Avoca is always ferociously busy at the weekends, but it's worth braving the crowds: this is one of the best-loved stores in town for a reason. As well as a...
11-13 Suffolk StreetThe young and young-at-heart are likely to lose their heads in this colossal pantheon of play. The tightly packed aisles roar with every big brand name you...
48 Mary StreetThe 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....
4 Fownes Street UpperA highly professional, reliable agency with consistently good reports, the Belgrave provides in-hotel babysitting services throughout Dublin. Just don't...
56 Mulgrave Street Dun LaoghaireHoused in the 19th-century splendour of the former Weights & Measures Building on Harry Street, this is surely Dublin's fanciest offy. The cellars are...
4 Harry StreetA 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...
2 Chatham Row
The main branch of this chain is actually located in the village of Blarney, so its name is not as shamelessly cheesy as all that. However, don't come here...
21-23 Nassau Street
This worthy independent bookshop has been going for decades and it continues to attract discerning punters, visiting writers and resident academics with its...
36 College GreenAs well as the usual cameras, camcorders, binoculars and telescopes, Camera Centre also offers a one-hour film-processing service as well as facilities to...
56 Grafton StreetNow 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...
9B Trinity Street
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...
52 Dawson StreetMany a pleasant afternoon can be spent thumbing through the dusty, yellow-paged gems that fill the shelves of this charming shop. It's not cheap, but...
10 Duke StreetIf you're after Irish stuff, then this is the place to come to (as you may have guesed from all those big posters of Glen Hansard and co in the window)....
12 Nassau StreetOne 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...
Units 3 & 4Die-hard traditionalists will delight in Claddagh's excellent and extensive stock of Irish folk tunes. There's everything here from early trad recordings to...
2 Cecilia Street