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Kennedy’s Bar Located beside the three O’Callagha
n hotels on Westland Row, there is always a serious buzz around lunchtimes and after-work at Kennedy’s - but you can always find somewhere to plonk yourself down and sip on a nice cold pint or one of their lip smacking-ly good Irish Coff their lip-smacking-ly good Irish Co ees.. Be warned, with f served until 10pm each night, you will do well to resist a bowl of their proper chicken wings or enormous fish & chips once you see them served to the table beside you. 30-32 Westland Row Dublin 2. 01 - 6799077 www.kennedyspub.ie kennedysbar1850@gmail.com C3 Be warned, with food Davy Byrne’s Devitt’s Camden Street is a hive of bars and restaurants. Devitt’s is the latest revamp on the stretch. It always was an elder statesman of the street but one in badly need of an upgrade. It’s new incarnation is a most agreeable one with ochre-coloured leather booths, benches and barrels outside and a polish to the premises that smacks of quality. The barmen remain sturdy and suited, and the biggest nod to contemporary pub trappings is the array of up-lit liquor bottles adorning the walls both behind the bar and back room. 78 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 01 4753414 devitts.ie The Belfry The thriving suburb that is Stonybatter is home to a new watering hole. The Belfry is a dark and minimal affair. Boasting buttoned leather sofas, a copper top bar counter and chairs which may cradle but not necessarily comfort your posterior, The Belfry is spacious without ever feeling too open. There’s a welcome restraint to proceedings in general. If you want to check out the competition, may we suggest L Mulligans Grocer across the street. A Guinness clocks in at €4.80. 37 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 01 598 4633 Davy Byrne’s, first licensed in 1798, is Dublin’s most famous pub, certainly in a literary sense, with its Joycean associations. It’s Dublin’s original gastropub serving a vast selection of beer, wine, and spirits along with seafood and many other delicious food delights. Also, a great place to catch your favourite sport match or just revel in the best craic around. They’ve seen it all before and prefer to concentrate on the tradition of excellence in serving an extensive local and international clientele with quality food and drink within an ambience of unrivaled hospitality and charm. Always characterful, classy and fashionable. 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 21 Duke St, Dublin 2 01-677 5217 www.davybyrnes.com