PantiBar

Drag and cabaret bar · Dublin Capel Street

Panti Bliss’s bar: PantiBar on Capel Street belongs to Ireland’s best-known drag queen and has been a home for cabaret, shows and long Sundays since 2007.

• ★ 4.3 on Google (801)
• Panti Bliss
• Drag and cabaret
• €6 pints during happy hour

Address

7–8 Capel Street
Dublin 1, D01 EH93

Opening hours

Mon–Thu 3–11.30 pm
Fri 3 pm–12.30 am
Sat 1 pm–12.30 am
Sun 1–11 pm

Drinks

Happy hour Mon–Fri 3–7 pm: every pint (0.568 l) €6

Crowd

mixed 25–50

Flirt factor

medium

Programme

Weekday Happiness (happy hour) Mon–Fri 3–7 pm
Drag, cabaret and DJs on most nights

Getting there

Luas Jervis, approx. 3 minutes’ walk

What makes PantiBar special

PantiBar belongs to Rory O’Neill, better known as Panti Bliss: drag star and one of the best-known voices of the Irish LGBTQ movement, at least since her speech at the Abbey Theatre in 2014 and the marriage equality campaign in 2015. The bar is on Capel Street north of the Liffey, now one of Dublin’s liveliest streets, and spreads over several levels.

There is cabaret and shows almost every night, and the house Panti’s Pale Ale is among the beers on tap.

Atmosphere and crowd

It is quieter during the day and gets full and loud in the evening. Guests describe PantiBar as very lively, with a mixed, fun crowd between 25 and 50. Sundays and bank holidays are busiest. The team, the energy and the drag queens get praise.

Contact

Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: The Gay Passport, The Irish Road Trip, Google reviews (4.3 stars, 801 reviews). Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.