Metro Cafe

You're on William Street South, that stretch between Grafton and the Gaiety, and Metro Cafe sits right in the thick of it. It's the sort of place locals drift into on a Saturday morning without thinking twice, because the coffee's solid and the food actually tastes like someone cared. The room's got that understated Dublin cafe vibe—nothing Instagram-bait about it, just a working bistro with good light and enough going on that you're never the only person there, but it never feels rammed. The menu keeps things sensible: brunch hits, proper salads, sandwiches that don't insult your intelligence. At around £8-15 per plate, you're getting honest cooking that doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't.