The "foreign" pubs of Dublin

I decided the word "ethnic" would make me sound like a UKIP member, "foreign" isn't much better but I can't think of anything less bad!

I find this topic interesting as there are Irish pubs in pretty much every city or even large town in the world - including places that don't get much tourism at all let alone Irish tourists. Most are themed but a decent number exist to serve Irish communities in those places. As Dublin continues to grow as both a tourism destination and an inward migration destination, its obvious that we're going to have lots of bars themed for or serving other nationalities.

Parnell Street turns up frequently in this listing - many licenced premises and cheaper rent (in the past anyway) would be contributing factors here.

Korean 

N0107 Hop House on Parnell Street - formerly the Shakespeare and still bearing that signage - is the longest running and is an intriguing mix of regular Dub pub and Korean restaurant.

It has more recently been joined by 1010804 Drunken Fish in the former excise stores on Mayor Street which similarly has a major food element but also a large bar. Often the quietest bar near the 3Arena on a gig night, its worth a visit for anyone looking for a pint with a seat after a gig.

Chinese 

N2808 King7 is a Chinese Karaoke bar on Capel Street. That combination may not make that much sense initially, but it is more of an Asian fusion bar than any country specifically.

In the past, there was also N2805 Seven Stars (formerly Bonga) across the road, but it has been closed for some time and redirects people to King7 via signage on the door.

There was also the Ice Bar on Parnell Street in the premises of the infamous Blue Lion that was considered to be a Chinese bar by many.

Czech 

Dublin has two Czech bars, one a bit more authentic than the other.

S1472 Pifko on Ushers Quay is the less central, and less tourist-visited of the two; and also emphasises their Slovak products on their website.

S0107 Czech Inn on Essex Gate would probably have a lower proportion of Czech custom due to the aforementioned tourists.

Brazilian

Three Spirits (Formerly D-One) on Capel Street is a Brazilian bar and restaurant - one of the pubs I've yet to be to so can't really say much else currently.

Japanese

Two branches of the Yamamori restaurant chain hold full pub licences - 1010212 Yamamori Izakaya on Georges Street and 1010576 Yamamori on Ormond Quay. The latter has more of a restaraunt setup to the front and a bar at the back that can be accessed from Strand Street; with the Georges Street setup being much more of a pub - there is a Yamamori restaurant across the road.

S4187 Ukiyo on Exchequer Street claims to be "Japanese/Korean"

Thai

N2760 Koh on Millennium Walk is a Thai restaurant with a full pub licence for its cocktail bar

Australian

This is a severe stretch, but... N2610 Woolshed is a sports bar with the vaguest of Australian themes to it. It was formerly Outback, which had a bit more.

Now re-themed, S2860 Harrys on the Green used to be "Down Under at Major Toms" which closed in 2009 and reopened as the current premises. This also had an extremely vague Australian theme.

No longer operational: 

Polish

Currently, N0099 Dublin Supporters Bar on Parnell Street is about as Dublin as it can possibly be, but it was previous Zagloba which I believe to have been Dublin's only Polish bar

Nigerian

In the early 2000s, there was a Nigerian bar called Forum on Parnell Street. I can't find out for certain where it was although I believe it may have been been in N0104 which is currently a Booze2Go off-licence trading with a full pub licence.

Cuban

Long closed, N1490 Floridita opened in the Irish Life Mall replacing Life. Cuban owned and based on the famous bar of the same name in Havana, the location simply didn't work and the physical bit of the building it was in has since been removed.