This fine traditional establishment is full of interest and a great local. The interior is dark, but has a fascinating collection of model boats, ships and other nautical bric-á-brac and is arranged in comfortably sized alcoves and 'snugs' on different levels.
Bar meals, available at lunchtime and in the evening, can be very good.
On a busy road near the RDS, this inspired and stylish operation brings an extra dimension (and a whiff of the south of France) to the concept of wine and food in Dublin. The French Paradox combines a wine shop, a large and atmospheric ground floor wine bar (where weekl ...
Unless you’re familiar with the area you’re unlikely to stumble across Bridge Bar & Grill by accident. Tucked beneath a railway bridge off a cobbled street it’s an atmospheric restaurant in a historic setting, close to Grand Canal Theatre yet away f ...
This, the third and most recent of Erik and Michelle Robson's wine bar/cafés, is south of the river in the relatively new Hanover Quay area of the city. On a corner site, it's an angular premises with huge windows and, with hard lines, drum lamp shades, canteen s ...
In an imaginatively renovated Georgian townhouse just off St Stephen's Green, this was the first of Erik and Michelle Robson's 'series' of Ely wine bar/ cafés; it first opened in 1999 and, since then, they have built on their commitment to offer some of the greate ...
Just off Grafton Street, Davy Byrnes is one of Dublin's most famous pubs - references in Joyce's Ulysses mean it is very much on the tourist circuit. Despite all this fame it remains a genuine, well-run place and is equally popular with Dubliners, who find it a handy me ...
