WHERE: 50 South William Street, Dublin 2, D02DE93 | 10 minutes walk from the apartment | TIMES: 8.30am-5pm, Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm, Saturday; 11am-5pm, Sunday | BEST FOR: Serious coffee and even more serious loose-leaf teas
With more than 50 different teas from around the world, Clement & Pekoe is a serious tea shop. It also has a great range of excellent coffee, too. Also has good wifi and a nice selection of pastries.
WHERE: 10 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | 2 minutes walk from the apartment | WHAT: Gourmet Cafe | € | TIMES: 9am-8.30pm, Monday to Sunday | BEST FOR: Great food (including breakfast all day), huge specialty tea range and good coffee too. You can buy their teas online here for delivery worldwide.
As well as being a good all-rounder cafe - good food, good coffee - the Joy of Cha is the original specialty tea shop in Dublin. Busy spot for breakfast and all through the day for lunch and dinner.