Temple Bar is Dublin's cultural quarter with lively nightlife attracting many tourists.

Its narrow cobbled streets are pedestrianised and are ideally suited to a leisurely stroll through the quarter. There are Area Maps located on every street in Temple Bar to assist you in locating many places of interest.

The range of excellent Dublin restaurants and cheerful cafes is almost staggering. Lunch can be enjoyed at the Bad Ass Cafe where an assortment of burgers, pizzas, pastas and Mexican Food can be sampled. For delicious sandwiches and paninis, head to Cafe Irie. Lemon Jelly is the cafe to visit for pancakes.

The restaurants available in Temple Bar are varied and colourful. Meateaters will find premium steaks at FXB's , traditional Irish cuisine can be enjoyed at the very popular Gallagher's Boxty House. For the more adventurous, Tante Zoe's offers Cajun Creole at an affordable price and Monty's of Kathmandhu provides the spice and unique flavour of Nepalese cuisine.

Dublin's Temple Bar provides some interesting and original markets on Saturdays. Cows Lane market is Dublin's fashion market with many up and coming designers showcasing their stock. The market sells everything from fashion clothing, belts, bags, umbrellas, photography, fine art to ceramics and jewellery. The Temple Bar Food Market can be found in the Meeting House Square on Wednesdays and Saturdays selling gourmet and organic food and a wide selection of international cuisine from sushi to salsa.

The Cultural Quarter in Temple Bar offers over 50 different Dublin cultural and artistic organisations. The diversity of art forms is rich including living artists, new media, experimental work in all art genres including theatre, music, film, design and visual arts. In addition to the galleries, cinema, theatres, Temple Bar Properties runs a year-round programme of cultural events in the area's outdoor spaces, known as Temple Bar Outdoors.

After dark, the area is a major centre for nightlife, with many nightclubs, restaurants and bars. Pubs in the area include the Porterhouse, the Oliver St. John Gogarty, the Turk's Head, the Temple Bar, Isolde's Tower, the Quays Bar, the MEZZ, the Foggy Dew and Eamon Doran's.

There are plenty of hotels to choose from in this area or close-by, try Temple Bar Hotel, Bridge House, Lynams, Academy and the Fleet Street Hotel.