Secret / Hidden pubs in Dublin

Starburst85 · 09-11-2014 11:54pm #1

Hello all,

Myself and my friends are doing the 12 pubs of Christmas but with a twist. We decided it would be more interesting to visit at least 6 hidden or secret pubs in Dublin. Like a pub that doesn't look like a pub either from the outside or maybe the inside.

I've tried googleing but cant find anything posted recently.

Does anyone know of any pubs that are hidden or secret??

:pac:

Thanks

uch · 11-11-2014 5:29pm

The Sackville Lounge on Sackville place is a hidden treasure

Skittlebrau · 11-11-2014 6:58pm

The Hacienda Bar on Little Mary St in Smithfield.. have to ring the bell to get in (Ask for Shay).

The VCC in Temple Bar.... just a door.. not obviously a bar.

I'd also add the Conradh na Gaeilge pub on Harcourt Street just because it really looks like something you'd find over in Connemara except it's in the basement of a Georgian building in the middle of Dublin City Centre.

HeidiHeidi · 11-11-2014 6:59pm

The Royal Oak in Kilmainham - haven't been there in years but it's the most unlikely pub I think I've ever been in.

stimpson · 11-11-2014 7:02pm

The Dawson Lounge. Smallest pub in ireland apparently, but a cracking pint of stout.

Citizen2011 · 11-11-2014 7:08pm

Bowes on Fleet Street. No obvious sign of it being a pub until ya walk through the door.

Stovepipe · 11-11-2014 7:11pm

If you're feeling brave, the Hideout, tucked into a housing estate behind the Big Tree on Dorset Street. Cast of Crimewatch drinks there.

Citroen2cv · 11-11-2014 7:21pm

I think the hideout is closed down now.

Kevin the Kid · 11-11-2014 10:05pm

the snail over hogans on Georges street.

uch · 19-11-2014 5:03pm

Citizen2011 wrote: »

Bowes on Fleet Street. No obvious sign of it being a pub until ya walk through the door.

Never Guess alright

Kevin the Kid · 20-11-2014 9:50pm

Mulligans on poolbeg street should be on the list

Santa Cruz · 27-11-2014 7:43pm

A few along Ranelagh including Birchalls and Cassisys Camden St

Mesrine65 · 29-11-2014 1:54pm

The Library Bar, Central Hotel

Micky Dolenz · 29-11-2014 3:08pm

Wouldn't mind a screw and a pint.

themountainman · 03-12-2014 6:30pm

sugarman wrote: »

Marys bar and hardware on Wicklow St.

You never know when you need a bag of nails and a pint.

Are those things actually for sale? Maybe next time I need some random bit of hardware I'll go and find out.

yabadabado · 08-12-2014 8:54pm

Kevin the Kid wrote: »

Mulligans on poolbeg street should be on the list

One of the most famous pubs in the city .

fleet_admiral · 18-02-2015 7:52pm

Has anyone else been to the 'Butchers'?;)

ciarang85 · 04-05-2015 1:48am

the hideout was a savage spot, had some great sessions down there, R.I.P the hideout

porsche959 · 04-05-2015 2:01am

Skittlebrau wrote: »

The Hacienda Bar on Little Mary St in Smithfield.. have to ring the bell to get in (Ask for Shay).

Most of the suggestions in this thread are not 'secret or hidden' at all, but this seems like a genuine one.

http://publin.ie/2012/hacienda/

Middleage Fanclub · 11-06-2015 7:53pm

Sober Lane in Irishtown,

LadyFenghuang · 12-06-2015 8:48pm

Must try all of these!

ciarang85 · 10-08-2015 3:25pm

Just discovered the Royal Oak across from Kilmainham Garda station, great little pub with savage guinness

Massimo Cassagrande · 11-08-2015 9:48pm

La Cave on South Anne st. Had some amazing nights in there. Great spot. Not a "pub" as such, but jasus, it's a great place to go for a drink.

dslamjack · 09-12-2015 1:31pm

Ye old Boot Inn , back of the Airport ,the first official hideout, when ya find it ,you will know what I mean.

thegreatgonzo · 14-12-2015 10:58am

Gravediggers in Glasnevin. And another vote for Hacienda.

MOH · 14-12-2015 11:03am

McNeill's on Capel St. Used to be a music shop and front window still looks like one. Given that and the size of it, it's easy to miss even if you're looking for it.

RupertsHabit · 10-01-2016 11:36am

+1 for the boot.

right beside control tower for those who dont know.

arayess · 10-01-2016 11:41am

thegreatgonzo wrote: »

Gravediggers in Glasnevin. And another vote for Hacienda.

gravediggers ?
that internationally acclaimed pub....
that made several list of pubs to drink in

the very definition of secret and hidden :rolleyes:

Day Lewin · 10-01-2016 11:55am

The Library bar in the Central hotel, Exchequer St. It looks like just a hotel and you have to go in past reception and up the stairs and round a corner. But it's worth it and has real books.

