Guidebook for Ranelagh Dublin 6

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Guidebook for Ranelagh Dublin 6

Entertainment & Activities

Beautifully restored 1920's cinema with luxurious big armchairs and food delivered to you during the film. Book in advance to avoid disappointment. Only a fifteen minute walk from our place.
75 locals recommend
Stella Cinema
209 Rathmines Rd Lower
75 locals recommend
Beautifully restored 1920's cinema with luxurious big armchairs and food delivered to you during the film. Book in advance to avoid disappointment. Only a fifteen minute walk from our place.

Getting Around

Three minute walk from our place and will take you into the city centre in less then 10 minutes.
11 locals recommend
Beechwood station
11 locals recommend
Three minute walk from our place and will take you into the city centre in less then 10 minutes.
There is an Aircoach stop here (700). It is a 20 minute walk to our place so not advisable if you have heavy luggage. Our recommendation would to get off the air coach on Kildare Street walk to St Stephens Green LUAS stop and jump on the LUAS to our house.
Hampton Hotel
19-29 Morehampton Rd
There is an Aircoach stop here (700). It is a 20 minute walk to our place so not advisable if you have heavy luggage. Our recommendation would to get off the air coach on Kildare Street walk to St Stephens Green LUAS stop and jump on the LUAS to our house.
If you have wandered down to Ranelagh village, you can get the LUAS from here to the city centre.
11 locals recommend
Ranelagh station
11 locals recommend
If you have wandered down to Ranelagh village, you can get the LUAS from here to the city centre.

Drinks & Nightlife

Lively, traditional Irish pub off the beaten tourist path also serving traditional Irish food.
22 locals recommend
Smyth's of Ranelagh
10 Ranelagh
22 locals recommend
Lively, traditional Irish pub off the beaten tourist path also serving traditional Irish food.
Family-owned and run, McSorley’s comfortable surroundings and warm atmosphere have ensured its status as one of Dublin’s best-loved bars.
33 locals recommend
R McSorley's
5 Sandford Rd
33 locals recommend
Family-owned and run, McSorley’s comfortable surroundings and warm atmosphere have ensured its status as one of Dublin’s best-loved bars.
Differentiating itself from local rivals Taphouse has moved away from traditional décor and rejuvenated itself as a gastro-pub specialising in craft beers.
44 locals recommend
TapHouse
60 Ranelagh
44 locals recommend
Differentiating itself from local rivals Taphouse has moved away from traditional décor and rejuvenated itself as a gastro-pub specialising in craft beers.
Birchall’s is a real jewel of Ranelagh. Its represents “the real local pub”.
15 locals recommend
Birchalls Ranelagh
Ranelagh Road
15 locals recommend
Birchall’s is a real jewel of Ranelagh. Its represents “the real local pub”.

