Opening a restaurant - or any other business - during a pandemic is a leap of faith but, with 70 years of experience between them, chefs Simon McCance (owner of Belfast’s wonderful Ginger Bistro for nearly two decades) and Simon Toye (who has led ... more...
Situated just off the main street of this attractive market town and only yards from the entrance to Castlewellan Forest Park, the delightful Hillyard House re-opened in 2020 following major investment by new owners Martin O'Higgins and Seamus Dev ... more...
The most spectacular pint of Guinness in Dublin - indeed, in all Ireland - awaits you in Gravity, the modern glass-walled bar providing panoramic views of the city from its unique position atop the impressive Guinness Storehouse, a handsome 1904 buildi ... more...
With its smart bright blue facade spelling out a welcome to passers by, you’re unlikely to miss this little restaurant near the canal and it is well worth seeking out for the interesting cooking offered by classically-trained owner-chef Kenan Peh ... more...
Little more than an energetic stone's throw from the shores of Killary Fjord on the Wild Atlantic Way, the latest development by the enterprising Young family is The Killary Lodge - a beautiful purpose-built 'nature lodge' on the grounds of their famou ... more...
This appealing shop-cum-wine bar is part of the Italian Quarter in Blooms Lane, where you will also find Wallaces Italian Food Shop, Café Cagliostro (great coffees) and a juice café.
Food, while not exactly incidental, certainly plays se ... more...
An unusual triangular building is the unlikely venue for Tom Walsh and Fiona Russell’s delightful Italian restaurant in the heart of Kinsale. Featuring whitewashed stonewalls and exposed beams in a split level building that follows the slope of t ... more...
Situated a stone’s throw from the waters of the beautiful bay, the Adams family's small traditional hotel is the heart of the local community - and one of the friendliest places to stay on the Cork coast.
It's one of those nice old fashioned ho ... more...
Martin and Marie Shanahan's Fishy Fishy Café mark two is a very big restaurant, by West Cork standards, yet they've been full to capacity at peak times ever since moving their main restaurant to this almost-harbourside location in 2006. Nearby, ... more...
Born in Israel to Israeli-Irish parents, chef-proprietor Alon Salman lived in Wexford before opening Shouk in Drumcondra in 2017. Embracing his heritage, which includes Iraqi grandparents, he brings all the fresh and zesty flavours of the Middle East t ... more...