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Temple Bar & City Centre

  • 4 stops
  • About 1.4 km
  • Walking: About 20 min
  • Allow 3.5–4 hours

Best time: Any day from about 4pm. Opening hours change, so check each venue before you set off.

The stops

  1. Tapped

    45–47 Nassau St, Dublin 2

    Late bar with about 50 taps and 100+ beers. Open until 3am.

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  2. Cassidy's

    27 Westmoreland St, Dublin 2, D02 PX77

    Candlelit dive bar with one of the city's best craft lists (Rye River, Trouble, Thornbridge). Opens 4pm (1pm Sat).

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  3. Porterhouse Temple Bar

    16–18 Parliament St, Dublin 2, D02 VR94

    Ireland's first brewpub (1996). House stouts and live music every night.

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  4. Thomas Read's

    1–3 Parliament St, Dublin 2, D02 AN28

    Galway Bay core beers plus guests.

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You can carry on over Christchurch hill into the Liberties route (The Christchurch is about 400 m away).

Alcohol-free and pacing: ask at the bar for alcohol-free beers and soft drinks, and remember a half is always fine. Eat along the way, drink water between stops, and skip a stop whenever you like. More tips.
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Places to stay nearby

Well-rated places to stay near Temple Bar, measured from Tapped, the first stop. Distances are as the crow flies.

Travelodge PLUS Dublin City Centre

★★★

Townsend St · about 500 m from the first stop

Guest rating 9.4/10 (13,335 reviews)

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or Expedia · Agoda

The Chancery Hotel

★★★★

21 Ship Street Great · about 650 m from the first stop

Guest rating 9.6/10 (2,156 reviews)

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