Absolutely love these cupcakes. The Cupcake Blokes themselves are the nicest people you could…read moreencounter, and the cupcakes and other treats they sell are out of this world! They have a stall on Coppinger Row on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from morning time til 4pm each week. They have also been known to appear at the occasional other food fare from time to time also! They always have their standard selection of cupcakes, and then a few "specials". The specials are generally quite experimental flavours like Red Wine & Chocolate, or Coconut, Mango and Chilli. So good! The cakes are a very reasonable two euro each and you can get a loyalty card which means you get a freebie once you've had a baker's dozen.

What an amazing treat to find!…read more I actually don't really like cupcakes, I've always found them dry and boring and mostly about the pretty icing. However due to Graham's good will (and amazing marketing) with his YES equality buns, I couldn't resist at least paying a visit to his cute little stall on Coppinger Row. Guys, I've been eating the wrong damn cupcakes. These are AMAZING! Soft and *shudder* moist, with delicious icing that's just the right consistency and ratio to cake. I immediately went for the adorable Pride rainbow bun, and then lovely Graham went about telling me the other flavours. I was very close to buying the slice of rainbow cake but instead went for the WooWoo (complete with shot of vodka) and Pink Lemonade (with a butt on it, for whatever reason), along with the vanilla Pride cake. The lemonade was probably my favourite, but genuinely they were all so delicious, and really good value! I'm going to be back every week from now on. Fantastic stuff. Graham, open a shop!!

Imagine my sense of shock and wonderment when I discovered that my favourite toy stand in the…read morePowerscourt Centre was turned into a cupcake stand. I got over my disappointment when I inspected the goods. Beautifully bright cupcakes sat on the top of the counter in all kinds of delicious flavours. The treats made me think that I was at a magical tea party in some child's fantasy. I had a taste of the vanilla cupcake and it was gorgeous. Very sweet but name me one cupcake that isn't! Cupcakes would be a delightful present for a friend's birthday. Or again, they would be nice surprise at a dinner party. Any special occasion merits one of these round cakes. Buy an assorted box of 4 for 9.50 Euro.

Thanks to you Alexandra, I've found this place at last!…read more This cute cupcake stand looks amazing and provides sweet temptation for Powerscourt Centre shoppers. Great for a mid-afternoon sweet treat, although I confess I prefer the ones at Howth markets...

I sampled these at the Point Village Market on a dreary Saturday. I can confirm that cupcakes do,…read morein fact, make the day brighter! Staff at the stall were lovely-really friendly and efficient. There was an array of beautifully decorated cupcakes with flavours including vanilla, chocolate, lemon with lemon curd filling, carrot and pineapple, red velvet, banana. After much deliberation I settled on the classics-vanilla and chocolate. I had a choice of pink or purple for my vanilla cupcake. I should not be given difficult choices like this! It took a full minute of agonising before I decided on purple because it would match my top. And they say women aren't logical?!? Prices are a reasonable/average €2.50 per large cupcake. The cupcakes themselves look beautiful. They're just like in the photos here-really cute and decorated with little flowers. Very girlie! The chocolate was very very good-a light sponge cake (not very chocolately though) with a very good buttercream frosting. The vanilla was a disappointment. It had a really strange taste...kind of like times I've accidentally thrown too much vanilla into mixtures and they ended up bitter and with a slight aftertaste. Maybe it was just this particular batch? I'll have to try more....just to check. The below average vanilla nets them a 4 star rating. Potential for 5 star if my next ones are better :-)

I stumbled upon these divine cupcakes in August at the Dun Laoghaire festival of world cultures. I…read morehad seen the name on Facebook so was very keen to try them. Well I was so impressed! I got a selection of 4 cupcakes (lemon, chocolate, strawberry and passionfruit) that were all delish!! I got their card and was so impressed I placed an order for a party I was throwing. My guests were very impressed and they were the talk of the evening. It was a themed party and they were able to match my colours perfectly. They supplied the tiered stand and all. They both looked and tasted fab. Almost too pretty to eat! YUM!

Pros - tasty scone -…read morefriendly cashier - tasty scone came with butter and jelly Cons - gave me the wrong scone - they didn't have cream for the coffee

Since this was the last stop on Anthony Bourdain's visit to Dublin, I had to try it. This sausage…read moreroll was super flavorful and the flakey pastry dough was perfect. I highly recommend this tasty treat.

