Where to Find the Best Coffee in Dublin

9 local cafes in the Irish capital where you can get your caffeine fix

Photo: Nathan Dumlao

I’m a big fan of an oat milk cappuccino in the morning. Lately I’ve settled for a percolator-coffee-and-home-frothed milk drink because we’re spending a lot of time social distancing, but there’s nothing like getting your hands on a freshly brewed, perfectly frothed, tumbler of cappuccino goodness. Or latte. Or espresso. Or whatever, you get my drift. 

Now that everyone is hyper-focused on supporting local businesses, and rightly so, I’ve asked around for a list of favourite coffee shops in Dublin in an effort to break my habit of popping to a big chain to sample their new vegan whipped cream. 

Here are 9 local cafes where (I’ve been assured by those in the know) you’ll get the best coffee in Dublin. It’s a 9-way tie.

Farmhouse Cafe

 

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Two Pups Coffee

 

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Reference Coffee

 

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Alma

 

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Foodgame

 

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Proper Order

 

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Kaph

 

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Goats Gruff 

 

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Two Fifty Square

 

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