The kids loved the pizza here, and the fact they could wander round unhindered. The statue of the naked lady in the corner caused great amusement as well. On the very top floor there is a theatre. It's worth finding out if there is a performance on when you're there. We watched an entrancing xmas story monologue, which kept even the jaded Playstationer glued to his seat. Free soup with a ticket was also a bonus on a cold winter's day.

78/9 Grafton Street
+353 1 6727720
www.bewleyscafe.com

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Not as famous as the Abbey, but arguably a better quality theatre, with a great range of Irish and international plays. The interior is beautiful, much nicer than the Abbey. The bar is always a fun place in the interval, full of Dublin’s upper-crust and more impoverished arty types. The northside location thankfully helps to keep the number of southsider suburbanites to a minimum.

1 Cavendish Row (north end of O'Connell Street); tel: 874 4045; www.gate-theatre.ie

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An intimate museum where all the great Irish writers are waiting for you. See the typewriter Lady Gregory used to type up the prospectus for the orginal Abbey Theatre while Willie Yeats dictated. Lovely tearoom in the back.

On the north side of the Liffey, a short uphill walk from Parnell Square.
www.writersmuseum.com

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There’s always something innovative and thought-provoking on here. The theatre is in an architecturally-interesting building too. Right in the middle of Temple Bar.

39, East Essex St, Temple Bar;
www.project.ie/

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The powerhouse that produced playwrights from Sean O'Casey to Brian Friel remains one of the great theatres of the world. The Peacock studio is a good place to spot new writing.

26 Lower Abbey Street; Box Office: 00 353 1 878 7222; www.abbeytheatre.ie/

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