Nutley News is a great newspaper shop in Merrion Shopping Centre. It feels like a little…read morenewsagents that you might have in the country, so it's unusual to feel like a local when you pick up your paper in Dublin. It has a really good selection of cards and gift accessories and it also does some presents for kids. It has stationary and books and magazines. It has all of the papers you might need and of course a good sweet selection. They even have all of the old filling-pullers that you grew up with beside the till.

Name's Tyler, last name Moore. Me and my brothers, Jon and Matty, spent some of the best years of…read moreour childhood working here. My little sister Sarah too. Paul, the owner, is one of the kindest most generous people we've ever met. We siblings just spent a night out reminiscing our time spent there. I could not give a higher recommendation to give your business to this shop.

Now this is old school!…read more From the sweets to the layout - they have pineapple squares, brings me back! I went in looking for a pot of Ben & Jerry's, now that is far to fancy for a spot like this so I walked away with a slab of HB vanilla ice-cream and that shattered any delusions of worldly grandeur and entitlement I felt. The lad working the night I went in was so friendly and chatty and insisted and bagging up my ice-cream and sweets in a cute brown bag.

Very cute - they sell individual lollies here, so little kids can come in and order 2 gummi bears…read more Classic - you don't see this kind of thing very often anymore. Just one problem - my after dinner mints were melted in their packet :-(

I am pretty much obsessed with Totally Dublin, a free monthly newspaper that is chock full of great…read morestuff. The publication is aimed at a hip crowd that goes on often and always wants to know what events are around the corner. It's been around for 5 years, and I hope it lives to see many more milestones in years to come. The listings are broken up into categories like live gigs, theatre, weekly clubbing and one-off clubbing, so you'll have no trouble finding something cool to do each month. They also have venue, club night and restaurant reviews that are humorous and informative. While Totally Dublin is essential for finding out what's going on around the city, it's also a great read otherwise, with lots of well-written content, articles, band/artist interviews and more. The staff is probably young and doesn't take themselves too seriously, and this is reflected in the style and content, which is funny and interesting. It's the kind of cultural newspaper that I actually read cover to cover and sometimes even keep (it's that good!). It's distributed at businesses around the city and if you spot on, do not hesitate to pick it up!

Every cultural city needs a magazine like Totally Dublin. A free, independent paper, written and…read moredesigned by a team of in-the-know Dubliners who bust their asses just so we can pick it up at the local shop and have something fun to read while waiting for our pizza or drinking our coffee. Each issue features interesting interviews, event picks, reviews and travel pieces, music/culture/art-related stuff and plentiful samplings of local flavour and is therefore useful for locals and a fine introduction to Dublin for visitors. Their listings section comes in handy when in the pub with friends who want to check out a gig but don't know where to go and their website is a great addition to the printed publication with its easy-to-use listings calender. If you join their facebook group you'll get the newest issue in the mail, even before it hits the streets, so you'll never have to miss out on any Dublin event. Whether the issues covered fit your areas of interest or not, the staff deserves a big pat on the back for delivering a cool-looking issue every single month. Hope they'll manage to keep up the good work for years to come!.

One of those places that tries to cater to as many needs as possible in one shop, and it does a…read morepretty good job. From cards to groceries to sandwiches to newspapers, they fill the little place up with quite a lot of stuff for you to purchase. Though Rathmines is littered with Spars and Centras this little family-run business has managed to hold on in there despite the intense competition, although it probably has a little location advantage as it's just far enough away from the swan centre for you to consider being lazy and just buying what you need here.

Admittedly, my favourite thing about this shop is the name. However, it's really great to see a…read morefamily run shop in an area over run with 'the enemy' as they call Spar and Centra. The owners are always friendly and ask you how you've been. At different parts of the day you'll meet the wife, husband, and their sons behind the counter. One time I was having trouble with my DVD player and the husband actually offered a great deal of advice and told me to come back in to him if his suggestions didn't work! They've got everything you could imagine and I even found marshmallows there once that I couldn't find in Dunnes or Tesco. Some of the food in there is a bit dated as Ciara pointed out. One time I bought a bag of Dorito's ony to bring them home to find out that the bag had been opened and they were stale. Another time my flatmate went to buy milk and all sell by dates had passed the week before. So if you decided to fight against the corporate giants and support this shop, as I suggest you do, it might be best to stick to non-perishables!

