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...
Jack and Theo Kirwan have built a loyal following for the Sprout & Co Kitchen chain with impressive speed and efficiency. The brand began life in 2013 as Sprout Food Company, a small juice concession in Avoca’s Rathcoole outlet where Jack had ... more...
Mountjoy Square is the new neighbourhood of El Grito, the popular Mexican taqueria that opened in Merchant's Arch in Temple Bar in 2015. Run by husband-and-wife team, Tomasz and Lucia Oleksy, (he’s Polish and she’s Mexican), they quickly ea ... more...
Handily located about 50 metres from the gates of the Slieve Donard Hotel, Brunel's is a real gem in this famous seaside town.
The handsome two-storey building is painted an attractive darkish blue. Inside it divides into two, with seating on both si ... more...
Restaurateur siblings Marc and Conor Bereen of Charlotte Quay and the former Coppinger Row have brought another crowd-pleasing operation to Dublin. This time they’re in the suburban village of Rathgar, where the newly opened Orwell Road continues ... more...
In 2015 the original Gourmet Food Parlour made a big move - from its quirky premises on Cumberland Street in the town centre, to a lovely bright almost-harbourside location on Crofton Road.
Here, although the building is light and modern, the usual GF ... more...
After nearly two decades on Lower Main Street, the Molloy family's popular restaurant in the centre of Letterkenny moved around the corner in 2017, to spacious new premises (with parking) at the Courtyard Shopping Centre.
As they say themselves, much ... more...
Butlers Irish Handmade Chocolates combine coffee-drinking with complimentary chocolates - an over-simplification, as the range of drinks at this stylish little café also includes hot chocolate as well as lattes, cappuccinos and mochas and chocol ... more...
Atmospherically located in The Keep - part of the 1841 Star Fort structure and one of the most prominent buildings at the former Ebrington Barracks site beside the River Foyle - this keenly anticipated restaurant and bakehouse/deli by hospitality duo S ... more...
Martin Hernandez’s smart little café at the Craft Village just outside Donegal Town wins and retains a lot of friends for its warm and friendly atmosphere and excellent freshly cooked food that offers much more than would be expected of a ... more...