Australian cafés, restaurants and bars in Dublin

Dublin doesn't have an Aussie pub. What it does have is a Michelin-starred restaurant run by a Melbourne-born chef, and some very good Melbourne-style cafés.

The short version

For a big night: D'Olier Street, a one-Michelin-star tasting-menu restaurant in the city centre, run by Melbourne-born chef James Moore [1][2].
For brunch: Two Boys Brew in Phibsborough, opened by two Irishmen who spent years working in Melbourne [3][4].
For a Melbourne-style coffee: Two Fifty Square in Terenure and Ranelagh, started by a founder who learned his trade in Melbourne [5][6].
For Tim Tams: Dunnes Stores and SuperValu both list them [7][8].
For the footy: no Dublin pub was on the AFL's 2026 grand final watch-party list, so ask the local club or our group [9].

Why the list is short

We'll be straight with you. We looked hard for Australian-owned cafés, bars and pie shops in Dublin, and most of what turns up online is closed, out of date or impossible to confirm. One Aussie barbecue spot on a booking site is marked permanently closed. Another "Australian themed bar" has no reviews since 2016. A sports bar that hosted the 2025 grand final now has a website that redirects somewhere it shouldn't.

So this is a short guide, and every venue in it was trading in 2026. What Dublin lacks in Aussie pubs it makes up for in Irish people who lived in Melbourne and came home with opinions about coffee. Their cafés are the closest thing to home you'll find.

Fine dining

D'Olier Street

Where: D'Olier Chambers on D'Olier Street, Dublin 2, a short walk from O'Connell Bridge [1].

Why Australians go: the Ireland Australia Association lists it as Aussie-owned, run by chef-owner and Melbourne native James Moore [2]. It holds one star in the 2026 Michelin Guide, which describes an Australian-born chef, a restored landmark building and counter seats where you can watch the plating [1].

What to order: there's no ordering. It's a 13-course surprise tasting menu that changes with the seasons, with optional wine or non-alcoholic pairings, according to its website. Michelin recommends the wine pairing [1]. Save it for a birthday, an anniversary or the day your visa comes through.

Brunch and coffee

Two Boys Brew

Where: 375 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 [3].

Why Australians go: founders Kevin Roche and Taurean Coughlan, both from Drogheda, spent four years working in Melbourne before opening in 2016. "The Aussie influence is in everything we do," they told Totally Dublin, from the drinks to how the plates look [3]. A sister café in Drumcondra closed in 2024 [4], but the original on the North Circular is still going.

What to order: baked eggs or avocado mash, both big sellers, or a blueberry and ricotta hotcake [3]. Book if you can. Weekends get busy.

Two Fifty Square

Where: Terenure and Ranelagh, in south Dublin [6].

Why Australians go: founder Adam McMenamin spent about five years in Australia, starting in Sydney and then moving to Melbourne, where a café owner taught him the coffee trade. He says many of his ideas came from Melbourne [5]. The original Rathmines café closed in early 2026 after 12 years, but the Terenure and Ranelagh cafés stayed open [6].

What to order: a flat white, or a filter coffee if you're feeling fancy.

All the venues at a glance

Venue	Type	Area
D'Olier Street	Fine dining, tasting menu	City centre, Dublin 2
Two Boys Brew	Café, brunch	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
Two Fifty Square	Café	Terenure and Ranelagh

Where to find Aussie products

You don't need a specialist shop for the basics. Arnott's Tim Tams, the original flavour, are listed by both Dunnes Stores and SuperValu [7][8]. Vegemite and other staples turn up in bigger supermarkets and international food aisles, but range varies by store. For anything rarer, most Australians bring back a suitcase stash after each trip home.

Where to watch the footy

This is the hard bit. For the 2026 AFL grand final, the AFL's official list of watch parties had venues across Britain and one in Paris, but none in Ireland [9]. In 2025, the South Dublin Swans and AFL Ireland hosted a Dublin screening [10], so the club is the first place to ask each September.

A few tips:

Contact the South Dublin Swans or AFL Ireland in August and ask about grand final plans.
Ask your local. Many Dublin pubs have plenty of screens and will put on a big game if a group asks politely.
Check the time. Dublin is 9 to 11 hours behind the east coast, so the AFL grand final is a breakfast job and State of Origin is a late-morning start.
Ask in the group. Someone always knows which pub is showing what.

Join the group

The fastest way to find Aussie food and footy in Dublin is other Australians. Join Cooee Ireland, our Facebook group for Australians in Ireland. Share a good find, ask who's watching the grand final, or start a Tim Tam swap.

Australian cafés, restaurants and bars in Dublin: a short list, honestly told