Best Shops in Ireland 2014

The Irish Times have once again asked readers to speak out and nominate the Best Shops in Ireland across 10 different categories. The results are mind blowing with insane 28,000 nominations and more than 2,700 shops being nominated from all 32 counties. The people have made themselves heard and here are the DublinTown shops that have made in to the shortlist:

Best Shops in Ireland: Artisan Shop and Greengrocers

• Fallon & Byrne, 11-17 Exchequer St, D2
• Evergreen Fruit & Veg, 34 Wexford Street, D2
• Liston’s, 25-26 Lwr Camden St, D2
• Cracked Nut, 71 Camden St, D2
• Roy Fox, 49a Main Street, Donnybrook, D4

• Ardkeen Quality Food Store, (winner)

Best Shops in Ireland: Bookshops

• Hodges Figgis, 56-58 Dawson St, D2
• The Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, D2
• The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar, D2

• Bridge Street Books, Wicklow (winner)

Best Shops in Ireland: Boutique

• Carousel, 20 Exchequer Street, D2
• Indigo and Cloth, 9 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, D2
• Rebirth of Cool, 3 Upr Fownes St, D2
• Marian Gale, 8a The Mall, Donnybrook, D4
• Belle Boutique, Unit 7 Sutton Cross, Sutton, D13

• Juju, Greystones (winner)

Best Shops in Ireland: Cafe / Tea Shop

• Wall and Keogh, 45 Richmond St, D8
• Brother Hubbard, 153 Capel St, D1
• Clement and Pekoe, 50 South William Street, D2
• The Fumbally, Fumbally Lane, D8
• McMahons Botanic Avenue, 212 Botanic Avenue, Glasnevin, D9
• Bear Market Coffee, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin

• The Cottage, Loughmore (winner)

Best Shops in Ireland: Gifts / Design / Interiors 

• Designist, 68 South Great Georges Street, D2
• Irish Design Shop, 41 Drury St, D2

• Article, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William Street, D2 (winner)

• Jam Art Factory, 14 Crown Alley, Temple Bar, D2
• Rowell Design, 1 The Crescent, Donnybrook Road, D4

Best Shops in Ireland: Salon

• Dylan Bradshaw, 56 South William Street, D2 (winner)

• Elysian Brows, 36-37 South William Street, D2
• The Butcher Barber, 12 Johnson’s Court, D2
• Mink, The Oval, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, D4
• Jim Hatton Hair Salon, 40 Dunville Avenue, D4
• Urban Day Spa, Sportsco, South Lotts Road, Ringsend, D4
• Vanilla, 5 Wynnefield Rd, Rathmines, D6
• Brown Sugar, 6 Main St, Blackrock, Co Dublin
• Ebano, Unit 4, Ballinteer Shopping Centre, Ballinteer Ave, D16

Best Shops in Ireland: Shop Window

• The Garden, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, D2 (winner)

• Cocoa Atelier, 30 Drury Street, D2
• Ginkgo Florist, 48 Upper Baggot Street, D4

Best Shops in Ireland: Service

• Stonechat Jewellers, Unit 19, Westbury Mall, Balfe St, D2
• Patrick Sheary Menswear, 33 Clarendon Street, D2
• Susan Hunter, Unit 19, Westbury Mall, Balfe St, D2
• Monaghan’s Cashmere, 6 Royal Hibernian Way, D2
• Cripps Footwear, 4 Terenure Place, Terenure, D6W

• 64 Wine, 64 Glasthule Road, Glenageary, Co Dublin (winner)

Best Shops in Ireland: Specialist Shop

• The Pen Corner, 12 College Green, D2 (winner)

• Cogs the Brain Shop, 1st Floor Stephen’s Green Shopping Ctr, D2
• Yogism, Unit 23 George’s Street Arcade, D2
• Sheridan’s Cheesemongers, 11 South Anne Street, D2
• Make Shop by Science Gallery, 4 Lincoln Place, D2
• Penny Farthing Cycles, 82 Camden Street Lower, D2
• K&M Evans Trading Ltd, 5 Meeting House Lane, D7
• James Whelan Butcher at Avoca, Fitzmaurice Rd, Rathcoole, Co Dublin

To see full shortlist click here.

Best Shops 2014 Winners List