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Ireland
Dublin
DUB
Scores
access
9.0
dining
7.0
nightlife
8.0
golf
10.0
links
capital
pub culture
literary
georgian
Best months
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Links season May–September; Atlantic weather and soft days year-round.
Where to play
Reachable courses
Ireland
15 min drive
Links
Top 30
Royal Dublin
Dollymount
· pay-and-play
World Top 100
Ireland
30 min drive
Links
Portmarnock
Portmarnock
· pay-and-play (limited)
Ireland
30 min drive
Links
Top 15
The Island
Donabate
· pay-and-play
Ireland
50 min drive
Links
Top 15
County Louth (Baltray)
Drogheda
· pay-and-play
Where to eat
Dining
2 Michelin Stars
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
Merrion / Dublin 2
Classic French haute cuisine
↳
21 Upper Merrion Street
Dublin 2
D02 KF79
Ireland
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2 Michelin Stars
Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen
Parnell Square / Dublin 1
Modern French-influenced Irish
↳
18-19 Parnell Square North
Rotunda
Dublin 1
D01 T3V8
Ireland
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2 Michelin Stars
Liath
Blackrock
Seasonal tasting-menu fine dining
↳
Blackrock Market
19A Main Street
Blackrock
Co. Dublin
Ireland
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Notable
The Greenhouse
Dublin 2
Contemporary European fine dining
↳
Joshua House
21 Dawson Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
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Notable
The Saddle Room
St Stephen's Green / Dublin 2
Steak and seafood with oyster bar, at The Shelbourne
↳
27 St Stephen's Green
Dublin 2
D02 K224
Ireland
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Notable
Yamamori South City
Dublin 2
Japanese sushi and izakaya
↳
71/72 South Great George's Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
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After dark
Nightlife
Copper Face Jacks
Dublin 2
Dublin's best-known late-night nightclub, multiple bars and dance floors
↳
29-30 Harcourt Street
Saint Kevin's
Dublin 2
D02 XV58
Ireland
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Yamamori Tengu
Dublin 1
Underground electronic club behind a Japanese restaurant, top sound system
↳
37 Strand Street Great
North City
Dublin 1
D01 TR20
Ireland
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Whelan's
Dublin 2
Dublin's premier live music venue and late bar on Wexford Street
↳
25 Wexford Street
Dublin 2
D02 H527
Ireland
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Dicey's Garden Club
Dublin 2
Large garden bar and club with multiple floors, popular with students
↳
21-25 Harcourt Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
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Mix of mainstream nightclubs, an underground electronic venue and a renowned live-music pub.