Bars & Pubs

Irish by nationality but remarkably global by nature, this gleaming, multi-spaced hostelry has a gregarious, no-nonsense vibe. Underpinning it all are draught stouts and ales rarely seen outside Ireland: Wrasslers, for example, popular in West Cork in the early 1900s. Along with the titular Porterhouse are An Brain Blást and oyster stout; tap lagers Temple Bräu and Hersbrucker are of the same family. The bottled beer list is simply mad - Albanian Tirana, Indonesian Bir Bintang, Israeli Macabee, Mozambican Laurentina Clara, Palestinian Taybeh and Tahitian Hinano - and goes down a treat with the multinational crowd that packs the place to bursting for key sporting fixtures.

Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008/9