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( 01-670 5777; 1-2 Burgh Quay; all city centre)
This uber-bar and microbrewery just outside
Temple Bar's eastern edge is spread across three levels, connected by a truly imperious
staircase, and is a disconcerting mix of young and old, intimate and brash. Its own beers
are worth contemplating, but not on the weekend when the place is absolutely jammed.
TEMPLE BAR
( 01-677 3807; 48 Temple Bar; all city centre)
The most photographed pub facade in Dublin,
perhaps the world, the Temple Bar (aka Flannery's) is smack bang in the middle of the
tourist precinct and is usually chock-a-block with visitors. It's good craic though, and
presses all the right buttons, with traditional musicians, a buzzy atmosphere and even a
beer garden. It's also one of the most expensive pubs in Dublin.
BAR
AULD DUBLINER
( 01-677 0527; 17 Anglesea St; all city centre)
Predominantly patronised by tourists, 'the Auld
Foreigner', as locals have dubbed it, has a carefully manicured 'old-world' charm that has
been preserved - or refined - after a couple of renovations. It's a reliable place for a sing-
song and a laugh, as long as you don't mind taking 15 minutes to get to and from the jax
(toilets).
TRADITIONAL PUB
BROGAN'S
( 01-679 9570; 75 Dame St; all city centre)
Only a couple of doors down from the Olympia
Theatre (
Click here
)
, this is a wonderful old-style bar where conversation - not loud mu-
sic - is king. The beer is also pretty good.
TRADITIONAL PUB
OCTAGON BAR
( 01-670 9000;
www.theclarence.ie
;
Clarence Hotel, 6-8 Wellington Quay; all city centre)
Temple Bar's
trendiest watering hole is where you'll find many of Dublin's celebrities (including mates
of the owners, who just happen to be U2) and their hangers-on, swaggering and sipping
expertly made cocktails in front of stylish wood panelling amid perpetual daylight. Drinks
are expensive, but if such things concern you, don't even try getting past the bouncers.
CONTEMPORARY BAR