Giovanni makes a lot of these cupcakes himself!…read more He's the lovely 30 something Italian guy that mans the cupcake shop most days. Ladies eat your hearts out! (That's actually kind of a weird phrase now that I've typed it) He serves you with a smile and a wave and will talk to you all day about his passions which are many and close between: Confectionary Art, Poetry, Juventus and Love Making. Some of his proudest designs include minions from the Despicable Me movies (which I still haven't seen and probably won't. I know people say they're good but the people who say that are usually really boring or annoying) and Oscar the Grouch which he has encased in a glass box and promises never to sell no matter what the price. Great cupcakes and a fun little seating area where you get a great view of Giovanni's buns (if you know what I mean)

No comments for Johnnie Cupcakes?? Come on! How is it possible!…read moreBest cupcakes ever! The cheapest too (2 euros each)! Just the thought of them make me want a book a flight to Dublin. I've tasted them all. My favorites : Vanilla Bean, New Yorker and of course Banoffi! I wish they could come to France but for now they're only expanding in the UK. If you go to Dublin, make a quick stop at the Ilac Centre to taste them!

Service was amazing. Super kind people that service us. Right by the river. The weather was epic…read morewhich helps as well! Ordered 2 lattes which were beautifully presented with a sweet little cupcake. I had Bacon Brioche and hubs had Bacon Butty- both were very good. Would definitely recommend.

Kids had bacon and pancakes and loved them, devoured it all. Also tried their pastries which were…read moregreat as well.

This place is so cute and decadent. The atmosphere reminds me of a quaint coffee shop (which, I…read moresuppose, it is). I went here for breakfast and ordered their Irish Porridge with seasonal fruit, cream and toasted almonds along with a blueberry scone (can't visit a tart shop and not order a dessert). The porridge was huge. There was no way that I needed both the porridge and the scone but when in Dublin... It was creamy and had a great thick texture. The scone was light and fluffy and paired well with the butter and jam they give you. My only complaint was that I would have liked a larger cup of jam for my scone but only because it was so good! I would definitely go back and I highly recommend this place.

This location is permanently closed and has reopened Asia Valentino…read more Apple Maps still takes you to it, but you have to be looking for the il Valentino!!

Great place for anything to do with cakes,very reasonable prices,convenient to get to,staff very…read morehelpful, and friendly.

This business specialisies in all things baking and has a huge selection on offer. It's easier to…read morebrowse than either Kitchen Complements or Stock, its south of the Liffey competitors, due to the large floor space. Staff were very friendly and helpful and I was talked through the basics of the business, which are that it's Irish-owned, has several stores throughout the land, and makes all of its own extensive range of icings. I can vouch that the ready to roll one is really easy to use and goes on beautifully - my only issue is that I was advised to get two and a half times the quantity I needed, having asked for enough for a medium Christmas cake. So I have a rather large surplus of sweet white stuff and foresee a year of much cookie and cake decorating for the kids - up to the point I get tired of it and chuck it out no doubt. A word to the wise - the prices here are looking very good indeed, compared to Stock which is on the expensive side. I bought the exact same cookie presentation box here that I bought in Stock a day previously, it was 2.50 in Stock, and 1.85 here. The assistant I spoke to advised that keen pricing is part of the company ethos - and given how expensive confectionery goods can be, you can't argue with that. She also told me they are moving to a bigger premises further along the north quay in the new year - perhaps nearer the Italian Quarter. I'll definitely be making this by first stop for baking stuff in the future.

Visiting Ireland for the first time, on my way to the Guinness Storehouse for a tour, I came across…read moreMannings Bakery. Looking over their case of baked treats, I decided to grab one and had a good experience, overall. I walked in on a Tuesday afternoon and perused the case for a moment, figuring out what was what and narrowing down what I wanted. The inside is a good size with a few tables and some stool seating. The inside is very much a café. It took over 10 minutes to get the woman behind the counter to take my order, but she was fairly busy prior to me walking in. She did a nice job answering my questions though and cashed me out quickly. Afterward, I found a stool and had a seat and waited no more than five minutes before she came over with a tray with everything I ordered! I ordered a custard slice and an Americano. The custard slice description is a golden and flaky puff pastry filled with fresh Irish Cream & Custard Sweet Fondant. The custard slice was nicely sized and had plenty of cream in the middle! I wish the top of the pastry wasn't hard though, it made eating it VERY messy and cumbersome, but it did taste good. The Americano paired nicely with my treat. Once I finished my mid-afternoon snack, I was told I could leave my dishes and they'd pick them up - a full-service café! Manning's Bakery is a cute little bakery/café serving up some delicious looking treats. I don't think I'd order the custard slice again - the top of the pastry being that hard made it cumbersome to bite and cut into and made a mess. The workers behind the counter were friendly enough but came off stressed out still. If I ever come back to Dublin and am in the area, I'd be willing to come back and try another one of their pastries or maybe a slice of one of their cakes!

My daughter led me here to try a cupcake and I also had to get a cinnamon roll, this place has…read moreeverything to make your tastebuds happy in a sugary way. Cakes, pies, pastries, all delightful, we did "takeaway" as the Iocals call it but they have tables and chairs in a nice space to eat in, everything looked clean and nicely decorated.