
Specialty Coffee Shop
Shoe Lane Coffee
★ 4.7
Championship-roaster flagship. Exclusive single-origin from former Irish Cup Tasters Champion Brian Birdy.
Shoe Lane Coffee launched in the summer of 2016 beside Tara Street Station, and a decade on it remains one of Dublin's most reliably excellent specialty bars. The defining detail is the coffee itself — Shoe Lane serves its own exclusive single-origin programme, roasted for the team by Brian Birdy, a former Irish Cup Tasters Champion.
The bar pours precision-dialled espresso and batch brew, the award-winning flavour profiles of the beans delivered with absolute consistency and speed. Five milk alternatives are on offer (coconut, soy, bonsoy, almond, hemp), so dietary specifics are met without compromising the drink. Pastries are fresh-baked, the overnight oats are house-made, and the vegan cakes are no afterthought.
The space itself is a story — the floorboards, seating, and counter are handcrafted from 150-year-old timber salvaged from a nearby warehouse, giving the room a warm, lived-in atmosphere that feels older than the cafe is. Dog-friendly, music-oriented, and a fixture for the Dublin specialty coffee community.
Coffee quality & sourcing
- Ethical / direct trade
- Single origin
- Award-winning
- Micro-lots / seasonal
- Q-grader / certified baristas
Drinks
- Batch brews
- Espresso & milk drinks
- Decaf options
- Alt milk / vegan
Beans & retail
- Retail beans (in-store)
- Buy beans online
Amenities
- Pet friendly
- To-go available
- BYO cup / loyalty
- Pastries / snacks
Find Shoe Lane Coffee
7 Tara St, Dublin 2, D02 Y662, Ireland
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