15 cafe rooms in Dublin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Dublin | Cafe across every city.
Dublin takes its coffee seriously, and the cafe has become as much a workroom as a refreshment stop across the city. The Fumbally in the Liberties and 3fe, with rooms at Grand Canal in the Docklands and Sussex Terrace in Ranelagh, helped define the modern specialty wave. In the south city centre, Kaph and the long-standing Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street show the range from new to historic.
The Fumbally ★ 4.5
the-liberties · Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, D08 HFF2
The Fumbally on Fumbally Lane in Dublin 8, Aisling Rogerson and Luca D'Alfonso's open-plan day cafe and fermentation lab, the Liberties' working kitchen.
Soup Dragon ★ 4.3
north-inner-city · 168 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V972
Soup Dragon on Capel Street in Dublin 1, a fifteen-seat Northside cafe running ten daily soups, the city's most balanced sub-€10 lunch you can find.
3fe Grand Canal ★ 4.7
docklands · 32-34 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 TD58
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.
3fe Sussex Terrace ★ 4.5
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 7 Sussex Terrace, Dublin 4, D04 NP78
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.
Brother Hubbard North ★ 4.5
north-inner-city · 153 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V9V0
Brother Hubbard North on Capel Street in Dublin 1, Garrett FitzGerald and James Boland's original Middle Eastern brunch room, the Capel Street weekend anchor.
Two Pups Coffee ★ 4.5
the-liberties · 74 Francis Street, Dublin 8, D08 KA43
Two Pups Coffee on Francis Street in Dublin 8, a Liberties counter and brunch room, the southside's strongest cortado and one of the city's brunch references.
Vice Coffee Inc ★ 4.4
north-inner-city · 54 Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1, D01 E2X4
Vice Coffee Inc on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin 1, inside the Wigwam bar and venue, the small-batch specialty roaster pouring espresso and filter.
The Bald Barista ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 68 Aungier Street, Dublin 2
The Bald Barista on Aungier Street in Dublin 2, a two-floor specialty espresso bar with sweet treats and upstairs seating, the south-city centre's reliable.
Bewley's Cafe Grafton Street ★ 4.0
south-city-centre · 78-79 Grafton Street, Dublin 2
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.
The Fumbally Cafe ★ 4.5
the-liberties · Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, D08 HFF2
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.
Kaph ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 31 Drury Street, Dublin 2, D02 Y684
Kaph on Drury Street in Dublin 2, an upstairs flat-white room over a Drury Street boutique, the southside's regular specialty espresso bar with quiet booths.
Twist Bakery ★ 4.4
temple-bar · 5 Bedford Row, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 E393
Twist Bakery on Bedford Row in Temple Bar is a Dublin 2 artisan bakery and cafe with slow-fermented sourdough, croissants and morning specialty coffee.
The Fumbally ★ 4.7
the-liberties · Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, D08 HFF2
The Fumbally (The Liberties): Hidden down a Liberties lane behind The Coombe, no Google Maps queue tells you it's the Liberties' weekend ritual.
The Cake Cafe ★ 4.2
portobello · 8 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, D08 N6DN
The Cake Cafe (Cafe) in Dublin: Walk through the Daintree shop to reach the courtyard cafe. Twenty seats only; book Saturday brunch a week ahead online.
Soup Dragon ★ 4.6
north-inner-city · 168 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V972
Soup Dragon on Capel Street in Dublin 1, ten daily soups, the city's most balanced sub-€10 lunch counter, the Northside's working budget lunch since 1996.