Pat’s Rathmines guidebook
Food (and coffee) for thought
Some places locally I like. Some you might.
My local: "250 Square, a little red-brick cottage tucked away off Rathmines Road Lower is fast becoming a destination for purveyors of fine coffee...roasting all its own beans."
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Two Fifty Square
10 Williams ParkMy local: "250 Square, a little red-brick cottage tucked away off Rathmines Road Lower is fast becoming a destination for purveyors of fine coffee...roasting all its own beans."
Best local pizza, hands down. And they now do takeaway too.
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Manifesto
208 Rathmines Rd LowerBest local pizza, hands down. And they now do takeaway too.
A second branch of the much-loved restaurant on Bath Ave. Always busy.
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Farmer Browns Rathmines
170 Rathmines Rd LowerA second branch of the much-loved restaurant on Bath Ave. Always busy.
Tadka House Indian Takeaway
146 Rathmines Rd LowerBest local Indian takeaway.
"We don’t see ourselves as a Takeaway but more a restaurant that specialises in delivery of healthy authentic Thai food to you quickly." So yeah, a local Thai takeaway.
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Camile Thai Rathmines
133 Rathmines Rd Lower"We don’t see ourselves as a Takeaway but more a restaurant that specialises in delivery of healthy authentic Thai food to you quickly." So yeah, a local Thai takeaway.
Yet to try this place but apart from a great name it also looks great.
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Pot Bellied Pig
15 Rathmines Rd UpperYet to try this place but apart from a great name it also looks great.
"Unabashedly French in appearance, Voici staff are clad in Breton stripes and crêpes are cooked in a repurposed Citroën."
Voici Crêperie & Wine Bar
1A Rathgar Rd"Unabashedly French in appearance, Voici staff are clad in Breton stripes and crêpes are cooked in a repurposed Citroën."
Local branch of the world famous city centre takeaway. Just ask them to give the fries an extra few minutes to make sure they're good and crispy.
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Leo Burdock Rathmines
Rathmines Road LowerLocal branch of the world famous city centre takeaway. Just ask them to give the fries an extra few minutes to make sure they're good and crispy.
Always busy local branch of the nationwide chain serving the classic Middle Eastern food, to eat-in or takeaway.
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Umi Falafel
13 Dame StAlways busy local branch of the nationwide chain serving the classic Middle Eastern food, to eat-in or takeaway.
Rathmines branch of a Dublin-wide chain located in the Swan Centre, nothing fancy but always busy.
The Art of Coffee Rathmines
Rathmines branch of a Dublin-wide chain located in the Swan Centre, nothing fancy but always busy.
"Food is great. Atmosphere is wonderful and warm. The most important things are here!"
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Ernesto's Coffee & Artisan Foods
15 Rathgar Rd"Food is great. Atmosphere is wonderful and warm. The most important things are here!"
Baked
142 Rathmines Rd LowerGood coffee, nice atmosphere and right outside the front gate.
Combine some local coffee-drinking with some book-buying.
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Alan Hanna's Bookshop & Bark Coffee
270 Rathmines Rd LowerCombine some local coffee-drinking with some book-buying.
The Orange Tree
108 Rathmines Road LowerGood coffee but great pastries and cakes.
The Hopsack
Health food store and café,
McDonald's
Rathmines Road LowerIf you must.
Grove Road
1 Rathmines Rd LowerOn the way into the city centre at the canal bridge
"Sister Ray is a song by the Velvet Underground that evolved from a basic funk riff to a seventeen-minute sound of incredible complexity. It took the band one take to make this masterpiece. Much like this song, the food we serve incorporates simple ingredients to form complex flavour combinations that will only take you one visit to know that we are the s***."
Fuel
"Sister Ray is a song by the Velvet Underground that evolved from a basic funk riff to a seventeen-minute sound of incredible complexity. It took the band one take to make this masterpiece. Much like this song, the food we serve incorporates simple ingredients to form complex flavour combinations that will only take you one visit to know that we are the s***."
Butlers Chocolate Café
The Rathmines branch of a national chain.
Tippenyaki Restaurant Rathmines
39-40 Castlewood Ave"I think I'm turning Japanese..."
Sushida Rathmines
A relatively new sushi kid on the D6 block...
Shaku Maku
A new Middle Eastern diner only up the road.
Sidekick to the Stella Cinema next door: "Serving up an all day menu from 8am in the morning to 10pm at night, The Stella Diner celebrates the best of classic American style diner dishes."
Stella Diner
Sidekick to the Stella Cinema next door: "Serving up an all day menu from 8am in the morning to 10pm at night, The Stella Diner celebrates the best of classic American style diner dishes."
Last call for alcohol
My top five local pubs
If I had a local, this would be it. An old-style pub without any pretensions.
