The Irish Pub Guide

Dublin pubs are well-known for hearty meals, and with this guide you should be able to find what you’re looking for.

If you’re heading for a few drinks, there’s every chance you’re looking to line your stomach before a big night or just enjoy a bite while you catch up with friends; and luckily most Dublin pubs offer exactly what you’re looking for.

The city is filled with bars that offer wide-ranging menus and others that specialise in the likes of pizzas, and then the places that just have something small, but relatively cheap and maybe exactly what you’re looking for.

Here’s a rundown of the options at your disposal if looking for a pint when in and around Dublin city centre – of course, if there are some options we’ve missed, please leave us a comment or email us theirishpubguide@gmail.com.

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Full lunch/dinner menus – prices range from €10 to over €30

• The Bleeding Horse, Upper Camden Street. Menu here. Includes small bites, a variety of burgers, mains like fish and chips and Beef and Guinness stew.
• The Landmark, Lower Camden Street. Menu here. A wide menu from sandwiches priced around €10 to burgers, stew, chicken strips and more.
• The Hairy Lemon, Stephen Street Lower. Menu here. Serving food all day, this spot which is popular with tourists, has sandwiches, wraps, soup, burgers, pasta dishes, stews, chicken goujons and some more substantial hearty meals.
• The Bank, College Green. Menu here. Slightly more expensive than the others, seafood spaghetti, grilled pork chop and ravioli feature on the dunner menu here. For lunch it’s more reasonably prices with sandwiches between €10 and €15. Burgers, Guinness pie and fish and chips grace that menu.
• Sinnott’s Bar, King Street. Menu here. A sports bar with plenty of options while you’re watching a game. Salads, risotto, steak sandwiches, cheeseburgers, chicken burgers, fish and more.
• Doheny & Nesbitt, Baggot Street. Menu here. A traditional menu here, with food served from breakfast through to dinner. Lunch includes panninis, sandwiches, wraps and soup. Dinner includes smoked salmon, burgers and stir frys.
• Market Bar, Fade Street. Menu here. Tapas, so a unique choice compared to most of the others on our list. Patatas bravas and octupus are among the wide range of dishes here.
• The Trinity Bar, Dame Street. Menu here. This gastropub is largely traditional with fish and chips, chicken wings, burgers and Guinness pie some of many options.
• The Legal Eagle, Chancery Place. Menu here. Not typical pub grub, that bit fancier and closer to a restaurant than a pub, but very wide and well-executed menu. Venison pie, shrimp dishes and rib-eye steaks are some of the options.
• The Brazen Head, Lower Bridge Street. Menu here. With the claim of being Ireland’s oldest pub, it has a menu as traditional as you’d expect. Chowder, stew, bacon and cabbage and burgers some of the options.

Pizza and a pint options

While some of the other pubs with wider menus have pizzas on their menu, these are the spots that really aim to be pizza and a pint establishments and even have deals on such combinations.

• The Back Page, Phibsboro. Menu here. Well-known for locals in the area as one of the best pizza spots in Dublin. Wide menu of signature pizzas named after various sports stars from across the world.
• Blackbird, Rathmines. Menu here. Just pizzas, crisps and drinks available here, well-priced pizzas around the €10 mark for those having a drink and feeling peckish.
• Bonobo, Smithfield. Menu here. A pub in the Smithfield area that is renowned for its pizzas and craft beer. Wide menu of options from their woodfire oven, which can be enjoyed in the modern indoor setting or their beer garden.
• Kodiak, Rathmines. Menu here. From the same owner as Bonobo, Kodiak is a southside pub that is similar in vibe and menu. Craft beer and woodfired pizzas are the specialty.
• The Swan, Aungier Street. Menu here. Not made on site, but The Swan bar is teamed up with the Dublin Pizza Company who will deliver pizza to you in this traditional pub. These wood fired pizzas are very well priced, most under €14.
• Rascals, Inchicore. Menu here. A Luas trip away from the city, Rascals brewery is home to their own unique drinks and award-winning pizza, winning McKenna awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024. A great spot for groups.
• Lucky’s, The Liberties. Menu here. Pizza from Coke Lane here in this friendly, local pub in The Liberties. Ideal if you’re in the area and looking for a pint and bite to eat.
• The Circular, Rialto. Menu here. As many as 10 different varieties of pizzas in this local pub in Dublin 8, top spot for a few drinks and a catch-up over a pint.
• Boco, Bolton Street. Menu here. Another great spot in the city for wood fired pizza and a pint. Regarded by some as the best pizza in the city, but it does cost you, most are over €15.
• The Camden, Camden Street. Menu here. They don’t only do pizzas but this sports bar, one of the biggest Dublin has to offer, has good deals on pizzas usually and can be an ideal location.

Pubs with cheap or light options and sandwiches

A lot of the above places will have cheap options, and are well-worth looking at in that regard if you just want one of their light bites. These are some of the others with signature cheap options.

• Peter’s Pub, South William Street. Menu here. If it’s a simple ham and cheese sandwich you’re after, this family-run pub is the place to go. They have as many as 10 different sandwiches as well as soup and a few other light bites.
• Sheehan’s Pub, Chatham Street. Menu here. Plenty of options here but their soup and sandwiches stand out, a very traditional pub and cosy setting to enjoy the food.
• Doyles, Trinity Street. Menu here. A pub with a wide menu but definitely an option if you’re just looking for something small, they have a number of toasties for around €12 or €13 as well as some other bites like cajun chips.
• Slattery’s Bar, Capel Street. Menu here. Another spot with a big menu but plenty of light options like sandwiches and soup. They also have a big breakfast for less than €13 which is good value in the city.
• Grogan’s pub, South William Street. Menu here. Simple yet effective, if you want a toastie with cheddar cheese and deli ham to accompany one of the best pints of Guinness in Dublin, this is the place to visit.

Where else?

Have you got other recommendations for great pub food in Dublin? Leave a comment below and let us know where and what’s on offer.