The Irish Tour Guide
A locals guide for your trip to Ireland
Local's guide
Strolling around the city
- Trinity College
- St.Stephens Green
- Merrion Square
- The Iveagh Gardens
- Ringsend/Irishtown Nature reserve
- Gardens at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
A day in the Park
Tip up to The Phoenix Park where you can see the Deer & wave to the President.
It might be handy to go there with a bike because the park is huge!
The Luas tram also goes close by if biking ain’t your thing.
Day trips and some trail walking
- Howth Head trail - Travel by DART to Howth. Nice pier walk there too. There's a nice café near the pier called "Panorama". Also the "Dog House" tea rooms is kinda funky.
- Bray Head walk - Travel by DART to Bray. Nice hike up to the top of the hill. Great views!
- Bray to Greystones cliff walk - Travel by DART to Bray. Lovely views along the journey. Trail walk to Greystones & DART back to the city. It can also be done the other way, Greystones to Bray. If in Greystones, the "Happy Pear" is a nice café there.
- Travelling on the DART to Bray is actually really nice thing to do in itself, along the coastal cliffs & tunnels
Traditional Pubs
- Grogans on South William Street (My favourite on a sunny day to sit outside with a pint of Guinness)
- Keohes on South Anne Street - Great "sung" on the left just inside the door
- Nearys on Chatham Street
Fancier bar for cocktails
- Peruke & Periwig on Dawson Street
- The horseshoe bar in the Shelbourne hotel
Bars with Traditional Music
It can sometimes be tricky to find traditional music in bars in Dublin city, however these places might have something
- Lots of places in Temple Bar will do music all the time, especially the "Temple Bar" pub. Very touristic though!
- The Cobbblestone on Smithfield Square - authentic
- O'Donoghues on Baggot Street - great pub
Cafés and Restaurants
This one comes with a bit of a qualification as it’s been a long time since I was frequenting restaurants in Dublin & many may have changed/closed/newly opened since Covid period.
- Dawson street is usually good for nice restaurants
- Drury Street & Fade Street also have some good options
- George's Street should have plenty of options too, often at a better price-point
- South William Street is hip & interesting
- Bewleys Café on Grafton for an indulgent treat in old-world surroundings
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