The Market Bar in Dublin

31/05/2026: Been there twice and it is a nice place to hang out with a friend or to chill with a book. Not overpriced, nice staff. It is super small though, meaning you might not find a spot easily

11/05/2026: I was looking for somewhere to work in Dublin and tried the Music Café as it had previously been recommended by a friend. I sat down and ordered a coffee, then got out my laptop to connect to the WiFi. As soon as my coffee was delivered to my table, I was told I had to put my laptop away due to a no laptop policy. Whilst I appreciate that cafés might not want people working in them, there was no note on the WiFi board saying that laptops were not allowed. There were also several free tables when I was in there (a Friday morning), so I do feel I could have been allowed to work for the duration of my coffee, rather than being told to put the laptop away immediately. Not knowing the city, I had to down my coffee at speed and leave to find somewhere else to work so that I was not losing my working hours. The coffee itself was very nice, but I would have liked to have had more time to drink and enjoy it!