Guidebook for Harolds Cross
Food Scene
Beckett and Bull
53 Rathgar AveFive Points
288A Harold's Cross RdGood for lunch, brunch, and speciality coffee.
Brunch with seasonal ingredients & speciality coffee. The mushrooms on toast are phenomenal if they are on — otherwise go for eggs & greens.
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Fia
Brunch with seasonal ingredients & speciality coffee. The mushrooms on toast are phenomenal if they are on — otherwise go for eggs & greens.
A small hatch serving THE BEST takeaway napoltenan pizza. Grab it to go in summer and head for Stephen's Green or the canal and dine al-fresco.
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Dublin Pizza Company
2 Aungier StA small hatch serving THE BEST takeaway napoltenan pizza. Grab it to go in summer and head for Stephen's Green or the canal and dine al-fresco.
Fancy delicatessen in the city centre. Skip all the other late night options and grab a slice of pizza for €4.50 from the hatch on the quays-side.
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Dollard & Co.
2-5 Wellington QuayFancy delicatessen in the city centre. Skip all the other late night options and grab a slice of pizza for €4.50 from the hatch on the quays-side.
Quirky open plan office-turned-cafe, decorated with bric-a-brac furniture. A great place to grab some brunch in a comfy armchair (Fumbally Eggs w/ avocado, or any of their specials), while reading a book or planning your travels. Close to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Guinness Storehouse. Large queues on Saturdays—arrive early and before you're hungry! Closed Sunday/Monday.
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The Fumbally
Fumbally LaneQuirky open plan office-turned-cafe, decorated with bric-a-brac furniture. A great place to grab some brunch in a comfy armchair (Fumbally Eggs w/ avocado, or any of their specials), while reading a book or planning your travels. Close to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Guinness Storehouse. Large queues on Saturdays—arrive early and before you're hungry! Closed Sunday/Monday.
Simple american-style burgers and fries done two ways. Large queues after 6pm every day. Grab a drink in Anseo or Against the Grain, and they will text you when a table comes up.
Other locations in Temple Bar, South Anne St, and Ranelagh.
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Bunsen Wexford Street
36 Wexford StSimple american-style burgers and fries done two ways. Large queues after 6pm every day. Grab a drink in Anseo or Against the Grain, and they will text you when a table comes up.
Other locations in Temple Bar, South Anne St, and Ranelagh.
Espresso bar serving international specialty roasters on rotation. Tom is your housemate!
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Vice Coffee Inc
54 Middle Abbey StEspresso bar serving international specialty roasters on rotation. Tom is your housemate!
Pan-asian street food. Each meal includes a free "99" (soft serve ice cream in a cone) that you pour for yourself.
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Neon Asian Street Food
17 Camden Street LowerPan-asian street food. Each meal includes a free "99" (soft serve ice cream in a cone) that you pour for yourself.
Health food & specialty coffee. A great pit-stop on the way back into the city after doing the Bray -> Greystones cliff walk.
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The Happy Pear
Church RoadHealth food & specialty coffee. A great pit-stop on the way back into the city after doing the Bray -> Greystones cliff walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
Craft cocktails and beers in a shabby-chic, dog friendly, local bar. Loaded potatoes available upstairs from Spud Box.
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MVP
29 Clanbrassil Street UpperCraft cocktails and beers in a shabby-chic, dog friendly, local bar. Loaded potatoes available upstairs from Spud Box.
Drink like a local—grab a Guinness and the snug as you come in the front door. Cash only.
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Martin B. Slattery
217 Rathmines Road LowerDrink like a local—grab a Guinness and the snug as you come in the front door. Cash only.
Comfy couches and eclectic alternative music in a small bar. Great for a quiet early afternoon drink, or a quick one after dinner.
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Anseo Comedy Club
18 Camden StComfy couches and eclectic alternative music in a small bar. Great for a quiet early afternoon drink, or a quick one after dinner.
Quirky old-man pub turned hip bar. Grab a pizza and pint from The Big Blue Bus (~€12 before 6/7pm), and check out the graffiti in the smoking area while listening to some great DJs.
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The Bernard Shaw
Quirky old-man pub turned hip bar. Grab a pizza and pint from The Big Blue Bus (~€12 before 6/7pm), and check out the graffiti in the smoking area while listening to some great DJs.
Essentials
ALDI
Budget groceries.
Spar
Hanover QuayExpensive & limited range, but 1 minute walk from the house.
SuperValu
169 Howth RdGood for branded goods & health foods.
Parks & Nature
Quaint seaside village. There is a 5km cliff walk to Greystones that you can do from here. Get the DART (train) from Pearse St and buy a ticket to Greystones, but get off in Bray. Follow the trail (and crowd) from the station up the promenade and along the track. The Happy Pear is a really popular health food store in Greystones for a pit-stop before heading back into the city.
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Bray
Quaint seaside village. There is a 5km cliff walk to Greystones that you can do from here. Get the DART (train) from Pearse St and buy a ticket to Greystones, but get off in Bray. Follow the trail (and crowd) from the station up the promenade and along the track. The Happy Pear is a really popular health food store in Greystones for a pit-stop before heading back into the city.
Entertainment & Activities
Indie movies & restored classics in a brick building. Food available in the cafe.
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Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace StIndie movies & restored classics in a brick building. Food available in the cafe.
Indie movies in a modern cinema. Good cafe & late night events.
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Light House Cinema
Market Street SouthIndie movies in a modern cinema. Good cafe & late night events.
Learn all about the history and making of Guinness, before taking in a breath taking panorama of the city while enjoying a pint of the black stuff.
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Guinness Storehouse
Learn all about the history and making of Guinness, before taking in a breath taking panorama of the city while enjoying a pint of the black stuff.
Arts & Culture
Famous scenic campus that blends the old and new. Book an informal walking tour, or go to see the Book of Kells (book ahead). Grab a refreshment from The Pav bar and sit on the cricket pitch in summer.
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Trinity College Library
College GreenFamous scenic campus that blends the old and new. Book an informal walking tour, or go to see the Book of Kells (book ahead). Grab a refreshment from The Pav bar and sit on the cricket pitch in summer.