Beyond Temple Bar: Dublin’s Best Secret Pubs
- Ithe Me
- Apr 10
- 1 min read
If you want to avoid Temple Bar and see where Dubliners party for St․ Patrick's Day, check out some of the smaller pubs that still serve pints, good atmosphere, and live music without the big crowds․
The Cobblestone is in Smithfield․ It is a bar known for customary Irish music, mostly trad music sessions, with an emphasis on culture and community over tourism․ On St․ Patrick's Day, the locals pack in for a night of live fiddles, bodhráns, and proper singalongs․
Then there's The Circular in Rialto, a cosmopolitan neighbourhood bar mixing classic Irish pub with a crowd that is slightly more creative and more laid back․ It's festive but not frenzied, a good opportunity to celebrate without the need to shout over shoulder-to-shoulder crowds․ Alternatively, if you're looking for something small and cosy, you could head to The Confession Box․ A tiny historic pub that offers good pints with friendly patrons, the Confession Box is personal, authentic and refreshingly unpolished when compared to many other pubs․ Some of these pubs provide a St․ Patrick's Day that feels genuinely Dublin: full of music and character and people, but without the visitors running amok․
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