Where Dublin shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Dublin shops, snacks and lunches.
Temple Bar Food Market on Meeting House Square in Dublin 2, the city's flagship Saturday market since 1997, thirty Irish producers in a covered square.
Go for: Artisan cheese, Fresh oysters, Street food lunch
Tip: Arrive 10:00 to beat the tourist queue; the oyster stall opens last around 11:00. Cash and card accepted at most stalls.
Glasnevin Food Market, the indoor Saturday market that carried over the Honest2Goodness traders to Barrow Road in Dublin 11, the city's reference for small-grower vegetables, rare-breed meat and bean-to-bar chocolate.
Go for: Organic produce, Free-range meat, Bakery
Tip: Northside-only and indoors, so the weather is rarely a problem. Saturday mornings only; the market runs cash and card.
Dún Laoghaire People's Park Market on Sundays at the seafront in Dún Laoghaire, fifty stalls of Irish street food and producers, the south-coast Sunday.
Go for: Street food, Crafts, Coastal walks after
Tip: Take the DART to Dún Laoghaire; ten-minute walk south Mornings are quietest.
Howth Market opposite the DART station in Howth, Co Dublin, weekend stalls of Irish seafood and street food, the coast's weekend destination by DART.
Go for: Fresh seafood, Crepes, Fish and chips
Tip: Take the DART to Howth; the market is opposite the station. Combine with the Howth Cliff Walk and a harbour-side seafood lunch.
George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, the Victorian indoor market since 1881, a permanent thirty-stall market with lunch counters and the original Dublin Food.
Go for: Lunch counters, Vintage browsing, Cheese
Tip: Honest to Goodness counter sits at the Drury Street end; the Simon's Place cafe is the all-day lunch room.
Moore Street Market in Dublin 1, the city's oldest open-air street market behind Henry Street, fruit and veg stalls plus African, Asian and halal grocers.
Go for: Fresh produce, Halal butchers, World food
Tip: The traditional Dublin produce stalls run the south end; the halal butchers and African grocers run the north end of the street.
Dublin Food Co-op at Kilmainham Square in Dublin 8, the country's oldest member-owned wholefood grocer relocated from Newmarket in 2018, bulk bins.
Go for: Organic groceries, Bulk bins, Vegan deli
Tip: Saturday morning is the social shopping window; bring containers for bulk bins. Open seven days now under the Kilmainham roof.