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The best bars in Temple Bar, Dublin, chosen by our editors. Temple Bar is the city's cobbled riverside drinking quarter, and these eight rooms cover heritage pubs, trad music and cocktails.
Temple Bar · Pub · $$
The red pub on the corner of Temple Bar and Fleet Street, holding one of the largest whiskey ranges in Ireland and running trad sessions through the day.
Temple Bar · Brewpub · $$
Ireland's original craft brewpub on Parliament Street, pouring its own stouts, reds and lagers across three floors of timber and brass.
Temple Bar · Cocktail Bar · $$$
A speakeasy off Crown Alley behind an unmarked door, built around classic cocktails, a deep spirits list and booking-only tables.
Temple Bar · Live Music · $$
A three-floor bar on Crown Alley with live trad and folk every day and a long Irish whiskey range behind the counter.
Temple Bar · Cocktail Bar · $$$
A 1920s-styled basement on Wellington Quay with themed rooms and a cocktail list that anchors late nights in the quarter.
Temple Bar · Live Music · $$
A late venue on Wellington Quay in a former workingmen's club, mixing bars, gigs and club nights over several rooms.
Temple Bar · Pub · $$
A corner pub at Fleet Street and Anglesea Street with trad sessions, a rooftop and a steady tourist trade.
Temple Bar · Pub · $$
A long-running pub by the Ha'penny Bridge on Wellington Quay, with comedy and trad music in the room upstairs.
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