Bon Espresso & News

As they say you don’t always come back for the food, you come back for the service and that’s exactly the story in Bön Espresso in Ballsbridge.
It’s a great spot to grab a quick soup or sambo but it’s the staff that make this deli with their genuine friendly demeanor.
They probably are a little overpriced for what they are but I don’t mind too much especially when you have a smiling face asking how you are today. Not to mention if you’re partial to an afternoon sweet snack, this shop has a variety to challenge a cash and carry!

Any Irish person with a sweet tooth remembers when Whispa bars (light, airy nougat coated in chocolate) made their glorious comeback. It began with rumours all over Dublin, everyone knew someone who’d seen at least one… but where?
That fateful summer when Whispa came home, Bön Espresso was one of the first to carry them. Such was the excitement that this tiny little sandwich and sundries shop got a shout-​out on morning radio and was subsequently mobbed by commuters and emptied of their stock.
It’s great that little places like this can be the birthplace of a chocolate-​coated revolution (or, revelation). On a daily basis the shop is packed with lunch time runners buying freshly made sandwiches, paninis and boxes of wedges. There’s barely room for the queue of hungry patrons, let alone the card rack, the magazine stand and that massive bank of chocolate for sale.
Prices are great for Ballsbridge –you can get a sambo, soft drink and bag of chips and still have enough of your tenner left for a Hot Press or Tattler.
Or, you could blow it all on a stack of delicious delicious Whispa.
Your call.

The oddly named Bön Espresso & News contains a reasonable deli and take-​away coffee station as well as the magazines and confectionary you would expect.
Great for picking up a warm drink on your way to Lansdowne Dart station but perhaps a little more expensive than it really should be.