One of Ireland’s longest established seafood restaurants, Gaby’s is expensive, but it has a pleasantly informal atmosphere.
There’s a cosy little bar beside an open fire just inside the door, then several steps lead up to the main di ... more...
Just a few doors along from the Salty Dog on Bangor's seafront, Rachel Armstrong's super café hit the ground running when it opened in 2015.
With its fun decor - a lively blend of maritime themes and vintage that's very easy on the eye without ... more...
Dubliners who had happily made the trek to Kerry to experience the Murphy brothers special ice cream on its home territory could not believe their good fortune in 2010, when their cheerful blue and white fronted shop and café opened up in Dublin ... more...
Café / Eggs / Farmshop / Fruit & Veg / Meat & Game / Poultry
No ordinary farm - Tom and Patricia Gilbert's farm, near Carrickfergus, was the first in Co Antrim to achieve organic certification from the Soil Association in the early '90s, and then the first in Northern Ireland to have an organic farm outlet - and ... more...
This historic hostelry came under the management of well-known chef Peter Jackson in 2022 - and, with
mantra ‘If you can eat it here at The Roadside you can visit where it comes from locally’, its future as a Burren dining destination is ... more...
Atmospheric is one of the things they do best in the Foley family and this younger sister restaurant to Nick’s (see entry), run by Clíodhna Foley, proves the point.
Located in a former Church of Ireland premises just up the hill a little ... more...
The smartly presented traditional frontage of The Spinnaker would draw any hungry passer-by in to Niall and Maria Edmondson’s attractive neighbourhood pub/restaurant. And once inside the little porch it’s a welcome sight, with its rustic na ... more...
Long-time customers of La Pizzeria in Drogheda breathed a sigh of relief when Jian Carlo reopened his restaurant in nearby Clogherhead. It’s a testament to how loyal his customers are that even in this quiet fishing village 15km up the coast from ... more...
Gorgeous Gort is what they call the town these days and, since it was lucky enough to be by-passed in 2010, that’s just what it is - and it is well worth leaving the M18 for a bite at Sarah Harty’s famously funky all day café.
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Since 1988, Sue Farmer's delightful restaurant and coffee house on the main street in Holywood has been attracting customers from miles around.
It's a charming, homely place where you'll find great home baking - especially the gorgeous cinnamon scones ... more...
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