Guidebook for Dublin
Drinks & Nightlife
Great atmosphere, very good food, large selection of beers and seconds walk away from main door fo the apt block.
108 locals recommend
Porterhouse Temple Bar
16-18 Parliament StGreat atmosphere, very good food, large selection of beers and seconds walk away from main door fo the apt block.
Great cocktails and buzz at weekends. Dress to impress type of place.
7 locals recommend
The Morgan Hotel
10-12 Fleet StGreat cocktails and buzz at weekends. Dress to impress type of place.
Righ in the middle of Temple Bar, live music and gets very busy at the weekends.
Restaurant upstairs.
33 locals recommend
Quays
10-12 Temple BarRigh in the middle of Temple Bar, live music and gets very busy at the weekends.
Restaurant upstairs.
Meeting House Square
Meeting House SquareNew bar, restaurant and art venue.
'Celtic Nights' Irish dancing 7 nights a week. Have dinner and enjoy the show. Usuallu requires booking in advance. 30 seconds from apartment block.
6 locals recommend
Parliament Hotel Temple Bar
16/18 Lord Edward Street'Celtic Nights' Irish dancing 7 nights a week. Have dinner and enjoy the show. Usuallu requires booking in advance. 30 seconds from apartment block.
Food Scene
Excellent food and famous for their BBQ chicken wings. Usually need to book a table in advance, especially at weekends.
90 locals recommend
Elephant & Castle Temple Bar
18-19 Temple BarExcellent food and famous for their BBQ chicken wings. Usually need to book a table in advance, especially at weekends.
Great Irish food, very nice staff, friendly atmosphere. Lovely Guinness.
45 locals recommend
Gallaghers Boxty House
Great Irish food, very nice staff, friendly atmosphere. Lovely Guinness.
Small and quaint cafe. I love their 'American' breakfasts: pancakes, syrup, streaky bacon, scrambled egg, tea/coffee and toast mmmmm
6 locals recommend
Joy of Chá
10 Essex St ESmall and quaint cafe. I love their 'American' breakfasts: pancakes, syrup, streaky bacon, scrambled egg, tea/coffee and toast mmmmm
Hard Rock Cafe
12 Fleet StFamous the world over.
Large themed venue, very friendly and helpful staff. Nice food and drink. They even have a Harley in the window.
7 locals recommend
Thunder Road Café
52-57 Fleet StLarge themed venue, very friendly and helpful staff. Nice food and drink. They even have a Harley in the window.
McDonald's
Rathmines Road LowerFor those who need their big mac meal
Zaytoon
15 Parliament StKebabs and more
Everything Else
Fitzsimons
21/22 Wellington Quay5 floors. Live music. Roof top terrace. Pub grub and bar.
Q-Park Christchurch
2 Werburgh StClosest Car Park for over night stays/
Sightseeing
Dublin Castle
Dame StreetWell worth a visit. Check times online.
Great place for some Irish history right beside Dublin Castle and a small, liitle known park where you can relax on a bench.
161 locals recommend
Chester Beatty
Great place for some Irish history right beside Dublin Castle and a small, liitle known park where you can relax on a bench.
Christ Church Cathedral
Christchurch PlaceVery popular for tourists
City Hall
Dame StreetTour with good history
Arts & Culture
Nice place to relax, beverages and food. Small cinemas showing national & international array of films. Check online for details.
82 locals recommend
Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace StNice place to relax, beverages and food. Small cinemas showing national & international array of films. Check online for details.
Regular changes to facinating photographic history. Well worth a view. Free entry
National Photographic Archive
Meeting House SquareRegular changes to facinating photographic history. Well worth a view. Free entry
Shopping
Jervis Shopping Centre
125 Abbey Street UpperLarge shopping district, mainly pedestrianised