Chocoholics taking the N4 (Westport road) up to Mayo or Sligo should make a point of building in a caffeine fix (and some healthy home-made food) at Ruth McGarry-Quinn’s relaxed modern café in Longford Town.
For not only do they f ... more...
Genuine Italian fare is what you'll find at this homely and deservedly popular little café-restaurant in the attractive 'Dublin village' of Sandymount.
It's a younger branch of the Dunne & Crescenzi group's original restauran ... more...
Small, stylish and light-flooded, Margadh RHA is a café by day and wine bar by night. No ordinary wine bar, it punches well above its weight with the kind of menu that wouldn’t be out of place at a top restaurant. Tapping into the zeitgeis ... more...
Perched on the edge of a stunning sandy beach two miles long, this famous hotel has - to the delight of its many fans - recently been purchased by longtime General Manager, Paul Diver, who has secured its long term future and kept its wonderful staff t ... more...
Although it may be hard to find without clear directions, this attractive pub and restaurant is an ideal destination for anyone wishing to combine traditional dining in an informal setting with a little literary history.
The Reverend Patrick Bronte (f ... more...
Chef Michael Smith opened Darwin’s in 2005 and, having a direct supply of meat from the family butchers, soon gained a reputation for its quality steaks as well as friendly service.
Outside, there are a couple of tables behind an awning for smok ... more...
Baking/Bakery / Café / Preserves / Speciality Store
Pierce Walsh's shop is the kind that every town should have but few do. Where all of their own products are fresh and additive free and, as they say themselves, there's a belief that 'quality only happens when one cares enough, and we care at John R's' ... more...
Ann Murphy and Raffaele Cavallo's little bakery and café has been delighting discerning Dubliners - and providing a refuge from the traffic lining the quays outside - since 1996.
Although tiny, it just oozes Italian chic - not surprisingly, per ... more...
'Not your average chipper' is how Eunice Power describes her stylish fish and chip restaurant on the quays of Dungarvan town and it would be hard to put it better.
It's not big - mainly takeaway and with just eight seats at a counter for eating in - a ... more...
Down a laneway right in the centre of Tralee, close to the point where The Mall and Denny Street meet, you'll find this little piece of France.
Run by the eponymous Christophe Favaudon - formerly of several distinguished restaurant ki ... more...