€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Wed 16:00-23:30, Thu 13:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 13:00-00:30, Sun 15:00-23:00
The Long Hall on South Great George's Street in Dublin 2, a Victorian saloon since 1881 with original mahogany and mirror back-bar, the city's best Guinness.
TipThe bar runs the length of the room; sit on a stool in the back snug to watch the bar staff work. Cash and card.
€€€€Cocktail barNorth Inner CityMon-Thu 16:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 14:00-00:30, Sun 13:00-23:00
The Cobblestone on King Street North in Smithfield, Dublin 7, Tom Mulligan's family trad music pub, the city's reference for an unplugged session.
TipNightly trad sessions from 19:00, free entry. The back room is the dedicated session bar; arrive 18:00 for a seat.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Tue 17:00-23:00, Wed 17:00-23:30, Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat 15:00-02:00, Sun 15:00-22:00
Peruke and Periwig on Dawson Street in Dublin 2, a Victorian-cabinet cocktail bar on three floors, the city's reference for a Dealer's Choice and a Manhattan.
TipThree floors; the basement is the speakeasy room. Bookings essential Friday and Saturday; the ground-floor bar takes walk-ins.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 11:00-23:30
The Stag's Head on Dame Court in Dublin 2, a Victorian pub since 1860 with original mahogany and a stained-glass roof, the city's archetypal Dublin pub.
TipTwo bars; the downstairs is the trad pub, the upstairs Parliament Hotel is the late bar. Irish stew at lunch is the value play.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Wed 14:00-23:30, Thu 14:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 14:00-02:30, Sun 14:00-23:00
The Bar With No Name above L'Gueuleton on Fade Street in Dublin 2, a hidden-entrance cocktail bar marked by a wooden snail, mismatched decaying furniture.
TipLook for the wooden snail beside L'Gueuleton; the entrance is unmarked. Walk-in for cocktails.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-00:00
P. Mac's on Lower Stephen Street in Dublin 2, a candlelit craft-beer bar with twenty Irish and US taps, the southside's reference for an Irish craft IPA.
TipTwenty taps weekly rotation; ask the bar for the Whiplash, DOT or Trouble Brewing pour. Cash and card.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Thu 10:30-23:30, Fri-Sat 10:30-00:30, Sun 12:30-23:30
Kehoe's on South Anne Street in Dublin 2, a Victorian pub of original mahogany snugs and an upstairs lounge that was once the publican's parlour.
TipThree rooms; the snugs sit four. The upstairs is the parlour room; ask the bar staff to point you up.
€€€€Cocktail barNorth Inner CityMon-Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 13:00-01:00, Sun 13:00-23:30
The Big Romance on Parnell Street in Dublin 1, an audiophile bar with twelve Irish and US craft taps, vinyl all night, the Northside's most considered late.
TipTwelve taps and a serious vinyl system; the wood-fired pizza arrives until 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
€€€€Cocktail barTemple BarMon-Thu 10:30-23:30, Fri 10:30-00:30, Sat-Sun 12:30-23:00
The Palace Bar on Fleet Street in Dublin 2, a Victorian pub since 1843, the literary watering hole of the Irish Times pressroom, with a hundred-bottle.
TipThree rooms; the upstairs parlour is the whiskey room. Tasting flights of three for €18 Tuesday and Wednesday.
€€€€Cocktail barTemple BarMon-Wed 16:15-23:00, Thu 15:15-23:00, Fri 15:15-01:15, Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun 15:15-23:00
Vintage Cocktail Club on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, a first-floor cocktail room behind an unmarked door, the city's most serious pre-Prohibition cocktail.
TipRing the bell, walk up the stairs. Bookings essential; the room is two seatings per night Thursday to Saturday.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Thu 10:30-23:30, Fri-Sat 10:30-00:30, Sun 12:00-23:30
The International Bar on Wicklow Street in Dublin 2, a Victorian saloon and the city's longest-running comedy room, the basement Cellar Bar pours cocktails.
TipThree floors; basement cocktails, ground-floor bar, first-floor comedy nights from 21:00 most weeknights.
€€€€Cocktail barSouth City CentreMon-Thu 12:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-23:00
Davy Byrnes on Duke Street in Dublin 2, the moral pub since 1798, the Joycean Bloomsday stop for a Gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of Burgundy.
TipBloomsday on 16 June fills before 11:00; the back room sits forty. Seafood plates run all day.