What’s The Craic With Dublin’s Coffee Houses?
Dubliners are well known for their fun-loving nature but if there’s one thing that they take seriously, it’s coffee. The city is full of amazing independent coffee shops that are bursting with character and that all important Irish charm. When you visit Dublin, you want quintessential Irish banter, a few jovial jests and to feel that warm welcome that reverberates along both sides of the river. Dublin’s coffee houses are bursting at the seams all year round simply because they offer up the very ingredients that people travel to the city for.
The Allure Of The Coffee House Buzz
Sure you can become a pseudo-barista and try your hand at DIY coffee-brewing at home, but there’s something about the buzz of a busy coffee shop, the endless choice of beverages, cakes, pastries and more that is so much more exciting than a lonely coffee at home on your own. Dublin’s coffee places give a unique sense of what it means to be a Dubliner. With each new coffee place you come across, you are presented with a plethora of different blends and roasts all with one thing in common; the desire to provide a really good cup of coffee that leaves a taste in your mouth long after you leave.
A Clash Amongst The Baristas of Dubin
There’s been a recent resistance in the city, a caffeine based protest against coffee shop franchises that are increasingly popular all over Dublin. It’s easy to see why the independent baristas of Dublin have forged this particular revolt against big-money chains that don’t hold the same values as Dubliners do so dearly. The generosity of handing out free coffee just reinforces the very importance of local companies in the city. Nothing says welcome and have a nice day more than a smiling face and a free drink, and a caffeinated one no less.
Why Coffee Is Increasingly Popular In The City
Some accredit the ever increasing popularity of coffee houses to the millennial focus on health and wellbeing, As more and more people become health aware and body conscious a cup of coffee becomes preferable to an alcoholic drink, at least from time to time. If beer is your thing you should check out Ireland’s Top Irish Craft Beers. Dublin certainly has many, many coffee places to choose from with no signs of the coffee culture slowing down anytime soon.
The coffee culture in Ireland, and in Dublin in particular is relatively new compared to other parts of the world. Most coffee shops in Dublin have only been frothing their cappuccinos and making macchiato magic for a handful of years but with the World Barista Championships being held in the city in 2016, the coffee trend is seemingly one that is in for the long haul.
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Jane Sandwood
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