Butlers Chocolate Café

You'll smell the chocolate before you even see the shopfront on Liffey Street. This is where Dublin's most beloved chocolatier shows off their craft in café form, and it's far more than just a retail outlet with seating tacked on. The real draw here is the hot chocolate – made with actual melted chocolate, not powder – that arrives thick enough to coat a spoon and rich enough to ruin your appetite for dinner. The handmade truffles are brilliant, particularly the Irish cream varieties that actually taste like Bailey's rather than artificial flavouring. Their chocolate brownies are properly fudgy, not the dry disappointments you'll find elsewhere in the city centre. Service moves quickly despite the tourist crowds, and the location makes it perfect for ducking in during a shopping mission around Henry Street.