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Our Story

ELY has revolutionised the wine and wine bar scene in Dublin and continues to pioneer today.

WINE FIRST

At ELY we are going back to our roots. That means proper WINE BAR. The place to enjoy an exceptional glass or bottle of wine without committing to a three-course meal. In true WINE BAR fashion, we’ve created a menu with WINE FIRST in mind, best described as sharing style, driven by seasonality and simplicity, with a depth of flavours with the lightest of touches, letting the flavours of the wine and food marry together.

At the heart of this RETURN TO OUR ROOTS is our continued commitment to work with artisan, organic and biodynamic wineries. Wineries that respect tradition while breaking new ground. Breaking new ground by going back to traditional methods, back to farming, back to indigenous grapes, back to organics, back to basics, creating wines that draw you in.

Our continued commitment to support Irish and European artisan producers, to champion sustainable practices and nourish our team who help create and enhance all the elements and moments that make an ELY experience.

Our Story

ELY WINE BAR at 22 Ely Place, is where our story began. Erik and Michelle Robson located a vacant Georgian building on Ely Place, a place which would quickly change the Irish wine-scene.

The ELY family boasts over 1200 different wines plus a range of craft beers, premium whiskeys, gins, Cognac, Armagnac, and classic cocktails. Since 1999, ELY has been at the forefront of the Irish wine scene–being the first to truly deliver great wines by the glass and by the bottle. Today ELY continues to pioneer wine through our knowledge and research, repeatedly being awarded best wine bar and best wine experience in Ireland.

Today we continue to bring great wines to our customers, working directly with wineries in Barolo, Chianti, Valtellina and Valdobbiadene in Italy, Ribera Sacra, Madrid, Allela and Rioja in Spain and Bordeaux, Champagne, the Cotes du Rhone and the Loire in France. We’ve built up relationships with some of the most highly regarded wineries, mostly family businesses, to add depth across vintages, styles and grape varieties. We also work with some of the very best Irish wine importers to create a dynamic, ever evolving selection of wines.

Our offering now extends beyond our wine bars with our wine shop, ELY Wine Store, in Maynooth and our online wine shop, meaning you can enjoy our wines anywhere in Ireland.
Best Wine Experience in Ireland

- Irish Restaurant Awards 2022
Ely are playing at the top of not just the Irish table, but up with the global best

- Tomas Clancy, March 2019
Ely is Ireland's finest wine bar

- Sunday Business Post, August 2019
One of the most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world.

- Wine Spectator's 'Best of Award of Excellence', July 2019

Food Provenance

From the beginning, ELY has been fully committed to food provenance, always delivering fresh, flavoursome Irish food, as can be seen throughout all of our menus.

All beef, pork and lamb are locally sourced. Everything, including our fresh, locally caught seafood and fresh vegetables, is prepared in-house daily.

OUR PEOPLE

We want our people to make you feel special and that’s what they enjoy most.

There’s not a lot that feels better than a job well done, from the initial greeting to recommending a food and wine pairing, be it an all-out-meal and ‘that’ bottle of wine or some bar bites and a glass or two.

A smile, great food, and wines, a proper coffee all brought together and rounded off in the good company of friends.

 

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Our Awards