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...

The Brazen Head claims to be Ireland's oldest pub (it's not) but it's been in operation since 1198 and the rebel Robert Emmett planned an uprising here in 1802. Today it offers...

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...

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...

In Ulysses, Leopold Bloom stops here for a gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy. 'He raised his eyes and met the stare of a bilious clock. Two. Pub clock five minutes...

A tiny downstairs bar at the bottom of a corkscrew staircase, the Dawson Lounge markets itself as the smallest bar in Dublin. Unsurprisingly, it's cosy in winter and summer. If...

From the street, this mostly gay bar looks small, but get inside the former bank building and you'll find that it stretches back and back. Expect cool young things drinking...

If you feel daunted by the prospect of the hyper-trendy pubs nearby, the Duke offers something less pretentious. There's plenty of room on its two floors, the drinks are...