Local restaurants
For lunch, try the relaxed trattoria‑style Town Bar and Grill on Kildare Street (+353 (0)1 662 4800); order osso bucco with saffron risotto and ask the knowledgable sommelier to choose you a suitable wine. Patrick Guilbaud at 21 Upper Merrion Street (+353 (0)1 676 4192) is a must‑book; the eponymous chef’s Michelin‑starred modern cuisine has made it Ireland’s top restaurant. Check out the city’s sexiest dining room at Balzac in the La Stampa hotel (+353 (0)1 677 8611), while you get your fill of tasty international dishes.
Local bars
The exotic-looking Zanzibar on Lower Ormond Street is big, busy and full of the beautiful people (+353 (0)1 878 7212). The Clarence hotel at 6 Wellington Quay is part-owned by U2, and houses the trendy Octagon Bar (+353 (0)1 407 0800), where bartenders will rustle you up a superior martini.
Local cafés
The Expresso Bar Café on St Mary’s Road (virtually opposite Dylan) is a grand place to start a day in Dublin, with good coffee and freshly squeezed juices (+353 (0)1 660 0585).
Nightlife
Lillie's Bordello off Grafton Street hauls in a regular crowd of dressed-up Dubliners for club nights; entry for non-members is €15 at weekends (+353 (0)1 6799204). Rock around the Bloc at Pravda on Lower Liffey Street (+353 (0)1 874 0091); housed in a former parcel office, this Soviet-themed bar is full of Russian curios for that cosy dacha feel.
Worth getting out of bed for
You’re only 750 metres from the shopping delights of Grafton Street – Damien Rice’s busking turf of choice before he hit the charts.
Current offers at Dylan
- 15% off two-night stays - Valid from 1 July 2010 to 30 April 2012
- 20% off three-night stays - Valid from 1 July 2010 to 30 April 2012
- Advance purchase - Valid from 14 December 2010 to 26 August 2012
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A full Irish breakfast (worth €54) on each morning of your stay, and a free bottle of house wine when you dine at Dylan Restaurant
From the Guestbook…
It’s worth flying to Dublin just to shop at Brown Thomas and Avoca, both of which are an easy and lovely walk from the Dylan. Brown Thomas has a restaurant on the third floor...
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