Best cafes for food
1. BROTHER HUBBARD
WHERE: 153 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | 5 minute walk from the apartment | WHAT: Trendy cafe/restaurant | €€ | TIMES: 9am-4pm, Monday-Wednesday; 9am-11pm, Thursday & Friday; 9.30am-11pm, Saturday; 9.30am-4pm, Sunday | RESERVATION: Can book online here but Brother Hubbard keeps most tables for walk-ins | WEBSITE: brotherhubbard.ie
Excellent option for breakfast, lunch, dinner or anything in between, Brother Hubbard is hugely popular among Dubliners and for good reason - the food is fantastic and there is a really nice atmosphere. It's good value, too. More recently, more tourists are finding their way to Capel Street (especially since it was named in the list of the coolest streets in the world a couple of years ago by Time Out) but it's still authentic Dublin.
2. LEMON JELLY CAFE
WHERE: Millennium Walkway, Dublin 1 | 7 minute walk from the apartment | WHAT: Cafe | € | TIMES: 7am-6pm, Monday to Friday; 7am-7pm, Saturday and Sunday | ONLINE ORDERING: Can order for collection here | WEBSITE:lemonjelly.ie
Serving breakfast, lunch and good coffee from 7am every day, Lemon Jelly offers everything from full Irish breakfast (and a vegetarian version too) as well as crepes, omelets, ciabetta, smoothies, juices and really good coffee. Check out the menu here.
3. KEOGH'S CAFE
WHERE: 1-2 Trinity Street, Dublin 2, D02A440 | 7 minute walk from the apartment | WHAT: Cafe | €€ | TIMES: 6.30am-6.30pm, Monday to Saturday; 8.30am-6.30pm, Sundays | RESERVATIONS: Just walk-ins | WEBSITE: keoghscafe.ie
Whether you want breakfast, lunch, dinner, something in between it all or just a coffee, Keogh's is a great option. It's a hugely popular cafe among locals and tourists alike - always buzzing with shoppers, office workers and students from nearby Trinity College. It's also one of the earliest-opening cafes in the city centre - opening at 6.30am every morning except for Sundays (when it opens at 8.30am).
