Blas Café

Great big open café serving a small but tasty and different menu. Price point is good too, no doubt dicated by it’sneigh, Bolton St. College. Has become my new flavourite!
Update: Fri 11^th March. Just came in for a late breakfast and requested a fried egging toast, not a menu item in itself but both options definitely available in other dishes so not a big request. I was met with obvious reluctance and a slight air of begrudgery from the guy serving me when the kitchen agreed. At no point did I get a smile, a thank you or was made to feel welcome. When the tea I ordered arrived down (slow in coming and brought by same guy) there was no milk or sugar on the table and despite noticing this and briefly looking around he walked off leaving me to hunt for both.
Very dissatisfied with this visit. Food was lovely as usual but service was dire and frankly miserable. Put me in a bad mood leaving when I was fine walking through the door!

Great coffee, good atmosphere. Lots of benches and couches and looks very chilled and relaxed. Will be back to try food.

Such a tremendous restoration of the old Williams and Woods building into a creative community with now one of Dublin’s best keep secret coffee spots on the ground floor.
Here you can enjoy a hearty selection of well considered fresh sandwiches, tasty soups and seasonal blends of coffee which always hit the spot.
Breakfast on Saturdays is especially good, and what better industrial, eclectic setting to enjoy it in than the Chocolate Factory.
Make sure to pop in and even just grab a coffee or a super convenient location to have a few meetings, your client will be impressed with the venue choice

A wonderful addition to the northside.
The food is simple but delicious — really hearty sambos with classic fillings with unusual twists, plus usually one hot option and a few salads.
What I like most though is the space — big and industrial but also really comfy. Loads of creative heads sitting around tapping on their laptops, so if you’re looking for somewhere to get some work done for a few hours without anyone bothering you, this could be the spot.

This café isn’t just a café. It’s not limited to serving food and pouring coffee, it’s more like a big, collaborative space, where you can see other people working, browse design pieces and, yes, grab something for lunch.
As a coffee alone they’re ok. I’d give only 3 stars though, because it’s a bit on the expensive side and the service is. well. all over the place and somewhat slow. You queue to order your food, but most people take a long time by the cashier because it’s hard to read the menu before you get there — they should solve this design problem.
However the food is truly tasty and fresh, with good vegetarian options. They also have a nice selection of teas if you’re only after a hot beverage and a pastry.
What I really like at Blas is the large open plan interior, the different types of tables that seem so welcoming to different groups of people and the cool ambiance — not too relaxed, not too buzzing. This is a place to visit if you’re not in a hurry.

A cool place, but its difficult to find. Its sort of tucked away behind a door, and coming off the street ye wouldnt really know were it was-​very hipster chic. Big industrial space, well furnished with comfyish furniture and with very good coffee. Naturally it all sounds good, and if it wasnt for a few minor things they would be getting a far better review than they are now.
My beef is with the food. It looks ok, tastes ok, but its grossly overpriced for what it is for the most part. I recently bought a three cheese toasty there, at 4.95 it was expensive, but having heard so much about the place I decided to treat myself, expecting something amazing. My friend got Moroccan stew. I waited 20 plus minutes and had to go up to the counter twice to ask if my order was on its way. When it arrived it was pretty poor, much more like a crappy cheddar cheese toasty, not particularly well put together with a small slap of beetroot salad on the side (obviously this justified the price.). If the place had been busy I might forgive, but it was more or less empty with 4 idol staff hovering around in the back of the kitchen. My friends Stew was pretty meager too. Smelt nice, but for the cost of it, you would want a LOT more.

Visited Blás café for lunch today. Had the most amazing bowl of Dal with flat bread. Still thinking about it an hour later! Great coffee after. Nice vibe, friendly staff, interesting art on show /​for sale– this is a great spot, if I worked any nearer, I’d be in every day!

«Big space, hard to fill.» Plenty of room for prams and buggies: word should go out on Mumsnet Ireland. Loving the industrial heater, blowing hot air from one corner to every other. Be kind in Winter, close the front door behind you! Only a stone’s throw from the cinema on Parnell St., there’s a small menu of good food, hinting at north Africa. If anything, the chef has toned down the spicing a little much — probably to appease the lowest common denominator (shame!). Expect plenty of aubergine, chickpea, mint yoghurt and the like. The slow cooked beef in the po’boy was scrummy, ditto the lamb koftas. I’ll be back.

Blas is just opened but has that authentic feel and is run by a passionate crew, so you feel as though its been there for sometime. The use of alternative spaces and rough timber is not new of course and is a bit overdone in some places in the city. I hesitate to use the H word.
Blas is located in the heart of a really wonderful building, an old industrial chocolate factory. When places like this open up and people gravitate towards them it reminds me that Dublin has a great history, and although the streets can be sad and depressing sometimes, there are loads of folk out there who want it to be better.
A small (they just opened) but tasty range of food for brunch. I had berber eggs, Moroccan influenced with homemade Merguez sausage and toasted sourdough. There was also eggs with crispy bacon, avacado, ancho chili sauce on sourdough.
Fresh scones with their own coral pink quince jelly. Excellent coffee. A range of locally made treats that have an extra twist also.
They are building the lunch menu, and will expand.
Expect events in the evening and a wine list coming down the track also.
Wonderful use of natural light also which pours in the large old factory windows.
I will find myself a regular here.