Fabulous pint of Guinness and very good Cabernet. Very highly recommended as the best pint of…read moreGuinness in Dublin and I was very happy to enjoy. Very nice and historic pub. JFK has his first pint of G here! This a pub that you should definitely visit!

One of the old place with traditional wooden decor. Stopped by for a pint or two to enjoy and to…read moreappreciate the good old bar. Really love the vibe here, laid back and just enjoy the present with friends and/or strangers. Great service and great beer.

One of the most unique bars/pubs I've ever been in. Part tiki bar, part music memorabilia, part…read moreIrish pub, part secret speakeasy, with great drinks and a fun atmosphere and truly excellent service. So glad that we got into this spot.

What a hidden gem in Dublin! I had no idea what this place was. I kept ignoring it when I would…read moresee what was around my hotel in Dublin and would walk by this place and thought it was super weird that there were barrels outside that would say reserved only, and the windows were closed off. You don't know what the hell this place is, but once you're inside, it's a gem. Hacienda Bar is a speakeasy and dive bar. Yes, you ring a doorbell to this place and the owner, Shay asks you a few questions, like how many are in your party and do you know anyone inside the bar. I was let in on a Friday night and had no idea what to expect. The place was dark inside and small. There were pool tables and seats all around the side and a few high tops at the bar and a booth area. Much of those seats were reserved where the bar area is. I was able to snag a seat at this busy bar. No food here. Just drinks. Order what's local. I had a local ale and a Guinness (of course), and enjoyed the company here. I met a bunch of locals and since this place is so casual and laidback, it was a fun time. Hacienda Bar is known as a secret bar in Dublin yet all the celebrities find out about it. Shay has photos of all the famous peeps that have set foot here and it's been known that Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and her dancers came here after the Eras Tour and danced the night away. If you find yourself in Dublin, find Hacienda Bar and have yourself a beer or two and hang with the locals.

Temple Bar area, 7pm, waiting for our dinner reservation. Every bar in the area is mobbed…read more We spot this little bar. It's not mobbed. It's dark. It's seedy. It's sparse. We enter and sit at the bar. They have booze, but only a few kinds. No problem. They have beer, the expected one's. All good. It's early in the evening, the crowds are thin, the music is good, we have a drink, we are happy. If only we had time for more than one drink. This is a dive bar. Just do it.

From outside I thought this looks like the sort of place I would have spent a lot of time in when I…read morewas younger... then I remembered I am not 75 years old and there's a good chance I would be allowed in even now. Right enough no one stopped me entering. Inside the bar is the very embodiment of cool; from the second I walked in, all I could say was "Cool"... I very much doubt if I was very cool about it but I'm ok with that (which I think possibly makes me cool again, but only briefly). The seats are made of oil barrels, there's half a car swinging from the ceiling, there's sawdust on the floor...really. Behind the bar they even have a couple of half decent beers which was pretty much all the icing that this cake needed. I am a fan, I shall be back!

Sometimes you are lucky enough to experience that 'look.' Unexpected joy…read more Where someone looks so deep inside your soul that you fuse in the moment into something wonderful and full of future possibilities. Everything was ordinary before but now that mutual explosion of lust, love, curiosity has awakened and everything is so much brighter. This happens every time I darken these doors with my shadow.

the place looks awesome but overall not my taste. the beer selection is not the biggest, but it's…read moreokay.

Think sports bar meets diver bar meets old school bar with pool table arcades etc…read more And karaoke LOL Fairly empty on a Saturday at 12:30am No food but fish n chips nearby!

This is such a friendly and fun place. My husband and I went for a pint and ended up staying for 3…read morehours. We loved the outdoor area in the back with loads of picnic tables to sit and enjoy meeting new people. We also played pool and had our pints. Super cool place!!

Fantastic non-touristy pub with live music and great bartenders like Carlos who make the afternoon…read morememorable. Don't just go to Temple Bar when in Dublin. In fact skip that and venture out. This is very close walking distance to Jameson, so a great after distillery experience.

Know what you're getting into before coming here…read more My girlfriend and I were jonesing for some Irish music done by the locals and were told all around town this was one of the places that has it on a regular basis. Upon entering it was pretty packed, and my girlfriend and I were searching for the live music and where the band was going to set up if indeed there was going to be live music. Now here is where it gets funny my yelp friends, when we searched the outside bar area and still couldn't find it, I went up to the bar and asked one of the bartenders when do the musicians arrive and his reply was, " they are in the corner over there playing already." The three-person band was playing very softly and in the most far-reaching left side of the bar hidden away. You could not really hear it and when I say the place was jammed pack with people near them, I am not joking, we could barely see them. I had half a beer here as my girlfriend and I weren't in the mood to stand the whole time to music we could barely hear. I appreciate that this is an old bar that people frequent, kind of reminded me of the dive bars in Philly to a degree but just know what you are in for before coming if this is the bar you ultimately choose for a night out. As always people SYOY!!!!

Another little gem in the midst of hipsterville Stoneybatter/Smithfield…read more I used to drink here when I was a kid. Like my Dad was drinking Guinness and I was drinking red lemonade. So this place brings back a lot of memories. It is not the old man pub it used to be but it's old man interior is still in tact. The vibe is just totally different. It's bright pink on the outside. You cannot miss this place. A few oulwans asked me if it was a gay bar last week when I was on a crawl of the local pubs. It's not. But I see where they're coming from. The music is hipstery-ish I guess. It varies. Was a little bit of a hip hop the last time. Staff appear indifferent. Not overly friendly nor rude. That suits me grand once I get served beer. They have a pool table and a tiny little area for smoking out the back. They have the usual drinkies on offer with some crafty numbers thrown in for good measure. Tayto crisps, bacon fries and all night toasties for soakage. There is a dog running around anytime I am in here. I presume it's the owners. Or maybe it's a ghost dog. I have happily gotten pissed in here on a number of occasions and will be looking forward to getting pissed again in the near future.

Dive bar. Local pub where it appears people really do get off work and down pints of Guinness!…read more Great time!

I had so much fun best party ever!!! Never danced so much. Me and my friends will never stop…read moretalking about this night!

I don't want to hear it. I can hear all the negative squeals…read morealready about this place and I have to admit, from the outside she looks a bit careworn to say the least. Dodgy even. But you know what? You will get the best drink in Newry here, and the guys behind the bar love a bit of craic. Now you wont get designer cocktails or fancy French Champagne in the Armagh Down, but you will be made to feel very welcome indeed.

In the USA where I now live we would call this place a dive bar, I love dive bars, no poncy frills…read morejust craic and character soaked into the walls. I also played darts here and and one particular night I went first and hit 0 with my first three darts, i hit 140 next, won the game and my Da still didn't talk to me for a month.

Came here for the authentic Irish pub experience while on our trip to Dublin…read more The pub was large and beautiful! It had a lovely wooden interior feel and the bench seating. The service was lovely. The waitstaff were welcoming and made us feel welcome. The food was perfect. I got the burger and chips. The burger was delicious! The beef quality overseas is sublime! The chips were massive and delicious! Perfectly crisp with a fluffy interior. I also got the pot roast and accompaniments. It was lovely! When in Ireland, you must have a Guinness, I'm sure it's illegal not to! I definitely recommend checking out a pub while in Dublin.

We wanted local and got it the night before a flight back to the US. Excellent beef and Guinness…read morestew topped with a pint. The 10 Strip Sirloin was tasty as well. Great, lively and fun atmosphere on Ireland's Independence Day 7-11.