Guidebook for Churchtown
Food Scene
Howards Way
11 Braemor RdGreat local restaurant, a real favorite for breakfast!
Jamie's Italian
Jamie Oliver's local outpost.
Siam Thai Restaurant
A great Asian restaurant
Butlers Chocolate Café, Dundrum
Free chocolate with your coffee. A favorite of mine.
Great spot for lunch or dinner if you are in town and looking for a reasonably priced meal.
Carluccio's
52 Dawson StreetGreat spot for lunch or dinner if you are in town and looking for a reasonably priced meal.
This place is uber special, you'd have to book well in advance. We can't understand why it doesn't have a michelan star!
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The Greenhouse
21 Dawson StThis place is uber special, you'd have to book well in advance. We can't understand why it doesn't have a michelan star!
A favorite restaurant for a special night out, it has a great tasting menu. You'd need to book.
BANG Restaurant & Bar
11 Merrion RowA favorite restaurant for a special night out, it has a great tasting menu. You'd need to book.
This place is wonderful and I think it does have a michelan star. Booking essential.
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L'Ecrivain Restaurant
109A Baggot Street LowerThis place is wonderful and I think it does have a michelan star. Booking essential.
La Maison
15 Castle MarketGreat French food, reasonably priced.
Saba
7 William St SGreat Asian food
The Arch Bistro
Excellent local restaurant; 7th most popular in Dublin according to Trip Advisor!
Good restaurant, great outdoor smoking area upstairs. You can hang out all night.
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Fade St Social by Dylan McGrath
6 Fade StreetGood restaurant, great outdoor smoking area upstairs. You can hang out all night.
The Pig's Ear
4 Nassau StGreat restaurant
L'Gueuleton
1 Fade StGreat restaurant. One of my favourites.
Fixx Coffeehouse
13-17 Dawson StGreat coffee.
This is in the former Anglo Irish (ruined the economy) Bank site. Now a coffee shop. Hah.
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Starbucks Coffee
1 College GreenThis is in the former Anglo Irish (ruined the economy) Bank site. Now a coffee shop. Hah.
Another great restaurant. Tiny though. Get there early or book.
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The Vintage Kitchen
7 Poolbeg StAnother great restaurant. Tiny though. Get there early or book.
Great coffee and tart shop near Temple Bar's old quarter
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Queen of Tarts
Cow's LaneGreat coffee and tart shop near Temple Bar's old quarter
Hidden cake off the beaten track! Worth the diversion I say!
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The Cake Cafe
8 Pleasants PlHidden cake off the beaten track! Worth the diversion I say!
Dunne and Crescenzi
14-16 Frederick St SQuirky Italian, food is great.
8 Sussex Terrace
8 Sussex TerraceBest food in Dublin at the moment imo, booking essential
Etto
18 Merrion RowInteresting good food close to Stephen's Green.
Pichet
14-15 Trinity StGood restaurant.
Bookshop and good restaurant upstairs. V atmospheric, lovely views over the Liffey which is unusual in Dublin.
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The Winding Stair
40 Ormond Quay LowerBookshop and good restaurant upstairs. V atmospheric, lovely views over the Liffey which is unusual in Dublin.
Vermilion Indian Cuisine
94 Terenure Rd NGreat Indian.
Shopping
V characterful old house now full of lovely shops, momuse especially is lovely. There is a focus on design and craft.
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Adventure Trails
59 William St SV characterful old house now full of lovely shops, momuse especially is lovely. There is a focus on design and craft.
DesignYard
25 Frederick St SLovely jewellery, art too. Great spot.
99B Rathgar Rd
99B Rathgar RoadBoutique devoted to the Margaret Howell brand.
Great shop, hard to describe, lots of quirky items. We got our big white lampshades here.
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Designist
68 South Great George's StreetGreat shop, hard to describe, lots of quirky items. We got our big white lampshades here.
Another design shop, trending industrial (unsurprisingly)
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Industry & Co
41 A/B Drury StAnother design shop, trending industrial (unsurprisingly)
Entertainment & Activities
Bushy Park
6 Bushy Park HouseWonderful park, full of activity.
Marlay Park
Grange RoadGreat food market here at the weekends.
Airfield House
Airfield CourtLocal child friendly farm & cafe
Delightful outing for small children if a bit expensive. At least they have a nice cafe!
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Imaginosity, Dublin Children's Museum
Delightful outing for small children if a bit expensive. At least they have a nice cafe!
I-Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham RoadBest playground for miles.
Lovely day out with the children. Bring a picnic, the food is awful.
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Dublin Zoo
Zoo RoadLovely day out with the children. Bring a picnic, the food is awful.
