Foggy Dew

You'll find yourself squeezed into one of Temple Bar's most genuine drinking spots, where the crowds are thick but the craic is thicker. Foggy Dew does what it does well—honest pub food, solid Irish whiskeys, and the kind of atmosphere that gets better the longer you stay. It's the sort of place where you can nurse a Guinness for hours without anyone rushing you, though on weekends you might be elbow-to-elbow with everyone else who's had the same idea. The stripped-back interior feels lived-in rather than designed, which is exactly the point.