Buy a lump of creamy Oisin goat blue from Sheridans Cheesemongers, the best pampering
skin remedies from Nue Blue Eriu, and top local fashion at the Design Centre.
Shopping Streets
Join the throng in Grafton Street, home to a multitude of fashion labels and
upmarket department store Brown Thomas. Funky boutiques fill Temple Bar and
antique shops line Francis Street. Home-grown designers are at William
Street's Powerscourt Townhouse. Head over the river for
O'Connell Street's department stores Clerys and
Arnott's. Nearby Henry Street and Mary Street have fun,
cheaper stores like Penneys.
Buy flowers, fruit and vegetables amid the barrows and banter of Moore Street,
and search for vintage clothes in George's Street Arcade. Temple Bar
boasts the weekend Book Market, Temple Bar Food Market and
Saturday's boho Cow Lane Designer Mart with one-off Irish designs.
Antique and junk collectors trawl Blackberry Fair on Rathmines Road at the
weekend.
Unless you love crowds, avoid Grafton Street on Saturday afternoons. Standard
shopping hours are Monday-Saturday 9.30am-6pm (late-night opening Thursday). Sunday
hours are 11am-5pm, although not all shops are open. Markets run at weekends.