Formerly AM PM... and something else I think before that... this little shops seems to change name…read moreand not change content. Basically it's a good little newsagent with a pretty good selection of magazines and papers and of course confectionery and beverages. Down the back they also have a number of grocery items which are pretty handy if you run out late at night. They also tend to stock stationary as well. Prices are obviously more expensive the supermarkets but not too bad as these kinds of places go.

This is pretty much a standard newsagents in all ways but one. A standard newsagents doesn't sell…read morebad-ass pellet machine-guns. Now, you're thinking 'hey, pellet guns are illegal', I know, I thought so too, maybe they're completely non-lethal or something, but that doesn't mean they're not still fun. Yep, you can get a can of Coke, a pack of Rolos and a replica sub-machine-gun in at least one place in Dublin.

John Keane provides excellent service. He is unstintingly attentive to detail and always goes above…read moreand beyond to ensure customer satisfaction. I recommend him and his bookshop unreservedly. The selection is very well curated and extensive; the value for overall expertise, stock, and customer consideration is unparalleled.

As small book shops go it really dosent get much better than this!…read more The window display is constantly updated, current and inviting, inside the shop is small, well laid out and well ordered. The books on sale are many and varied, I was expecting a lot of Irish interest and books that wouldn't appeal, how wrong was I!? I asked, without much hope if there was a copy of Terry Pratchet's 'Nation' on sale, I have been looking for it for about 4 months and every time I check in Hughes & Hughes and Easons and any number of others it is sold out, not here however, there is one copy left with my name all over it (well, I wanted to make sure no one else took it!). Highly recommended on pretty much every front!

Neighborhood bookstore with a coffee shop in the back. Great variety of adult & children's books…read more The also sell small gifts & jewelry. The owner is so nice & accommodating. A group of us meet here the last Wednesday of each month to knit & crochet.

This is a quaint little book shop that's holding out as one of the last few independent book shops…read morein these parts. They've got your standard travel, literature and history sections, but their real passion is gardening. If you look at history books, they've got tons on the history of, you guessed it, gardening. The thing that I really love is the little coffee bar that they've added in the back of the shop. It's a great little place to enjoy a quiet cup of coffee and a book, or you can sit in the garden if the weather is nice enough, might be waiting a while for that one!

Neat little indie bookstore…read more Arrived just before closing. Nice selection of books, I was able to quickly find something that I am enjoying. They seemed to have a very inviting children's section. Wish I had more time really take in the offerings of books.

Much in the manner of most indie bookshops, this place is small with a surprisingly big and well…read morechosen selection of books on offer. It's the same in places like Raven books in Blackrock... the shop owners are geniuses when it comes to filtering out the crap I think I want to read and offering truly great books by brilliant authors. This is no less apparent than in the children's section where there really is a lot of rubbish out there. There are however a lot of gems too, and this is one of the shops you are guaranteed to find them.

Always have a fully stocked deli! It's a handy location as it's just off the bus stop! Staff are…read morefriendly and shop is alway clean!

It's easy to miss Bolands Sandwich Bar because of its location on Duke Lane…read more But people should seek this place out. It provides the simple service of sandwiches, pretty run of the mill sandwiches at that. But they are fast and the sandwiches are extremely great value. Today I got a chicken and stuffing on white, which was pre-made and ready to go from their fridge. In and out super quick. It wasn't a gourmet or artisan sandwich, but for what it was it was pretty good. I really enjoyed it too. The best part, it cost 2.80 EUR. But the standard was much higher than than the price suggests. They also have a counter down the back where you can have your sandwich made to your own liking. Highly recommended.

Save value, a hot chicken roll, a cuppa wedges and a can of drink for €5. The best bargain, it…read moredeserves 5 stars in itself. Simple food, but it's nice!