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Martin B. Slattery
217 Rathmines Road LowerIf I had a local, this would be it. An old-style pub without any pretensions.
A bit noisy for this old fart but a great selection of Irish and international independent beers and spirits.
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Blackbird
82-84 Rathmines Rd LowerA bit noisy for this old fart but a great selection of Irish and international independent beers and spirits.
Had a first date here once. I should really go back.
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Mother Reilly's Bar & Restaurant
32 Rathmines Rd UpperHad a first date here once. I should really go back.
Victorian pub under wooden-beamed eaves, it says here.
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Rody Bolands
12-14 Rathmines Rd UpperVictorian pub under wooden-beamed eaves, it says here.
J. O'Connell
29 Richmond St SAnother nearby lovely old-style pub.
Picture this
A right pair of local cinemas
"The restored Stella Theatre is a truly unique cinema experience, an iconic cinematic landmark which sits confidently in the heart of Dublin 6."
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Stella Cinema
209 Rathmines Rd Lower"The restored Stella Theatre is a truly unique cinema experience, an iconic cinematic landmark which sits confidently in the heart of Dublin 6."
All the hits...and Tuesdays are half price.
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Omniplex Cinema Rathmines
210 Rathmines Rd LowerAll the hits...and Tuesdays are half price.
Supermarket sweep
Grocery shop locally til you drop.
Literally just outside the apartment complex front gate, the nearest supermarket to the flat...just.
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ALDI
Literally just outside the apartment complex front gate, the nearest supermarket to the flat...just.
Once upon a time the poor relation of Irish supermarkets, they've gone a tad upmarket of late, refurbishing their stores and bringing in franchises to look after specialty meats, fish, cheese, bread, salads, etc. The third closest supermarket to the flat.
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Dunnes Stores - Swan Centre
Rathmines Road LowerOnce upon a time the poor relation of Irish supermarkets, they've gone a tad upmarket of late, refurbishing their stores and bringing in franchises to look after specialty meats, fish, cheese, bread, salads, etc. The third closest supermarket to the flat.
Have never been in it but it's always busy so I should really investigate, huh?
Moldova Stores Rathmines
Have never been in it but it's always busy so I should really investigate, huh?
Tesco sponsored a radio series I made early in 2019 so I won't hear a bad word said about them. Every little helps, innit? The fourth closest supermarket to the flat.
Tesco Metro
Tesco sponsored a radio series I made early in 2019 so I won't hear a bad word said about them. Every little helps, innit? The fourth closest supermarket to the flat.
Literally across the road from the apartment complex, the second closest supermarket to the flat...just.
Lidl
Literally across the road from the apartment complex, the second closest supermarket to the flat...just.
Read 'em and weep
For the bookworms in the house
Support your - or in this case, our - local library.
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Rathmines Library
157 Rathmines Road LowerSupport your - or in this case, our - local library.
Specialises in Irish interest titles, plus general fiction, kids' books and exam papers.
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Alan Hanna's Bookshop & Bark Coffee
270 Rathmines Rd LowerSpecialises in Irish interest titles, plus general fiction, kids' books and exam papers.
Rathmines branch of a family owned Irish business consisting of eight shops around the country.
Ulysses Rare Books
10 Duke StRathmines branch of a family owned Irish business consisting of eight shops around the country.
Bookstation
Rathmines Road LowerStationery and discount book seller.
Medicine heads
Rathmines Pharmacy
114 Rathmines Rd LowerBourkes Allcare Pharmacy
220 Rathmines Rd LowerDeveneys Pharmacy
16 Rathmines Rd UpperRathmines Life Pharmacy
Rathmines Road LowerLloydsPharmacy
10 Drumcondra Rd UpperBoots
302 Rathmines Rd LowerRathmines Clinic
24 Upper Rathmines RoadWalk-In Clinic
104 Rathmines Road LowerRathmines Dental
183 Rathmines Rd LowerDentist Rathmines
Rathmines Road Dental Clinic
24 Rathmines Rd UpperRathmines Eye Centre
187 Rathmines Rd LowerMairead O'Leary Opticians
Ivan Power DDS
2a Rathmines Rd UpperLocal dentist
Rafter's Medical Centre
Local GP practice
Sport for all
One of only four clubs in Dublin with fully playable grass courts during the summer. Email stratfordltc@gmail.com if you fancy trying them out while you're here. Tell them I sent you.
Stratford Lawn Tennis Club
Grosvenor SquareOne of only four clubs in Dublin with fully playable grass courts during the summer. Email stratfordltc@gmail.com if you fancy trying them out while you're here. Tell them I sent you.
Almost directly across the road from here if you fancy a swim, a workout, yoga or just a coffee watching everyone else getting active.
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Swan Leisure
161 Rathmines Rd LowerAlmost directly across the road from here if you fancy a swim, a workout, yoga or just a coffee watching everyone else getting active.