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Vintage Cocktail Club hides behind a discreet Crown Alley door and spreads its 1920s-inspired cocktail and dining rooms across three intimate floors, including a roof terrace. Guests ring the bell for table-served cocktails, food and a deliberately vintage speakeasy atmosphere.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
15 Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 E229, Ireland
- Style
- 1920s-style hidden cocktail and dining clubChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Wednesday 4:15pm–11pm; Thursday 3:15pm–11pm; Friday 3:15pm–midnight; Saturday–Sunday noon–midnight.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- Strictly age 23 and over, with IDs checked regularly. Book online, email book@vccdublin.com or call +353 1 265 6423. The bar is fully table-served, normally uses two-hour seatings and recommends bookings; walk-ins are accommodated when possible.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Prices
- The owner-linked April 2026 cocktail menu prices regular cocktails at €16–€17; its signature serves include €16 drinks and its Champagne cocktails are €19.Checked 2026-09-28 · Source
- Menu
- The owner-linked 2026 menu itemizes ingredients and EUR prices across historical classics and VCC signatures. Marked signatures include Absinthe Minded, A.W.O.L., Punch Drunk, Fernet Me Not, High Tea, Lota' Lovage and Go Fig-ure.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
30.2 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 74.8
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 17.9
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- 15.0
- Social Vibes
- 64.4
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
92/ 100
Score context
Unmarked Temple Bar doorbell into three floors of era-coded cocktails, firelight and boards. OpenTable sits at 4.7 from thousands of covers; guests call drinks and staff a Dublin highlight. Over-23s, reservation-led on busy nights, food is secondary.
Guest score details
What guests like
- era-coded cocktail list
- doorbell speakeasy rooms
- attentive staff
- romantic candlelight
What to know
- must reserve on busy nights
- food is secondary
- over-23 door
Source excerpt
“Probably the best cocktails of our life with the most lovely staff. Quick and efficient. Would definitely go back.”
Source: opentable.com (linked below)
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 2,253 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.