In a town of colourful shopfronts, this pub at the top of Main Street manages to stand out with its Willy Wonka-purple paint job. Inside, there’s a golden-ticket glow from the candles dotted around, and the cosy nooks and crannies make it feel like you’re sipping pints in a well-stocked timewarp home. Our favourite spot is by the range in the kitchen.

It’s not unusual to see a fiddle player and an uilleann piper playing tunes in front of shelves chaotically stocked with boxes of nails and sets of allen keys at this hardware shop that moonlights as a pub. Tools hang from the ceiling and the wooden counter is worn from seven decades of leaning elbows. Get here early on the weekend as it fills up quickly.

This is probably the most famous of Dingle’s many pubs, but for good reason. It’s been in the MacDonnell family since 1899 and even has a Walk of Fame outside charting the big names who’ve stopped by for a pint – from Dolly Parton to Tom Cruise. In recent years, the family has added a brewhouse and taproom in the yard with food trucks and live gigs. But the original pub is still the best bit.

Behind its cool grey and yellow facade, this community-focused coffeeshop is a local favourite for its smiling staff, soulful tunes and short but flavour-packed menu, from sausage and black pudding rolls to ‘healthy muffins’ and swirled chocolate babka. Take home a bag of the small-batch house-roasted beans sourced from around the world.