One end — the Guinness tap
Éire is the only bar in District 1 pouring Guinness Draught on tap — a proper dark pint, two-part pour, on the wooden counter of an Irish bar in the middle of Saigon.
149 Ton That Dam · Ben Thanh · District 1
ÉIRE
A proper Irish bar on Ton That Dam — Guinness Draught poured on tap, a backbar of Irish whiskey and poitín, and a guitarist working the room; all of it under Antoin, a man who has lived in the drinks trade.
The session — pour and music
A pint, a tune
Éire runs like an Irish session: at one end of the bar, the Guinness Draught tap — the only pour of its kind in District 1, per local press — at the other, the whiskey and poitín shelves, and between them a guitarist carrying the music table to table.
The other end — the session
A live guitarist plays and works the room, while the backbar holds the Irish whiskeys and poitíns the proprietor is collecting bottle by bottle.
Three frames to open
The green storefront by day, the taps behind the bar and a roast from the kitchen — how an evening at Éire opens.
The green front
The green-painted front with its gold ÉIRE sign — an Irish bar you cannot mistake on Ton That Dam.
A pint on the counter
Guinness poured on tap, set on the wooden counter before the shelves — the drink the bar is known for.
From the kitchen
The 'Eatery' in the name is real: the kitchen sends out proper plates, among them a roast with Yorkshire pudding.
Inside the room
Wood, brass and warm light — Éire through its guests' own photos.
