Network on Aungier Street in Dublin 2, a Heaney coffee roastery offshoot pouring Origin coffees, the city's most considered specialty pour with proper seating.
Must order: The rotating origin V60 filter; a tahini banana bread slice to share.
Tip: The basement is the work-friendly room; the ground floor is takeaway. Plug sockets at the back tables; quiet hours 14:30 to 16:30.
Address: 39 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 HP86
Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street in Dublin, the Ernest Bewley grand cafe since 1927, restored across three floors, the city's heritage tea-room and lunch room.
Signature drink: Bewley's coffee blend
Order: The Bewley's house blend coffee and a sticky bun; an afternoon cream tea upstairs.
Tip: Three floors; the first floor is the historic Harry Clarke window room. The basement Theatre cafe runs lunchtime plays.
Kaph on Drury Street in Dublin 2, an upstairs flat-white room over a Drury Street boutique, the southside's go-to specialty espresso bar with quiet booths.
Signature drink: Flat white
Order: Flat white on the seasonal espresso blend; a Bewley's-style toasted-cheese sandwich.
Tip: Two floors of stools; the upstairs window seat has the best Drury Street people-watching. Closes 17:30 weekdays.
Queen of Tarts on Cork Hill in Dublin 2, the Fallon sisters' 1998 patisserie steps from City Hall, now under Il Valentino owners and the city's reference for a Sunday tart.
Signature drink: Loose-leaf tea
Order: The savoury chicken tart with a side salad; chocolate raspberry tart and tea to finish.
Tip: Two locations on Dame Street; the Cork Hill original sits twenty. Saturday brunch fills before 10:30.
Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street in Dublin, the Ernest Bewley grand cafe since 1927, restored across three floors, the city's heritage tea-room and lunch room.
Signature drink: Bewley's coffee blend
Order: The Bewley's house blend coffee and a sticky bun; an afternoon cream tea upstairs.
Tip: Three floors; the first floor is the historic Harry Clarke window room. The basement Theatre cafe runs lunchtime plays.
The Fumbally cafe on Fumbally Lane in Dublin 8, Aisling Rogerson's open-plan day cafe inside a fermentation hub, the kitchen the Liberties learned on for years.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Order: The Fumbally toast with cultured butter and house ferment; a filter coffee from the roastery board.
Tip: Communal tables; walk-in only and bag check at the door. Open 08:00 Tuesday to Saturday; Sunday 10:00 to 15:00.
Kaph on Drury Street in Dublin 2, an upstairs flat-white room over a Drury Street boutique, the southside's go-to specialty espresso bar with quiet booths.
Signature drink: Flat white
Order: Flat white on the seasonal espresso blend; a Bewley's-style toasted-cheese sandwich.
Tip: Two floors of stools; the upstairs window seat has the best Drury Street people-watching. Closes 17:30 weekdays.
Queen of Tarts on Cork Hill in Dublin 2, the Fallon sisters' 1998 patisserie steps from City Hall, now under Il Valentino owners and the city's reference for a Sunday tart.
Signature drink: Loose-leaf tea
Order: The savoury chicken tart with a side salad; chocolate raspberry tart and tea to finish.
Tip: Two locations on Dame Street; the Cork Hill original sits twenty. Saturday brunch fills before 10:30.
3fe Grand Canal in Dublin 2, the flagship of Colin Harmon's roastery, the city's most polished filter coffee on the south side of Pearse Street's tech corridor.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Order: A V60 filter with the rotating Ethiopian single-origin and a sourdough cardamom bun.
Tip: Eight 3fe cafes across Dublin; the Grand Canal flagship has the most seating and serves food until 15:00.
3fe on Sussex Terrace in Dublin 4, the small Forest Avenue neighbour, four-seat counter, the morning 3fe espresso for the southside before work commute.
Signature drink: Espresso
Order: Double espresso with a cardamom bun, on the move.
Tip: Counter only; arrive 09:00 to 10:00 weekdays. The bun pastry case empties by 11:00 on Saturdays.
