Pitching itself somewhere between a DJ bar and a nightclub, Dame Lane is a two-level, New York loft-style space, popular with club kids during the week and a hip, more...

With a curious beehive motif informing its interior design, and space age taps to be negotiated in the bathroom, this subterranean bar remains weak on atmosphere and strong on...

If you're up for a laugh and a sing-song, and you're happy to drink with dewy-eyed tourists enthusing about the traditional music being played onstage, this place, smack-bang...

Richly decorated in dark wood and some decidedly odd art, Ba Mizu is one of Dublin's better upscale watering holes. Subdued lighting and plush leather armchairs make the lobby...

Aching to be hip and thoroughly self-conscious, this is not the original Bailey of lore. Before it was torn down years back, the old Bailey featured in James Joyce's Ulysses...

No prizes for guessing what type of business was once conducted on this premises. The central bar dominates the spacious lounge and professional types sprawl on the surrounding...

Bruxelles is one of those Dublin institutions that somehow manages to appeal to almost every punter - hairy, heavy metal fans, indie kids in skinny jeans, old codgers, students...

One of Dublin's first superpubs, Café en Seine has a decadent art deco theme reminiscent of 19th-century Paris. It's big enough to get lost in, so overcrowding is never a...

Owned and run by Eamon Doran's - the same crowd that looks after the Dice Bar - Carnival is the top spot on the Camden Street 'strip' if you like your bar music to be a stew...

The windy suburbs of Tallaght may be a far cry from theatreland, but trekking out to this 350-seater - a bright state-of-the art space with a studio, restaurant, bar and...

The musicians' corner downstairs attracts traditional players whom you would pay to see elsewhere, and the paying venue upstairs rarely books a duff band (lo-fi, trad and folk...

Owned by Ireland's 'man-about-town' Eddie Irvine, Cocoon walks a fine line between stylish and tacky. TV screens tuned to music videos and fashion television hang on the walls...

The façade on this corner building has been restored in recent years and now forms a pleasing introduction to the (also remodelled) bar inside. The decor is contemporary but...

Dimmed lighting and half-moon leather booths make Dakota one of Dublin's coolest and (predictably) busiest late-night bars. The long bar ensures you're never waiting too long...