AnonoBoy · 10-01-2016 12:13pm

Since the OP (in 2014) was asking about it for a 12 Pubs of Christmas - just a note - I'd say there's very little chance that Shay would let a 12 pubs crowd into the Hacienda.

yabadabado · 10-01-2016 12:16pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Since the OP (in 2014) was asking about it for a 12 Pubs of Christmas - just a note - I'd say there's very little chance that Shay would let a 12 pubs crowd into the Hacienda.

Absolutely no chance .

drdeadlift · 10-01-2016 12:27pm

Unless shay knows the majority of yous.Cant believe so many know that spot

AnonoBoy · 10-01-2016 12:45pm

A lot of the pubs on this thread wouldn't be 12-pubs friendly but they're all the better for it!

thegreatgonzo · 10-01-2016 7:12pm

arayess wrote: »

gravediggers ?
that internationally acclaimed pub....
that made several list of pubs to drink in

the very definition of secret and hidden :rolleyes:

It's not easy to find if you don't know the area. Not exactly on the main st.

yabadabado · 10-01-2016 7:33pm

thegreatgonzo wrote: »

It's not easy to find if you don't know the area. Not exactly on the main st.

c'mon now its not particularly hard to find,its about 200 yards from the main road.Add to the fact its on numerous must visit lists and beside Irelands largest/most famous cemetery I dont think anyone would have too much trouble finding it.

thegreatgonzo · 11-01-2016 3:02pm

Exactly it's 200 yards from the main road. I was living in Dublin for 4 years before I heard about it.

salmocab · 11-01-2016 3:06pm

On a sunny day after a Dubs game you should see the amount of people on the green outside the gravediggers, it really is a very well known pub. wasn't it used for the smithwicks ad with Norm from cheers.

not yet · 03-02-2016 3:01pm

yabadabado wrote: »

c'mon now its not particularly hard to find,its about 200 yards from the main road.Add to the fact its on numerous must visit lists and beside Irelands largest/most famous cemetery I dont think anyone would have too much trouble finding it.

10 yards if you jump the wall..

Not recommended when drunk.

ballyargus · 03-02-2016 7:18pm

Upstairs in Nearys

Paddy Porter · 06-12-2016 8:50pm

Lincolns Inn on South Leinster Streeet...nice little boozer with a good pint.

Suckit · 06-12-2016 10:12pm

There are a couple of basement bars on Georges Street.
Izakaya Bar, The Chelsea Drugstore, and (Probably the most secret of them all

) the unnamed bar that is designed as a speakeasy. Although I am pretty sure you can only gain access with an invite.
Not to be confused with the blind pig/speakeasy on Suffolk St.

salmocab · 06-12-2016 10:18pm

Suckit wrote: »

There are a couple of basement bars on Georges Street.
Izakaya Bar, The Chelsea Drugstore, and (Probably the most secret of them all ) the unnamed bar that is designed as a speakeasy. Although I am pretty sure you can only gain access with an invite.
Not to be confused with the blind pig/speakeasy on Suffolk St.

Chelsea drugstore has a shop front on a busy road its hardly hidden or even slightly out of the way.

Suckit · 07-12-2016 3:25am

salmocab wrote: »

Chelsea drugstore has a shop front on a busy road its hardly hidden or even slightly out of the way.

Yeah, I could have and should have phrased it differently, but my internet was acting up and then it went down altogether.
I meant that there are some basement pubs on Georges street (and named them), and the most hidden one (Which was the one that i was referring to) has no name, but it is not one of the previous ones.
When i have tried to tell people about it before, they assumed i meant one of the other ones, so i tried to get them in first, to avoid that being the case again. But i did not word it correctly and was unable to amend my post before my internet connection dropped.

Paddy Porter · 08-12-2016 9:48pm

Suckit wrote: »

Yeah, I could have and should have phrased it differently, but my internet was acting up and then it went down altogether.
I meant that there are some basement pubs on Georges street (and named them), and the most hidden one (Which was the one that i was referring to) has no name, but it is not one of the previous ones.
When i have tried to tell people about it before, they assumed i meant one of the other ones, so i tried to get them in first, to avoid that being the case again. But i did not word it correctly and was unable to amend my post before my internet connection dropped.

Could you go over that again......

Suckit · 09-12-2016 3:00am

Paddy Porter wrote: »

Could you go over that again......

The Butchers on Georges Street.
But only open to invite and only open when they decide to invite people.http://www.thegentlemensacademy.com/article/jameson-butchers
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamesons-Butchers-Bar/1500446533573088

aabarnes1 · 25-01-2017 10:04pm

O'Loughlins in Georges st, Dun Laoghaire.
It's a real gem, small enough place, best Guini I have ever tasted. Barrel is directly under the tap on the counter, there's no till, no women's' loo( have to go upstairs next door), and the gents is an open air urinal. Family run for years.

aabarnes1 · 25-01-2017 10:05pm

uch wrote: »

The Sackville Lounge on Sackville place is a hidden treasure

Hardly hidden.

Secret / Hidden pubs in Dublin

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