Dublin 2 is the postcode that tech companies chose first and restaurants chose second. It runs from the Liffey quays in the north to the Grand Canal in the south, and contains more of what most people come to Dublin for — and more of what keeps professionals here for months at a time — than any other postcode in the city. Grand Canal Dock, where Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Salesforce have their Irish headquarters, sits at its south-eastern corner. St Stephen's Green anchors its centre. Merrion Square, Fitzwilliam Square, the Iveagh Gardens and the canal towpath fill out the grid between them.
This guide covers our five Dublin 2 serviced accommodation properties — Camden 1, Camden 2, Aungier, Lombard and Temple Bar — and the practical detail that makes a stay of two weeks or more actually work: where to shop, where to work, where to eat and where to decompress. We have structured it the way we would want it ourselves on a longer trip.
Getting around Dublin 2
D2 is the best-connected postcode in Dublin for a corporate guest who needs to move between the city and specific business districts. The Luas Green Line runs through the heart of the postcode, with stops at St Stephen's Green, Harcourt and Charlemont — the latter two directly useful for guests in the Camden Street and Aungier Street area. The DART stops at Grand Canal Dock, putting the coast (Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire, Bray to the south; Howth and Malahide to the north) within straightforward reach. Pearse and Tara Street stations, both five to ten minutes on foot from most D2 properties, connect to Connolly and the wider rail network.
DublinBikes is the fastest way to cross the postcode during daylight hours — stations at Grand Canal Dock, Merrion Square, Fitzwilliam Square, the top of Grafton Street and along the quays mean you are rarely more than five minutes from a dock. The annual pass is €35 and first thirty minutes of each trip are free; longer hire rates apply beyond that. The bus network is extensive (routes 7, 44, 48 and 44B serve the Camden and Aungier corridor), but D2 is small enough that most journeys within the postcode are quicker on foot or bike.
Daily essentials
Groceries. Lidl on Aungier Street is the most convenient option for the Aungier and Camden apartments — a full range at competitive prices, five minutes' walk. The Tesco on Pearse Street covers the Grand Canal Dock and Temple Bar end. Marks & Spencer Simply Food on Grafton Street is the premium alternative for the St Stephen's Green pocket. For a broader weekly shop, Dunnes Stores at the Ilac Centre (D1, ten minutes on foot across the Liffey) has the most complete range in the central city. Merrion Square farmers' market runs on Sundays in season and is worth a visit for bread, cheese and Irish produce.
Pharmacies. Boots on Grafton Street and Hickey's on Camden Street are the two most convenient chains. A late-opening pharmacy on Camden Street is the nearest evening option for the southern end of D2.
Gym. FlyeFit has a Camden Street location, which is walkable from four of our five D2 properties and a short Luas or bus ride from Lombard. They operate on a monthly rolling contract, which suits stays of two to eight weeks without locking you into a longer commitment.
Working from Dublin 2: cafés and remote-work spots
D2 has the highest density of quality coffee and laptop-tolerant workspace of any postcode in Dublin — a direct consequence of the Silicon Docks effect. The standards here have been driven up by ten years of tech workers who know what good coffee actually tastes like.
Kaph on Drury Street is the best overall option for a working morning — excellent espresso, a knowledgeable team and a reasonable tolerance for laptops outside the noon rush. Fallon & Byrne on Exchequer Street has a ground-floor food hall and an upstairs brasserie; the brasserie tables work well for a working lunch or a longer afternoon session between calls. Cloud Picker at Grand Canal Dock is the tech-district choice — strong roasts aimed at the Docklands crowd, with the professional atmosphere of Silicon Docks on the doorstep. For something quieter, Clement & Pekoe on South William Street is the most relaxed long-session option in central D2 — loose-leaf teas alongside good coffee, minimal pressure to move on. For the broader remote-working picture, see our guide to working remotely from Dublin.
Eating and drinking
D2's food scene has historically clustered around Grafton Street and St Stephen's Green, but the real action over the last five years has migrated south to Camden Street and east to the Docklands. Both ends of the postcode now have strong independent restaurant scenes that hold up against anywhere in the city.
Camden Street is the most important food corridor in D2. JoJo's is a strong brunch option — the weekend queues are the clearest signal of quality. Dillingers does a reliable burger in the same stretch. Fallon & Byrne on Exchequer Street (a short walk north) remains the all-day destination — food hall on the ground floor, wine shop and brasserie above; it functions equally well as a client lunch venue, a solo working dinner, or a stop for good cheese and bread between meetings.
For pubs, D2 is as strong as anywhere in Dublin. Doheny & Nesbitt on Baggot Street Lower is a Victorian pub done properly — unchanged interior, good Guinness and a kitchen that takes food seriously. O'Donoghue's on Merrion Row is a trad music institution and worth one visit for the atmosphere. Mulligan's on Poolbeg Street, just east of the D2 border, is one of the best pints in the city and remains mercifully unfashionable.
Green space and exercise
D2 has three distinct green spaces within walking distance of all five of our properties, each with a different character and best used at different times of day.
