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Dublin Bar Guide

Dublin's bar culture runs deeper than its tourist trail suggests. Behind the Temple Bar facade sit some of the most serious whiskey programs, intimate cocktail rooms, and live-music venues in Europe. We've ranked the city by the way Dubliners actually drink.

The Top 50 in Dublin 50 bars

How this guide was made

Every bar in this guide was visited in person by a barsforKings editor. No bar is listed without a visit within the past 18 months, and every ranked bar is visited at least twice, on different nights, before it earns a place. This city is re-reviewed every 90 days, and each entry is approved by a named editor — never an algorithm and never a paid placement. Read our full methodology and editorial standards, or meet the editors behind the reviews.

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