16 years ago, ely wine bar at 22 Ely Place, is where it all began. Erik and Michelle Robson located a vacant Georgian building on Ely Place that was to become ely wine bar. ely wine bar opened in December 1999 originally offering 100 wines by the glass, including champagnes, sherries and ports and in the process changed the way in which wine was sold in Ireland. Passionate about wine and always respectful of its traditions and culture, today ely boasts over 500 wines by bottle, 100 wines by the glass along with an extensive range of craft beer, whiskeys, gins and cocktails. Since the beginning, ely has had a commitment to food provenance, always delivering fresh, flavoursome Irish food and this seen throughout all of ely’s menus with all of ely’s organic beef, pork and lamb sourced through their own organic family farm in the Burren, Co. Clare. ely now has 2 outstanding venues in Dublin city: ely bar & brasserie, in Dublin’s Docklands, is Ireland’s oldest wine venue located within beautifully restored 1821 wine vaults and ely wine bar is the iconic and original Dublin wine bar with an intimate, elegant setting in the heart of Georgian Dublin.
