At Luli's place you'll find everything you need, even a "Napoletana" coffee machine to feel like home. The view from the window is so peaceful you would spend the whole day watching out of it. Ranelagh is far enough for the touristic crowd of the city center but only a few Luas stop from St. Stephen's Green, it is full of nice restaurants and pubs and very good takeaways (we tried 'Siam', Thai and 'Rasoi', Indian).