Best cold brew in Dublin
Cold coffee in Dublin goes well beyond iced americanos. This guide covers the specialty versions: slow-steeped cold brew, nitro, flash-chilled filter and espresso tonics, and how to tell a carefully made one from a shortcut. Dublin is one of 144 cities with a “Cold brew” guide on Roasters.
The best cold brew in Dublin starts with the same beans the café pours hot: specialty-grade single origins. The difference is the method — long, slow extraction in cold water (12–24 hours) produces a smooth, low-acid concentrate that can be served straight, over ice, with tonic, or on nitro tap.
How this guide compares
27 cities with this guide list more specialty cafés than Dublin, and 116 list fewer or the same.
Zooming out, 124 cafés put Dublin at #12 in Europe and #28 worldwide on Roasters.
67 cities in Europe have enough specialty cafés (30 or more) for a “Cold brew” guide, Dublin among them.
For now, this is the only “Cold brew” guide in Ireland.
Dublin is covered by 9 themed guides in total; the others are WiFi & laptops, Brunch, Open late, Quiet cafés, Running, Espresso, Filter coffee and Matcha.
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About cold brew in Dublin
Which other cities in Ireland have a “Cold brew” guide?
None yet: Dublin is the only city in Ireland with this guide.
How does this guide compare with other cities?
It is #28 of 144 by café count, just behind San Francisco, CA and ahead of Istanbul.
Where can I find the best cold brew in Dublin?
Roasters maps the specialty cafés in Dublin serving the best cold brew, iced filter, espresso tonics, and nitro. Open the app and filter Dublin by cold brew.
What is an espresso tonic?
An espresso tonic is a double shot of espresso poured over tonic water and ice. Bright, sharp, and effervescent. It works best with a fruity, lighter-roasted espresso. The Roasters community flags which cafés in Dublin do it well.
How much specialty coffee is there in Dublin?
The community has mapped 124 cafés and roasters there, 51% of all listings in Ireland.
