Best Places to Smoke in Town

bhovaspack

Hello all,

I just came across an earlier thread on pubs with the best smoking areas. I thought I'd start a new, more general one soliciting advice on the best public places to smoke in general. I'm thinking in particular of those days when you're in a town or city centre and just want to take a break to have a nice, peaceful smoke, without having to feel awkward by just loitering on the footpath and getting in the way of other pedestrians. Cafés with nice outdoor areas, parks with seats, particularly secluded doorways or other (semi-) public spaces would all fall under the same rubric.

Just to start the ball rolling, for Dublin City Centre the campus at Trinity College is difficult to beat. The bench-lined path that goes from the Pavilion bar to library, around the sports field, is a particularly pleasant place to smoke if the day is dry.

Regards,

BP

petebricquette

bhovaspack wrote: »

Hello all,

I just came across an earlier thread on pubs with the best smoking areas. I thought I'd start a new, more general one soliciting advice on the best public places to smoke in general. I'm thinking in particular of those days when you're in a town or city centre and just want to take a break to have a nice, peaceful smoke, without having to feel awkward by just loitering on the footpath and getting in the way of other pedestrians. Cafés with nice outdoor areas, parks with seats, particularly secluded doorways or other (semi-) public spaces would all fall under the same rubric.

Just to start the ball rolling, for Dublin City Centre the campus at Trinity College is difficult to beat. The bench-lined path that goes from the Pavilion bar to library, around the sports field, is a particularly pleasant place to smoke if the day is dry.

Regards,

BP

Merrion Park is great, as is outside the Eddie Rocket's on South Anne st is lovely actually. Decentish cheap coffee, slice of apple pie and you're laughin'. Hmmm, hard to think of too many.

silverhare

I agree, Trinity is a great spot for a quiet smoke. Iveagh gardens at the back of the National Concert Hall is another good spot (and usually quite empty!)

The beer garden of Fibber Magees Parnell St is lovely these days, as is the back of what used to be called the shakespeare across the road from it.

Sie

bhovaspack wrote: »

Hello all,

I just came across an earlier thread on pubs with the best smoking areas. I thought I'd start a new, more general one soliciting advice on the best public places to smoke in general. I'm thinking in particular of those days when you're in a town or city centre and just want to take a break to have a nice, peaceful smoke, without having to feel awkward by just loitering on the footpath and getting in the way of other pedestrians. Cafés with nice outdoor areas, parks with seats, particularly secluded doorways or other (semi-) public spaces would all fall under the same rubric.

Just to start the ball rolling, for Dublin City Centre the campus at Trinity College is difficult to beat. The bench-lined path that goes from the Pavilion bar to library, around the sports field, is a particularly pleasant place to smoke if the day is dry.

Regards,

BP

Weird weird weird, as i was reading tru your comment i was thinking about the benches beside the pitches in trinity... lol... Find a roof top terrace, best place ever:cool:

petebricquette

Sie wrote: »

Weird weird weird, as i was reading tru your comment i was thinking about the benches beside the pitches in trinity... lol... Find a roof top terrace, best place ever:cool:

The No-Name bar (what I've always called the Loft) above Hogan's on Sth George's St is fantastic, if a little expensive.

Magic3

Fitzsimons Roof Terrace in Temple Bar, has a bar up there and food and not too busy during the day.. nice place for a smoke

seanmacc

The Players Lounge in Fairview has an excellent smoking section. During busy days they have a bar and bbq set up with TV screens set up outside as well. You are also certain not to meet Lizzy Windsor there.

That is of course if you aren't put off by the shooting there a few months ago and the media and Gardaí linking the owner to dissident republican paramilitaries. Great pub otherwise

The Hill Billy

seanmacc wrote: »

The Players Lounge

The Fairview Bar?

seanmacc

Hill Billy wrote: »

The Fairview Bar?

Its the old Fairview Inn between Fairview and Ballybough.

thecookingapple

diceys beer garden.

OldGoat

NOTE to all: There is an existing thread for best smoking/beer gardens pub or club. The OP asked specifically for other areas where smoking is a pleasure so can we stick to that?