Best Bars in Temple Bar, Dublin
Heritage pubs, traditional music venues, late-night institutions — Dublin's most concentrated drinking square.
Temple Bar is Dublin's tourist-heavy cobblestone neighbourhood — and despite the high prices and stag-do crowds, it still holds some of the world's best traditional Irish music venues. The trick is knowing which pubs are still serving for the locals.
Eight Temple Bar picks worth navigating the tourist crowds for.
The best bars in Temple Bar
The Brazen Head
Bridge Street 1198 pub — Dublin's oldest. Live trad music nightly, full Irish heritage.
The Long Hall
South Great George's Street 1881 Victorian pub. Original interior, cheap pints, full Dublin heritage.
The Stag's Head
Dame Court 1770 heritage pub. Stained glass, mahogany bar, full Dublin literary heritage.
Doheny & Nesbitt
Lower Baggot Street 1840 heritage pub. Original interior, cheap pints, full Dublin politics-crowd heritage.
Dingle Whiskey Bar
Nassau Street whiskey bar with 300+ Irish whiskeys. The most Dublin whiskey-tourist destination.
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