Local Favourites Guidebook

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Local Favourites Guidebook

Food scene

Great little neighbourhood eatery with great atmosphere.
35 locals recommend
Shouk
40 Drumcondra Rd Lower
35 locals recommend
Great little neighbourhood eatery with great atmosphere.
Delicious crepes - try the homemade caramel sauce
17 locals recommend
Le Petit Breton Artisan Crêperie
1A Drumcondra Rd Lower
17 locals recommend
Delicious crepes - try the homemade caramel sauce
Great local pub, over a hundred years old, offering food as well as drinks
6 locals recommend
Kennedy's Pub
132-134 Drumcondra Rd Lower
6 locals recommend
Great local pub, over a hundred years old, offering food as well as drinks
Great spot for casual coffee, cake and sandwiches
7 locals recommend
Nelly's Cafe - Drumcondra
40 Drumcondra Rd Lower
7 locals recommend
Great spot for casual coffee, cake and sandwiches
Tasty Italian food and wine
27 locals recommend
Wallace’s Asti
15 Russell St
27 locals recommend
Tasty Italian food and wine
As the name says, this is a good local independent pizzeria
29 locals recommend
Independent Pizza Company
28 Drumcondra Rd Lower
29 locals recommend
As the name says, this is a good local independent pizzeria
Popular pub with good food options - lots of vegan/veggie options
225 locals recommend
The Bernard Shaw
225 locals recommend
Popular pub with good food options - lots of vegan/veggie options
Best pint of Guinness! There’s a restaurant as well as the pub
72 locals recommend
John Kavanagh The Gravediggers
1 Prospect Square
72 locals recommend
Best pint of Guinness! There’s a restaurant as well as the pub
A favourite Phibsborough restaurant
Loretta's
Phibsborough Road
A favourite Phibsborough restaurant
Nice pub across from Loretta’s restaurant in Phibsborough - also does food
Doyles Corner
160/161 Phibsborough Rd
Nice pub across from Loretta’s restaurant in Phibsborough - also does food
Good food and hearty portions
32 locals recommend
Andersons Food Hall & Cafe
3 The Rise
32 locals recommend
Good food and hearty portions
An Irish take on crepes
52 locals recommend
Andersons Creperie
Carlingford Road
52 locals recommend
An Irish take on crepes
Good Thai food
6 locals recommend
San Sab Thai Restaurant
84 Drumcondra Rd Upper
6 locals recommend
Good Thai food

Sightseeing

Croke Park is a stadium as well as a conference and concert venue. It offers a Skyline Tour with Dublin’s highest open-viewing platform, offering panoramic views of the city from the mountains to the sea.
302 locals recommend
Croke Park
Jones' Road
302 locals recommend
Croke Park is a stadium as well as a conference and concert venue. It offers a Skyline Tour with Dublin’s highest open-viewing platform, offering panoramic views of the city from the mountains to the sea. 
Lovely beach nearby for walks
29 locals recommend
Dollymount Strand
29 locals recommend
Lovely beach nearby for walks
Local park
17 locals recommend
Griffith Park
17 locals recommend
Local park
Dublin’s Botanic Gardens - great to stroll around and there’s a nice cafe too
79 locals recommend
National Botanic Gardens
79 locals recommend
Dublin’s Botanic Gardens - great to stroll around and there’s a nice cafe too
Lovely day trip - Howth is a fishing village with good places to eat and drink, boat trips from the harbour, a great cliff walk if you’re feeling energetic and a weekend market.
417 locals recommend
Howth
417 locals recommend
Lovely day trip - Howth is a fishing village with good places to eat and drink, boat trips from the harbour, a great cliff walk if you’re feeling energetic and a weekend market.
Guided tours of the castle, lovely gardens and a cafe and food store make this a great place to visit
187 locals recommend
Malahide Castle & Gardens
Back Road
187 locals recommend
Guided tours of the castle, lovely gardens and a cafe and food store make this a great place to visit
Walk to Phibsborough from Drumcondra along the banks of the Royal Canal
12 locals recommend
Royal Canal
12 locals recommend
Walk to Phibsborough from Drumcondra along the banks of the Royal Canal
Local park
Fairview Park
Fairview
Local park