Food Scene

New, contemporary pizza place. Get a 12-inch square size or for the ultimate food experience combine and share your favourites from the menu on a one or two-yard long pizza.
Pizza Yard
7 Sandford Rd
New, contemporary pizza place. Get a 12-inch square size or for the ultimate food experience combine and share your favourites from the menu on a one or two-yard long pizza.
Family run artisan café / bistro located at Beechwood LUAS stop, a three minute walk from our place.
21 locals recommend
Mima coffee company
1 Dunville Ave
21 locals recommend
Family run artisan café / bistro located at Beechwood LUAS stop, a three minute walk from our place.
Open for breakfast, and serve a range of freshly cooked food and goodies throughout the day in a relaxed atmosphere.
23 locals recommend
Peperina Garden Bistro
25 Dunville Ave
23 locals recommend
Open for breakfast, and serve a range of freshly cooked food and goodies throughout the day in a relaxed atmosphere.
A low-key coffee kiosk that doesn’t look like much but serves some of the finest coffee in the city.
28 locals recommend
Nick's Coffee
20 Ranelagh Road
28 locals recommend
A low-key coffee kiosk that doesn’t look like much but serves some of the finest coffee in the city.
A comfortable and spacious eatery, coffee house and fully licenced restaurant.
80 locals recommend
Cinnamon
87 Ranelagh
80 locals recommend
A comfortable and spacious eatery, coffee house and fully licenced restaurant.
A good spot for a less extravagant feed, serving Italian coffee and sandwiches.
9 locals recommend
Er Buchetto Caffe Italiano
55 Ranelagh
9 locals recommend
A good spot for a less extravagant feed, serving Italian coffee and sandwiches.
Want something quick? Grab something from the local bakery.
49 locals recommend
The Natural Bakery
631 S Circular Rd
49 locals recommend
Want something quick? Grab something from the local bakery.
This is genuine Italian cooking that won’t break the bank: Pinocchio offers a value early-bird-style dinner menu option seven days a week.
12 locals recommend
Pinocchio Restaurant - Ranelagh
Essex Street West
12 locals recommend
This is genuine Italian cooking that won’t break the bank: Pinocchio offers a value early-bird-style dinner menu option seven days a week.
Mario’s has three outlets in Dublin, all offer the same simple yet top quality Italian menu.
17 locals recommend
Mario's Italian Restaurant
37/39 Ranelagh
17 locals recommend
Mario’s has three outlets in Dublin, all offer the same simple yet top quality Italian menu.
Serving traditional Italian food in a relaxed atmosphere.
Antica Venezia
97 Ashfield Rd
Serving traditional Italian food in a relaxed atmosphere.
This comfortable restaurant, specialising in Pakistani and Eastern cuisine, won Best Ethnic Restaurant in Ireland at the Good Eating Guide Awards.
37 locals recommend
Kinara Kitchen
17 Ranelagh Rd
37 locals recommend
This comfortable restaurant, specialising in Pakistani and Eastern cuisine, won Best Ethnic Restaurant in Ireland at the Good Eating Guide Awards.
Combines a menu of Hong Kong style dim sum and authentic Chinese.
7 locals recommend
Mak
Cullenswood Gardens
7 locals recommend
Combines a menu of Hong Kong style dim sum and authentic Chinese.
Authentic Thai regional food served up with a great selection of cocktails and a carefully selected wine list.
13 locals recommend
Nightmarket
120 Ranelagh
13 locals recommend
Authentic Thai regional food served up with a great selection of cocktails and a carefully selected wine list.
For simple but seriously good burgers.
11 locals recommend
Bunsen
97 Ranelagh
11 locals recommend
For simple but seriously good burgers.
Serving an American-influenced food menu and a mouth-watering selection of cocktails, Dillinger’s is regularly named among the best places in the city for brunch.
56 locals recommend
Dillinger's
47 Ranelagh
56 locals recommend
Serving an American-influenced food menu and a mouth-watering selection of cocktails, Dillinger’s is regularly named among the best places in the city for brunch.
New York style ‘casual but grown up’ food. They’re famous for their buffalo chicken wings!
67 locals recommend
TriBeCa
65 Ranelagh
67 locals recommend
New York style ‘casual but grown up’ food. They’re famous for their buffalo chicken wings!
Spanish and Mediterranean tapas and good wines.
15 locals recommend
La Bodega
93 Ranelagh
15 locals recommend
Spanish and Mediterranean tapas and good wines.
All about small plates and quality cuts in Mediterranean inspired dishes.
16 locals recommend
Host Restaurant
13 Ranelagh
16 locals recommend
All about small plates and quality cuts in Mediterranean inspired dishes.
They have won The Bridgestone Guide‘s badge of merit for the best sushi in Ireland every year since 2011.
17 locals recommend
Michie Sushi Ranelagh
11 Chelmsford Ln
17 locals recommend
They have won The Bridgestone Guide‘s badge of merit for the best sushi in Ireland every year since 2011.
Housed in a converted butchers’ shop, The Butcher Grill does beef better than anyone else in Ranelagh, possibly better than any other restaurant in the whole of Dublin.
36 locals recommend
Butcher Grill
92 Main St
36 locals recommend
Housed in a converted butchers’ shop, The Butcher Grill does beef better than anyone else in Ranelagh, possibly better than any other restaurant in the whole of Dublin.
This atmospheric brasserie concentrates on offering a modern take on French classics.
La Réserve Artisan Brasserie
53 Ranelagh
This atmospheric brasserie concentrates on offering a modern take on French classics.
A mix of casual eating options and several bigger main course and an extensive wine list.
54 locals recommend
The Exchequer Wine Bar
19 Ranelagh Road
54 locals recommend
A mix of casual eating options and several bigger main course and an extensive wine list.
Juice and salad company offering cold pressed raw beverages hand crafted with deep regard for organic growing practices, seasonal harvests, local suppliers and recyclable materials.
Green Beards
23 Dunville Ave
Juice and salad company offering cold pressed raw beverages hand crafted with deep regard for organic growing practices, seasonal harvests, local suppliers and recyclable materials.
Offer a wide range of hot and cold beverages, morning goods and sweet treats.
12 locals recommend
Butlers Chocolate Café Ranelagh
61 Ranelagh
12 locals recommend
Offer a wide range of hot and cold beverages, morning goods and sweet treats.

Essentials

Family run, upmarket supermarket with good deli.
23 locals recommend
Morton's
15-17 Dunville Ave
23 locals recommend
Family run, upmarket supermarket with good deli.
Discount supermarket.
46 locals recommend
LIDL
14 Main St
46 locals recommend
Discount supermarket.
Irish supermarket, biggest in the village.
35 locals recommend
SuperValu Ranelagh
Main Street
35 locals recommend
Irish supermarket, biggest in the village.
ATM
8 locals recommend
AIB Bank
40/42 Ranelagh
8 locals recommend
ATM

Shopping

Very big shopping mall, three LUAS stops from our house.
36 locals recommend
Sandyford Rd. (Dundrum Town Centre) station
36 locals recommend
Very big shopping mall, three LUAS stops from our house.