This really isn't a pub; but its licenced as one. So it doesn't get to try grab the Least Worst Pub In Temple Bar trophy; although it would have if I let it.
This is a restaurant with more drinks options than normal, basically. Its also relatively cheap, and I decided to have my mid-trip meal here. It was relatively quiet at the time so there was plenty of space to eat leisurely and also finish reading the newspaper I'd started on the train on the way in.
There is a rare indoor plaque on the now quite obsolete "Rock'n'Stroll" music tour that used to be promoted by Dublin Tourism, as Sinead O'Connor used to work as a waitress here. That should give you some idea of how long this has been here - it was one of the first new premises to open when Temple Bar had its initial period as an arts/culture centre, well before it became a place for Welsh stag parties to vomit in the streets. I'm not sure if it held a pub licence that entire time, as it has a current generation licence number - but these are often issued for older premises when something changes anyway.
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