Guidebook for Dublin

Maeve & Karl
Guidebook for Dublin

Food Scene

Lovely little hipster café, 10 minute walk down the road from us through Crumlin Village. Great spot for brunch, lovely atmosphere and nice menu
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The Hungry Duck
189 Kimmage Rd W
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Lovely little hipster café, 10 minute walk down the road from us through Crumlin Village. Great spot for brunch, lovely atmosphere and nice menu
A local cheap & cheerful Italian restaurant where you can bring your own wine and they don't charge corkage. Just a 20 minute walk from the house. You can pop in to SuperValu on Sundrive rd for the wine first :)
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Montos Sundrive
45 Sundrive Rd
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A local cheap & cheerful Italian restaurant where you can bring your own wine and they don't charge corkage. Just a 20 minute walk from the house. You can pop in to SuperValu on Sundrive rd for the wine first :)
A lovely small family-run sushi restaurant, about a 25 minute walk from the house
Sakura Sushi
157 Kimmage Road Lower
A lovely small family-run sushi restaurant, about a 25 minute walk from the house
Spacious comfortable coffee shop, very close to the house. They also do soup and sandwiches.
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Costa Coffee
1 Dawson St
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Spacious comfortable coffee shop, very close to the house. They also do soup and sandwiches.
Local cafe (around the corner from the house) that serves an Irish breakfast and sandwiches or warm dishes for lunch. If the weather is nice you can sit out on their patio.
Deli-Licious
3 Lisle Rd
Local cafe (around the corner from the house) that serves an Irish breakfast and sandwiches or warm dishes for lunch. If the weather is nice you can sit out on their patio.
Funky shabby chic eatery with an eclectic decor, a great menu and friendly staff. One of our favourite places for brunch. Sometimes someone plays the piano. Great patio for a sunny day. 40 minutes to walk there from our house, or a 10 minute drive.
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Mayfield Restaurant
9-11 Terenure Rd N
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Funky shabby chic eatery with an eclectic decor, a great menu and friendly staff. One of our favourite places for brunch. Sometimes someone plays the piano. Great patio for a sunny day. 40 minutes to walk there from our house, or a 10 minute drive.
One of our favourite spots for dinner. Serves great modern Asian cuisine, excellent cocktails and wine and great music. Very friendly staff and good atmosphere. Open late and there's karaoke downstairs!
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The Lotts Cafe Bar
9 Liffey Street Lower
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One of our favourite spots for dinner. Serves great modern Asian cuisine, excellent cocktails and wine and great music. Very friendly staff and good atmosphere. Open late and there's karaoke downstairs!
The best burgers in town. Great veggie/vegan options. Get the sweet potato chips. Good cocktails and tunes too!
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Jo'Burger
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The best burgers in town. Great veggie/vegan options. Get the sweet potato chips. Good cocktails and tunes too!
Great Korea restaurant on one side, bar on the other. The pajeon (green onion pancakes) and the bibimbap are really good! Very good value. On the other side of town, but if you're in the area it's worth a visit.
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Kimchi Hophouse
160-161 Parnell St
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Great Korea restaurant on one side, bar on the other. The pajeon (green onion pancakes) and the bibimbap are really good! Very good value. On the other side of town, but if you're in the area it's worth a visit.
Chinese restaurant in Crumlin village around the corner from the house. Open late (midnight Mon-Fri and 1am Sat-Sun). Not expensive, good food, friendly staff and quick service.
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The Hub
3 Main St
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Chinese restaurant in Crumlin village around the corner from the house. Open late (midnight Mon-Fri and 1am Sat-Sun). Not expensive, good food, friendly staff and quick service.
The Café-Bar in the IFI in Temple Bar is a great spot in town for really good food (lunch or dinner) that isn't crazy expensive like a lot of restaurants in town. The atmosphere is also nice. The architects Maeve works for also designed the building :)
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Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace St
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The Café-Bar in the IFI in Temple Bar is a great spot in town for really good food (lunch or dinner) that isn't crazy expensive like a lot of restaurants in town. The atmosphere is also nice. The architects Maeve works for also designed the building :)
One of our favourite restaurants. Great dim sum, cocktails and atmosphere. Very friendly staff and quick service.
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Mak
Cullenswood Gardens
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One of our favourite restaurants. Great dim sum, cocktails and atmosphere. Very friendly staff and quick service.

