Guidebook for Dublin 8

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Guidebook for Dublin 8

Food Scene

This is Dublin's best Indian restaurant and it is just around the corner from us. They do a wonderful Palak Paneer and all the traditional dishes. Get a take away or eat in and then go for drink across the road to the fabulous MVP bar.
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Konkan Indian Restaurant Clanbrassil Street
46 Clanbrassil Street Upper
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This is Dublin's best Indian restaurant and it is just around the corner from us. They do a wonderful Palak Paneer and all the traditional dishes. Get a take away or eat in and then go for drink across the road to the fabulous MVP bar.
This is a great coffee shop just beside the number 16 bus stop which takes you to the airport directly from near our house. There are freshly baked pastries and yummy coffee. Also yoga classes out the back.
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Little Bird, coffee & yoga
82 S Circular Rd
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This is a great coffee shop just beside the number 16 bus stop which takes you to the airport directly from near our house. There are freshly baked pastries and yummy coffee. Also yoga classes out the back.
Fantastic french pizza place which has breads and coffees too. This place is open in the evening and has a pizza oven, it is very casual and you turn up and share tables. There is wine and beer on the menu and fabulous pizzas made with emmental cheese.
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Gaillot et Gray
59 Clanbrassil Street Lower
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Fantastic french pizza place which has breads and coffees too. This place is open in the evening and has a pizza oven, it is very casual and you turn up and share tables. There is wine and beer on the menu and fabulous pizzas made with emmental cheese.
This is an amazing Korean restaurant on Meath Street a 10 minute walk from the house. All the meat is free range, there is an open kitchen, the staff are friendly and the food is delicious. You can’t book and so just put your name down and go and have a drink in Lucky’s if there is a short wait.
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This is an amazing Korean restaurant on Meath Street a 10 minute walk from the house. All the meat is free range, there is an open kitchen, the staff are friendly and the food is delicious. You can’t book and so just put your name down and go and have a drink in Lucky’s if there is a short wait.

Drinks & Nightlife

MVP is a great old fashioned bar that has been taken over by a young and trendy crowd. They have great cocktails, wine, music, atmosphere and yummy baked potatoes. It is casual and friendly.
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MVP
29 Clanbrassil Street Upper
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MVP is a great old fashioned bar that has been taken over by a young and trendy crowd. They have great cocktails, wine, music, atmosphere and yummy baked potatoes. It is casual and friendly.
This is a great pub in town with Dj's playing great tunes downstairs in the basement until late. It is always busy and very friendly. A great place to meet the locals.
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Hogans
36 South Great George's Street
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This is a great pub in town with Dj's playing great tunes downstairs in the basement until late. It is always busy and very friendly. A great place to meet the locals.
This is a great pub which often has a live DJ. It is small and friendly with a mixture of people and an old fashioned fun vibe.
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Anseo Comedy Club
18 Camden St
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This is a great pub which often has a live DJ. It is small and friendly with a mixture of people and an old fashioned fun vibe.
Fabulous pub with live music and pizza. Jazz night on a Wednesday. Great cocktails, dancing and a big outdoor area at the back.
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Lucky's
78 Meath St
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Fabulous pub with live music and pizza. Jazz night on a Wednesday. Great cocktails, dancing and a big outdoor area at the back.

Sightseeing

St Patrick's cathedral is a ten minute walk from our house. It is where Jonathan Swift was Dean of the cathedral and is one of Dublin's most iconic buildings. You can do a tour and soak in the history or just look at it from the lovely park beside it.
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Catedral de São Patrício
Saint Patrick's Close
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St Patrick's cathedral is a ten minute walk from our house. It is where Jonathan Swift was Dean of the cathedral and is one of Dublin's most iconic buildings. You can do a tour and soak in the history or just look at it from the lovely park beside it.
Booking is essential for this gaol where many of the 1916 rebels were imprisoned after the rising. The tour is very interesting and good for all ages, my 16 year old nephew said it was his favourite tourist attraction in Dublin. You can visit the cells and learn about Irish history.
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Museu da Prisão de Kilmainham Gaol
Inchicore Road
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Booking is essential for this gaol where many of the 1916 rebels were imprisoned after the rising. The tour is very interesting and good for all ages, my 16 year old nephew said it was his favourite tourist attraction in Dublin. You can visit the cells and learn about Irish history.
Only 15 minutes walk from the house The Guinness Storehouse is a must see. It explains everything about the iconic drink including how it is made, advertised and history. The tour ends at a glass view point bar above the building where you can enjoy a glass of the black stuff and view the whole of the city.
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Fábrica da Guinness
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Only 15 minutes walk from the house The Guinness Storehouse is a must see. It explains everything about the iconic drink including how it is made, advertised and history. The tour ends at a glass view point bar above the building where you can enjoy a glass of the black stuff and view the whole of the city.
Only 5 minutes walk from our house this whiskey distillery offers tours and tasting, there is also a delicious cafe open all day and a shop and a bar upstairs if you want to just buy the whiskey and sample.
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Teeling Whiskey Distillery
13-17 Newmarket
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Only 5 minutes walk from our house this whiskey distillery offers tours and tasting, there is also a delicious cafe open all day and a shop and a bar upstairs if you want to just buy the whiskey and sample.

Arts & Culture

Set in the beautiful surroundings of an old hospital with wonderful gardens this art gallery is free to enter and has an amazing permenant collection from Irish and international artists. The visiting exhibitions you have to pay for but they are interesting and have brilliant variety. Great for a walk around and you could walk from the house as it is only 20 minutes.
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Museu Irlandês de Arte Moderna (IMMA)
Military Road
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Set in the beautiful surroundings of an old hospital with wonderful gardens this art gallery is free to enter and has an amazing permenant collection from Irish and international artists. The visiting exhibitions you have to pay for but they are interesting and have brilliant variety. Great for a walk around and you could walk from the house as it is only 20 minutes.

Food scene

A wonderful neighbourhood cafe which serves amazing breakfasts traditional and vegan type healthy ones! It has fabulous lunch and dinner options too with wine available. This is on the South Circular 20 minutes walk from the house.
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Noshington Café
186 S Circular Rd
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A wonderful neighbourhood cafe which serves amazing breakfasts traditional and vegan type healthy ones! It has fabulous lunch and dinner options too with wine available. This is on the South Circular 20 minutes walk from the house.