The MEZZ


This little site has been created to keep some memories of the best pub in the world alive and to tell a story of a guy that almost lived there (me)...

Welcome to the Mezz!

0RIMG00831 0RIMG00841 1outside_RIMG0071 1out_RIMG0012 2outside_RIMG0065

The Mezz is a wonderful, if not the best place to spend your time in. It is Dublin's version of "Birdland" (an infamous pub in New York). Down them stairs, loose them cares, where? Mezz in Dublin ;).
The great thing about the Mezz is there is live music every day, monday to sunday, and that music isn't just some touristy stuff - its great music played by great musicians! It's always admission-free and the bands are really really good. They play mainly cover songs but a few bring their own songs.
There is Jazz, Swing, Folk, Blues, Ska, Reggae, OpenMic, Soul, Pop, Rock, Salsa. Another thing that I really liked about the Mezz is that there is always an international crowd - mainly spanish and italian people, swedish, french, a few germans and of course irish ;).
Yet another great thing about the Mezz is that it is open until 3am every night (as long as the crowd is there) and many bands rock the crowd until closing. This is a rarity in Dublin. Even on weekends you have be lucky to find a night club that opens until 3am.

The inside

3RIMG0004 3RIMG0007 3RIMG0008 3RIMG0018 3RIMG0020 3RIMG0023 3RIMG0030 4RIMG0066 4RIMG0069

Bands

Here you can see some of the great bands that play there.
5bigwig_RIMG0029 5bigwig_RIMG0082 5bigwig_RIMG0083 5bigwig_RIMG0180 5bigwig_RIMG0181 5bigwig_RIMG0183 5blues_RIMG0045 5blues_RIMG0047 5blues_RIMG0056 5freak_RIMG0024a 5salsa_RIMG0030a 5salsa_RIMG0036 5sds_RIMG0002 5sds_RIMG0003 5sds_RIMG0011 5sds_RIMG0062 5sds_RIMG0064 5sds_RIMG0093 5sds_RIMG0102 5someone_RIMG0098 5whitechocolate_RIMG0135 5whitechocolate_RIMG0136 5whitechocolate_RIMG0139 5whitechocolate_RIMG0141

Eustace Street

The street infront of the Mezz was usually crowded due to the smoking ban in irish pubs and as well because it was too packed inside anyway.
6street_RIMG0066a 6street_RIMG0067 6street_RIMG0074 6street_RIMG0076

I have spent so many nights in this pub. I really miss it and I hope one day I'll find (or open it myself) a place like the Mezz in Berlin. Altough I have to admit, that I have never had a "perfect" pint of Guinness there, but so I had at least one reason to see also other pubs ;) ...

JAlbum 4.2