31 Best Places to Shop in Dublin, Ireland

It's about more than the clothes at this self-styled concept shop, which specializes in contemporary Irish designers including Electronic Sheep and Emma Manely. You can also pick up the newest trends in local jewelry, bags, and scarves.

A true original with his Celtic modern jewelry, Barry Doyle is a master who allows you to watch him at work in his adjoining studio as he fashions beautiful wedding rings and his lovely Lilac Collection baubles. The store was chosen as one of the top 50 shops in Ireland by Irish Times readers.

Dublin's most exclusive department store, Brown Thomas stocks the leading designer names (including top Irish designers) in clothing and cosmetics, plus lots of stylish accessories. There's also a good selection of crystal. Their January sales are a big draw.

A classy boutique for Dubliners with fashion sense and money, Costume showcases local designers such as Helen Steele. Vivetta and Preen are among the international designers featured among the rails of colorful, stylish clothes.

Dublin's leading independent bookstore, Hodges Figgis stocks 1½ million books on three floors. Once considered Ireland's oldest, its independent claim is a bit bogus, as a giant chain bought it some years ago. That noted, it has the stock, staff, look, and even aroma of an independent bookstore, and might even still please James Joyce (who alludes to it in his Ulysses).

An intimate space curating and showcasing the very best of Irish furniture, jewelry, and ceramic design---this is a one-stop shop to support Irish makers. Be sure to leave time to visit the popular on-site Middle Eastern café.

A quintessential Irish store, Kevin and Howlin stocks spiffy fashions, with lots of stylish handwoven tweed men's jackets, suits, and hats, along with an array of treasures woven from tweedy fabrics. All in all, a fabulous, one-stop shop for traditional clothes with flair. Wait until you see the whole wall devoted to headgear—eat your heart out, Ralph Lauren!

Bespoke jewelry maker Margaret O'Rourke fills this wonderful little shop with her own contemporary, subtle pieces, plus select work from other up-and-coming Irish designers.

Specializing in 18th- and 19th-century furniture, with a high-profile clientele (including Mia Farrow and Liam Neeson), the O'Sullivan "look" has been so successful that it now runs a full-time sister shop in New York.

A gem of an antique bookstore, Stokes has a great used-book section and specializes in Irish history and literature. While on the small side, Stokes is a treasure trove for book lovers.

Head here for a fine array of first editions of Irish literature and many other books of Irish interest, plus old maps of Dublin and Ireland.

This is the best known of the several classy, old-style jewelry shops that line tiny Johnson's Court, a delightful little lane off busy Grafton Street.

A beautiful store with an eclectic collection of knitwear, jewelry, ceramics, and housewares from contemporary Irish designers. There's an artisanal food market in the basement and a fantastic café on the top floor with unmissable cakes.

An excellent selection of special-interest books is available here, including Irish literature, gay and feminist literature, psychology, and self-help books. There's a cool café upstairs.

If cute vintage clothing is your thing, husband-and-wife-operated Carousel has a great selection of dresses, skirts, knitware, and accessories.

Hand-knit sweaters and accessories made from natural fibers are a specialty at Cleo.

Ireland's largest chain of department stores, all Dunnes branches stock fashion (including the exciting Savida range), household (try the classy Considered line), and grocery items, and have a reputation for value and variety. Other branches can be found on Henry Street and in the Ilac Centre on Mary Street.

Known primarily for its large selection of books, magazines, and stationery, Eason also sells an array of toys and audiovisual goodies at its main O'Connell Street branch; all in all, it has about 50 bookstores throughout Ireland.

A specialist in traditional Irish music and Irish-language recordings, Gael Linn is where the aficionados go.

Opened in 1881 as South City Markets, this classic Victorian market right in the heart of town is home to a small but eclectic collection of clothes, books, food, and jewelry stalls. It's covered, but feels outdoors, and open every day.

This has become the place where Irish men with a bit of taste come for quality, slightly edgy clothing. Designers like Oliver Spencer and Velour dominate, and they also have a small, but classy, women's section.

Specializing in contemporary Irish-made ceramics, pottery, and silver jewelry, Kilkenny Shop regularly holds exhibits of exciting new work by Irish craftspeople and has a wide array of gifts fashioned by Orla Kiely and other top Irish designers.

Just minutes from Christ Church Cathedral, this working-class favorite is a great place to get a feel for Dubliners at play. The stalls vary from knickknacks to children's clothing and candy. Open Thursday to Saturday.

More affordable than high-end Grafton Street competitor Brown Thomas, Marks & Spencer stocks everything from fashion (including lingerie) to tasty, unusual groceries.

A stalwart of Dublin's traditional antiques quarter around Francis Street, Fennelly's specializes in early furniture and decorative items like candlesticks, tea caddies, and fitted jewelry caskets.

This is the best place in town to buy instruments, sheet music, scores, and books about music.

Popular with Dubliners, this jewelry shop has been in business for more than 100 years.

Held Saturday from 10 am to 4:30 pm in the heart of Temple Bar, this is a good place to buy homemade foodstuffs: cheeses, breads, chocolate, and organic veggies.

The regal former town home of Lord Powerscourt (built in 1771) was largely gutted two decades ago to make room for an interior roofed-over courtyard and a space shared by a mix of restaurants, cafés, antiques stores, and boutiques of original Irish fashions by young designers. A pianist often plays on the dais at ground-floor level.

Dublin's city center's largest and most ambitious shopping complex, St. Stephen's Green Centre resembles a giant greenhouse, with Victorian-style ironwork. On three floors overlooked by a giant clock, the 100 mostly small shops sell crafts, fashions, and household goods.