The name may have changed (the moniker Big Brother Records didn't sound quite so good in the age of reality TV) but the staff are still as friendly as ever. And they know their...

Housed in the 19th-century splendour of the former Weights & Measures Building on Harry Street, this is surely Dublin's fanciest offy. The cellars are jammed with some 800 fine...

A good, central resource for PC-related gizmos and software, this long-running computer store puts a friendly face on the business of getting technical. And if you're thinking...

Give your feet a treat at this large Birkenstock emporium. Expect to find a good variety of styles from the German sandal and earthy footwear meisters.

This worthy independent bookshop has been going for decades and it continues to attract discerning punters, visiting writers and resident academics with its notable stock of...

Plush, elegant and painfully fashionable, BTs is popular with travelling celebs, rich kids and the local glitterati. There are more designer labels than you could shake a stick...

As well as the usual cameras, camcorders, binoculars and telescopes, Camera Centre also offers a one-hour film-processing service as well as facilities to develop digital photos.

Now known as the Camera Company (it used to be the Camera Exchange) this well-stocked shop has plenty of new and used camera equipment, with clued-up staff on hand to give advice.

Dublin's Camper store stocks a wide range of designs from the hip Mallorcan shoe company. It's a relatively small space, but the shoes are nicely displayed, with men's on one...

The first branch of the successful Italian deli and caffè chain to open outside of England, Dublin's Carluccio's does a good line in luxury Italian produce - from the fresh...

One of two parts (there's another Chica store just around the corner at Unit 25), this upbeat, fun boutique sells evening and party wear to girls who want to stay just on the...

Die-hard traditionalists will delight in Claddagh's excellent and extensive stock of Irish folk tunes. There's everything here from early trad recordings to the most recent...

Restored to its original location on Essex Street (after a temporary spell across the river in Bloom Lane), this political bookshop takes its name from James Connolly,...

Still one of the leading suppliers of hip and funky fashions to Dublin's discerning chicas, Costume pretty much has it all, from Roland Mouret and Temperley to Proenza Schouler.