10 editor picks in Dublin.
10 wine bar places in Dublin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Dublin | Wine Bar across every city.
Dublin's wine bars pair a serious by-the-glass list with small plates designed to keep the bottles flowing. Loose Canon and Frank's in the south city centre lead the natural-leaning wave, while Amy Austin nearby is a long-running favourite. The Piglet in Temple Bar and the established Ely Wine Bar round out a category that has grown sharply in recent years.
Amy Austin on Drury Street in Dublin, a thirty-seat Bib Gourmand wine bar inside the car-park entrance, sixteen wines on tap and small plates.
OrderA glass on tap from the daily list, the charcuterie board for two, plus whatever daily special is chalked up.
TipWalk-ins only Monday to Thursday from 17:00. Dog friendly; the back banquette holds four for late.
Loose Canon on Drury Street in Dublin 2, a low-intervention wine bar pouring small-grower European bottles and toasted-cheese flatbreads, the southside.
TipTwenty-five seats; book the back stools online. The toasted-cheese flatbread is the only menu item, two varieties weekly.
Frank's on Camden Street in Dublin 2, a tiny low-intervention wine bar in a former pork shop with one large communal table, around 100 organic and biodynamic.
TipWalk-in only daily; the room seats around twenty around the communal table. Arrive early Friday and Saturday.
Amy Austin on Drury Street in Dublin is the Drury Street Car Park wine bar, with sixteen taps and a Bib Gourmand small-plates menu that draws the south-side.
TipDog-friendly; walk-ins Monday to Thursday from 17:00, Friday and Saturday from 12:30. Back banquette sits four for late.
Piglet Wine Bar on Cow's Lane in Temple Bar, an Italian-leaning wine bar from Enrico Fantasia of Grape Circus, cicchetti and small plates with European.
TipWalk-in for small plates; bookings from 17:30 require a minimum three dishes per person. Counter seats face the kitchen.
Note on Fenian Street in Dublin 2, a tiny bistro and wine bar opened in 2022 with a sixty-plus bottle list of natural wines and grower champagnes.
TipSmall room four minutes from Pearse Street Station; arrive early Friday and Saturday. Team will recommend a glass from the largely natural list.
Ely Wine Bar on Ely Place in Dublin 2, Erik and Michelle Robson's wine room since 1999, an Old World list and Robson family organic Irish beef from Co Clare.
TipTwo rooms; the basement is wine, the ground floor is the bar. Lunch by-the-glass is the value play.
Fade Street Social in Dublin 2, Dylan McGrath's three-room gastro bar over a Fade Street courtyard, a Mediterranean wine list and small-plates dinner.
TipRoof terrace opens summer only. The Tapas Bar room is the walk-in option; the restaurant room books two weeks ahead.
Etto on Merrion Row in Dublin 2, a Bib Gourmand Italian-leaning wine bar with the best by-the-glass list south of the Liffey and a kitchen that backs it up.
TipCounter seats face the open kitchen; book through the website not OpenTable. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Note is a wine bar room in South City Centre. Small room; arrive early. Friday and Saturday fill quickly. Walk from Pearse Street Station in four minutes.
TipSmall room; arrive early. Friday and Saturday fill quickly. Walk from Pearse Street Station in four minutes.
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