Bad Bobs Temple Bar
Venue Brief
Three-storey Temple Bar pub crashing into a late-night club. Trad sessions at the ground floor, DJ nights upstairs, and Mexican plates keeping the room standing until the 2am close.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatLive Music
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Demographic
- Tourists
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill HouseCommercial Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- Western European
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 4 PM – 1:30 AMTue 4 PM – 1:30 AMWed 4 PM – 1:30 AMThu 12 PM – 2:30 AM BestFri 12 PM – 2:30 AM BusySat 12 PM – 2:30 AM BusySun 12 PM – 1:30 AM
- Vibe score
- 8.7 / 10
Address
35-37 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 Y891, Ireland
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About Bad Bobs Temple Bar
Essex Street East runs through the middle of Temple Bar, which means the crowd here arrives on foot and largely from out of town — tourists and Western European visitors making a night of the cobbled blocks around it. Doors open at noon Thursday through Sunday and 4pm earlier in the week, so it works as an afternoon stop as easily as a late one, with the 2:30am close on Thursday, Friday and Saturday marking the busiest stretch of the week. Live music and commercial hits carry the room, with lounge and chill house filling the gaps, and Mexican plates plus table service keep groups anchored rather than drifting. Smart casual is expected, prices sit in the mid range, and the room skews roughly 25 to 45. It runs year-round, and holds a 4.4 across more than 8,500 Google reviews.
