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DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
The north side's pubs just don't get the same numbers of visitors as their south side
brethren, which means that if you're looking for a truly authentic pub experience,
you're more likely to get it here. Around O'Connell St you'll also get the rough with
the smooth, and we suggest you keep your wits about you late at night so as to avoid
the potential for trouble that can sadly beset the city's main thoroughfare after dark.
WALSHE'S
(6 Stoneybatter; 25, 25A, 66, 67 from city centre, Museum)
If the snug is free, a drink in Walshe's
is about as pure a traditional experience as you'll have in any pub in the city; if it isn't,
you'll have to make do with the old-fashioned bar, where the friendly staff and brilliant cli-
entele (a mix of locals and hipster imports) are a treat. A proper Dublin pub.
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DICE BAR
( 01-674 6710; 79 Queen St; 25, 25A, 66, 67 from city centre, Museum)
Co-owned by Huey from
the Fun Lovin' Criminals, the Dice Bar looks like something you might find on New
York's Lower East Side. Its dodgy locale, black-and-red painted interior, dripping candles
and stressed seating, combined with rocking DJs most nights, make it a magnet for Dublin
hipsters. It has Guinness and local microbrews.
BAR
PANTIBAR
(
www.pantibar.com
;
7-8 Capel St; all city centre)
It's not as big as the George (
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)
or as in-
your-face as the Dragon (
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)
, but Pantibar is just as bold and brash as both, mostly
because its owner, the eponymous Panti, is an outrageous entertainer and goes to great
lengths to make sure that a night in her bar is going to be one to remember. The floor shows
- both on and off the stage - are fabulous. It's open late Friday and Saturday.
GAY BAR
RYAN'S
( 01-677 6097; 28 Parkgate St; Heuston)
Near the Phoenix Park, this is one of only a handful
of city pubs that has retained its Victorian decor virtually intact, complete with ornate bar
and snugs. An institution among Dublin's public houses, this is truly worth the trip.
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FLOWING TIDE
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