Essentials

Shopping centre not far from the house a bakery with lovely breads and pastries, a supermarket, pharmacy, Starbuck's, McDonald's, restaurant, health food shop, flower shop and a few others.
Ashleaf Shopping Centre Whitehall Road West
Cromwellsfort Road
Shopping centre not far from the house a bakery with lovely breads and pastries, a supermarket, pharmacy, Starbuck's, McDonald's, restaurant, health food shop, flower shop and a few others.
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ALDI
7 Parnell St
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Lidl
12 Walkinstown Ave
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SuperValu (Walkinstown)
Pharmacy
Boots
Unit A Drimnagh Rd
Pharmacy

Drinks & Nightlife

Very friendly, cosy, dog-friendly pub on the way back home from town. Great half way point to stop off for a pint if walking. They do lovely baked spuds with various toppings as well.
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MVP
29 Clanbrassil Street Upper
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Very friendly, cosy, dog-friendly pub on the way back home from town. Great half way point to stop off for a pint if walking. They do lovely baked spuds with various toppings as well.
Really lovely bar in two converted Georgian townhouses. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good food. Lots of different areas, all cosy and well decorated, such as the conservatory, garden, front parlour or library.
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House Dublin
27 Leeson Street Lower
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Really lovely bar in two converted Georgian townhouses. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good food. Lots of different areas, all cosy and well decorated, such as the conservatory, garden, front parlour or library.
Really relaxed, elegant hotel bar with open fires and leather armchairs. No music so great for a quiet drink and a chat.
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Library Bar
Exchequer Street
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Really relaxed, elegant hotel bar with open fires and leather armchairs. No music so great for a quiet drink and a chat.
Look out for the large wooden snail hanging above the door and then walk up the stairs to what feels like a loft house party. Funky modern bar, really bright, good tunes, comfy couches, great outdoor patio for smokers.
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The Bar With No Name
3 Fade St
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Look out for the large wooden snail hanging above the door and then walk up the stairs to what feels like a loft house party. Funky modern bar, really bright, good tunes, comfy couches, great outdoor patio for smokers.
Our local - a nice old traditional Irish pub. Great for a quiet pint or a bite to eat - they serve standard pub grub that doesn't break the bank. Rumour has it they host trad music sessions as well but we haven't confirmed which nights yet.
The Halfway House
Walkinstown Road
Our local - a nice old traditional Irish pub. Great for a quiet pint or a bite to eat - they serve standard pub grub that doesn't break the bank. Rumour has it they host trad music sessions as well but we haven't confirmed which nights yet.

Parks & Nature

Lovely park for a walk, jog, game of something. Frequented by lots of dogs and their owners.
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Eamonn Ceannt Park
Clogher Road
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Lovely park for a walk, jog, game of something. Frequented by lots of dogs and their owners.
A park just a minute down the road from the house, with a large field, a running track, and outdoor gym equipment
Bunting Road
Bunting Road
A park just a minute down the road from the house, with a large field, a running track, and outdoor gym equipment
A large park with wooded areas, fields, a lake, and a dog park. Nice walk. On sunny days you'll find an ice cream van at one end near the lake.
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Tymon Park
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A large park with wooded areas, fields, a lake, and a dog park. Nice walk. On sunny days you'll find an ice cream van at one end near the lake.

Entertainment & Activities

Comedy nights upstairs at the International Bar, Thursday-Sunday nights.
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The International Bar
23 Wicklow St
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Comedy nights upstairs at the International Bar, Thursday-Sunday nights.

Getting Around

Car rental less than 10 minutes from the house, by the canal
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Hertz Car Hire
151 S Circular Rd
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Car rental less than 10 minutes from the house, by the canal