Local Favourites Guidebook
Food scene
Shouk
40 Drumcondra Rd LowerGreat little neighbourhood eatery with great atmosphere.
Delicious crepes - try the homemade caramel sauce
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Le Petit Breton Artisan Crêperie
1A Drumcondra Rd LowerDelicious crepes - try the homemade caramel sauce
Great local pub, over a hundred years old, offering food as well as drinks
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Kennedy's Pub
132-134 Drumcondra Rd LowerGreat local pub, over a hundred years old, offering food as well as drinks
Nelly's Cafe - Drumcondra
40 Drumcondra Rd LowerGreat spot for casual coffee, cake and sandwiches
Wallace’s Asti
15 Russell StTasty Italian food and wine
As the name says, this is a good local independent pizzeria
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Independent Pizza Company
28 Drumcondra Rd LowerAs the name says, this is a good local independent pizzeria
Popular pub with good food options - lots of vegan/veggie options
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The Bernard Shaw
Popular pub with good food options - lots of vegan/veggie options
Best pint of Guinness! There’s a restaurant as well as the pub
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John Kavanagh The Gravediggers
1 Prospect SquareBest pint of Guinness! There’s a restaurant as well as the pub
Loretta's
Phibsborough RoadA favourite Phibsborough restaurant
Doyles Corner
160/161 Phibsborough RdNice pub across from Loretta’s restaurant in Phibsborough - also does food
Andersons Food Hall & Cafe
3 The RiseGood food and hearty portions
Andersons Creperie
Carlingford RoadAn Irish take on crepes
San Sab Thai Restaurant
84 Drumcondra Rd UpperGood Thai food
Sightseeing
Croke Park is a stadium as well as a conference and concert venue. It offers a Skyline Tour with Dublin’s highest open-viewing platform, offering panoramic views of the city from the mountains to the sea.
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Croke Park
Jones' RoadCroke Park is a stadium as well as a conference and concert venue. It offers a Skyline Tour with Dublin’s highest open-viewing platform, offering panoramic views of the city from the mountains to the sea.
Dollymount Strand
Lovely beach nearby for walks
Griffith Park
Local park
Dublin’s Botanic Gardens - great to stroll around and there’s a nice cafe too
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Iziko Lokhuni Lwezityalo Lwamabala
Dublin’s Botanic Gardens - great to stroll around and there’s a nice cafe too
Lovely day trip - Howth is a fishing village with good places to eat and drink, boat trips from the harbour, a great cliff walk if you’re feeling energetic and a weekend market.
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Howth
Lovely day trip - Howth is a fishing village with good places to eat and drink, boat trips from the harbour, a great cliff walk if you’re feeling energetic and a weekend market.
Guided tours of the castle, lovely gardens and a cafe and food store make this a great place to visit
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Malahide Castle & Gardens
Back RoadGuided tours of the castle, lovely gardens and a cafe and food store make this a great place to visit
Walk to Phibsborough from Drumcondra along the banks of the Royal Canal
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Royal Canal
Walk to Phibsborough from Drumcondra along the banks of the Royal Canal
Fairview Park
FairviewLocal park