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Davy Byrnes

Pints of Guinness, Irish stew and oysters top the bill at one of Dublin’s most famous and atmospheric pubs, beloved by Dubliners as much as tourists
Seats 80 (+15 seats outside). Open Mon–Thu, 10.30am-11.30pm, Fri 10.30am-12.30am, Sat 10am-12.30am, Sun 11am-11pm. Food served Mon–Fri 12-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 11am–10pm.[B'fast: Sat 10am-11.45am, Sun 11am–12.15pm; L 12-4 & D 4-10pm daily]. A la carte & daily specials. House wine €28.95 / €7.30. Closed 25 Dec. MasterCard, Visa abbreviations

Just off Grafton Street, Davy Byrnes opened its doors in 1889  and 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 enjoy the ambience and find it a handy meeting place.


Any modernisation has been done with style and a great deal of TLC - and, although there are some concessions to food fashion these days (pasta and panini, plate sharing menus), a modern gastropub this is not: the bar food offered is mainly traditional, providing 'a good feed' at reasonable prices.


Irish stew is the house speciality and gourmet bangers & mash and deep-fried plaice with tartare sauce are all typical; and there's always a list of daily specials like sautéed lambs liver with bacon & mushroom sauce, pheasant in season - and, in deference to the Joycean connections, there's also a Bloomsday Special (gorgonzola and burgundy).


Not just a tourist pub, this is a popular meeting place for Dubliners shopping in nearby Grafton Street - and you can read a fascinating history of Davy Byrnes if you are kept waiting.


Half a dozen wines are available by the glass, and about twice that number by the bottle.

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  • Café Bar
  • Character Pub
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Last Updated: 11-04-2020
Author: Georgina Campbell

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