I'm 99% sure I'll do the Guinness Storehouse tour, but wasn't sure about the following:
- Jameson vs Teeling whisky distilleries
- Any must-see museums
- Restaurant recommendations
We will be there for two days, so looking for the stuff I just can't miss.
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Bojangels off Exit 98. Best chicken in the city!
Can't disagree with the logic here
I was about to say when I opened this thread, like man I hope you like parks because there's fuck all else to do in the first Dublin I thought of.
I came here for the Dublin, VA jokes.
Solid disc golf course in Dublin!
And stop by Fatz for dinner
That Fatz is almost walkin' distance from the Walmart there, a truly unique experience. Take your camera!
I can't tell if you intended to misspell it as "Boj-angels" or not but you ain't wrong about it being angelic!
Redheads, the more freckles the better!
Leave the ball caps at home...we went out one night and hopped around different pubs and I stuck out like a sore thumb.
I learned this lesson the hard way in Paris a few years ago. It was uncomfortable for me to walk around in the summer without a hat, but otherwise you're wearing a sign that says "Ugly American right here!"
We only had one night in Dublin and focused on Guinness, with no regrets. Make sure you make it all the way to the top floor.
Otherwise, hop around the pubs in the Temple Bar neighborhood. Trinity College is nice to walk through if you're in the area. Seeing the famous library there (and the Book of Kells) is not free but is worth it if you are traveling with Harry Potter fans.
I also second the Trinity College Library. That was pretty spectacular.
We were only in Dublin for one night, but went to the Porterhouse Brewing Co and thoroughly enjoyed it. Good food, extensive beer/alcohol options, and live music. It was definitely packed, but we were able to drink at the bar while we waited for a table so we didn't mind too much.
I've done the Jameson tour and whisky tasting and it's worth checking out. While you're down in Cork you can kiss the Blarney Stone too. The castle its at is really cool.
Absolutely do the Guinness Storehouse, lots to see and lots to drink (tip: the top floor bar only has a couple different drafts, if you want something different, you can redeem your free pint at the lower floor bar that has a lot of variety). We did not do the Jameson tour, but Teeling was fun, and I think they've now been open long enough that you might even be able to drink whiskey that was distilled in the building (they were still using other stock last summer). The Irish Whiskey Museum was pretty neat as well, if you're interested in the history, or just want more samples.
Kilmainham Gaol is a great tour, lots of interesting history and stories from the rebellion.
For restaurants, it's hard to go wrong, we ate mostly at tiny holes in the wall that we came across, trying a different Irish breakfast each day. We ended up going to the Boar's Head Pub a few times, small place but pretty good food and draft selection.
Take a train to Howth one day if you like hiking.
Go to the Bloody Stream restaurant in Howth. It's under the train station! Great fish and chips served in a newspaper.
We went two years ago so not sure what still applies But...
Didn't think Teeling was anything special. Honestly I enjoyed walking around the different neighborhoods as much as anything. Power's Court was a nice day trip out of Dublin. As touristy as it is, the Temple Bar was a lot of fun the one time we stopped in. The Trinity campus was pretty interesting and the library was worth a pass-thru. We also found a great restaurant called Bastible if you're into the foodie thing. Great atmosphere and everyone working there genuinely seemed to love the place.
Uhh... Find a leprechaun and steal his gold?
I really likd Teelings. We did the upgraded tasting and really enjoyed them explaining the differences. For restaurants we stayed in Temple bar. Really enjoyed the food at Fitzgerald. Porterhouse was also good. I didn't enjoy the Temple bar itself. Way too touristy. We enjoyed just finding random places. Oliver st John gogarty had great music and food. The library at Trinity college was amazing! If you go do one of the student led tours. Christ Church in Dublin was gorgeous if you love architecture. and you can ring the church bells on the tour which was pretty fun. Guinness is also great views from the bar.
Use a plane to get there and back.
Don't get ON the plane, leave that to the daredevils. Get IN the plane. Much more comfortable.
Solid advice right there.
Eat at Quay's Irish Restaurant in the Temple Bar area or the Harbourmaster Restaurant (get the steak on a stone).
Jameson tour was one of the best distillery tours (we visited 5 distilleries). Teeling was a solid tour but if you are only doing one, make it the Jameson tour. Also make sure you buy tickets ahead of time for Jameson, it was busy and it looked like you would have to wait around for a while to get a tour if you did not pre-purchase.
Also putting a vote in for the Trinity College Library.
The Jameson tour was great. It's been a few years since I went but if they ask for volunteers on the tour be quick to respond. I was the 1st to say yes and got to do an extra whiskey tasting.
When they say "Welcome to Dooblin" ask them where you can find Blyn and what her rates are.
Oh they love that joke Every. Single. Time.
And just so you know, Blyn is pronounced "Kevin"
Spelled Kiobahn.
If your interested in history Kilmainham Gaol is really cool. Old county prison turned into a history museum with a focus on the major political upheavals of the last 300 years.
Guinness store house is really cool as is the Jameson Distillery. Trinity College is a cool place to walk around.
One suggestion I have is to make sure your shoes have good grip. Was walking around the city once after a rain and could barely stay standing in the areas that are cobble stone
Best restaurant I had in Dublin was Brazen Head. Had a fantastic fry for breakfast. As far as sightseeing goes I'd second Kilmainham Gaol and the Book of Kells in Trinity College, both have a fantastic amount of history.
I cannot recommend Leo Burdock enough for fish and chips. The place has been open since 1913 and once you try it you will understand why.
The Jameson tour is the best tour I've ever been on. Jameson is guided, you get personal-size groups, the tour guides are excellent, and you get an excellent tasting at the end. It's a working distillery too.
The Guinness tour sucked. It's not guided unless you pay extra. The exhibits are run-down, generic, and have little educational value. The "tasting" (1 tiny shot glass of Guinness) was a waste of time. My tour did come with a free pint up top, but the bar tender didn't even pour it according to the Guinness standard that you hear about on the tour.
I went and found a tiny microbrewer called MetalMan (I forget where) but we showed up and got a guided tour by the surprised-but-genuinely-accommodating master brewers, as well as a tasting and some free samples to go (cans).
It's in the middle of some tiny industrial park, I must have walked past it 3 times.