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Built between c.1915 and c.1920.
The Oval Bar
78 Middle Abbey St, North City
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78 Middle Abbey St, North City, Dublin 1, D01 RW24Sunday 10:30 am to 11 pmRecorded 2026-09-11
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Recorded pub details
- Listed name
- The Oval BarRecorded 2026-09-11
- Listed address
- 78 Middle Abbey St, North City, Dublin 1, D01 RW24Recorded 2026-09-11
- Phone
- (01) 872 1264Recorded 2026-09-11
- Website
- http://www.theovalbar.com/Recorded 2026-09-11
- Opening hours
- Friday 10:30 am to 12:30 am
- Saturday 10:30 am to 12:30 am
- Sunday 10:30 am to 11 pm
- Monday 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Tuesday 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Wednesday 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Thursday 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Facilities
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Serves great dessert; Has great wine list; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Popular for lunch; Popular for dinner; Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves coffee; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Quick bite; Serves small plates; Serves spirits; Serves vegetarian dishes; Serves wine
- Dining options: Serves breakfast; Serves brunch; Serves lunch; Serves dinner; Serves dessert; Outside food allowed; Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Historic
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Children: High chairs available
- Parking: Difficult to find a space
- Eircode
- D01 RW24
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Architecture
This highly decorative public house was built as part of the reconstruction of Middle Abbey Street after the widespread destruction of the 1916 Rising. Designed by L.A. McDonnell, the building maintains a traditional plot ratio with its unusual parapet screen wall rising to meet the larger buildings to either side.
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Recorded details, hours and facilities
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- Listed name · observed 2026-09-11
- The Oval Bar
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 78 Middle Abbey St, North City, Dublin 1, D01 RW24
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 872 1264
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- http://www.theovalbar.com/
- Opening hours · observed 2026-09-11
- Friday: 10:30 am to 12:30 am
- Saturday: 10:30 am to 12:30 am
- Sunday: 10:30 am to 11 pm
- Monday: 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Tuesday: 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Wednesday: 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Thursday: 10:30 am to 11:30 pm
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Serves great dessert; Has great wine list; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Popular for lunch; Popular for dinner; Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves coffee; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Quick bite; Serves small plates; Serves spirits; Serves vegetarian dishes; Serves wine
- Dining options: Serves breakfast; Serves brunch; Serves lunch; Serves dinner; Serves dessert; Outside food allowed; Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Historic
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Children: High chairs available
- Parking: Difficult to find a space