Oh'Rourke's in Dublin

30/09/2026: A must-try when in Dublin, the food is really great :)

30/09/2026: I visited this pub during a trip to Ireland from Japan. It was advertised as the oldest Irish pub, so I was a little apprehensive, wondering what kind of grumpy bartender would be waiting behind the old counter, but that was just my imagination. On the first day, it was Sunday evening and it was already full, so I gave up, but when I visited the next day at lunchtime, there were still a fair number of people, but it was empty enough that I could choose any seat I liked. As I was hesitating at the counter, a friendly-looking old man greeted me and took my order. I told him I wanted a Guinness and a traditional stew, and he explained that food orders were taken elsewhere and kindly guided me there. At a table on the second floor, I ordered the stew and, in the end, the pub's red ale instead of Guinness, while my wife ordered an Irish coffee. The atmosphere, service, and food were all wonderful, and we were able to relax and enjoy ourselves. Incidentally, although I like alcohol, I don't like coffee, so I had never drunk Irish coffee anywhere before, but I took a sip of my wife's Irish coffee. I was surprised at how delicious it was. It was the best experience of all, to drink it for the first time in its homeland and find it delicious.