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Cafés in Portobello & Camden Street

Camden Street's run of cafés, Lennox Street's coffee-and-wine bars and the canal at La Touche Bridge.

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Portobello grew up in the 18th century as a small suburb around Richmond Street, bounded to the south by the Grand Canal. At the end of the 19th century Ashkenazi Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe settled here, and the area became known as Dublin's Little Jerusalem.1 The Bretzel Bakery has baked since 1870, and the Irish Jewish Museum, a couple of blocks away, opens on Sundays only.2

The main café line runs south from Dame Street, where Aungier Street turns into Wexford Street and then Camden Street almost without a break.2 The side streets carry the rest: Lennox Street has Brindle Coffee & Wine, Montague Street has Meltdown and the Green Bench Café, and The Cake Cafe is on Pleasants Place.

Local tip: Walk the whole line from Aungier Street to Camden Street: it changes name twice but never breaks, and most of Portobello's cafés are on it or a block away.2

At a glance

31Cafés listed
8With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Goose on the Loose, from 08:00 (Mon–Tue 08:00–17:00 · Wed–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat 10:00–22:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00).
  • Closes latest: Del Fino, until 22:00 (Daily 12:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: Camden Street Lower (6), Montague Street (3), Kevin Street Lower (2).
  • Most common features: smoke-free indoors (19%), vegetarian options (13%), open late (6%).

Goose on the Loose

  • 2 Kevin Street Lower
  • Mon–Tue 08:00–17:00 · Wed–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat 10:00–22:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00
  • +353 86 1529140
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Nana's Tea

  • 6 Wexford Street
  • Mon–Wed 11:00–20:00 · Thu–Sun 11:00–20:30
  • +353 1 558 7803
  • Indoor seating
  • Bubble tea
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Coffee chains in Portobello & Camden Street

The canal and the harbour

The Dublin section of the Grand Canal opened on 23 April 1796, and Portobello Harbour came into use in 1801. The bridge everyone calls Portobello Bridge is properly La Touche Bridge, named after a director of the Grand Canal Company.1

Several of the older streets, Richmond, Harrington, Lennox, Heytesbury and Camden among them, were named after British viceroys. Most of the harbour was drained in 1948 and filled in, and the old Ever-Ready battery factory beside it now holds small businesses and apartments.1

Specialty counters around Camden Street

Ebb & Flow at 71 Camden Street Lower is one of Full Circle's own cafés.3 In September 2026 it charged €4.20 for a flat white, as did High Origins on Kevin Street Lower.4 Full Circle Roasters also has a counter at 2 Grantham Place.

On Pleasants Street, The Morning opened in 2016 as Meet Me in the Morning. Its drinks menu was written on a long mirror, a sunflower-yellow La Marzocco served both the café and a takeaway window, and the roasters changed with the seasons. The food used Irish ingredients, and the bakery side made sandwiches and donuts.5 The café closed in December 2024.7

Lennox Street and the South Circular Road

Brindle on Lennox Street charged €4.40 for a flat white in October 2026, and Bibi's on Emorville Avenue €3.80; the Green Bench Café on Montague Street, at €3.50, was cheaper still.4

Little Bird Café on the South Circular Road is fully vegetarian, with plenty of vegan dishes and mostly organic, seasonal food.6 Noshington, farther along at No. 186, opens daily from 10:00 to 16:00. Brother Hubbard South is on Harrington Street, and Lucy Cafe and Jolin's Café are on Clanbrassil Street Upper, at the western edge.

Evenings and Sundays

Goose on the Loose on Kevin Street Lower stays open until 22:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, and Del Fino on Camden Street Lower serves from 12:00 to 22:00 every day. Happy Food reopens for the evening from Thursday to Saturday.

The Cake Cafe closes on Sundays, and Meltdown opens at 10:00 at weekends. For Portobello's restaurants, Lonely Planet's advice is to book evening and weekend tables early.2

Sources

  1. Portobello, Dublin, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The best neighborhoods in Dublin, Lonely Planet (Fionn Davenport, updated April 8, 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Guide to Dublin's best coffee, Guinness Storehouse, accessed October 2026
  4. The Flat White Index: Ireland (café prices logged August to October 2026), The Flat White Index, accessed October 2026
  5. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Dublin For 2023 (Susie Kealy, June 20, 2023), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
  6. The Best Places To Eat In Dublin For Vegans And Vegetarians (Maggie Fagan, updated February 23, 2024), All The Food, accessed October 2026
  7. THE MORNING BAKERY (@themorningbakery): "CLOSED AS OF 15/12/24", Instagram, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Portobello & Camden Street cafés: questions

Why is Portobello in Dublin called Little Jerusalem?

Portobello, by the Grand Canal in Dublin 8, became known as Little Jerusalem after Ashkenazi Jews fleeing pogroms settled there at the end of the 19th century. The Bretzel Bakery has baked there since 1870, and the Irish Jewish Museum nearby opens on Sundays only.

Which cafés on Camden Street in Dublin serve specialty coffee?

Ebb & Flow at 71 Camden Street Lower is one of Full Circle's own cafés and charged €4.20 for a flat white in 2026. Full Circle Roasters has a counter on Grantham Place, and High Origins on Kevin Street Lower also charged €4.20.

Which cafés in Portobello, Dublin, stay open in the evening?

Goose on the Loose on Kevin Street Lower in Portobello is open until 22:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, and Del Fino on Camden Street Lower serves until 22:00 every day. Happy Food reopens in the evening from Thursday to Saturday.

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