality; lots of chips! Italian owned.
Nico Fairview
289 Richmond Rd
Takeaway fish and chips (and more). Great quality; lots of chips! Italian owned.
Sit-down italian chippie.
Fairview grill
25 Annesley Bridge Rd
Sit-down italian chippie.
Fine little coffee house.
7 locals recommend
Javaholics Coffee Company
Merville Avenue
7 locals recommend
Fine little coffee house.
Nice local cafe/ restaurant. Daytime. Very reasonably priced.
8 locals recommend
Brams Cafe
4 St Aidan's Park Rd
8 locals recommend
Nice local cafe/ restaurant. Daytime. Very reasonably priced.
Take-away or sit-in. chicken dishes
Hillbilly's
17 Fairview
Take-away or sit-in. chicken dishes
Great (and reasonable) take-away. Asian cuisine.
Flaming Wok
24 Fairview Strand
Great (and reasonable) take-away. Asian cuisine.
Take-away service. Excellent foods. A little more expensive than others nearby.
10 locals recommend
Bombay Pantry Fairview
38 Philipsburgh Ave
10 locals recommend
Take-away service. Excellent foods. A little more expensive than others nearby.
Great atmosphere. Lovely pizzas & pastas. Eat in is so so good. Very reasonably priced. A little gem.
92 locals recommend
Da Mimmo
148 N Strand Rd
92 locals recommend
Great atmosphere. Lovely pizzas & pastas. Eat in is so so good. Very reasonably priced. A little gem.
Great food at a reasonable price.
22 locals recommend
Moloughney's
9 Moat Ln
22 locals recommend
Great food at a reasonable price.
Excellent carvery lunches (to 4:30pm) at a very reasonable price. A la carte in the evenings.
38 locals recommend
The Yacht Bar and Restaurant
73 Clontarf Rd
38 locals recommend
Excellent carvery lunches (to 4:30pm) at a very reasonable price. A la carte in the evenings.
Vegetarian and vegan foods at an extremely reasonable price.
18 locals recommend
Govinda's
4 Aungier St
18 locals recommend
Vegetarian and vegan foods at an extremely reasonable price.
Pay-by-the-plate-size. Excellent value, great selection. Medium size plate, especially.
99 locals recommend
Sophie's Restaurant, Bar & Terrace
33 Harcourt Street
99 locals recommend
Pay-by-the-plate-size. Excellent value, great selection. Medium size plate, especially.
Tea, coffee & cake. Yummy!
149 locals recommend
Queen of Tarts
Cow's Lane
149 locals recommend
Tea, coffee & cake. Yummy!
Farmers' market Saturday's...Organic produce.
10 locals recommend
Meeting House Square
Meeting House Square
10 locals recommend
Farmers' market Saturday's...Organic produce.
For something typically Irish....and more.
45 locals recommend
Gallaghers Boxty House
45 locals recommend
For something typically Irish....and more.
Freshly chopped food. Sit-in or take-away.
Freshly chopped
Blackthorn Drive
Freshly chopped food. Sit-in or take-away.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our local bar. Old style, very friendly, local prices.
19 locals recommend
Gaffney's Pub
5 Fairview Strand
19 locals recommend
Our local bar. Old style, very friendly, local prices.
Local feel; history with a pint.
54 locals recommend
Mulligan's
8 Poolbeg St
54 locals recommend
Local feel; history with a pint.
Excellent "old world" bar. Always a good, jolly atmosphere.
33 locals recommend
The Palace Bar
21 Fleet St
33 locals recommend
Excellent "old world" bar. Always a good, jolly atmosphere.
For the traditional dancing! And the company & beer.
30 locals recommend
O'Sheas Merchant & Ned O' Sheas
12a Lower Bridge St
30 locals recommend
For the traditional dancing! And the company & beer.
Microbrewery of quality... 4 floors of music, craic & beers.
108 locals recommend
Porterhouse Temple Bar
16-18 Parliament St
108 locals recommend
Microbrewery of quality... 4 floors of music, craic & beers.
Probably the smallest bar in all of Ireland. An experience. (Down in the cellar.)
25 locals recommend
The Dawson Lounge
25 Dawson Street
25 locals recommend
Probably the smallest bar in all of Ireland. An experience. (Down in the cellar.)
Food, music, sometimes dance, drinks & Art Nouveau/Deco experience.
85 locals recommend
Café en Seine
40 Dawson St
85 locals recommend
Food, music, sometimes dance, drinks & Art Nouveau/Deco experience.
Beautiful historic setting. Treat yourself to a coffee or glass of wine (or beer).
27 locals recommend
Clontarf Castle Hotel
Castle Avenue
27 locals recommend
Beautiful historic setting. Treat yourself to a coffee or glass of wine (or beer).
Always an interesting crowd. Great atmosphere in this ancient bar.....Michael Collins hung out here. Tuesday nights are special.....Ukulele night on Tuesdays. (Check out "Youtube" clip.)
134 locals recommend
The Stags Head
1 Dame Ct
134 locals recommend
Always an interesting crowd. Great atmosphere in this ancient bar.....Michael Collins hung out here. Tuesday nights are special.....Ukulele night on Tuesdays. (Check out "Youtube" clip.)
Craft beer house at very reasonable prices and great selection. They also have a varied food menu.
13 locals recommend
BRÚ House Dublin 3
12 Fairview
13 locals recommend
Craft beer house at very reasonable prices and great selection. They also have a varied food menu.