A cultural centre in Temple Bar for children. Always something on, workshops etc. Check it out before you come.
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The Ark, Dublin
11A Eustace StA cultural centre in Temple Bar for children. Always something on, workshops etc. Check it out before you come.
Everything Else
Great market to explore - last Sunday of the month
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Fusion Sundays World Culture Market
12 NewmarketGreat market to explore - last Sunday of the month
Harvey Nichols (Dublin) Ltd
16 Sandyford RdA posh spot for cake!
A 23m walk from here to our front door (yes we've timed it)
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Dundrum Luas Stop
A 23m walk from here to our front door (yes we've timed it)
Best bookshop in Ireland. Go and lose yourself for hours.
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Hodges Figgis
56-58 Dawson StBest bookshop in Ireland. Go and lose yourself for hours.
Brown Thomas
88 Grafton StreetMost famous posh shop in Ireland
Imarike yeBlackrock
19a Main StLovely bric a brac market, on every Sunday.
Another market. Food. Saturdays this time. Try the savory pancakes, yum.
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Temple Bar
Another market. Food. Saturdays this time. Try the savory pancakes, yum.
A Sunday market, mixed. We go here lot during the Summer as we like to walk the pier too.
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Iphondo lomphakathi
Park RoadA Sunday market, mixed. We go here lot during the Summer as we like to walk the pier too.
Design Lane
Essex Street WestSaturday craft and design market, there's a shop as well full of Irish craft and design.
If you like golf, there is a course right beside us.
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Milltown Golf Club
Churchtown Road LowerIf you like golf, there is a course right beside us.
The races are always good fun! There is a play centre here too and a nice cafe.
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I-Leopardstown Racecourse
The races are always good fun! There is a play centre here too and a nice cafe.
Drinks & Nightlife
Lively local pub, a very pleasant walk to it along the river (30m)
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The Dropping Well
Milltown RoadLively local pub, a very pleasant walk to it along the river (30m)
20 Landscape Rd
Local pub, the snug is the best bit.
The Bar With No Name
3 Fade StV cool spot. Highly recommend it.
Kehoes Pub
9 Anne St SFamous traditional pub.
Pygmalion
59 William St SAnother cool late night bar.
Most of Dublin has been here at one time or another, great late night pub.
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Café en Seine
40 Dawson StMost of Dublin has been here at one time or another, great late night pub.
Hogans
36 South Great George's StreetLow key but cool bar. I recommend.
Unique bar, not like anything else in the city. V nice.
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37 Dawson St
37 Dawson StreetUnique bar, not like anything else in the city. V nice.
The Dawson Lounge
25 Dawson StreetTiny pub on Dawson Street. Check it out.
There's a nice peaceful bar upstairs. Good for some quiet intense talking.
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Grand Central Dublin
10-11 O'Connell Street UpperThere's a nice peaceful bar upstairs. Good for some quiet intense talking.
The Long Hall
51 South Great George's StreetGreat old bar.
The Bernard Shaw. Looks like it's falling down but somehow it is very hip.
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The Bernard Shaw
The Bernard Shaw. Looks like it's falling down but somehow it is very hip.
The International Bar
23 Wicklow StPints and comedy in the middle of town.
Grogan's Castle Lounge
15 William St SA bar full of bad art and locals.
Vaughan's Eagle House, Terenure
107 Terenure Rd NRestaurant & pub
Arts & Culture
This is actually one of our favorite places for a family outing. Great cafe, small maze, interactive exhibits, relatively child friendly (for a museum)
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Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
Military RoadThis is actually one of our favorite places for a family outing. Great cafe, small maze, interactive exhibits, relatively child friendly (for a museum)
Again, one for the children, hasn't changed since I visited as a child.
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National Museum of Ireland
Merrion Street UpperAgain, one for the children, hasn't changed since I visited as a child.
I-Little Museum of Dublin
15 St Stephen's GreenWell worth a visit
Mao Dundrum
16 Sandyford RdThe cinema, need I say more.
This art museum actually has Francis Bacon's art studio...
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Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Parnell Square NorthThis art museum actually has Francis Bacon's art studio...
Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace StCultural and foreign films.
Sightseeing
Dublin's Viking Adventure
Another good outing if you have children in tow.
I-Guinness Storehouse
Iconic product of Ireland
Great day trip, lovely gardens, an old house and restaurant, great playground.
only about 30m from our house.
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Powerscourt Waterfall
Great day trip, lovely gardens, an old house and restaurant, great playground.
only about 30m from our house.
Cool museum, usually interactive and suitable for kids
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Igaleriya yeSayensi yeDublin
Pearse StreetCool museum, usually interactive and suitable for kids