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Cocktails and bars

Dublin's cocktail rooms, the bartenders behind them, awards, specs and the business of a drinks list that makes margin.

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Drinks · 6 min

Dublin's cocktail scene in October 2026: a top-100 bar, a speakeasy that keeps winning, and the hotels fighting back

Bar 1661 is the first Irish bar on The World's 50 Best extended list. Vintage Cocktail Club took the overall cocktail prize at the Irish Bar & Cocktail Awards. Here is where the city stands.

Awards · 5 min

Awards season 2026: who won what, and what is still to come

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, The Cobblestone, Pig's Lane and Vintage Cocktail Club have the big ones. The Irish Pub Awards final is on 18 November.

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