Grainne’s guidebook
Food scene
Lilliput Stores
5 Arbour HillLunch and nice produce
A SLICE of Cake Cafe
56 Manor PlGorgeous all day brunch and coffee
Green Door Bakery
91 Manor StLovely local bakery also serving nice coffee
My favourite restaurant in Stoneybatter - lovely newly opened Chinese restaurant
6 locals recommend
Hakkahan Chinese
My favourite restaurant in Stoneybatter - lovely newly opened Chinese restaurant
Grano Restaurant
Manor StreetAlso a firm favourite for dinner....
Walsh's
6 StoneybatterThe best pub in the area!
L. Mulligan Grocer
18 StoneybatterLovely food and drink
Ryan's of Parkgate Street
28 Parkgate StLovely bar with a steak restaurant above it
Nancy Hands Bar
30-32 Parkgate StAnother traditional pub serving traditional food
Social Fabric Cafe
34 StoneybatterLovely brunch and lunch spot
Fish Shop, Benburb St.
76 Benburb Street'Fancy' fish and chips
Centra Stoneybatter
12 Stoneybatter24 hr supermarket on Manor St for all essentials
Serving lovely lunch and coffee in the centre of the Phoenix Park
19 locals recommend
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre & Ashtown Castle
Serving lovely lunch and coffee in the centre of the Phoenix Park
Lovely tea and coffee very close to the Zoo. Serves lovely baked goods too
12 locals recommend
Phoenix Park Tea Rooms
Chesterfield AvenueLovely tea and coffee very close to the Zoo. Serves lovely baked goods too
Sightseeing
Guinness Storehouse
The best tour in Dublin
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
13-17 NewmarketWhiskey distillery with an excellent tour
Where Jack and I both studied - our blue chairs in the house are from here. Walk through it or take a guided tour. The book of Kells is housed in the Library.
91 locals recommend
Trinity College Dublin
College GreenWhere Jack and I both studied - our blue chairs in the house are from here. Walk through it or take a guided tour. The book of Kells is housed in the Library.
The Little Museum of Dublin
15 St Stephen's GreenA quirky history museum
St Stephens Green
Saint Stephen's GreenTraditional Victorian Green in the heart of Dublin city centre
Dublin Castle
Dame StreetHistoric centre of Dublin
Dublinia
A history of Viking Dublin
For something a bit different, go to Ireland's 84000 people stadium for our national sports. It has an excellent museum and tour where you will even get to try the sports. If you see people walking around in jerseys you don't recognise, its likely these are county jerseys, each county has a jersey and the sport is 100% amateur, yet the players on the county team have sports star status in Ireland. Matches are played on Sundays and extremely popular.
302 locals recommend
Croke Park
Jones' RoadFor something a bit different, go to Ireland's 84000 people stadium for our national sports. It has an excellent museum and tour where you will even get to try the sports. If you see people walking around in jerseys you don't recognise, its likely these are county jerseys, each county has a jersey and the sport is 100% amateur, yet the players on the county team have sports star status in Ireland. Matches are played on Sundays and extremely popular.
A traditional Irish pub in the Dublin mountains with an excellent banquet and show displaying traditional Irish music and dance.
131 locals recommend
Johnnie Fox's Pub
A traditional Irish pub in the Dublin mountains with an excellent banquet and show displaying traditional Irish music and dance.
Famous for its traditional irish music sessions - musicians from all over the world come to play here
296 locals recommend
The Cobblestone
77 King St NFamous for its traditional irish music sessions - musicians from all over the world come to play here
Lovely for a scenic cliff walk along the Irish sea. Finish with dinner in the King Sitric or Aqua or just get traditional fish and chips.
417 locals recommend
Howth
Lovely for a scenic cliff walk along the Irish sea. Finish with dinner in the King Sitric or Aqua or just get traditional fish and chips.
Poolbeg Lighthouse
South WallLovely lighthouse pier - stunning in nice weather
City advice
Don't miss
Top Tips
Coffee: Slice, Lilliput Stores (also a nice grocer), Phoenix Park Tea Rooms right beside the Zoo.
Brunch: Slice, Social Fabric Cafe, Phoenix Park Visitor's centre and Phoenix Park Tea Rooms (note you can only sit outside here).
Lunch: Mooz Italian Deli, Liliput Stores, The Green Door Bakery.
Dinner Hakkahan Chinese or Grano (Italian) restaurants on Manor Street are my favorites. Its very difficult to get a booking for either so make sure to call in advance/look at open table. Stone does nice Pizza and is available for takeaway. Fish Shop in Smithfield (a short walk up the Luas tracks) is lo