If you hadn't already heard, today's International Coffee Day, so we've already had about five cups.
That's nothing to do with the day that's in it, that's just a regular Tuesday, but we couldn't let the day pass us by without marking it with a hat-tip to some of our favourite coffee shops around Dublin city.
Bare in mind that we can be quite lazy, so most of these places are situated within about 10 minutes of the office, but even if we had the choice, we'd still pick all of these in our top 10.
VICE - Lower Abbey Street
Since opening up in The Twisted Pepper back in January 2013, this place has been one of our favourites. The fact that they're based about two minutes of a walk from our offices doesn't hurt, but they do some amazing iced coffees too, they got us through those two weeks of sun we had this year.
Nick's Coffee - Ranelagh
It's a bit out of the way, but the next time you're near Ranelagh you should definitely drop into this little hut. All coffees are under €3(free for over 65's) and if you're not lucky enough to nab a place in the seating area, you can just have a stroll through Ranelagh, or head over to the park right beside it. If you're from that part of town, like some of us, it's the perfect spot to grab a caffeine boost of the way to work.
Brother Hubbard - Capel Street
How are we meant to get lunch here and not pick up a cup afterwards, it's almost like they're forcing us. The work with 3fe to bring you some great coffee, and while that place is exceptional, we're almost never done that part of town, so this is the perfect alternative.
it was a hot & sticky summer in the cafés. our coffee coolers kept us going, recipe here: https://t.co/mT34qe0OML pic.twitter.com/onjvmIpd15
— brother hubbard (@brother_hubbard) September 13, 2015
Caffe Cagliostro
If you're in doubt about the quality of this place, just know that our commercial director lived in Italy, and our web designer is from Sicily, both agreement this place is just the best. Known to us as "the Italian place around the corner", we may not know much about directions or street names, but we know this place is amazing.
Joe's Coffee - Liffey Street Upper
Situated in Arnott's, this place is the perfect stop if you're out shopping for the day. It's a specialty coffee shop, with their fairtrade hand roasted beans coming from Workshop Coffee in London, via Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, but if you're in need of a feed, you should try out their soups and sandwiches. The shop is brought to you by the owners of Itsa Bagel, so you know the food is up to scratch.
