The Odessa Club has added a new floor to its building in Dublin's Dame Court.
The rooftop smoking area was closed last year, and occupying the same footprint is a new bar and seating area which opens to a smaller, but much more comfortable, roof garden. The style of this new space is similar to the three floors below. There's an embossed metal bar, herringbone panelling on the walls, some mid-20th century furniture and a smart two-way fireplace that divides the indoor and outdoor areas. Green planting and white seating line the new terrace. It's here that a new after-work BBQ is served every Friday evening between 6pm and 8pm. The roof garden is also available to hire for private functions. The Odessa Club, 13 Dame Court, Dublin 2; tel. 01-6703080; www.odessaclub.ie.
Eoin Lyons