TRAVEL IDEAS

IRELAND

DUBLIN
Bus from airport to city center 9€
No tip for bar, taxi but round up 10-15% for restaurant service
The House for lunch: inexpensive food w/ no nationality. All over the place 
Mulligans for a pint of Guinness old time bar a must
John Kavanagh pub: to get a jar... next to cemetery old school. Cabride away
Brother Hubbard Restaurant: a bit Middle Eastern brekky-dinner
Forest Avenue: modern gastropub 5 course set menu €55
Green Hen: French bistro open late
1st Church Cathedral: light candle for pop
St. Patrick's Cathedral is amazing listen to the choir if possible
Goodwill Thrift Store: 142 Capel St
Enable Ireland Charity Shop: 69 Thomas St.
Dublin Vintage Factory: 57 Smithfield
Guinness storehouse tour, go directly to the roof for your beer and view of the city
Jameson distillery
Against the Grain Bar: no Guinness 
Aviva Stadium for soccer match
Fallon and Byrne restaurant: street level is high end market/butcher, downstairs is the wine bar where you can get
lunch…amazing!
Great quarter: not as touristy: Kaph coffee 
Temple bar area: indigo and cloth: clothes. 
Fumbally for lunch. Fresh and healthy but limited 
Gallery of Photography - Dublin:
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, 
Cobblestone for music north side 
Sat only near Stevens green excellent music not set band
Winding star 
Pearl
Sarah Boan Krysalka
Antoine Marie Blonde 
The Dean Hotel is amazing with roof restaurant and bar, outside tables as well.
Hang Dai: Chinese and great open 2 weeks. Cool vibe, DJ, cocktails. Opposite block as The Dean Hotel

GALWAY
Aniar restaurant: molecular locally sourced,
Kai restaurant: traditional local one of the best restaurants in Galway. Such nice staff and wine list. Fireplace, cozy
warm like a cabin or an old pub.
The Crane: traditional live music bar on the same block as Kai, music upstairs and down, only place where the
locals play for tips from the guests, not hired from the bar, so its sooo real!
The Universal bar is great! Modern/traditional design, sit at the bar or on couches by the entrance for a drink, or
have a meal in the back or at the bar.
Oscars Seafood for early dinner prices
West side of the river is more local side but both have great offerings.
Sheridan Cheese Mongers and wine bar, a little stuffy upstairs attic space but great staff and wine to catch up with
locals. It’s on Church Yard St.
Moran's Cottage on the Wier: oysters
Dunguaire Castle south of Galway ON THE WATER if heading north go into the parking lot! 
Vaughns down south for seafood before lahinch
Dunsandle Castle & Woods Loughrea IE Galway  
Oscars for seafood 6-7 HH 
Cava Bodega for tapas Irish style 
CORK: food centre Ireland 
Greens restaurant 
Shelbourne: pub across the street
Fens Quay (key): restaurant, blood sausage on toast
English Market: covered market w restaurant upstairs
Rising Sons Brewery: craft beers 
Bantry: best seafood restaurant: down the coast
Connors pass drive outside of dingle. 

COUNTY CLAIRE
LAHINCH: CLOSE TO SURF SPOTS SOUTH OF GALWAY
Lahich surf shop
Old promenade 
Jameson Distillery in Middleton 

ARAN ISLANDS
Tons of history