Established in 1886, this café, bar, and lounge is bustling with a lively crowd both early and late. Downstairs is the place to be if you are looking for loud music and dancing. If you are a little more laid-back, upstairs is slightly calmer. You have to make a visit to the Georgian-style building even if you don't want a drink just to watch the bartenders in action, for they put on a show for the crowd. With a mixed crowd of locals and tourists, you are sure to fit in and have a great time.

This stylish bar is one of the few in Dublin that opens early and stays open late. Though it's a French-style café serving food and coffee during the day, it becomes an upscale bar at night and fills up with a mixed crowd of students, business people, tourists, and clubbers stopping in before going dancing. Spacious and airy with a long row of tables, high ceilings, and clusters of plushly upholstered couches and armchairs. A large selection of mixed drinks and late night munchies.

This trendy club has three different bars, and you will hear a variety of music flooding each of them. So whether you are a rock fan, a jazz fan, or a cabaret fan, you are certain to find something to fit your taste. They will teach you how to dance, to salsa and samba, and you can groove in the disco until early morning. Come learn how the Irish like to have fun, and you can show off your new moves when you get home!

Any stylish celebrity or mogul in town would head first to Lillie's, where many people are turned away, especially on weekends. Known around town as one of the top pick-up bars and also for the impossibly attractive staff (male and female), this spacious dance club probably has the broadest array of specialty nights to keep visitors entertained. One of the most popular is "Je T'aime" (usually held on a weeknight) with '70's retro tunes heating up the dance floor. The cover charge is only 99p (under one pound).

PoD is THE spot for late night clubbing in Dublin. DJ's from London, Berlin and other European musical hot spots frequently show up in this futuristic space to spin the latest music. The always-packed house is receptive to everything from ambient jazz to something described as "hardcore jungle." The stylish and chic crowd makes for great people watching if you don't mind the frenetic pace and loud music. Also known for highly selective bouncers, so dress in your best.