Christine and Eric Thezé’s elegant restaurant in the vaulted basement of Waterford’s Chamber of Commerce building is cleverly flooded in light, with white arched ceilings giving the room a wonderful feeling of height.
The feeli ... more...
On the first floor of a redbrick Ballsbridge terrace, conspicuously located near the Herbert Park Hotel - and just a few minutes walk from the RDS - this long-established restaurant has lost none of its charm or quality over the years, and now has a un ... more...
Arriving on Inis Meain in the Aran Islands by boat, you will see Tig Congaile on the hill above the original harbour. It is a lovely pale primrose painted, green-silled house with a perfectly manicured lawn surrounding it, and it’s just a 3-minut ... 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...
Located above Mulholland’s Pharmacy just off Emmet Square at the top of O’Connell Street, this bright, airy café serves breakfast and lunch and a tempting range of homemade desserts. The double height space is also home to a craft sh ... more...
Situated in the centre of Sligo’s old town on the banks of the Garavogue River, the dark facade of this popular restaurant is not particularly inviting, although five arched windows in a stonework wall give it some character and attract attention ... more...
MOVING BACK TO GLASSON - former Grogan's Pub
Feargal O’Donnell - a prominent Euro-Toques chef - and his wife, Fiona, built up a great following when they ran The Fatted Calf in the pretty village of Glasson. In 2015 they moved to n ... more...
This characterful pub beside the Everyman Palace Theatre was established in 1875 and is named after its founder.
Long before the arrival of the "theme pub", Lowrey's was famous for having windows which originated from Kilkenny Cathedral, but ... more...
In a waterside setting at Dublin's thriving financial services centre, this old Dock Offices building has genuine character and is one of the best located Dublin restaurants for the IFSC, Connolly Station, Busaras (central bus starion) and entertainmen ... more...
From the constantly evolving world of 'street food' themed restaurants in Galway, 'Papa Rich' is one of the younger kids on the block, covering all the bases from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Singaporean, Soul Food, Taiwanese, Thai and Vietnamese. Papa R ... more...