3 cafés in 2 citys. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
Ernest Bewley opened this café in 1927 behind an Egyptian Revival mosaic façade, on the site of the school once attended by the Duke of Wellington and Robert Emmet. Inside are stained glass windows by Harry Clarke. It nearly closed for good in 2020, then reopened.
Order: Bewley's coffee · Cake from the counter
💡 Ask for a seat near the Harry Clarke windows at the back of the ground floor.
3fe, founded by barista and author Colin Harmon, roasts its own coffee and runs eight cafés around Dublin, including this one on Grand Canal Street.
Order: Espresso · Filter coffee
Fewer recent sources for this one: check it's open before you go.
Part café, part design shop and gallery in Galway's Latin Quarter, selling its own coffee and objects for the home. It ranked No. 5 in Europe on the 2026 World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list.
Order: Pour-over of their Artist Series coffee · Flat white
💡 Open daily 9am to 6pm; browse the gallery upstairs.