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late night café(s)

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  • 07-01-2009 10:12am
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    Táck
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    hi does anyone know of any late night café's?

    i'm meeting an old friend tonight and would like to go for a coffee. i'm off the drink for january and in work until 6 so by the time i get home, back out again and meet her, it'll be half 7 at least.

    where would one go for a coffee, or a place to chat? this is not a date


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    dave13
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    As much as i dislike the place, i believe starbucks stay open til 9 or so, there's a big one on College Green. There's a little coffee shop section in Fallon & Byrne's on Exchequer Street, stays open til 9 or 10 I think.
    A lot of pubs do decent coffee now as well, can just pick a quiet one and get coffee.


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    BendiBus
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    I think Sufi's on Lwr Stephen St is still open late.


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    sillymoo
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    BendiBus wrote: »
    I think Sufi's on Lwr Stephen St is still open late.

    Yea thats true. Also there are a few places in Rathmines that open late


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    disssco
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    Táck wrote: »
    this is not a date


    :)


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    eclectichoney
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    I find this a constant probem tbh since kafe Moka closed espesh. Pubs are actually quite good for coffee these days though.

    Doyles and Sinnots both do nice java Republic coffee at around €2, and they're open late :) Bia Bar is very good too and has more of a cafe / bar style atmosphere.

    Oh and in all three, you're not made feel like a tool for ordering a coffee past eight in the evening, like in a few pubs I've been in.


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    disssco
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    Why not invite her back to yours, telling her that there are no nice coffee places open late. Then while she makes you a brew, put on Barry White and dim the lights. Wit a bit of sweet talk shes yours.

    Thats why they call me disco.


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    Táck
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    went to gruel


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    admiralofthefleet
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    Táck wrote: »
    went to gruel

    what was it like, i have walked by that place thousands of times but never went in


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    ODS
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    disssco wrote: »
    Why not invite her back to yours, telling her that there are no nice coffee places open late. Then while she makes you a brew, put on Barry White and dim the lights. Wit a bit of sweet talk shes yours

    Lol best advice all night :D

    Re Gruel, good restaurant if bohemian and informal - reasonably priced, particularly when you compare to the more stuffy Mermaid "Cafe" next door, which also belongs to the same owners... Have never thought about Gruel just for coffee though!


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    Táck
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    well it turned more into like an evening supper. i had the trout and it was one of the nices meals i've ate in months. that guy who won the oscar last year for that really annoying song was sititng right beside me. in raggedy clothes, albeit expensive looking ones.

    nice place though, small menu. the bread and dips are immense, although i am slightly biased toward any half decent pesto sauce. one starter, two mains €40...i'd pay it again.

    my only gripe, is the enforced service charge. i like leaving a tip, but by choice.


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    AnonoBoy
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    For future reference - Pier 19 on Camden Street open late and I've gone in just for coffee. It's good coffee too!


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    fiona_helena88
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    Does anyone go to Bewleys on Grafton Street anymore? I think it's open late enough from what I can remember.....and the coffee is gooood:-D


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    Nevyn
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    fiona_helena88 wrote: »
    Does anyone go to Bewleys on Grafton Street anymore? I think it's open late enough from what I can remember.....and the coffee is gooood:-D

    It closes in and around 10:30/11 which is not that late.


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    Fringe
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    Táck wrote: »
    well it turned more into like an evening supper. i had the trout and it was one of the nices meals i've ate in months. that guy who won the oscar last year for that really annoying song was sititng right beside me. in raggedy clothes, albeit expensive looking ones.

    my only gripe, is the enforced service charge. i like leaving a tip, but by choice.

    Are you talking about the restraunt or the girl herself?


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    Zatman
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    Just go to a quiet pub you can have coffee there. My friend does it all the time


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    dSTAR
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    fiona_helena88 wrote: »
    Does anyone go to Bewleys on Grafton Street anymore? I think it's open late enough from what I can remember.....and the coffee is gooood:-D
    Bewleys is still operating? Excellent. I thought they had all closed down.
    T&#225 wrote: »
    that guy who won the oscar last year for that really annoying song was sititng right beside me. in raggedy clothes, albeit expensive looking ones.
    Glen Hansard. Don't know why he gets such a bad rap in Ireland. I wouldn't complain sitting next to him. Then again I've been into his music since the early 1990's.


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