Dublin has a fantastic nightlife and its pub-to-person ratio is the envy of many cities. The legal drinking age is 18 and a few places will ask for ID (though not nearly as many as a typical American bar, for example). Under 18s are only allowed on premises before 20:00 and even then they must be accompanied by an adult.
Some clubs and bars don’t welcome those who are too casually dressed (battered sneakers or runners in particular seem to annoy doormen) so make a bit of an effort. Bars typically serve until about 23:00 Mon-Wed and about 24:00 Thurs-Sat. Late bars and clubs usually serve until 02.30, though if you’re a resident in a hotel you can drink in the residential bar as late as you want (within reason, of course).
Indie music venues There’s a veritable hub of bars for music fans, some of which are live music venues linked with traditional bars. On Camden St. and neighbouring Wexford St. (in the Southside of the city centre), there’s a nice selection of bars for alternative music fans.
Clubs The good news - Dublin has a great variety of clubs regardless of your music tastes, sexual preference and nightlife habits. The bad news - most have a cover charge, sometimes between €15-20 on weekends. Most of them close (ie stop serving drink) at about 02:30, but some stay open a little later. The mythical lock-in (when the venue closes the shutters and serves drink long after closing time) happens very rarely - we estimate an average three times in a lifetime - but it does happen.
Late bars Not quite pubs, not quite clubs, but essential in a country with such archaic licensing laws, late bars serve much the same purpose of nightclubs (dancefloor, late license...) but are essentially pubs that don’t charge you in (at least before a certain time) but stay open late. They’re often, we think, preferable to clubs and draw a marginally older crowd.
Some Dublin pubs are especially good for sitting at the bar, and this is one of them. This pub has been here for over 300 years... in Medieval times it was
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Located in Rathmines, just south of the city centre, Toast is possibly the best late bar in Dublin. The music is fantastic- accessible indie hits mixed
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Decorated with magnificent opulence the interior really is a reflection on the crowd. It's a vibrant, popular place for the cool and (let’s face
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Housed in the same building as RiRa nightclub, the Globe just about straddles the line between cool and too cool. A big favourite in Dublin,
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Café En Seine Contact Cafe En Seine directly (details above). I'm sure they will be happy to help. - Ed.[...]
Café En Seine Ca en Seine is my favorite bar for a few years which is always ready to go back and who always impresses me with his unique style is also unique for me because of private reasons here I met my boyfriend, and already at this point I would like to spe[...]
Number 3 Fade Street good...although so packed these days as every wanna-be in dub is there....ah I knew it when it was cool!![...]
Old Stand Get here even earlier at the weekend and don't expect the usual faded wooden furniture, cluttered walls and dark niches of historic pubs. It's a fun, lively place for a drink, but the interior is bright and somewhat modern, which can be a let down [...]
O’Neill’s A good place for a pint not far from Grafton Street. The place is so big you definitely won't have a problem finding a quiet, or loud, place to sit down. Relaxed and casual.[...]
Bankers Great little bar with outstanding comedy , thanks .[...]
Latest Comments
Contact Cafe En Seine directly (details above). I'm sure they will be happy to help. - Ed.[...]
Ca en Seine is my favorite bar for a few years which is always ready to go back and who always impresses me with his unique style is also unique for me because of private reasons here I met my boyfriend, and already at this point I would like to spe[...]
good...although so packed these days as every wanna-be in dub is there....ah I knew it when it was cool!![...]
Get here even earlier at the weekend and don't expect the usual faded wooden furniture, cluttered walls and dark niches of historic pubs. It's a fun, lively place for a drink, but the interior is bright and somewhat modern, which can be a let down [...]
A good place for a pint not far from Grafton Street. The place is so big you definitely won't have a problem finding a quiet, or loud, place to sit down. Relaxed and casual.[...]
Great little bar with outstanding comedy , thanks .[...]