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+ | ==Cafes/Coffee Shops == | ||
+ | *[http://keoghscafe.ie/ Keoghs Cafe], for fresh pastries and breakfast | ||
+ | *[https://www.bewleys.com/ie/grafton-street-cafe/ Bewley's Café] | ||
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== Local Bars == | == Local Bars == | ||
− | * | + | * [http://cusacks.business.site/ Cusack's Pub] |
+ | * Temple Bar area | ||
+ | * [https://www.dublintown.ie/business/the-stags-head/ The Stag's Head pub], pub & Irish music scene | ||
+ | * [http://mcdaidspub.com/ McDaids Pub], once the city morgue that was later converted into a chapel | ||
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+ | Open Late: | ||
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+ | * [http://www.mcgowans.ie/ McGowan's ] | ||
+ | * [http://37dawsonstreet.ie/ 37 Dawson Street], late night whiskey bar and restaurant | ||
+ | * [http://copperfacejacks.ie/ Coppers (a.k.a. Copperface Jacks)], a local institution and the best place to meet the future nurses and gardai (police) of this fine nation. Note for the faint hearted, $ | ||
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+ | == Cocktail bars and restaurants == | ||
+ | * [http://cafeenseine.ie/ Café en Seine], really pretty interior | ||
+ | * [http://xico.ie/ Xico], Mexican-styled "party cavern", good food and cocktails | ||
+ | * [http://www.alfies.ie/ Alfies], [http://dakotabar.ie/ Dakota], cocktail bars with excellent menus | ||
+ | * [http://www.fadestreetsocial.com/ Fade Street Social], relaxed yet classy, good gin menu | ||
== Dinner == | == Dinner == | ||
Group-friendly suggestions: | Group-friendly suggestions: | ||
− | * | + | *[http://boxtyhouse.ie/ The Boxty House] |
+ | *[http://thefarmfood.ie/ The Farm] | ||
+ | *[http://thevintagekitchen.ie/ The Vintage Kitchen] | ||
+ | *[https://www.yelp.com/biz/p-macs-dublin?frvs=True&osq=Dinner P. Mac's], gastropub with large tables equipped with board games! | ||
+ | *[http://oldmillrestaurant.ie/ The Old Mill Restaurant], seafood & wine bar | ||
+ | *[http://theparnell.com/ The Parnell Heritage Bar & Grill] | ||
+ | *[http://kingfisherdublin.com/ Kingfisher], also known for their breakfast and brunch | ||
+ | *[http://elephantandcastle.ie/ Elephant & Castle], where we've heard the chicken wings are a must-try | ||
+ | *[http://www.bunsen.ie/ Bunsen], best burgers in Dublin | ||
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+ | Small-group-friendly suggestions: | ||
+ | *[http://www.jewelinthecrown.ie/ Jewel in the Crown], self identifies as the best Indian food in Dublin, I disagree, perhaps the tandori, which I didn't have, is the basis of their assertion | ||
+ | *[https://www.picklerestaurant.com/ Pickle], Indian food, would return | ||
== Transportation == | == Transportation == | ||
− | * | + | From the airport |
− | + | * [http://www.aircoach.ie/ aircoach] route 700 operates every 15 minutes to Drumcondra railway station. | |
== Things to see/do in Dublin == | == Things to see/do in Dublin == | ||
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*[https://www.visitdublin.com/see-do/details/st-patrick-s-cathedral#53.339543|-6.271570|16 St. Patrick's Cathedral], the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland and is the largest Cathedral in the country | *[https://www.visitdublin.com/see-do/details/st-patrick-s-cathedral#53.339543|-6.271570|16 St. Patrick's Cathedral], the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland and is the largest Cathedral in the country | ||
*[http://www.brazenhead.com/ The Brazen Head Pub], officially Ireland's oldest pub | *[http://www.brazenhead.com/ The Brazen Head Pub], officially Ireland's oldest pub | ||
+ | *[https://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en Guinness Storehouse Tour], home of Guinness | ||
+ | *[https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/us/visit-us/jameson-distillery-bow-st Old Jameson Distillery], the home of Jameson Irish Whiskey | ||
+ | *[https://www.fabfoodtrails.ie/ Fab Food Trails Food Tour], explore Dublin's best food on a small group tour | ||
+ | *[https://www.dublintown.ie/creativequarter/ Creative Quarter], shops and restaurants south of the Temple Bar area |
Latest revision as of 09:41, 27 February 2018
Contents
Cafes/Coffee Shops
- Keoghs Cafe, for fresh pastries and breakfast
- Bewley's Café
Local Bars
- Cusack's Pub
- Temple Bar area
- The Stag's Head pub, pub & Irish music scene
- McDaids Pub, once the city morgue that was later converted into a chapel
Open Late:
- McGowan's
- 37 Dawson Street, late night whiskey bar and restaurant
- Coppers (a.k.a. Copperface Jacks), a local institution and the best place to meet the future nurses and gardai (police) of this fine nation. Note for the faint hearted, $
Cocktail bars and restaurants
- Café en Seine, really pretty interior
- Xico, Mexican-styled "party cavern", good food and cocktails
- Alfies, Dakota, cocktail bars with excellent menus
- Fade Street Social, relaxed yet classy, good gin menu
Dinner
Group-friendly suggestions:
- The Boxty House
- The Farm
- The Vintage Kitchen
- P. Mac's, gastropub with large tables equipped with board games!
- The Old Mill Restaurant, seafood & wine bar
- The Parnell Heritage Bar & Grill
- Kingfisher, also known for their breakfast and brunch
- Elephant & Castle, where we've heard the chicken wings are a must-try
- Bunsen, best burgers in Dublin
Small-group-friendly suggestions:
- Jewel in the Crown, self identifies as the best Indian food in Dublin, I disagree, perhaps the tandori, which I didn't have, is the basis of their assertion
- Pickle, Indian food, would return
Transportation
From the airport
- aircoach route 700 operates every 15 minutes to Drumcondra railway station.
Things to see/do in Dublin
- Book of Kells, which is Ireland's national treasure, housed in the beautiful library at Trinity College
- Dublinia Museum, focused on Viking and Medieval things
- St. Stephen's Green, Ireland's best known Victorian public park
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland and is the largest Cathedral in the country
- The Brazen Head Pub, officially Ireland's oldest pub
- Guinness Storehouse Tour, home of Guinness
- Old Jameson Distillery, the home of Jameson Irish Whiskey
- Fab Food Trails Food Tour, explore Dublin's best food on a small group tour
- Creative Quarter, shops and restaurants south of the Temple Bar area