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3.9 (25 reviews)
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Lilette A.

Spar... small convenient style grocery store that has all the essentials you need but because it's small does lack variety.

Emily C.

I must say I never anticipated that I'd be sitting down to write a review on Spar. I'm debating whether I should give it four or five stars, (five just seems a tad excessive for a chain of convenience stores?!!) I guess I'll know by the end. You will know already. This is confusing. Ok, so first thing's first. They sell umbrellas for a fiver. Remember that. You will need one some day. Secondly, they have seats. Tables. Seats. To sit down. And eat. What genius came up with this plan?!! I can buy my chicken fillet roll, and sit down and eat it?! Brilliant. Thirdly, they sell fresh pizzas. Four Star they're called. (I don't understand why they didn't call them Five Star - surely that would have been a better name?!) The layout of this place is brilliant as well. All circular and modern, everything has a place and everything is in it's place. They sell all the usual stuff that any Spar sells, just on a greater scale. They have like about five deli counters. (Ok not quite five, but definitely more than usual) The staff in here are usually young enough, who don't yet have that jaded "I work in a shop" glaze in their eyes. Every time I've been in here, they're super friendly, helpful, and not afraid of a bit of banter. Lastly, I hear they sell crepes. I can't comment on this from personal experience, but I shall be in that direction in the next week, and I will be finding out the truth in the rumours. Stay tuned for updates... (I think five stars should do it...)

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7 years ago

Great stuff there. Especially if you are looking to not pay the alcohol and food prices around the area all the time.

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14 years ago

Nearly perfect. If they still took US credit cards (yes, I know, we are behind the times), they'd be perfect. Chip and pin, laddie!

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Open 24hours (so I hear) and does rolls all night :) Just got a chicken fillet roll for €2.

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Centra

Centra

(8 reviews)

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Temple Bar

Oh my god this place was the absolute best is like a little grocery store but they had a hot bar…read moreand tons of treats and connected to it was a frank and honest coffee company I was able to get a pot of hot tea and some little foods to eat I really enjoyed myself at this particular place and I wish that I would've been here every day because you could pretty much survive of everything They had some great chicken cutlets The baguette was amazing I brought a hazelnut donuts back home with me to my hotel I couldn't fit it but it was a lot of things that I wanted everything looked absolutely delicious I don't know why anyone would give this a better view

A Centra is indeed a Centra, but there's a couple things about this one worth noting…read more.. It has a hot counter (it likely didn't have one in 2009 as per previous review) and the Centra itself is oddly "long". You can enter in Temple Bar and exit on the quays OR you can even enter on the quays and exit in Temple Bar. It seems to always be busy between 8-9am and 12-3pm. I usually pass through to buy a mineral, as it's 1 Euro (as opposed to the one on Parliament Street, where they are still asking for 1.50-2.00). The staff is rather brisk and abrupt. You can be cheerful and say 'thank you' and they'll still look at you with contempt, as if they are doing you an absolute favour letting you spend whatever money hasn't been taxed off you at their establishment. The queue at the register is next to the dining area near the quay doors. This exposes oneself to a lot of 'ambiance', such as last week the queue bore witness to a charming card breaking up with his girlfriend (tears and all) at the table closest to the register. I guess it couldn't wait.

Temple Bar Food Market - Irish Apples

Temple Bar Food Market

(41 reviews)

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Temple Bar

Came here hopping to get some ingredients with a mate, and didn't find all we needed…read more Not a larger selection as promised, but overall a great place to buy some good food. All the vendors are super friendly and love to make conversation! Great way to spend a morning! The ambiance is very quaint and friendly! Overall a great atmosphere and way to buy. Will come here for certain vegetables and lunch when I'm in the city

Thank you for the recommendation, Fodor's! (yes, I bought their travel guide like a true tourist.)…read more My friends and I wanted to try some Ireland oysters because we heard they were supposedly super fresh. We were running out of time on our hunt to find them when I realized, 'I've got my trusty guidebook!!' And that's how we ended up here. It was 12 Euros for 6 oysters and a glass of wine. Since there were four of us, the lady was nice enough to give us 4 cups of wine (yes, plastic cups - it's a farmer's market, what do you expect!) They even threw in an extra oyster! SO FRESH! SO BIG! (cue that's-what-she-said joke). Compared to NYC oysters, these babies looked like they were on steroids! They also have this dipping sauce (had onions and was really vinegar-y, but good. But if you don't like the sour, you should just take the oyster straight.) Didn't eat anything else from other stands because we just had lunch. However, I believe they had shish kebabs, crepes, and bread. Oh and FYI - Sheridans Cheesemongers was there (saw this place on Anthony Bourdain when he went to Dublin so thought this might be worth mentioning). Definitely check out this farmer's market!

Spar - grocery - Updated May 2026

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