Glass-front office Dublin south of the Liffey at Grand Canal Dock and north at the IFSC, with 3fe's roastery on Grand Canal Street and Charlotte Quay's waterfront.
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.
OrderA V60 filter with the rotating Ethiopian single-origin and a sourdough cardamom bun.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipEight 3fe cafes across Dublin; the Grand Canal flagship has the most seating and serves food until 15:00.
Bread 41 on Pearse Street in Dublin 2, Eoin Cluskey's organic sourdough bakery and cafe since 2018, the city's most polished cardamom bun and laminated.
OrderA cardamom bun and a slice of country sourdough loaf to take home.
TipCardamom buns sell out by 12:00 on Saturdays; arrive 09:00 to be first. The cafe sits twenty in the back room.
3fe by Colin Harmon, Dublin's defining third-wave coffee roaster since 2009, eight Dublin cafes plus retail beans, the city's reference specialty operation.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipBuy whole-bean retail through the cafes; the rotating Ethiopian single-origin is the espresso bag worth carrying home.
Cloud Picker on Pearse Street in Dublin 2, the husband-and-wife roastery cafe inside The Academy, the Docklands' working specialty-coffee anchor near Trinity.
BeansEthiopia, Brazil, Honduras, Rwanda
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe original Pearse Street market stall scaled to a cafe; buy 250g bags of the seasonal espresso at the counter.
Hopfully Brewing, the Dublin craft beer label distributing modern hazy IPA and barrel-aged sours to specialty bars city-wide, no public taproom.
TipFind Hopfully draft at The Big Romance, P. Mac's and Underdog Bar; the four-pack retail at L. Mulligan's Wine Shop.
Whiplash Beer in Ballyfermot Dublin 10, the craft label by Alex Lawes brewing hazy IPA and a clean lager, the city's most ubiquitous craft draft.
TipFind Whiplash at P. Mac's, Underdog and Fidelity on Queen Street. The Body Riddle IPA is the year-round flagship.
Honey Truffle on Pearse Street in Dublin 2, a daytime cafe of seasonal salads and gourmet sandwiches, founded by Eimer Rainsford and now under Il Valentino.
OrderVibrant salad bowl and a flat white; whatever sandwich is on the daily counter.
TipWalk-in only; seating is limited so most customers grab food to go. The salad and soup counter is the daily highlight.
The Rooftop Bar at Anantara The Marker on Grand Canal Square in Dublin runs the city's only 360-degree terrace, from the Dublin Mountains to the Irish Sea.
TipSunset slot 19:00-21:00 is the booking, the bar closes the terrace in wind or rain so call ahead in winter.
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