Guidebook for Rathgar
Food Scene
A great place to eat - not fancy, but good burgers, salads and plates. And run by two men who both happen to be called Kevin Byrne! Known simply as "The Kevins" to locals.
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Mayfield Restaurant
9-11 Terenure Rd NA great place to eat - not fancy, but good burgers, salads and plates. And run by two men who both happen to be called Kevin Byrne! Known simply as "The Kevins" to locals.
Noshington Café
186 S Circular RdCool place beside Harold's Cross Park for coffee and treats.
Two Fifty Square
10 Williams ParkA new, cool, hipster hangout. Has own roastery.
Drinks & Nightlife
108 Rathgar Rd
108 Rathgar RoadA cool craft beer bar - noisy but nice.
The Dropping Well
Milltown RoadA good, well run pub with good family food.
Essentials
Fresh & Wild
151 Rathmines Rd UpperGreat independent grocery store.
The food here is good - takeaway meals and great cakes and desserts.
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The Butler's Pantry
99 Rathgar RdThe food here is good - takeaway meals and great cakes and desserts.
This artisan bakery is just around the corner. Run by Cara and David, it's a great place for your morning croissants.
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The Corner Bakery
17 Terenure Rd NThis artisan bakery is just around the corner. Run by Cara and David, it's a great place for your morning croissants.
The Organic Supermarket Rathgar
3-5 Orwell RdStop here for organic meats and good salads.
Arts & Culture
Recently updated, this is a great place to walk down to and catch a movie.
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Omniplex Cinema Rathmines
210 Rathmines Rd LowerRecently updated, this is a great place to walk down to and catch a movie.
Modern art gallery and very nice coffee shop.
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RHA Gallery (Royal Hibernian Academy)
15 Ely PlModern art gallery and very nice coffee shop.
Shopping
The Hopsack
A health food store that does great coffee and juices.
This is the biggest shopping centre in Ireland, a cathedral of commerce! It has a cinema too and more stores than you could shake a credit card at!
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Dundrum Luas Stop
This is the biggest shopping centre in Ireland, a cathedral of commerce! It has a cinema too and more stores than you could shake a credit card at!
Everything Else
The Samadhi Centre
49 Highfield RdGreat Yoga classes and massage treatments.
A great flea market on the last Sunday of every month.
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Fusion Sundays World Culture Market
12 NewmarketA great flea market on the last Sunday of every month.
A big park with a pond and playground. There's also a farmer's market here very Saturday.
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Bushy Park House station
Bushy Park HouseA big park with a pond and playground. There's also a farmer's market here very Saturday.
Entertainment & Activities
Imaginosity, Dublin Children's Museum
Cool play experience for kids.
Great playground and open space for kids. Very grand houses around the outside - this park is famous as the place where Victorian nannies used to wheel their charges around in huge prams!
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Palmerston Park
13 Palmerston ParkGreat playground and open space for kids. Very grand houses around the outside - this park is famous as the place where Victorian nannies used to wheel their charges around in huge prams!
An exhibition and performance space just for kids - right in the heart of the Temple Bar tourist area.
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The Ark, Dublin
11A Eustace StAn exhibition and performance space just for kids - right in the heart of the Temple Bar tourist area.
A huge park with lots to do for kids. There's the best playground in the city here, an old mansion and a weekend market.
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Marlay Park
Grange RoadA huge park with lots to do for kids. There's the best playground in the city here, an old mansion and a weekend market.