Finnish chef Mickael Viljanen isn’t known for resting on his laurels. Wowing Dublin Restaurants diners since 2012 when he moved from Gregan’s Castle in The Burren and made a name for himself in Dublin, this creative genius never sto ... more...
Jason and Mary Harris opened Soul Food Café on Belfast's Ormeau Road in 2004, with the aim of serving a small menu of carefully-chosen dishes made with lots of hero local ingredients.
They built up a loyal following for their excellent coffee, ... more...
Located across from St. Anne’s Cathedral, this hip café and speciality coffee shop serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and some of the best coffee in the city. Each week they curate the menu based on a new cookbook. Expect to see dishes from t ... more...
The smart, discreet frontage of this appealing restaurant fits in well with the neighbouring row of chi chi boutiques near Malahide marina. Kajjal is a sister restaurant of the highly-regarded Kinara Indian/Pakistani restaurant on Clontarf’s se ... more...
Fans of real-deal Thai street food should make a beeline to Parliament Stree,t where Thai chef Ju McCarthy and her Irish husband Derek have garnered quite the fanbase since opening early in the pandemic (July 2020). Chef Ju hails from Isaan in north-ea ... more...
Down a slip road off the M4 and insulated from traffic noise by thick hedges, this charming and immaculately maintained bar and informal restaurant has something of the best kind of Victorian country railway station about it, with its neat brickwork, j ... more...
With its jaunty blue and white awning, pretty pavement tables and a cheerful window display always themed for the season, the Johnston family’s Jolly Sandwich Bar is hard to pass by.
A beacon of simple excellence, it’s a lunch place of cho ... more...
For more than thirty years this spacious, elegant French restaurant in a Georgian townhouse adjoining the Merrion Hotel has been the leading fine dining restaurant in Ireland.
Approached from the street or directly from the hotel through an elegant dr ... more...
Dingle has had no shortage of excellent restaurants in recent years (and some have become national icons), yet the regular visitor will always find a few new ones vying for attention on every visit.
One of the younger kids on the block is Mask (or, to ... more...
Formerly the Hibernian Bank, this handsome Georgian building has been restored to its former glory to become The Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel.
The nine older rooms at the front are particularly spacious and furnished to a very high standard in keeping wit ... more...