Essentials

Great little local shop for all your needs.
54 locals recommend
Spar
131 Leeson Street Upper
54 locals recommend
Great little local shop for all your needs.

Everything Else

Internet, printing, coffee.
Linked Internet Cafe
Internet, printing, coffee.
Local post office.
Marino Post Office
26/27 Annesley Bridge Rd
Local post office.
Library.
Marino Library
Marino Mart
Library.

Shopping

Fresh fish shop. They have a prepared food section. Daytime only. Lovely.
Wrights of Marino
21 Marino Mart
Fresh fish shop. They have a prepared food section. Daytime only. Lovely.
For all your medical needs.
Morgan's Pharmacy
2-4 Fairview Strand
For all your medical needs.
Steeped in (900) years of history. Good food, good music, fine pints, always great craic.
283 locals recommend
The Brazen Head
20 Lower Bridge St
283 locals recommend
Steeped in (900) years of history. Good food, good music, fine pints, always great craic.
New & second-hand books galore! Huge store.
7 locals recommend
Chapters Bookstore
Parnell Street
7 locals recommend
New & second-hand books galore! Huge store.

Arts & Culture

Not to be missed! Fantastic collection of Eastern/Oriental manuscripts & more in a really wonderful setting!!
161 locals recommend
Chester Beatty
161 locals recommend
Not to be missed! Fantastic collection of Eastern/Oriental manuscripts & more in a really wonderful setting!!
Buskers!!!
373 locals recommend
Grafton St. station
2 Grafton Street
373 locals recommend
Buskers!!!
Major outdoor ceramic mural, near carpark and Kilkenny shop.("An Tain"....Irish legend). Very beautiful, and huge, and hugely unnoticed!!
Q-Park Setanta
1 Setanta Pl
Major outdoor ceramic mural, near carpark and Kilkenny shop.("An Tain"....Irish legend). Very beautiful, and huge, and hugely unnoticed!!
Visit the "reading rooms" upstairs for just a few minutes. Waow. Enough said.
31 locals recommend
National Library of Ireland
7-8 Kildare St
31 locals recommend
Visit the "reading rooms" upstairs for just a few minutes. Waow. Enough said.
Beautifully carved (over 2-3 years) sculpture; the model was Oscar Wild's grandson. Oscar's former home is on the corner, across the road.
11 locals recommend
Monument to Oscar Wilde
Merrion Square West
11 locals recommend
Beautifully carved (over 2-3 years) sculpture; the model was Oscar Wild's grandson. Oscar's former home is on the corner, across the road.
See how the other half (well, 1%) lived nearly 200 years ago. Tour is great and costs just a few euro.
Number Twenty Nine
29 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
See how the other half (well, 1%) lived nearly 200 years ago. Tour is great and costs just a few euro.
Renovating at present,so the gems of the collection are all gathered in one room.
316 locals recommend
National Gallery of Ireland
Merrion Square West
316 locals recommend
Renovating at present,so the gems of the collection are all gathered in one room.
Oldest lending library in Dublin. Little change in 300 years. Soak up that atmosphere. James Joyce, Dean Swift and many more worked/studied here.
36 locals recommend
Marsh's Library
Saint Patrick's Close
36 locals recommend
