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Best Cafés in Ireland (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Ireland

  1. Bewley’s Grafton Street Historic grand café, Grafton StreetDublin's oldest grand café, serving Grafton Street since 1927, with Harry Clarke stained glass, a full Irish breakfast and afternoon tea.
  2. Clement & Pekoe Tea and coffee house, South William StreetAn independent tea and coffee house on South William Street, open for 15 years, serving loose-leaf teas, espresso and pastries.
  3. The Fumbally Café and bakery, The LibertiesA daytime café and bakery on Fumbally Lane in the Liberties, with its own sourdough, a weekly Friday dinner and workshops in the Fumbally Stables.

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3. The Fumbally

Café and bakery$$The Liberties

A daytime café and bakery on Fumbally Lane in the Liberties, with its own sourdough, a weekly Friday dinner and workshops in the Fumbally Stables.

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4. Kaph

Specialty coffee shop$Drury Street

A small specialty coffee shop on Drury Street in the Creative Quarter, pouring a 3fe house blend alongside cakes and pastries.

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