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where to drink Berlin D2 Berlin is a roomy affair
on the right-side of ramshackle. There’s a de rigueur ‘Berliner Straße’ sign and some fantastic Friday Über IPA and Sunday Easy Pale Ale from Bavarian brewers And Union. But mostly it’s a buzz bar on a block straddling a street and a laneway. With live music and DJs perched amid salvaged pressed tin that’s been painted over, an up-lit angel and candles, it tends to attract a mish-mash of local heads, tourists and Latinos. Just say ‘Prost!’ Berlin D2 14-15 Dame Lane Dublin 2 d2 Kehoe’s Stag’s Head Kehoe’s Bar was first licensed in 1803 when the winds of revolution permeated the Dublin air. This authentic, unpretentious Victorian shrine is one of last great heritage pubs of Dublin. The interior throughout Kehoe’s is the product of a Victorian style renovation completed towards the end of the 19th century which has been preserved to the present day. Nowadays this old pub is the buzzing haunt of tourists, scholars, shoppers and business people alike. The place has great energy and the bartenders are full of personality. A must when visiting Dublin’s fair city. 9 South Anne Street, Dublin 2 (01) 677 8312 d4 Awarded best pub in Ireland by National Hospitality and best traditional pub in Ireland by Sky Bar Awards in 2016, the Stag’s Head is probably Dublin’s best preserved Victorian pub – and everything here is of authentic Victorian origin. Take time to look around and savour the sumptuously carved Victorian mahogany fittings, the mosaic marble tiled floors and granite tabletops. The mahogany bar, capped with red Connemara marble, follows the classic Victorian architectural pattern, being long and punctuated by exquisite partitions that divide into little snugs. The pub has literally been around for forever! It was even the first pub in DublinTown to have electric lights. Renowned for its hospitality, grub, banter and great pint of Guinness. 1 Dame Ct, Dublin 2 (01) 679 3687 d4 Lucky’s Meath Street has always truly been the beating heart of The Liberties brimful of life, commerce and haggling. It now has added charm courtesy of the newly opened Lucky’s. It’s a bright and airy space really pared back but with details such as the wainscotting, ribbed glass and dark jade walls which make it most appealing. Keep an eye on their cool signage and branding too. There’s pizza served from a shipping container out the back and the buzz is only going to build over the coming months. 79 Meath Street, Dublin 8 01 556 2397 luckys.ie 18