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DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Amid the designer shops and trendy eateries of the Grafton St area, a few top-notch
Victorian pubs combine elegance and traditional style to pull in punters from far and
near. Dawson St is popular with straight professional types, the area immediately west
of Grafton St has something for everyone, and trendy Wexford and Camden Sts tick
the arty, alternative box.
STAG'S HEAD
(1 Dame Ct)
The Stag's Head was built in 1770, remodelled in 1895 and thankfully not
changed a bit since then. It's a superb pub: so picturesque that it often appears in films and
also featured in a postage -stamp series on Irish bars. A bloody great pub, no doubt.
PUB
NO NAME BAR
(3 Fade St)
A low-key entrance just next to the trendy French restaurant L'Gueuleton leads
upstairs to one of the nicest bar spaces in town, consisting of three huge rooms in a restored
Victorian townhouse plus a sizeable heated patio area for smokers. There's no sign or a
name - folks just refer to it as the No Name Bar or, if you're a real insider, Number 3.
BAR
37 DAWSON ST
( 01-672 8231;
www.37dawsonstreet.ie
;
37 Dawson St; all city centre)
Antiques, eye-catching art and
elegant bric-a-brac adorn this new bar that has quickly established itself as a favourite with
the trendy crowd. At the back is the new Whiskey Bar, a '50s-style bar that Don Draper
would feel comfortable sipping a fine scotch at; upstairs is an elegant restaurant that serves
a terrific brunch.
CONTEMPORARY BAR
ANSEO
(28 Lower Camden St)
Unpretentious, unaffected and incredibly popular, this cosy alternative
bar - which is pronounced 'an-
shuh',
the Irish for 'here' - is a favourite with those who
live by the credo that to try too hard is far worse than not trying at all. Wearing cool like a
loose garment, the punters thrive on the mix of chat and terrific DJs, who dig into virtually
every crate to provide the soundtrack, whether it be Peggy Lee or Lee Perry.
BAR
