Dublin Is a Fantastic City During Our All-Too-Short Summer: Great Bars
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Welcome to the August issue of our magazine! As some of us head off to sunnier climes, true nightlife contents lovers are discovering just why Dublin is a fantastic city during our all-too-short summer: great bars. Thanks to spacious and relaxing beer gardens, an easy-going atmosphere and a particular attention to great drinks, many of Dublin’s best-known pubs (and some hidden 04 gems) transform into great summer bars at this time. Special Feature - We’ve selected the best 30 in the city on page 4. Summertime Of course, summer partying is always best done to Dublin’s best summer bars either laid-back music or upbeat tunes to get the bar buzzing. We’re delivering a party sound in our inter- view with Smash Hits!, the ultimate 90s celebration act, on page 16, while lovers of more easy-going music will find our competitions on page 12 particularly 12 Competitions tasty this month - along with a chance to enjoy a free Win concert tickets night at the Abbey Hotel or dinner at Café Carlo, you and meals out with 2night! can win tickets to see great acts playing this month, including Toots and the Maytals and the Orquestra Buena Vista Social Club! They’re not the only great groups playing Dublin this 14 month - check out our regular events listing on page Cinema 18 for the inside scoop on the best gigs, arts events, Your guide to the major film plays and more happening in August. And as always, releases in August you can have more fun indoors thanks to our discern- ing cinema previews on page 14, while you’ll never be stuck for a place to go with our Best of Dublin section, which details over 200 great places to spend your 16 evening. Finally, we’ve introduced great coupons on Music page 31, giving you even better value at Dublin’s best Hitting the big-time places. We’re packed to the brim this month, so don’t be going anywhere! 18 Events Your guide to what’s on PUBLISHER: 2night Entertainment Ltd in July SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR: Ether Simoncini ([email protected]) EDITOR: Derek Owens ([email protected]) COVER: Daniele Vian GRAPHIC DESIGN 2night PRINT: Chinchio Industria Grafica - Rubano - Italy. 29 Best of Dublin N°7 - AUGUST 2010 Where to eat, drink and party This is a 2night Entertainment Ltd publication, all rights are reserved. in Dublin 2night is copyright of 2night Spa and it is licensed to 2night Entertainment Ltd. Reproduction of the 2night Magazine, in any form, is strictly prohibited. For further information email: [email protected] 2haveNIGHTERS AND your THEIR NIGHTLI sayfE Name: frank Gallen 2night username: frankieG Age: 28 What are the best bars for going out in Dublin dur- ing summer? Kehoes of South Anne Street, Reilly’s in Sandymount and Dicey’s Garden on Harcourt Street. Why do you like those places? Kehoes for the drinking on the street atmosphere, Reilly’s as it actually has a beer garden - grass, tables and uninterrupted sun- ummer in Dublin is a out. Since everyone has their feature heavily in our list. We that come into their own this like a quality drink in your hand to cool down after an shine. It’s like someone’s back garden. Dicey’s for the outdoor funny thing – we’re own ideas about what makes may have hated it at the time, time of year. evening, so bars with particularly good cocktail menus or area out the back, with good midweek prices. Slucky if it kicks off in for a great summertime bar, but we can thank 2003’s Of course, weather won’t al- refreshing beers are worth a mention. August, and September al- we’ve chosen a varied spread smoking ban for one thing low us to lounge in the beer Most of these places have at least two of the ingredients we What’s your favourite summertime drink? ways seems the finest month of places, but there are three (and no, it’s not for forcing gardens every night, so look for in a summertime bar, several have all three, and a Pear Kopparberg and Corona. of the year. That’s why we’ve main things we’ve been look- us to ditch the ciggies): it we’ve also included some few do a single aspect of the summer drinking experience waited until now to offer our ing for. motivated Dublin’s publicans places for their cool interiors so well that they simply have to be included – either way, What do you look for in a cool summertime bar? round-up of 30 great places As you may have guessed, to create the well-laid-out, and laid-back atmosphere. we’d recommend them all for a long, laid-back evening. A good crowd, shelter from the elements if needs be, and a bar- to spend long, lazy nights bars with great beer gardens comfy and heated terraces Finally, there’s nothing quite beque is always good! 5 check out Coupon31 on! JAMES JOyCE page LA Dolce CAfé BAR Vita AND ULysses SOUTH BRUxELLES 5, Music Hall, Cow’s VENUE wILLIAM 7-8, Harry Street - Lane, Temple Bar - 52 Middle Abbey St - 52, South William Dublin 2. Dublin 2 Dublin 1. Street - Dublin 2. Tel: 016775362 Tel: 017079786 Tel: 018728188 Tel: 016725946 rom the outside, Bruxelles may not look like the kind of place fa- welcome addition to Temple Bar’s culinary scene, this charming his café bar and live venue has plenty of appeal to clubbers, music his laid back bar has everything you need for the summer – great voured by metal fans, but the bar’s basement floor has long been and modern-looking place only opened its doors in January, but it’s lovers, and anyone who enjoys a relaxing drink. There’s seating out- cocktails, premium beers, and some well-thought-out club nights. Fknown for boasting the best hard-rock/alternative jukebox in Dublin. Aalready impressed diners. The place is a great spot for an authen- Tside for sunnier days, and the interior has had a cool face-lift, while TThere’s a distinctly afro-Caribbean theme to the evenings, though It’s recently been renovated, and looks distinctly less grim inside – however, tic aperitif, with traditional Italian dishes, plates of antipasti and cheeses all a cocktail menu features delicious signature creations like the elderflower other styles get on the decks – check 2night.ie and www.southwilliam.ie to it’s also a great place for having a drink or two outside on the heated terrace. tempting the senses and making for a great summer evening. margarita and blueberry martini. find out what’s on from week to week. Opening hours: Open seven days a week, from 10:00 (11:00 Sunday) to Opening hours: Open seven days a week, from 08:30 (10:00 Sunday) to Opening hours: Open seven days a week, from 10:30 (12:30 Sunday) to Opening hours: Open seven days a week, from 12:00 (16:00 Sunday) to 02:30 (01:00 Sunday). 23:00 (01:00 Friday). 00:30 (23:00 Sunday). Late clubs Thursday to Saturday. 23:30 (02:30 Thursday to Saturday, 01:00 Sunday). check out Coupon on O’DONO- page 31! GHUES, MERRION DTwO Lagoona ROw THE BAILEy 60 Harcourt Street - Unit 4, Custom House 15 Merrion Row - 2, Duke Street - Dublin 2. Square, IFSC – Dublin Dublin 4 Dublin 2. Tel: 01 4764603 1. 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