Itinerary
Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Eight stops, properly sequenced for visiting drinkers.
Friday 17:00 — Arrival drink · Saint Stephen's Green · $$$$ · Cocktail Bars
9 Below at The Stephen's Green Hibernian Club draws a steady local crowd in Saint Stephen's Green. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are us Drop bags. Find a hotel-adjacent bar within a five-minute walk. Order something simple to anchor yourself to the city.
Friday 19:30 — First proper cocktail room · North Wall Quay · $$$ · Rooftop Bars
The Mayson Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in North Wall Quay. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. The polished room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar. Talk to the bartender. Stay one drink — you're scouting, not committing.
Friday 22:00 — Local district drinking · Camden Street · $$ · Sports Bars
Cassidy's Bar draws a steady local crowd in Camden Street. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Walk into the city's drinking quarter (the heart of the night, not the tourist version). Two drinks, two rooms. Pace yourself — Saturday is the long day.
Saturday 17:30 — Rooftop cocktail · the present tense: no nostalgia play · $ · Cocktail Bars
Anseo changes its craft selection regularly. Ask what is on and follow the recommendation. The bar team knows their stock and will steer you toward whatever is Sunset. Find a rooftop. Order whatever the house specials around sundown. Take photos but don't lose 90 minutes to your phone.
Saturday 20:00 — Dinner-with-drinks · City centre · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Bar Rua is Dawson Street's most precise classical cocktail bar — opened in 2022 by former Peruke & Periwig bartenders. The 24-seat counter bar is dimly lit with Eat somewhere with serious bartending built in. The right room is one you order both your dinner and your nightcap from.
Saturday 22:30 — The destination · Saint Stephen's Green · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Bow Lane Social draws a steady local crowd in Saint Stephen's Green. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening The bar that made you book the trip. The pre-research one. Reservation-only ideally. Stay until last call.
Sunday 14:00 — Brunch cocktail · Parnell Square · $$$$ · Cocktail Bars
Chapter One Bar draws a steady local crowd in Parnell Square. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Mary, Mimosa, or whatever low-ABV house play the room runs. Eat. Pay. Walk.
Sunday 17:00 — Last quiet drink · a room like this. Sip it slowly between pints.</p> </div> </div> <div class="order-item"> <span class="order-num">03</span> <div class="order-details"> <h4>Cider · $ · Cocktail Bars
The default and the right call. The Cobblestone takes its Guinness seriously and the quality shows. Order one and let it settle while the musicians tune up. Find the hotel bar at your departure airport equivalent — somewhere quiet, low-volume, well-staffed. End the trip on a martini and a clean conversation.
The plan starts polished on Friday night and peaks Saturday late. We've left Sunday afternoon for recovery, a brunch cocktail, and a quiet last drink before you fly out. Every stop is editor-picked and walkable from at least one of the others.
Total spend across the weekend: roughly £200-£350 per person on drinks alone (not counting food). Reservations are essential at any room flagged 'destination'. Book those first; the rest you can walk to.
Each stop links to the full bar page if you want to dig deeper. Treat timings as guidance — adjust to your pace.