Oldest lending library in Dublin. Little change in 300 years. Soak up that atmosphere. James Joyce, Dean Swift and many more worked/studied here.
36 locals recommend
St. Michan's Church
Church Street
36 locals recommend
Your heart would break.
19 locals recommend
Famine Memorial
Custom House Quay
19 locals recommend
Your heart would break.
Interactive history of Dublin on 3 floors. Vikings to modern.
148 locals recommend
Dublinia
148 locals recommend
Interactive history of Dublin on 3 floors. Vikings to modern.
Fiery historical tours.
568 locals recommend
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Inchicore Road
568 locals recommend
Fiery historical tours.
Usually about 3 exhibitions running at once.....and the permanent collection. Wonderful setting.
358 locals recommend
Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
Military Road
358 locals recommend
Usually about 3 exhibitions running at once.....and the permanent collection. Wonderful setting.
Francis Bacon's London studio, Harry Clarke stained glass, Impressionist/post-Impressionist collection.
122 locals recommend
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Parnell Square North
122 locals recommend
Francis Bacon's London studio, Harry Clarke stained glass, Impressionist/post-Impressionist collection.
Hear him read.
44 locals recommend
James Joyce Cultural Centre
35 N Great George's St
44 locals recommend
Hear him read.
Good cup of coffee in fine surroundings.
58 locals recommend
Dublin Writers Museum
18 Parnell Square N
58 locals recommend
Good cup of coffee in fine surroundings.
An oasis in a busy city. The old library is a must-see. over 400 years of history here.
629 locals recommend
Trinity College
629 locals recommend
An oasis in a busy city. The old library is a must-see. over 400 years of history here.
Science meets art meets science. Changing exhibitions.
71 locals recommend
Science Gallery Dublin
Pearse Street
71 locals recommend
Science meets art meets science. Changing exhibitions.

Parks & Nature

Best preserved Georgian square (250 years hist.) in Dublin. See also No. 29 Merrion Row. Georgian house museum.
107 locals recommend
Merrion Square
1 Merrion Square E
107 locals recommend
Best preserved Georgian square (250 years hist.) in Dublin. See also No. 29 Merrion Row. Georgian house museum.
5 kilometres of quiet, sandy beach.
21 locals recommend
Dollymount
21 locals recommend
5 kilometres of quiet, sandy beach.
Wonderful clifftop walks by the sea. Working fishing harbour. Lots of seafood restaurants.
417 locals recommend
Howth
417 locals recommend
Wonderful clifftop walks by the sea. Working fishing harbour. Lots of seafood restaurants.
Lovely village. Beach walks. National park with 800-year-old castle to visit.
96 locals recommend
Malahide
96 locals recommend
Lovely village. Beach walks. National park with 800-year-old castle to visit.
Watch out for the herds of deer here. Bring an apple or a carrot. Farmleigh house is well worth a visit.
1242 locals recommend
Phoenix Park
1242 locals recommend
Watch out for the herds of deer here. Bring an apple or a carrot. Farmleigh house is well worth a visit.