The Mercantile
📍 Dame Street · Site →
Strong vegan menu
Dedicated vegan section across mains, sides and desserts. Vegan pizza, plant-based burger, vegan curry rotate seasonally.
Highlights: Vegan section on main menu · Plant-based burger · Live music nights
Watch-out: Standard fries are vegan but check seasonal toppings — sometimes parmesan or aioli is added by default.
Against the Grain
📍 Wexford Street
Strong vegan menu
Craft-beer pub with a small but properly-thought-through vegan section — vegan burger, vegan loaded fries, vegan wings. Strong on craft beer (most beers are vegan).
Highlights: Vegan wings · Loaded vegan fries · 100+ craft beers
Watch-out: Some craft beers use isinglass (fish bladder) for clarification — ask staff for the vegan beer list, which they keep behind the bar.
The Hideout House
📍 Phibsborough
Strong vegan menu
Phibsborough neighbourhood pub with one of Dublin's most reliable vegan menus — vegan brunch at weekends, several vegan dinner mains.
Highlights: Weekend vegan brunch · Several vegan mains · Local feel
Watch-out: Vegan brunch is weekends only — weekday menu is shorter.
Arcade bar with a separate vegan menu — vegan burger, vegan wings, vegan loaded fries, vegan tacos. Strong on plant-based comfort food.
Highlights: Separate vegan menu · Vegan wings · Pinball + retro games
Watch-out: Vegan items are clearly labelled — but the regular menu uses real cheese by default, so always order from the vegan section.
The Norseman
📍 Temple Bar
Reliable vegan option
Temple Bar institution with a reliable vegan burger and vegan curry on the standing menu. Strong roast on Sundays with vegan main option.
Highlights: Vegan Sunday roast option · Vegan curry · Trad sessions
Watch-out: Sunday vegan roast must be ordered ahead — call by Friday.
The Brazen Head
📍 Bridge Street · Site →
Reliable vegan option
Ireland's oldest pub (claimed). Vegan Irish stew, vegan shepherd's pie and seasonal vegan mains — all clearly labelled on a single menu.
Highlights: Vegan Irish stew · Vegan shepherd's pie · Historic setting
Watch-out: Tourist-heavy at peak times — book if you want a table.
Whelan's
📍 Wexford Street · Site →
Reliable vegan option
Music venue + bar. Kitchen offers a small but reliable vegan section — vegan burger, vegan nachos, vegan curry.
Highlights: Vegan nachos · Vegan curry · Live music nightly
Watch-out: Kitchen closes earlier than the bar — last food order is usually 9pm.
The Workman's Club
📍 Wellington Quay · Site →
Reliable vegan option
Live-music pub with a rotating kitchen — usually 2-3 vegan dishes, often a vegan burger and a vegan curry or stew.
Highlights: Rotating vegan dishes · Rooftop terrace · Late opening
Watch-out: Menu changes weekly — vegan availability is not guaranteed every day. Phone ahead if you're making a special trip.
The Long Hall
📍 South Great George's Street
Vegan on request
Historic Dublin pub. No vegan kitchen — but lists for the pure pub experience. Eat before, then come for a Guinness (Guinness is vegan since 2018).
Highlights: Victorian interior · Vegan Guinness since 2018 · Pure pub experience
Watch-out: Drinks only. No food.
Drop Dead Twice
📍 Francis Street · Site →
Strong vegan menu
BYOB cocktail bar in the Liberties with a separate vegan menu — vegan burger, vegan small plates, vegan desserts.
Highlights: BYOB cocktails · Vegan dessert menu · The Liberties
Watch-out: Walk-ins very difficult at weekends — book online ahead.
Craft-beer bar with rotating vegan menu — vegan pizza, vegan burger, vegan tacos. Strong vegan beer selection.
Highlights: Vegan pizza · Craft beer focus · Vegan beer list
Watch-out: Small venue — busy from 7pm Thursday-Saturday.
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