Secret Cellar Temple Bar

Secret Cellar is a late-night bar at 16-18 Essex St E in Temple Bar, Dublin. Set below the wider entertainment venue, it provides a dedicated space for weekend DJ sessions, with music continuing into the night. The atmosphere is geared towards lively evenings, dancing and group celebrations rather than a quiet drink.

The cellar’s main music programme runs on Fridays and Saturdays, when DJs provide the soundtrack for a party-focused night out. The wider venue also presents live music throughout the week, covering Irish traditional sessions as well as rock and pop sets. This makes the location suitable for groups looking to move between different styles of entertainment during an evening in Temple Bar.

Food is available across the venue throughout the day, with breakfast, lunch and dinner alongside lighter bites, snacks and grazing options. The offering is designed for casual eating before or during a night out, with food prepared by the kitchen team using fresh ingredients. Secret Cellar itself is primarily a bar setting, so the food fits naturally around drinks, music and socialising.

A rooftop garden provides an additional setting within the venue, with seating, its own bar and open-air space overlooking Temple Bar. It offers a useful contrast to the enclosed cellar, particularly when a group wants fresh air during a longer visit. The combination of the cellar, main bar and rooftop areas gives parties several ways to shape an evening without leaving the venue.

Secret Cellar suits adult groups, birthday gatherings, hen and stag parties, work events and other occasions that call for late entertainment. The Temple Bar location also places it within one of Dublin’s busiest nightlife districts, making it a practical stop for visitors exploring the city centre. For County Clare visitors planning a Dublin night out, the venue offers food, drinks, live entertainment elsewhere in the building and weekend DJs in one centrally located address.