St Stephen's Green is the most visible — nine hectares of Victorian park at the top of Grafton Street, free, open daily and busy from 8am. The duck pond, the fountain and the perimeter walk (about one kilometre) make it the best morning-loop option in central D2. At its best from April through October; exposed in winter.
Merrion Square is quieter, better maintained and more distinctively Dublin — the Oscar Wilde statue in the corner is one of the most photographed spots in the city, and the park itself is used primarily by locals rather than tourists. Free, open dawn to dusk, managed by Dublin City Council.
The Iveagh Gardens, between Harcourt Street and Earlsfort Terrace, are D2's best-kept secret — a walled Victorian pleasure garden with a sunken lawn, a cascade fountain, a yew maze and almost no one in them on a weekday morning. Entry is free, access from Harcourt Road. For runners, the Grand Canal towpath from Grand Canal Dock west towards Portobello is the flattest and most reliable route in the postcode — six kilometres of tarmac path with no road crossings, connecting at Portobello to the Dodder trail for longer loops.
Culture and weekends
D2 has, within short walking distance of any of our five properties, four of Ireland's best cultural institutions — all free, all under-visited relative to their quality.
The National Gallery of Ireland on Merrion Square West holds the national collection of Irish and European art — Caravaggio, Vermeer, and the most complete collection of Jack B Yeats anywhere. Entry is free. The gallery restaurant is one of the better museum restaurants in the city and does not require a gallery ticket to use.
The Chester Beatty Library at Dublin Castle is one of the finest collections of manuscripts and decorative arts in Europe — Islamic, East Asian, Western and Egyptian material in a series of beautifully curated galleries. It is free, consistently quiet, and takes two to three hours to do properly. It is one of those places that rewards an afternoon in a way that better-known attractions rarely do.
The National Museum of Ireland — Archaeology on Kildare Street holds the largest collection of prehistoric Irish gold in the world, the Tara Brooch, the Ardagh Chalice and the remains of the Viking settlement at Wood Quay. Free, always accessible, and takes between one and three hours depending on how carefully you look. Trinity College's campus — our Trinity College corporate guide covers the Book of Kells and the Long Room in practical detail — is a ten-minute walk from any of our D2 properties.
Our five Dublin 2 serviced accommodation options
Camden 1
Camden Street, Dublin 2
Stylish one bedroom apartment in the city's most vibrant area.
Camden 1 sits on Camden Street itself — the most active food and social corridor in D2, with JoJo's, Dillingers and a run of independent bars and cafés on the doorstep. The Luas Green Line at Harcourt is a four-minute walk, putting the city centre and the southern suburbs on the same line. One bedroom, two guests, fully equipped kitchen, fast Wi-Fi. The apartment for a single executive or a couple who want to be at the centre of things.
Camden 2
Camden Street, Dublin 2
Stylish one bed in the city's most vibrant neighbourhood.
Camden 2 is our second property on the same street — a separate apartment in the same corridor, which means availability across the two is higher and guests who've stayed in one often book the other for a return trip. Same access to the Camden Street scene, same Luas connection. If you have a team of two who want separate apartments within walking distance of each other, Camden 1 and Camden 2 are the natural pair.
Aungier
Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Stylish one bed in the heart of Dublin's city centre, steps from St Stephen's Green.
Aungier Street is the most central of our D2 properties — five minutes from St Stephen's Green, eight minutes from Grafton Street, ten minutes from the National Gallery and the Natural History Museum. It sits between the Camden strip to the south and the Grafton Street grid to the north, which makes it the best-positioned property for guests who are splitting time between meetings in the IFSC, cultural visits and the south city restaurant scene. One bedroom, two guests, city-centre convenience without the Temple Bar noise.
Lombard
Grand Canal, Dublin 2
Recently refurbished one bed in the heart of Dublin's financial and tech district.
Lombard is the property for guests working in or around Grand Canal Dock. Google, Meta, LinkedIn and Airbnb are all within a ten-minute walk; the DART at Grand Canal Dock puts Pearse, Tara Street and Connolly on a three-stop line. The property itself is recently refurbished, with the canal-side atmosphere and the Docklands running route immediately outside. If your reason for being in Dublin is the tech and financial services sector, this is the most practical base in the portfolio.
Temple Bar
Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
One bed with Ha'penny Bridge views on the banks of the River Liffey.
Temple Bar is on Wellington Quay, on the banks of the Liffey with direct views of the Ha'penny Bridge. It is the most central property in the portfolio — IFSC is a fifteen-minute walk across the river, Trinity is ten minutes, the National Gallery is twelve. The neighbourhood itself is best at the edges: the quayside is quieter than the Temple Bar district proper, and the apartment faces the river rather than the tourist cluster. For guests who want to be at the absolute centre of Dublin with the option to walk to almost anything, this is the property.
All five properties are part of EirStay's portfolio of sixteen serviced apartments across Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 — see our wider Dublin business travel guide and Dublin relocation guide for the broader corporate-stay context.
Booking: all our stays are direct, with a fourteen-night minimum site-wide. Get in touch with the dates and we'll come back within one business day with availability and a rate.