The Thirsty Goat Derry

You'll find yourself on Shipquay Street, one of the old city's most characterful corners, and The Thirsty Goat pulls you in with the kind of unpretentious welcome that's become rarer round here. It's a proper bar rather than a shiny cocktail temple—the sort of place where you can get a decent drink without feeling like you're paying for the furniture. The crowd's mixed, the banter's real, and there's usually someone worth talking to propping up the bar. It's got that rare quality of being neither trying too hard nor phoning it in.