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 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.
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 pastry.
Order: A cardamom bun and a slice of country sourdough loaf to take home.
Tip: Cardamom buns sell out by 12:00 on Saturdays; arrive 09:00 to be first. The cafe sits twenty in the back room.
Worth the queue: Cardamom bun
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.
Tip: Buy whole-bean retail through the cafes; the rotating Ethiopian single-origin is the espresso bag worth carrying home.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
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.
Tip: The original Pearse Street market stall scaled to a cafe; buy 250g bags of the seasonal espresso at the counter.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Honduras, Rwanda
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Hopfully Brewing, the Dublin craft beer label distributing modern hazy IPA and barrel-aged sours to specialty bars city-wide, no public taproom but ubiquitous draft.
Tip: Find Hopfully draft at The Big Romance, P. Mac's and Underdog Bar; the four-pack retail at L. Mulligan's Wine Shop.
Whiplash Beer, the Dublin-based craft label by Alex Lawes brewing hazy IPA and a clean lager, the city's most ubiquitous craft draft across the south side.
Tip: Find Whiplash at P. Mac's, Underdog, Drink Store on Manor 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 owners.
Order: Vibrant salad bowl and a flat white; whatever sandwich is on the daily counter.
Tip: Walk-in only; seating is limited so most customers grab food to go. The salad and soup counter is the daily highlight.