McDonald's

You know what you're getting when you walk into this McDonald's on Phibsborough Road, but somehow it feels less soul-crushing than most. Maybe it's the location - nestled between proper Dublin neighbourhoods rather than stuck in some soulless shopping centre - or maybe it's just that the staff here actually seem to care a bit. The breakfast menu runs until proper hours, which is a godsend when you're stumbling out of Phibsborough nursing a hangover and everything else decent is closed. Yes, it's still McDonald's, but when you need something fast, cheap, and reliably edible at 9pm on a Tuesday, this spot delivers without the usual chaos you'd find closer to town.