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The Winding Stair
Classic Dublin
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Chris Rycroft · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Winding Stair
The Winding Stair, named after the Yeats poem and its winding staircase, overlooks the Liffey and the Ha’penny Bridge. A famous bookshop and café in the 1970s and 1980s, it reopened as a restaurant championing seasonal Irish produce in 2006, keeping the bookshop on the ground floor, in its own words.
Why it's on our list
- From the venue’s own site
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Winding Stair before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from The Winding Stair are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Luas and rail stops
- JervisLuas150 m2 min walk
- WestmorelandLuas300 m4 min walk
- O'Connell - GPOLuas350 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Christ Church600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Trinity College700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- National Gallery950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- St Stephen’s Green1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Guinness Storehouse1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Kilmainham Gaol3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Phoenix Park5.0 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Dublin Airport9.1 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 30 min
Main railway stations
- Connolly1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Heuston2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min