Food Scene
Local deli/grocer that does lovely cakes and coffee. Very popular with locals and a really nice way to start a walk into town.
54 locals recommend
Lilliput Stores
5 Arbour HillLocal deli/grocer that does lovely cakes and coffee. Very popular with locals and a really nice way to start a walk into town.
Posh fish and chips and great wine from this place - a bit on the pricey side but worth it if you're into seafood.
43 locals recommend
Fish Shop, Benburb St.
76 Benburb StreetPosh fish and chips and great wine from this place - a bit on the pricey side but worth it if you're into seafood.
Super spot for brunch at the weekends or coffee and a cake midweek. Gets busy and they don't take reservations so you might be waiting a while to get in.
88 locals recommend
A SLICE of Cake Cafe
56 Manor PlSuper spot for brunch at the weekends or coffee and a cake midweek. Gets busy and they don't take reservations so you might be waiting a while to get in.
Wuff
23 Benburb StLovely local spot for casual dinner, brunch or lunch.
Drinks & Nightlife
Recently refurbished pub that does happy hour cocktails and has a cute little outdoor seating area that hosts pop-up restaurants.
20 locals recommend
Walsh's Stoneybatter
37 StoneybatterRecently refurbished pub that does happy hour cocktails and has a cute little outdoor seating area that hosts pop-up restaurants.
Craft beers, live traditional music at the weekends, pub quizzes midweek, and excellent food - try the scotch eggs, both the meaty and the vegetarian ones are unreal! You need to book a table if you're eating, for drinking you just turn up and get on it.
131 locals recommend
L. Mulligan Grocer
18 StoneybatterCraft beers, live traditional music at the weekends, pub quizzes midweek, and excellent food - try the scotch eggs, both the meaty and the vegetarian ones are unreal! You need to book a table if you're eating, for drinking you just turn up and get on it.
The best spot in Stoneybatter for a pint - this is proper local pub that gets really lively at the weekend but is lovely and peaceful midweek. Occasional live music and seats in front of roaring fires in the winter. They only take cash so hit the ATM outside before calling in.
74 locals recommend
Walsh's
6 StoneybatterThe best spot in Stoneybatter for a pint - this is proper local pub that gets really lively at the weekend but is lovely and peaceful midweek. Occasional live music and seats in front of roaring fires in the winter. They only take cash so hit the ATM outside before calling in.
Popular with tourists, this is a lovely pub that serves great food. They show live sports and usually have a band on at the weekend.
24 locals recommend
Nancy Hands Bar
30-32 Parkgate StPopular with tourists, this is a lovely pub that serves great food. They show live sports and usually have a band on at the weekend.
Great Victorian pub with a lovely steakhouse bistro upstairs from it. Bar food in the pub is great and the bistro upstairs is a bit fancier if that's what you're in the mood for. The bar serves fresh oysters at the weekends, fresh off the boats from Howth, and the Guinness is always lovely. Very busy all week round.
46 locals recommend
Ryan's of Parkgate Street
28 Parkgate StGreat Victorian pub with a lovely steakhouse bistro upstairs from it. Bar food in the pub is great and the bistro upstairs is a bit fancier if that's what you're in the mood for. The bar serves fresh oysters at the weekends, fresh off the boats from Howth, and the Guinness is always lovely. Very busy all week round.
Cool spot for a drink on the walk home from town or a mad night out. It's small and smelly and it gets packed the closer to midnight you get but great craic and good tunes to be had.
107 locals recommend
Dice Bar
77 Sir John Rogerson's QuayCool spot for a drink on the walk home from town or a mad night out. It's small and smelly and it gets packed the closer to midnight you get but great craic and good tunes to be had.
Sightseeing
The number 1 tourist attraction in Dublin apparently. Taste Guinness from the source and take in the city views from the Skybar.
950 locals recommend
Guinness Storehouse
The number 1 tourist attraction in Dublin apparently. Taste Guinness from the source and take in the city views from the Skybar.
If you're into whiskey and ticking this touristy thing off the list, it's worth a visit.
485 locals recommend
Jameson Distillery Bow St.
Bow StreetIf you're into whiskey and ticking this touristy thing off the list, it's worth a visit.
Parks & Nature
The biggest city park in Europe, you can see the Irish President's house (which is modelled on the White House and does free tours every Saturday morning), the American ambassador's residence, Dublin Zoo and the iconic Wellington Monument. There's a herd of fallow deer who have no fear of humans and will let you wander right up to them. You're not supposed to feed them but they love carrots. Lovely spot for a picnic, a cycle (you can rent bikes at the main gate) or just a stroll.
1242 locals recommend
Phoenix Park
The biggest city park in Europe, you can see the Irish President's house (which is modelled on the White House and does free tours every Saturday morning), the American ambassador's residence, Dublin Zoo and the iconic Wellington Monument. There's a herd of fallow deer who have no fear of humans and will let you wander right up to them. You're not supposed to feed them but they love carrots. Lovely spot for a picnic, a cycle (you can rent bikes at the main gate) or just a stroll.
Arts & Culture
Art gallery housed in an impressive old army barracks. The building is worth as much a look around as the collections it houses. Focusing on weaponry, furniture, silver, ceramics, glassware, Asian art and the Asgard, as well as folklife, costume artefacts and historic fashions (like presidential robes), it's a lovely peaceful place to spend a rainy afternoon.
166 locals recommend
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
Benburb StreetArt gallery housed in an impressive old army barracks. The building is worth as much a look around as the collections it houses. Focusing on weaponry, furniture, silver, ceramics, glassware, Asian art and the Asgard, as well as folklife, costume artefacts and historic fashions (like presidential robes), it's a lovely peaceful place to spend a rainy afternoon.