Anseo
18 Camden St Lower, Dublin 2
Dive bar with local taps (Scraggy Bay, Ambush), gigs and comedy.
Arthur's
28 Thomas St, Dublin 8, D08 VF83
Liberties pub and music venue with some craft taps.
Barebone
11 Wexford St, Dublin 2, D02 HY84
Vinyl bar and grill with a short independent tap list (Hope, Whiplash, Trouble).
Bonobo
119 Church St Upper, Dublin 7, D07 E128
Kinnegar's taproom-only beers, pizza and a covered beer garden.
Caribou
30 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2, D02 XY61
Irish craft taps and cans, with plenty of alcohol-free choice. Craft Central bottle shop next door.
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).
Drop Dead Twice
18–19 Francis St, Dublin 8, D08 EK06
Reopened February 2026 after a fire: bar, food and events.
Dudley's
47–48 Thomas St, Dublin 8
28 craft taps.
Fidelity
79 Queen St, Dublin 7, D07 DW3R
Whiplash's own bar: 24 taps and vinyl.
Grogan's
15 South William St, Dublin 2, D02 H336
The Castle Lounge, an artists' and writers' pub since the 1970s: no TV, no music, original art for sale on the walls, famous toasties and a well-kept pint.
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
53 James's St, Dublin 8, D08 ET27
Guinness's experimental brewery taproom: small-batch beers you won't find elsewhere.
Kehoe's
9 South Anne St, Dublin 2, D02 NY88
First licensed in 1803, with its late-Victorian interior intact: mahogany bar, snugs and the old grocery counter. A haunt of Kavanagh, Behan and Flann O'Brien, known for a creamy pint just off Grafton Street.
Kodiak
304 Rathmines Rd Lower, Dublin 6, D06 W3Y1
Two bars with different taps, a big can fridge, beer garden and pizza.
L. Mulligan Grocer
18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 KN77
Pioneering craft gastropub with a strong Irish craft and whiskey list.
Lucky's
78 Meath St, Dublin 8, D08 A318
Relaxed local with a beer garden and independent taps.
Mulligan's
8 Poolbeg St, Dublin 2, D02 TK71
Licensed since 1782 and on Poolbeg Street since 1854: a no-frills newspaper and theatre pub with Joyce and JFK lore, barely changed in generations and regularly named among Dublin's best pints of Guinness.
Porterhouse Temple Bar
16–18 Parliament St, Dublin 2, D02 VR94
Ireland's first brewpub (1996). House stouts and live music every night.
Rascals HQ
Goldenbridge Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 HF68
Rascals' brewery taproom and pizza.
Tapped
45–47 Nassau St, Dublin 2
Late bar with about 50 taps and 100+ beers. Open until 3am.
The Belfry
37 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 X029
Rotating independent Irish taps.
The Black Sheep
61 Capel St, Dublin 1, D01 E0H2
Galway Bay's Dublin flagship, with a big tap list and food.
The Christchurch
13 High St, Dublin 8
Third Barrel's own pub, opened July 2026, pouring mostly Third Barrel beers.
The Glimmer Man
14–15 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 RK37
Family-run local since 1989 in an 1880s pub, with every wall and ceiling crammed with memorabilia, a jukebox, a big back lounge and a beer garden. Traditional rather than craft-led, but it stocks Irish craft from Trouble, Kinnegar, Whiplash, Hope and Larkin's alongside the usual pints.
The Libertine
57 Clanbrassil St Lower, Dublin 8, D08 HC79
Reopened May 2026 as a bar and gastro lounge built around Irish craft.
The Long Hall
51 South Great George's St, Dublin 2, D02 DV74
Licensed since 1766, with an 1881 Victorian interior of carved wood, mirrors and chandeliers; one of Dublin's most beautiful bars and renowned for its Guinness.
The Lord Edward
23 Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, D08 RK00
Unspoilt old-Dublin pub opposite Christ Church Cathedral, a pub since the late 1890s on a site licensed long before, with a gas-lit ground-floor bar and a quiet upstairs lounge.
The Stag's Head
1 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 TW84
A pub site since the 1770s, rebuilt in 1895: mahogany, granite, stained glass and mirrors, hidden down a lane off Dame Street. It has starred in films and a Guinness ad, and pours a famous pint.
Thomas Read's
1–3 Parliament St, Dublin 2, D02 AN28
Galway Bay core beers plus guests.
Urban Brewing
CHQ, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1, D01 Y6P5
Brews on site; open 7 days since May 2026.
Walsh's
6 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 A382
Victorian heritage pub trading since 1826: a proper snug with a hatch to the bar, stained glass, an open fire and a famously good pint. A traditional local rather than a craft bar, though it keeps a couple of Irish craft lines (Trouble and Kinnegar have featured).