There’s quality cafés and eateries aplenty in The Liberties offering everything from premium coffee brews, to tasty burritos, to ‘world-renowned’ cakes and treats. The area also has a host of great restaurants offering everything from fine dining to more relaxed bistro fare.
Stop for a coffee at the famous Mannings Bakery and Cafe on Thomas Street – its an institution in these parts, famous for its delicious cream cakes. You’ll also find great independent coffee stops such as Copper Lane on Thomas Street or Legit on Meath Street. For lunch or weekend brunches head to Two Pups on Francis Street, Ground State on James Street or try out the unique delights of The Fumbally Cafe near Newmarket.
Evening times you can sample the Michelin-starred Variety Jones on Thomas Street, or gastropub and restaurant Spitalfields on The Coombe. The Tenters is another great dining option at Mill Street.
Just a stone’s throw from the city centre, and less hectic than Temple Bar, The Liberties offers a more quirky and varied nightlife scene to keep you entertained after dark. You’ll find everything from top venues to friendly local pubs. Thomas Street acts as a spine of quality bars and venues while side streets are dotted with hot-spots. See top music and entertainment acts at Vicar Street Venue or catch some great live music at more intimate venues such as Thomas House Pub, Arthur’s, Kennedys. The trendsetters in the area head for the Drop Dead Twice Taproom on Francis Street or Lucky’s on Meath Street or newcomer Dudley’s. You can even enjoy the ultimate D8 rooftop cocktail at the Aloft Hotel on Mill Street.
The area’s night-time buzz complements the many popular attractions in the area such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, The Guinness Storehouse, and the funky Teeling’s Distillery or Dublin Liberties Distillery at Newmarket. You’ll often find some great cultural events in the churches, halls and galleries that dot the area.
Check out the map below for details of some of the area’s eating spots and night-time highlights!
Francis Street's fab coffee spot. Great brews, delicious treats and a tasty breakfast and lunch menu to boot! Open every day until 5pm.
Michelin-star fine dining on Thomas Street. Chef Keelan Higgs and team have been cooking up a storm since opening Variety Jones in January 2019. "One…
LEGIT Coffee Co is a gorgeous café on Meath Street in The Liberties brewing Baobab Coffee Roasters from Celbridge, Co. Kildare and tea from Wall &…
Eat-in or Take-out Tex Mex Cuisine, coffee and treats
The Fumbally is the culmination of 4 years of cooking, travelling, working at festivals, gathering ideas, arguing those ideas, making mistakes, making new friends, finally…
Mannings on Thomas Street is a Liberties' institution, it's tearoom playing host to the many colourful characters that work, live and study in the area. Mannings…
A great new spot for coffee and treats on Thomas Street
A new cafe on Dean Street offiering amazing coffee and tasty treats in uber-stylish Skandi surrounds. Tuesdays to Saturdays 8am until 4pm
Explore how beers from the Guinness Brewery can uniquely cut, contrast or complement our menus in our great dining experiences at the Home of Guinness.
No neighbourhood is complete without an Argentinian bakery! Delicious empanadas, savouries and sweet treats all served behind the distictive yellow front. Open Monday to Friday…
A great selection of breakfast and lunchtime food and drinks. Open daily except Sunday
Enjoy the best of Dublin pub fayre while nursing a pint of the black stuff or perhaps a more sophisticated cocktail. Whatever takes your fancy, at Tenters we were born to serve.
Husband-and-wife team chef Stephen McAllister and Andrea Hussey of The Pig’s Ear on Nassau Street took over the pub earlier in 2019 and have transformed…
GROUNDST∆TE is a Dublin-based Yoga Studio which doubles as a cafe during day serving seasonal produce from local suppliers with plenty of veggie / vegan…
You won't find a better college canteen than this subterranean gem in NCAD. The Goodies team have an ever-changing array of wholesome and tasty grain…
Small but perfectly-formed coffee stop at the end of Francis Street serving great coffee, sandwiches, pastries and cakes. Liberty Kitchen is a family-run, cosy café…
Soak up the vibes of the Liberties Gate Bar & Restaurant
This quaint cafe just steps from Saint Patrick's Cathedral offers traditional Irish breakfast and lunch fair with Spanish hospitality. Enjoy cooked food, sandwiches, home baked…
Great coffee, tasty treats, lunchtime sandwiches ...and all in the unique pop-up container cafe! With outdoor seating.
Bell Pesto Cafe is a new authentic Italian eatery bringing a touch of the Mediterranean to The Liberties! With plenty of delicious Italian treats to…
You could spend your time worrying about how exactly Gwen McGrath and Ken Doherty make money in their tiny, walk-in only, 10-seater, or you could…
Flower and Bean speciality cafe and signature bakes on Cook Street
Thomas House is the finest dive bar in Dublin city. Welcoming all miscreants and weirdos. Punks, Rockabillys, Psychobillys, Indie heads, metallers and those who escape definition…
Dublin's oldest pub dating to 1198
Craft beer and gourmet food
Lucky's Cafe & Bar - good vibes, good times, good crowd. And there's pizza! COKE LANE PIZZA at LUCKY’S Pizza kitchen opening hours Mon 4–10pm…
Beer Market serves only the finest craft beers from around the world, limited releases and pilot kit one-offs. Up to 90% of the beer on tap at Beer Market is not available anywhere else in Ireland.
Dublin's infamous Four Corners of Hell sees an altogether more stylish addition
The Liberty Belle is a traditional local pub on Francis Street boasts a wide selection of Irish beers and whiskeys You can enjoy live music…
Traditional local pub located beside Vicar Street Venue, Live Music every weekend. All major sporting on plasma screens. Friday night is our special party night.…
The best of Liberties hospitality
Traditional Irish Bar on Thomas Street. Where locals find the craic and tourists discover true Irish spirit. Join us for a pint of Dublin's finest.
Craft beer and good food is the the focus of this pub located in The Liberties.
Diageo's experimental brewhouse is open to the public
Explore how beers from the Guinness Brewery can uniquely cut, contrast or complement our menus in our great dining experiences at the Home of Guinness.
John’s Bar is a mish mash of salvaged seating, cosy nooks, crannies, snugs, and a long central bar counter filled to the brim with beverages, old school sweets, and haberdashery bits and bobs.
Great drinks, events & food. We also do delivery. Check our website for the full info.
Regularly cited as one of Dublin's best old skool public houses, The Capstan Bar features a small bar, and even smaller snug and a small…
A new LGBTQI and friends venue on Dublin's best known market street.